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I just finished feeding my betta some frozen bloodworms. Not 2 minutes after he finished eating, I saw something start forming on his belly. It started freaking me out, because from far away it looked like a large droplet of blood, so I got closer to investigate. I soon discovered it was a HUGE poo that he was struggling to get out. I felt so bad for him, but I couldn't do anything. It was about 1/4 inch long, and wider than his eye. It dangled from him for a while, and I was going to get on here and ask what I should do to help get it off, but just then I accidently bumped the table he is sitting on, spooked him, and it fell off.

I think I know a certain betta that's going to be getting some peas in his near future.

Look at that thing! My fish is going to get hemroids!
 

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Oh my, poor lil' guy...maybe you should have given him a newspaper.
(Sorry, I know it's not funny for him but I just had to :p )
 
Oh my. Ouch.

Heh, he looks a tad overweight; maybe the giant poos are from overfeeding? You're right about feeding peas though - if he's churning out logs like that, it might be best to fast him and give him some peas until his BMs are more normal.

Gorgeous fish, by the way.
 
Yikes crickey :crazy: poor fishie bet I bet he feels a WHOLE lot better now :nod:
 
Yea, he acts like he feels a lot better now!

I don't think it's from over feeding. I feed him up to 3 times a day, 2 pellets on average for each feeding, unless he acts like he is really hungry, in which case I give him 3 pellets. I think I will fast him for a few days to make sure his system clears. I have some frozen peas that I will prepare for him.

Thanks RandomWiktor :nod:
 
poor lil guy. good thing hes better now. IT may just be me but that seems like a tad bit tooo much food to me. I give my bettas one pellet 3 times a day
 
Oh really? Ok, I will try giving him just 3 pellets a day and see how that goes. Can't hurt anything. Thanks!
 
Feeding should always depend on the amount of activity a betta gets, as well as tank temp ;) 3 pellets is good for some bettas, and 10 might be good for others. My boys are in 82 degree average water, large tanks, with a fast current - they usually get at least 8 pellets a day, and two are on the thin side - clearly, they need more food, even though your average betta may only need 5 pellets a day.

What kind of tank is your fella in, Catlover? Perhaps you can merely adjust his feeding to his tank size, temp, and current. I would still go wish a few days of fasting and peas though; constipation can be life threatening! And he's too cute to lose to something like that :wub:
 
He is in a 1 gallon with no current that stays around 77 degrees. All this time I thought I was almost under feeding him, but with constipation I guess not! This is the first time he has ever been constipated and I've had him about a year, so I guess that is good.

Thanks for all your help!
 
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