Help My Poor Betta

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I really caution you to not feed him as much as you just did.  You will end up with a bigger issue than what you are currently dealing with if you continue to overfeed.  Bettas are bad to get bloated and be overfed cause they are piggies.  When deciding to feed, always remember that their belly is only as big as their eyeball so they really do not need a ton of food.  I am glad that he is perking up for you.
 
listen i do nuffin with leave him in a unfiltered heated tank for 2 weeks his fins will start to unravle then get this http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607993633543357528&pid=15.1 amazon do them small which is what u want for about 2 punds and then he will be fine feed him new life spectrum pellets he will be fine
and do listen to my advice bettas need a filter but mine was happier without for a while cutting the filter saved his life

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201955371866884 my betta after ill ness
 
my betta with ill ness http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx53/dylandysart1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03-22214449_zpsf2f0d45d.jpg
 
guppyguy1234 said:
listen i do nuffin with leave him in a unfiltered heated tank for 2 weeks his fins will start to unravle then get this http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607993633543357528&pid=15.1 amazon do them small which is what u want for about 2 punds and then he will be fine feed him new life spectrum pellets he will be fine

and do listen to my advice bettas need a filter but mine was happier without for a while cutting the filter saved his life

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201955371866884 my betta after ill ness
 
my betta with ill ness http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx53/dylandysart1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03-22214449_zpsf2f0d45d.jpg
 
While bettas can be perfectly fine in an unfiltered tank it is not recommended.  In this case it is even more highly not recommended since the fish is already suffering from poor water quality and ammonia poisoning. Leaving this particular person's betta in a tank without a filter for 2 weeks would not work out very well in this instance.  
 
While it might have helped your betta when he was sick I highly doubt it was the reason your betta was ill or even why it lived.  Your filter might have been a bit strong for him which is why it seems that removing the filter helped him.  Also since I can not see the picture of "after" he got better it doesn't show me much.
 
it was the reason the filter was strong and rotted his fins so i turnred it off and he saved
 
guppyguy1234 said:
it was the reason the filter was strong and rotted his fins so i turnred it off and he saved
 
Unfortunately I can tell you that the filter being too strong did not rot his fins.  There must have been water quality issues going along with the strong filter flow that would have caused the fins to rot.  
 
They did not rot exactly bug as my photo shows they clamped due to filter power
 
guppyguy1234 said:
They did not rot exactly bug as my photo shows they clamped due to filter power
 
Clamped fins and rotted fins due to finrot are very different issues.  Clamped fins are a sign of stress and could signal illness. Rotting fins are due to water quality issues.  The OP's betta is suffering something very different that the betta you had/have that you are referring to when giving advice.  It is best that they not listen to your advice at this point because it could be very detrimental to the recovery of their betta.
 
OP -- How is your betta doing?  Any better?
 

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