Is this loach pregnent

Dave_2133 · Post by **Dave_2133** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:40 pm

As above, i notice it today when i was doing a water change. it had disappeared for days and i saw it today like this, my other two are normal size. So is it Pregnent or just fat?????

Sorry for the bad pics but they were took off my phone.

shari2 · Post by **shari2** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:43 pm

Are you sure that's a loach? What's it called?

Dave_2133 · Post by **Dave_2133** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:52 pm

Bi-colour Golden Loach, its a sucking loach

LoachFiend · Post by **LoachFiend** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:21 pm

Looks like a Chinese Algae Eater, I have one that looks identical in colour.

shari2 · Post by **shari2** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:17 pm

I agree with loachfiend:

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball ... 0Eater.htm

LoachFiend · Post by **LoachFiend** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:07 pm

Thanks for posting that pic shari, I was trying to get a good one of mine but the little bugger refuses to come out for a photo shoot lol.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:12 pm

Indeed, not a loach.

http://www.loaches.com/Members/martin/p ... -aymonieri

And not 'pregnant' either. By definition, pregnancy means that the mother is carrying live young internally. Loaches and "Sucking Loaches" are egg-layers. They can be fat from carrying eggs and the correct term is then 'gravid'.

Martin.

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:18 pm

Talking of 'fat' Sucking Loaches, there are some awful 'balloon' varieties of this species being produced lately.

Emma

loachmom · Post by **loachmom** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:03 pm

Emma Turner wrote:Talking of 'fat' Sucking Loaches, there are some awful 'balloon' varieties of this species being produced lately.

Emma

That's nasty. I hate seeing "balloon" mollies. They look miserable to me.

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:00 am

Grrrr!!

Dave_2133 · Post by **Dave_2133** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:20 am

thanks for all the replies. This fatness has only jsut appeared, when i purchased them they all were slim and the same size but this one has just gone like it is now in the pic.

I now know that this not classed as a loach.

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:31 am

im impressed by the quality of the pics if they are phone pics

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:27 pm

and it's far too little to be gravid, it looks titchy!

Dave_2133 · Post by **Dave_2133** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:21 am

im impressed by the quality of the pics if they are phone pics

Yeah they were taken off my Sony Ericsson K750i. Its abit old but a good phone.

and it's far too little to be gravid, it looks titchy!

I was thinking that, he/she must of just had a good meal

BrockMargarot · Post by **BrockMargarot** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:00 am

o determine if your loach is pregnant, observe the following signs:

Swollen Belly: Female loaches develop a noticeably rounder belly if carrying eggs.
Increased Activity: Pregnant loaches may become more active or hide frequently.
Male Interaction: Males may follow or nudge a gravid female.

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