Poorly Betta

[daiandgems]

Hiya my male betta seems to be unwell his stomach is swollen which i thought he was constipated so ive starved him for 4 days only feeding him a pea which i thought would help but he seemed uninterested in the pea and is very listless he jus stays by the filter unlike him hes always swimming about also his fins look a bit ragged and thin and we only have 2 corys in with him have done for 9-10 months tank has been running jus checked water and stats are
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-5
ph-7.4
so that seems all fine so am confused now what to do next any help would be great thanks.

 

[fluffycabbage]

Hiya my male betta seems to be unwell his stomach is swollen which i thought he was constipated so ive starved him for 4 days only feeding him a pea which i thought would help but he seemed uninterested in the pea and is very listless he jus stays by the filter unlike him hes always swimming about also his fins look a bit ragged and thin and we only have 2 corys in with him have done for 9-10 months tank has been running jus checked water and stats are
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-5
ph-7.4
so that seems all fine so am confused now what to do next any help would be great thanks.

are his scales raised at all, like a pine cone?

 

[daiandgems]

I would say yes so am starting to think he has dropsy

 

[fluffycabbage]

aww poor guy if he does have dropsy then theres not much you can do im afraid. you'd be better off saying your goodbyes and ending his suffering, as they are in a great deal of pain by the pine cone stage But do be sure it is dropsy before resorting to that.

 

[loraxchick]

severe constipation can cause pineconing. never give up on the fish! they can suprise you. so i dont suggest thinking about euthanizing. have you seen him poo? what did it look like? any chance of a pic?
epsom salt baths at 1 teaspoon/gal. leave in the bath for up to 30 mins 2X a day. will help draw fluid out and help poo. also advisable treatment for dropsy so killing 2 birds with one stone (and only recommended dropsy treatment IMO as usually dont respond to meds for true dropsy).
best of luck
cheers

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Definatly don't give up on him yet

Fingers crossed he is ok

 

[daiandgems]

Cant get any epsom salt til tom but have aquarium salt here is that any good?

 

[Loops]

no you def need epsom salt. Best of luck x