FrozenShivers
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Hello, is my Pygmy Cory pregnant or ill? She's much fatter now and all the other fish in the tank are as they should be. Is the colouration on her belly any indicator? Thanks...
This one doesnt look so good.. theyre not supposed to get this wide even if they have a lot of eggs inside.
With the redness on the belly it makes me think of infection and a possible cause of swelling would be dropsy.
Dropsy presents a bit differently in corydoras as they have armor plates rather than scales, so you wont see the traditional pineconing.
I hope your little one pulls through, but I would be mentally preparing myself for it not to if I were you 😥
In the video the fish looks pretty perky, so you could just monitor the situation for a bit and see if it gets better or worse.anything I should do or just wait it out and see if she recovers?
In the video the fish looks pretty perky, so you could just monitor the situation for a bit and see if it gets better or worse.
If it starts to get lethargic or like its not having a nice time any more is when I would consider humane euthanasia.
Im sad to hear that, but thank you for doing the right thing by her, it can be difficult even if it is a mercy in the total pictureThank you, sadly she was more lethargic today compared to then..I’m going to buy some clove oil
Im sad to hear that, but thank you for doing the right thing by her, it can be difficult even if it is a mercy in the total picture