Black Phantom tetra-Pregnant????

[angelcraze]

Hello, forum members, I was wondering if anyone could tell if my black phantom tetra is pregnant?  She's still pretty tiny, and this was originally just a quarantine tank.  There are two female and two male black phantoms, two red unknown sex red phantoms, and shrimp and snails.  The fish have been in there for two months maybe, and she is showing no signs of having problems swimming and is eating as usual.


This is a video on youtube of her:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6uYLaaGD14

[Shawn84]

Look like she is fattening up for spawning. Good luck with everything.

[angelcraze]

Thanks for checking it out, I am hoping that's all it is, but the males are not really showing much interest except harassing her (like they always did)  It just surprises me since I was trying to grow them out a bit, I find they are still a bit small, but maybe I can move them to the 120g with angles and fellow black and red phantoms anyway??  I guess the eggs wouldn't have much of chance against the shrimp and snails, but I am hoping if I remove the parents, I can get some fry for the first time in the tetra world (for me)

If anyone has any suggestions, they are welcome..........Thanks everyone!!!!!!

[Shawn84]

If you want to have fry. Your best chance is to put them in a tank all by them self with a  thick layer of moss at the bottom and hope all goes well they will spawn and take the parent out. Good luck with them. Hope they breed for you.

[angelcraze]

I didn't really plan on it, (raising fry), but if the opportunity arises-why not?

Will do, thanks for the advice

[angelcraze]

Hello, just to confirm, YES, I guess she was pregnant, because she must have scattered her eggs already.  She is now the same size as the other.