VF> Any thoughts? Or is this thing _really_ preggers, and I
 VF> am about to become a daddy?
 RD> Sounds like bloat to me. Remove the fish immediately so it won't
 RD> infect anyone else. If you want, you can put it in a seperate tank or
 RD> bowl and see if it has babies, but if I'm right, it will probably
 RD> start swimming funny in a few days, and eventually will die from the
 RD> intense pressures inside it's body.
I think he should isolate as you suggested, then see a pet shop for
literature on diseases. I think you're pretty accurate in your analysis.
I've had fish croak under similar circumstances... Not nice. I think
there's also a fungus or parasite that will do similar things...
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