Female full of eggs

[cometcattle]

One of my females is so full of eggs she is starting to look like jacblade's female (the one about to burst).

I have no intention of breeding, so is there anything I can do to ease her discomfort?

Will she just drop them eventually?

If I take her out of the community tank and into her own bowl, would that help?
I'd rather not take her out because I hate taking a betta from a heated tank and putting them in an un-heated tank.

Is it un-healthy for her to be like this for so long (she's been getting bigger over the lasy month or so)?

BTW- She is in a well-established, heavily planted, heated 10g community with one other female betta and a few other fish. She gets along fine with the other female.

Thank you.

 

[wuvmybetta]

There's no way to fast her in a community.Maybe put her in a breeder and cut back on her food for a few days.

 

[cometcattle]

There's no way to fast her in a community.Maybe put her in a breeder and cut back on her food for a few days.

Will she drop the eggs if I fast her and put her in a breeder?

 

[steppy104]

maybe find a eager boy to squeze her...then take the male out so the female can just end up eatin them.....

 

[cometcattle]

maybe find a eager boy to squeze her...then take the male out so the female can just end up eatin them.....

I thought of that, but doesn't the male beat the crap out of the female during breeding?

 

[wuvmybetta]

maybe find a eager boy to squeze her...then take the male out so the female can just end up eatin them.....

I thought of that, but doesn't the male beat the crap out of the female during breeding?

Yes.

She won't drop the eggs just like that but maybe she'll absorb some if you cut back on her intake. Maybe...if you put a male beside her, she'll get excited and drop them, I've had females do that before.

 

[cometcattle]

Thanks wuv.

I'm going to put her in a breeder net for a little while so I can controll her eating. If that doesn't work, i'll try the male next to her deal.

A few nights ago, I fed all my fish live bloodworms , and she is quite the little piggy.

 

[jacblades]

fasting mine has helped a little bit but she is still rather fat. i feed her medicated food though because there is often an internal infection when a female is eggbound
she doesnt get any freeze dried foods either.

i still cant figure it out hopefully fasting willwork for you.

 

[the skunk]

i've had the same problem years ago, my female eventually popped.