Help!!! Insanely Bloated Betta

[FloridaChick]

Help! Everyday my betta is bigger. What the Heck?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Feed it a quarter of a pea and see if that helps. I have no clue why it’s that bloated. What are you water parameters? What else is in the tank?

 

[FloridaChick]

Feed it a quarter of a pea and see if that helps. I have no clue why it’s that bloated. What are you water parameters? What else is in the tank?

Can you clarify the pea suggestion? I assume a pea size portion or a pea??? Have a few tetras, bettas, loaches and peppered catfish. Don't know parameters. Could methalyne blue help?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Have a few tetras, bettas, loaches and peppered catfish. Don't know parameters. Could methalyne blue help?

No, don’t use methalyne blue. Try the pew first. Is he still swimming normally?

 

[FloridaChick]

No, don’t use methalyne blue. Try the pew first. Is he still swimming normally?

Swimming is difficult but she looks OK otherwise.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Swimming is difficult but she looks OK otherwise.

Have you fed her the pea? I would also reduce the flow if you can.

 

[foxgirl158]

Kinda looks like dropsy, which is usually fatal. Try fasting her for a day or two and give her a boiled pea. If that doesn’t help, I’ll have to assume it’s dropsy

 

[Attenbruh]

For the pea, skin it and boil it, make sure the fish doesn't fall to the bottom of the tank or just get it out and put it in a quarantine tank. It will likely not make it for much longer.

 

[Attenbruh]

Also that really is insanely bloated! It could be swim bladder in which case do the pea thing.

 

[FloridaChick]

Kinda looks like dropsy, which is usually fatal. Try fasting her for a day or two and give her a boiled pea. If that doesn’t help, I’ll have to assume it’s dropsy

Thanks!