Why has my male Betta got a bloated stomach?

hansgruber7 said:

Not sure, but I wonder if it could be dropsy? He doesn't look good to me. Could he be over-eating? What else is in the tank?

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Cardinal Tetra246 said:

I have 9 glowlight rasbora yes he might be over eating. had him about 2 years now.

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hansgruber7 said:

Not sure, but I wonder if it could be dropsy? He doesn't look good to me. Could he be over-eating? What else is in the ta

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hansgruber7 said:

Not sure, but I wonder if it could be dropsy? He doesn't look good to me. Could he be over-eating? What else is in the tank?

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EllRog said:

His scales are raised which is why it looks as if he has a white stomach. This is a symptom of dropsy, signifying his internal organs shutting down. From the picture you've included, he looks to be a seriously bad way. Sorry to say that the kindest thing you could do now is to euthanize him.

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Cardinal Tetra246 said:

Hi I wanted to know why has my betta got a pale white bloated stomach. I recently stated feeding my betta with Fluval bug bites tropical flakes I’m not sure if this has something to do with it? What should I do with my male Betta fish? My fish tank is 90l test results taken from API freshwater master test kit
PH: 6.8-7.0 it was 6.5 a while ago.
Ammonia: 0ppm possibly 0.05 but couldn’t tell
Nitrite:0ppm
Nitrate: 10ppm

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hansgruber7 said:

Not sure, but I wonder if it could be dropsy? He doesn't look good to me. Could he be over-eating? What else is in the tank?

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Slaphppy7 said:

Sorry for the loss.

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EllRog said:

His scales are raised which is why it looks as if he has a white stomach. This is a symptom of dropsy, signifying his internal organs shutting down. From the picture you've included, he looks to be a seriously bad way. Sorry to say that the kindest thing you could do now is to euthanize him.

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Cardinal Tetra246 said:

Thank you so much for your sad but helpful advice.

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EllRog said:

Sorry i didn't see your previous message. I wish my advice could have been more hopeful, sorry for your loss. It's a horrible thing to do

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Cardinal Tetra246 said:

Thank you for helping anyway (make the decision) I’m sad I had him for about 2 years. I will get another one though.

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EllRog said:

2 years is good for bettas these days. Most people struggle to get them passed the year mark, I've had the same trouble with ones I've purchased from pet shops

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