I'm loosing my second Betta

[Bryan]

I had a female betta in a 10gal tank for 3 years, then last month she bloated up and died. I think it was dropsy.
Now I have a male in my 55 that's all bloated, looks like his belly is going to explode. I don't get it, the water seems fine, I have zebra danios and pencile fish in there that are very healthy.
I don't know what to do....
I read one place that it's genetic, then another site said it's from bad water. If the water is bad why are all the fish that actually breath the water doing good and the betta that breaths air is dieing

 

[Sorrell]

Macaryn II is pretty much the only thing that will help with dropsy Here's my theory on dropsy...I belive that it is genetic, and that poor water quality may jumpstart it, but if they carry it it will kick in on it's own at some point.

I'd keep up on your water changes, get some Maracyn II, and hope for the best

edit-also try feeding him some pea in case he turns out to be just constipated

 

[Bryan]

edit-also try feeding him some pea in case he turns out to be just constipated

Don't know what pea is....

 

[Koda]

edit-also try feeding him some pea in case he turns out to be just constipated

Don't know what pea is....

Just a thawed frozen pea.Pop it from it's skin and drop it in.Sounds odd but most fish love it and it relieves constiation.Hope it helps

Koda

 

[Bryan]

edit-also try feeding him some pea in case he turns out to be just constipated 

Don't know what pea is....

Just a thawed frozen pea.Pop it from it's skin and drop it in.Sounds odd but most fish love it and it relieves constiation.Hope it helps

Koda

still didn't help, do you mean the vegitable?

 

[f250fisherman]

Yes..the vegetable. Make sure it's frozen, not out of a can. You mentioned the other fish are fine. Is it a cycled tank, or do you do weekly water changes?

 

[Bryan]

Yes..the vegetable. Make sure it's frozen, not out of a can. You mentioned the other fish are fine. Is it a cycled tank, or do you do weekly water changes?

it's a 55, and i siphon about 5 gallons twice a week while vacuuming the bottom.
Is that enough (it always was before but I used to have 40gal tanks and maybe with a 55 i need to dump more water weekly)?

 

[nashnutny]

Wouldn't surprise me if it were generic. I'm losing my second crowntail to dropsey. Both were bought at the same time from the same place. The other 8 non crowntail fish are fine. They are all treated the same, similar tanks with the same food and water. Just bought from different places at different times. The crowns were never all that active from the beginning. Larger fish but nothing that would really make you look twice at the stomach area and question it.

 

[Bryan]

Yes..the vegetable. Make sure it's frozen, not out of a can. You mentioned the other fish are fine. Is it a cycled tank, or do you do weekly water changes?

I think it might have been constipated, I keeped forgeting to bring a pea to school for it, but I moved it to a 10gal and this am there was a lot of poop in the tank and the belly was smaller, also the betta was very active again, attacking it's food like it used to.
I'm still going to try and remember to bring a pea tomorrow when to go there and give'm it, hopefully it will take the rest of the swelling away .
Thanx for the help

 

[gingerbread27]

Why can you only use frozen peas?

 

[f250fisherman]

Canned peas have sodium added. A frozen pea has no additives.

 

[cynsheis]

The smaller tank might be a good thing for long term too, just a thought

 

[Bryan]

The smaller tank might be a good thing for long term too, just a thought

He was happy in the community tank, but he would eat to much, he ate everything. I think that's why he go constipated, he ate anything that was on the bottom. Your right, I think I'll get some plants in the 10 gal, some rock, and make that his home, so I can keep him from eating to much.
Thanx for the suggestion.