New issue….Bloat or dropsy

[Navfish]

so i posted a thread about a parasite (which ik it is not a parasite) but i havr noticed a little bloat but no pineconing yet. I did a water change today to clear up parameters but not too sure it this is severe or something he can recover from. He isnt lethargic and noticed this yesterday. Is it normal or no?

 

[Innesfan]

Is he pooping? What are you feeding?

 

[Navfish]

Is he pooping? What are you feeding?

i havent seen him poop yet and im feeding fluval bug betta bites

 

[Innesfan]

I'd stop feeding dried food until you see improvement and I'd feed him daphnia, live or frozen which will help flush out his digestive tract if there's blockage. BTW, dropsy isn't a disease but a group of symptoms, including bloat. It can have many causes ranging from constipation to tumors to organ failure.