Is my fish carrying eggs or is it dieseased

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    Hi guys i have 2 cherry barbs in my tak that are getting quite rounded around the belly im abit worried that it could be a fungal dieseas
     
    carl leathwhite, May 22, 2020
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    Welcome to the Forum

    Please post a photo.
    Would give us a better idea

    More info would also be useful.
    How many there are in the tank. etc
     
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    Hey sorry this is the first time using this forum I have a 280L tank with a variety of fish there are 4 females and one male

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    carl leathwhite, May 22, 2020
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    Welcome to the forum. Looks fine to me. Quite a few of my female cpds look similar to that. Do you have any fine leafed plants for them to scatter eggs into?
     
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    yes i do thank you for the reassurance
     
    carl leathwhite, May 25, 2020
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    Female Cherries can be quite chubby indeed.

    Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G960F met Tapatalk
     
    DoubleDutch, May 26, 2020
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