What Happens When You Leave Your Betta Unsupervised Around Food

[blinky000]

So last week I came downstairs in the morning and checked on the fish, as usual. I turned the light on and was horrified at what I saw. Steve had ballooned to a ridiculous size and I automatically thought he had dropsy. Upon closer inspection, I didn't see any pineconing or bulging eyes and he looked very pleased with himself for some reason. Then I saw a massive chunk out of the courgette I'd put in for the otos and suddenly it all made sense This is what happens when a betta is left to eat until they're full...

 

[catfish4ever]

so the ottos didn't eat it and the betta did. interesting i didn' think that they were fond of vegetables very much. Got a stomach on him thou haha.

 

[lilfishie]

My Females love cucumber, i put a vid up of 1 defending it from the other females as she didn't want to share it lol

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Your betta looks like mine.....and that is how his tummy looked when he has swim bladder....i would let that fish fast a couple of days lol. He does look pleased with himself lol

 

[lilfishie]

Shes always been a big girl anyway so not much difference

 

[fuzzynicki]

what a little piggy!

 

[Blubble37]

Looks like a ballon, wonder how much it can eat before it goes bang

 

[Fishy friend2]

wonder how much it can eat before it goes bang

that is what my dad said!

 

[LeiLana80]

LOL Looks like he swallowed a marble!
My betta currently has the same mischevious look on his face... I came down today and discovered that 3 of my 4 ghost shrimp had "mysteriously" disappeared overnight... Needless to say Pearl Jam has an extra fat belly on him right now

 

[Fishy friend2]

 

[marieukxx]

in that pic his fins don't look too good, do you have another pic side on?

 

[blinky000]

The picture quality of that one was terrible. He's a VT which makes his fins look a bit rubbish from some angles. Here's another one I took this morning:

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Two of my bettas have taken a shine to snail food. The other follows it but hasn't quite realised he can eat it yet

 

[marieukxx]

The picture quality of that one was terrible. He's a VT which makes his fins look a bit rubbish from some angles. Here's another one I took this morning:

ah yes he's fine.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

He's a pretty boy. I swear he looks just like mine.