Really fat Albino Cory- Pregnant?

PlecoCollector

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I have two Albino Cories, and quite frankly, I have no idea what their genders are. One of them though is really really fat. It doesn't move around too much and is usually hanging out on the bottom. Its whole front is bulging and it just looks larger than usual to me.
They both have always had a bit of a stomach to them, which I just thought was natural, since they both eat alot. But lately while the other one is eating and swimming around, the rounder one just sits on the bottom and doesn't move much at all. I read that they sometimes inflate with air and have to digest it, but its been like this for the past week or so, so I kind of ruled that out.
Do you think its pregnant, or maybe sick?
 

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Lotus

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It's hard to say whether she's holding eggs or sick. Fish do sometimes get eggbound (holding too many eggs). I guess it could possibly be a sign of internal problems, too. I would advise putting the cory in a separate tank for observation, just in case she is sick.