Bloated or egg-bound?

[HorrorScribe]

I've always had male bettas, so this may be a pretty simple question, but I can't tell if my female betta is bloated or egg-bound. There's a male betta in another tank 10 feet away, so I'm not sure if he could even trigger her from that distance.

 

[Tez_20]

Hi @HorrorScribe i have a male and female separate and yours is bloated, to cure it it's the same as males peas.

 

[Sgooosh]

Hi @HorrorScribe i have a male and female separate and yours is bloated, to cure it it's the same as males peas.

peas is for constipation use a anti bacterial

 

[HorrorScribe]

Hi @HorrorScribe i have a male and female separate and yours is bloated, to cure it it's the same as males peas.

Thanks! Any tricks for keeping her from getting into the other fish's food? I think that might be the cause.

 

[Tez_20]

peas is for constipation use a anti bacterial

being bloated with bettas is the same as constipation, unless i'm wrong that's why they swell.

 

[Sgooosh]

being bloated with bettas is the same as constipation, unless i'm wrong that's why they swell.

really? bloated/dropsy is bacterial and bloated/constipation is well, constipation
i dont have a betta but i have some general info lol

 

[Tez_20]

Thanks! Any tricks for keeping her from getting into the other fish's food? I think that might be the cause.

Now we have the reason behind it ? well not really unless other members with bettas can help as i keep mine totally on their own.

 

[Tez_20]

really? bloated/dropsy is bacterial and bloated/constipation is well, constipation
i dont have a betta but i have some general info lol

Dropsy they go on their side and @HorrorScribe betta is totally straight just eaten to much.

 

[Sgooosh]

Dropsy they go on their side and @HorrorScribe betta is totally straight just eaten to much.

dont know much about bettas lol. when guppies are bloated they arent on their side. wierd

 

[Tez_20]

dont know much about bettas lol. when guppies are bloated they arent on their side. wierd

I know that as i've had guppies myself.

 

[HorrorScribe]

Now we have the reason behind it ? well not really unless other members with bettas can help as i keep mine totally on their own.

Oh, that's definitely the reason if it's bloating. She's a real asshole when I feed the others.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Put the betta in a QT tank. Treat with API Furan-2 if you can get it. You can also do epsom salt baths which will pull fluid out. Try 1 teaspoon of pure, fragrance free epsom salt per gallon of dechlorinated water same temp as tank. Leave fish in for 5 minutes then return to QT tank. You can do this 3 times a day. Fast the fish also for a couple of days and then try the blanched, peeled pea. Keep us posted.

 

[Tez_20]

Oh, that's definitely the reason if it's bloating. She's a real asshole when I feed the others.

That's why i keep mine totally on their own so i have none of that as my female likes to jump for her pellets and my male koi isn't greedy he'll move away than gauge.
What food do you feed her?

 

[Tez_20]

Put the betta in a QT tank. Treat with API Furan-2 if you can get it. You can also do epsom salt baths which will pull fluid out. Try 1 teaspoon of pure, fragrance free epsom salt per gallon of dechlorinated water same temp as tank. Leave fish in for 5 minutes then return to QT tank. You can do this 3 times a day. Fast the fish also for a couple of days and then try the blanched, peeled pea. Keep us posted.

Deanasue how can he stop her eating is other fish food as i keep mine on their own, so i couldn't help him out.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Dropsy they go on their side and @HorrorScribe betta is totally straight just eaten to much.

Not true, sorry. Some go on their side, some don’t. Biggest sign of dropsy is pineconing. They don’t do that with constipation.