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Endlers Live Bearer pregnancy problem

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Question
I have an established 75 gallon with a Magnum 350 canister filter with no carbon, Rio 600 power head and a 300 watt submersible heater. 7 Angels, 3 albino Corys,1 Bristlenose pleco, 3 adult male Endlers, 1 juvi male and 4 adult females. I recently had one of the females give birth to about 10 young. She is still quite large after about 1.5 weeks. I mean LARGE! Like huge! It appears as if some type of tissue is still attached to her back side. She's showing signs of preparing to give birth again. (hanging around on top by herself in the plants)Is it possible there were complications in the birthing process and not all the fry were expelled. I won't...but I almost want to give her a squeeze to see if anything pops out! Previous births went well and females returned to normal size again. This girl looks like she's going to pop. Please advise. Thanks!

Answer
Hi Craig,
 Yes it is possible that things did not go perfectly last time. I don't see that there is much that you can do about it other than wait and watch.  I do not suggest giving her a squeeze.  

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