help-betta has lump on side of body

[cherrybarbbaby]

Help me please!!!!!!!!

I just noticed that my betta Elvis, has a lump on the upper side of his body.
right were is belly is.

He flares, eats like a pig and is very active.
At first I thought his whole tummy was swollen/bloated but I see the poop in his cave and its only on the right side.
I thought I was feeding him to much (3 pellets in am 3 in PM) so I cut back but its getting bigger!!!
What should I do?

please advise

 

[st.cichlid]

god i hate saying this...it could be a tumor or if its lucky its constapation try feeding him peas mashed

 

[Opcn]

First off how long has he had this lump. Secondly mashed peas are I'll advised seeing as how Betta's are carnivores and St. doesn't know a single thing about them. If you wanted to go for the best chance of survival you could start feeding live food (Flightless fruit fly cultures cost 4-7 USD) Other than keeping it happy there is not much you can do for a fish so small if it has a tumor. Some fish live for a very long time with tumors and others don't. Are you by any chance religious, I'm not but a religious person might pray for there little fish.

Opcn

 

[smgiraffe]

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I think my beta has the same thing. What happened to yours? Is he okay???

 

[cherrybarbbaby]

Hi Smgiraffe:

Thanks for asking about Elvis:

He still has the lump. I've tried Melafix and nothing.

He is active and eating and pooping ( he is not fat because I'm not overfeeding him) a few pellets a day (2-3) and that's it.

Other than this he is such a happy little guy, very greatful to be out of his little petsmart cup.

He's been like this for weeks now. I don't know what to do. I wonder if I should try an antibiotic ? but what if i'm wrong and he you know......

How's your fish doing? I'm sorry he is in the same state as mine.

 

[smgiraffe]

I think he is going to die... it has been quite a while now, but it is getting worse. I feel bad, I don't know anything at all about fish. I only joined because I did a search and found your entry about a betta with a lump.

But the lump is growing and now it is so big, it grosses me out. I worry every day that it will be the day he is going to die, and I am going to find him floating. I wonder if it hurts him to eat, and I feel guilty when I feed him. I am pretty sure that it hurts to swim because he doesn't do it much anymore, and only the back half of his body can really move.

I don't know what to do except wait for him to die!!!!!!!

I don't want to say goodbye.

Poor Mino.