My Batta Looks Fat Helpp!

[XeroTolerance]

Haha yeah!

 

[loraxchick]

what he had was likely slight swimbladder issued caused by overeating/constipation. Especially considering his teetering to one side or having trouble swimming/maintaining balance (and that the swelling was only on one side)
dropsy has many causes. it is a symptom of an underlying physical problem. not high nitrates, it is usually organ failure (which is why 90% of the time meds do nothing), and usually from kidneys being affected and not able to remove fluid from body tissues as they should, hence the bloating.
for any type of swelling issue (constipation, dropsy, popeye, etc.), best initial treatment is EPSOM salt( magnesium sulfate) baths (NOT aquarium salt), as epsom salt draws fluid out of the tissues. Just for future reference for all the betta folk.
dont overfeed in the future. Some bettas are prone to chronic bloat/constipation/swimbladder issues. And as im sure we've all noticed bettas will eat until they pretty much explode (not literally). up to us to maintain proper feeding because they dont know when to call it quits lol
cheers

Dropsy could be caused by high Nitrates. I never said it was the only reason Dropsy was caused. If you have high Nitrate levels and you fish has dropsy than that could be a possible problem.

Not trying to have a go at you. Apologies if you took my post the wrong way. Just trying to give more insight into the disease. By only mentioning nitrates only giving a minor role in what dropsy is.
Cheers

 

[XeroTolerance]

Oh no problem . You did a better job of explaining it when I did!