Sunnyfish
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i already made a post very recently about a velvet treatment i was using on my betta in this exact part of this forum, but i'm concerned that velvet isn't the only thing my betta is dealing with.
a few days ago i noticed that he was looking a little bloated. the space right behind his head has expanded in a weird way, and i just assumed that maybe i was feeding him too much or something was wrong with the foods he was eating. i've been fasting him for multiple days, though a few days ago i dropped one pellet into his tank just so he wasn't completely starving for a week or more.
i usually fed him one pellet in the morning and one at night, but twice a week i would drop in freeze dried bloodworms or shrimp. i looked it up and found a page that said that bloating could be caused by "dry" foods (i think i know what it's referring to), but there's something peculiar about this whole thing.
first of all, he hasn't grown any "smaller" since the day i decided to cease all feeding for a few days.
secondly, i don't think i was feeding anything too often and i don't think his foods are bad for him. i guess you guys can be the judge of that, though. i'll include brands and links to the actual foods i feed if necessary. all of them were bought on impulse without much thinking since i purchased them all when i discovered what horrible conditions i was keeping my poor fish in.
my parents don't ever buy peas from the store since no one in the house likes them, and i didn't want to ask my dad to buy a huge bag of them so i could use a quarter of one single pea. this isn't even to mention that i don't know if he's even bloated. he might have something else.
he's still swimming around and still looks eager for food. nothing about his behavior has changed.
i don't know what to do at this point. i've spent so much time worrying about his velvet but i'm worried he has something else. as i stated in my last post i haven't had much REAL experience with bettas (or any fish) yet, especially not with sickness or disease. i do know about dropsy, tumors and swim bladder issues despite this, and i'm just really concerned about any of those turning out to be what he has.
i suppose i should also probably mention that the "bloating" seems to mainly take place on his left side. the right side looks pretty normal, but as soon as he turns around you can see a pretty massive lump.
i appreciate any help. does my fish have something potentially life-threatening or is it just a bit of a bloat?
a few days ago i noticed that he was looking a little bloated. the space right behind his head has expanded in a weird way, and i just assumed that maybe i was feeding him too much or something was wrong with the foods he was eating. i've been fasting him for multiple days, though a few days ago i dropped one pellet into his tank just so he wasn't completely starving for a week or more.
i usually fed him one pellet in the morning and one at night, but twice a week i would drop in freeze dried bloodworms or shrimp. i looked it up and found a page that said that bloating could be caused by "dry" foods (i think i know what it's referring to), but there's something peculiar about this whole thing.
first of all, he hasn't grown any "smaller" since the day i decided to cease all feeding for a few days.
secondly, i don't think i was feeding anything too often and i don't think his foods are bad for him. i guess you guys can be the judge of that, though. i'll include brands and links to the actual foods i feed if necessary. all of them were bought on impulse without much thinking since i purchased them all when i discovered what horrible conditions i was keeping my poor fish in.
my parents don't ever buy peas from the store since no one in the house likes them, and i didn't want to ask my dad to buy a huge bag of them so i could use a quarter of one single pea. this isn't even to mention that i don't know if he's even bloated. he might have something else.
he's still swimming around and still looks eager for food. nothing about his behavior has changed.
i don't know what to do at this point. i've spent so much time worrying about his velvet but i'm worried he has something else. as i stated in my last post i haven't had much REAL experience with bettas (or any fish) yet, especially not with sickness or disease. i do know about dropsy, tumors and swim bladder issues despite this, and i'm just really concerned about any of those turning out to be what he has.
i suppose i should also probably mention that the "bloating" seems to mainly take place on his left side. the right side looks pretty normal, but as soon as he turns around you can see a pretty massive lump.
i appreciate any help. does my fish have something potentially life-threatening or is it just a bit of a bloat?