My female betta fish, the one I have had the longest, has always been very eggy or so I thought. But recently she has not lost the bloated look and is now staying near bottom in the corner resting which I have NEVER seen her do. I have seen her poo but haven't recently seen her drop her eggs. What can I do? I have a male in a 5 gal and my two females in a divided 7. Could I switch the male and the other female just to see if Dory will drop her eggs? or should I try feeding dory a pea instead? I have heard that aides digestion. I have started skipping feeding her to every other day and instead of three flakes I give her one, and she has only gotten bigger.
Bloated? Dory
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) as for dropping eggs IDK i haven't to that yet with my femalesflake is a fine staple diet for bettas. if thats what they will take no need to switch to pellets. pellets actually cause more problems in terms of constipation than flake.
as for eggbound, you could try to switch her and let her see the male. may do the trick. if not, she should absorb the eggs in a few weeks.
best of luck
cheers
as for eggbound, you could try to switch her and let her see the male. may do the trick. if not, she should absorb the eggs in a few weeks.
best of luck
cheers
She is acting very lethargic now, which is why I am worried. Nothing else is going on, her fins and scales look fine other then her being more pale. I will switch her to see the male, and hope that works. Thanks for the food info loraxchick
keithp
Fishaholic
My female betta is having the exact issue you can see it here- http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/331818-female-betta-full-of-eggs-but-not-loosing-weight/
I agree though flakes arent as good as betta pellets, and even as that they should have frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp as a treat. Those foods also enhance color.
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/331818-female-betta-full-of-eggs-but-not-loosing-weight/I agree though flakes arent as good as betta pellets, and even as that they should have frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp as a treat. Those foods also enhance color.
My female betta is having the exact issue you can see it here- http
I agree though flakes arent as good as betta pellets, and even as that they should have frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp as a treat. Those foods also enhance color.
I hope you have better luck with yours as mine has just died
that is very sad news. im sorry for your loss.
females being eggy generally doesnt outrightly kill the fish. usually they will absorb them if they cant release them.
just a general warning, dont overfeed your fish. especially with pellets. they only need one or two every other day. bettas have very small stomachs and those things swell when they become saturated. thats why a good balanced flake diet is better. i have no idea why most folks shun flakes with bettas. they are a safer staple food for bettas for health reasons.
agian, sorry for your loss.
cheers
females being eggy generally doesnt outrightly kill the fish. usually they will absorb them if they cant release them.
just a general warning, dont overfeed your fish. especially with pellets. they only need one or two every other day. bettas have very small stomachs and those things swell when they become saturated. thats why a good balanced flake diet is better. i have no idea why most folks shun flakes with bettas. they are a safer staple food for bettas for health reasons.
agian, sorry for your loss.
cheers
Thank you all. I have had Dory since the beginning of my betta journey, as a gift for valentines day. I got her with three other "female" bettas to put in a 2.5 gallon bowl (I know how wrong this is now and immediately got separate and bigger space for them all) so she has been through a lot. Unfortunately she has always been a little of what i thought was eggy. I still have one female i bought a few months ago, and the other original "female" who is in fact a male. I don't plan on buying anymore bettas soon, I get too attached to them, and buying them at the local pet store is just too much uncertainty to me. I am instead looking into making the tank Dory shared with my other female into a saltwater tank. Thank you again for all of your advice and support, she probably would have passed away long before now without all the advice from the people of this forum.
best of luck with the salty side. let us know how that works out. and keep us posted. its always exciting to start a new area of the hobby.
cheers!!!
cheers!!!
keithp
Fishaholic
Sorry for your loss, you did everything you could for her.
Forestpisces
Fish Herder
Sorry to hear this it's never easy to lose them 
Best of luck with the salty side and good luck to your purse haha 
Best of luck with the salty side and good luck to your purse haha My boyfriend has a friend who owns AquaCorals Reef Shop here in Maine, where I live in the US. She says I can keep dwarf sea horses in my 5 US gallons all for about $100 us. Im not quite sure about this, the dwarf sea horses sound fun but I am worried about up keep and the expense. And I also enjoy watching my female explore and race around the five gallon she now has all to herself. I want to research a lot before buying any other fishy animal. Thanks for the support though and I will def keep updated!
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