I Am Worried About My Betta

[love cichlids]

Worried about betta because he has a lump on his neck area and don't know what it is. Should I take him out of the divided tank and put him in an empty 3 gallon. It has gotten larger since yesterday but he ate this morning and is swimming around fine. Here is a picture.

 

[WILDER]

Sadly it does look to promising.

http/www.fishpalace.org/danscomments.html#Lump

http/www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/lumps.php

 

[Durbkat]

Are you sure someone just over fed him while you weren't there and he has just gotten fat or is bloated?

 

[WILDER]

My eyes are not the best but it looks like a lump to me.

 

[love cichlids]

No he was not overfed, I am the only one who feeds the fish. Should I take him out and put him in the 3 gallon. Can it be spread to my other betta I have in the 10 gallon???

 

[liz2]

Just been researching and it says if it came up really quick probably not a tumour, but if it is slowly getting bigger probably is. If he is happy and eating I would just give him TLC, sorry but it doesnt look too good.
Perhaps someone else can come up with an idea.

 

[catxx]

he just looks a bloated to me.
don't feed him for a day, give him some cooked, de-shelled garden pea, make sure he poops!
he could be constipated, which can be potentially life threatening

http/www.healthybetta.com/articles/Illne...nstipation.html

 

[love cichlids]

I just took him out of 10 gallon and put him in 3 gallon. He is still active and eating, but for 1 or 2 days i won't feed him and see what happens.

 

[WILDER]

I would put him on his own, just to make sure it dosn't burst, as then the other fish could be at risk.

Does it look like a lump to you, also can you feel the lump to see if it feels hard or though it filled with liquid.

 

[love cichlids]

Tomorrow morning I will check on him and see if it is bigger or not and then feel the lump. Don't want to stress him out anymore, he was wondering why I put him in the other tank and was a little freaked.