Little Pig. ><

[soritan]

Well my betta, Sori, while I was out of the house, gorged himself on food intended for my cories. It was a sinking algae chip. I left the house, came home two hours later, and Sori looks quite as if he's swallowed a marble.

So far, he seems to be swimming fine, just sitting down a lot. His belly is huge! White and distended and round. More than he's ever eaten, ever. At first, I couldn't figure out what happened to him, but that seems like it'd be the only way he could have gotten so big, so fast. It's not bloat like dropsy, and he's not acting like he's got swim bladder... he just looks like he's eaten twice his weight in algae waffer.

It seems that he's swollen up a little more since I first came home -- you know, the chip expanding as it becomes moist.

At what point should I become concerned about my stupid pig's welfare?

I'm pretty sure there's nothing I can do for him, but wait for it to 'pass' (ba dum ching).


However, since I wasn't here when it occured, and I've been gone for 2-4 hours (can't remember when I left home), I'm not 100% sure that's what caused it. Especially since he's not trying to eat the wafer any further. I'm staring at him a lot. He's enjoying the attention.


On the bright side, he's fine with my new cories. Not bothering them at all. He was really interested them for the first 30 minutes they were floating in the bag. After that, he apparently decided they were boring and started to ignore them.

 

[SRC]

Well seeing how it was an algea wafer...and that's basically green "roughage" (fiber) ... he should be quite "cleaned out" shortly.

 

[soritan]

Thanks, SRC, I thought as much.

Well, 12 hours later, and the glutton still looks like the Hindenburg. I'm not worried about him or anything, sort of the oppisite. Every time I look at him I go and He's definately not a happy camper, he sits down as often as possible and just breathes, but once he notices you're looking he'll jump up and do a little jig to prove he's just fine.

He looks like the day after Thanksgiving.

I'm going to have to use a divider to section him off when I go in to feed the cories. With today being bloodworm day, serves him right.

 

[ral]

Sounds like he may be a little constipated. Dont feed him, or feed him very small meals for the next 24 hours.

 

[Bec1984]

Sounds like he may be a little constipated. Dont feed him, or feed him very small meals for the next 24 hours.

I wouldnt feed the betta at all not for atleast a day or two it wont bother it at all they can survive for a few days with out being fed and it will give its digestive track a day or two to settle down

 

[soritan]

Yup, that's why I'll be sectioning him off from the cories when I feed. He's showing a touch of swim bladder, but that's about it. I'm not overly concerned with that guy.


I am concerned with a rescue I brought home from work today. I'll be starting a new thread for him.