My Gorgeous Girl Has A Lump :(

[blackpoolchips]

Hello all!

My gorgeous girl betta has become....lumpy or bloated.... behind and below the gill, it's like if you can imagine she's cartoon-illy swallowed an ikkle cannon ball.

Is this normal? WHat could it mean? None of the other girls I've seen have this and are a lot smaller too.

 

[xweeqtx]

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She may just be eggy. Try feeding her a pea just in case though.

 

[Forestpisces]

Could be overfeeding and constipation, it's so easy to do (they eat like little water piggys )

I'd try a pea after a starve day.

 

[Syphoniera]

Is it a one-sided or irregular lump, rather than an even bloating of the tummy?

 

[Luv my betta]

Mine developed a one sided lump that wasn't there yesterday. Can you address what can be done or what it might be?

 

[Forestpisces]

Try the emergency section and use the pinned template to give details, the people in there really know their stuff.