I have 15 bettas at the minute. All but one came from WalMart, and all but one came home in a bad state. This specific little guy had no fins or tail and generally looked like crap when he left the shelf. Well, I've had him for a couple of months now and he now has a tail and his fins again, but I noticed a couple of weeks ago that he was starting to get bloated. My stomach hit the floor as I initially thought it was dropsy, but there's never been any pineconing and I've sucessfully treated it before, so I know that's not what I'm dealing with. Weird, but good, or so I thought. Anyway, I guessed he was perhaps constipated so I tried fasting him and that didn't work, so I tried him on cooked, deshelled peas. Again, this didn't work.
I must admit, I've been really ill lately so I haven't been able to give my fish the full attention that they need. I've only really been in my fish room for feeding and water changes - no real time has been spent with them, but I have noticed that my little boy is getting more and more bloated as time goes by, and doesn't appear to be doing much in the way of poos. He's got fine, dark gravel sprinkled on the bottom of his bowl, but I still don't manage to find much, if anything at all, in the way of waste when I do his water changes.
He's acting absolutely fine. There's a nice big bubble nest by the evening of each water change that's always there, he darts around his bowl like he's on something, and he's an absolute porker at dinner time. I've cut him down to two pellets a day - I don't want to starve him, but I also really don't want to make his problem any worse than it already is. He seems hungry, though. He literally jumps out of his water to attack my hand when he sees food over the surface of his water. I really can't find anything wrong with him at all, other than he's really bloated.
What does this sound like? Any ideas at all?
I thought it could perhaps be an internal growth of some sort, but it's his entire tummy that's big. I mean, is this "normal" in that kind of situation?
I just feel a bit stumped. I've had my boys for AGES now, and I've never had this kind of problem before.
ANY help would be brilliant. Thanks!
I must admit, I've been really ill lately so I haven't been able to give my fish the full attention that they need. I've only really been in my fish room for feeding and water changes - no real time has been spent with them, but I have noticed that my little boy is getting more and more bloated as time goes by, and doesn't appear to be doing much in the way of poos. He's got fine, dark gravel sprinkled on the bottom of his bowl, but I still don't manage to find much, if anything at all, in the way of waste when I do his water changes.
He's acting absolutely fine. There's a nice big bubble nest by the evening of each water change that's always there, he darts around his bowl like he's on something, and he's an absolute porker at dinner time. I've cut him down to two pellets a day - I don't want to starve him, but I also really don't want to make his problem any worse than it already is. He seems hungry, though. He literally jumps out of his water to attack my hand when he sees food over the surface of his water. I really can't find anything wrong with him at all, other than he's really bloated.
What does this sound like? Any ideas at all?
I thought it could perhaps be an internal growth of some sort, but it's his entire tummy that's big. I mean, is this "normal" in that kind of situation?
I just feel a bit stumped. I've had my boys for AGES now, and I've never had this kind of problem before.
ANY help would be brilliant. Thanks!
every time i go by he gets his fair share. but i cant help it hes so damn cute!!! blue eyed pastel!
