Betta swelling up

[fiberoptic]

My betta is showing some funny swelling in the stomach region. He is in a community tank and other fish are fine. Other than swelling he also seems to be fine and no loss of appetite or activity. Should I be worried.

[Vis]

Might be overfeeding or bloat. Just keep a eye on him and see if something else show.

[mydummyname]

try one boiled green pea, peeled, which helps their digestion, as it might be constipation, and 10% water changes daily for a week.

[fiberoptic]

Thanks guys appreciate the input will try your suggestions

[mydummyname]

keep us posted :)

[Khalid]

bettas are fussy at times , making peas not very appetising, you can also try live daphnia

[Vez]

mine did the same, sort of, then she did not want to chow, and now, she loves the Pleco pellats.....dont know why, she will fight off anyone for them, hehe

[Khalid]

and now, she loves the Pleco pellats
which one

[Vez]

uhm the name sounds like "OTTO"...

[Khalid]

Sorry not the pleco name.
What is the food name?

[Vez]

that is the foods name,,,,,,uhm TOTTO or OTTO,

[fiberoptic]

no improvement or decline. Still swimming happily around. Maybe must get him a female

[Vez]

Try to post a pic of him, i had a "female", that turned out to be a Male, had very short fins, looked like a female, but was a Male....

[Khalid]

no improvement or decline. Still swimming happily around. Maybe must get him a female
How often do you feed?
What are you feeding?
Are the scales raised?

Sounds like you overfeeding.

[fiberoptic]

My daughter feeds fish before going to school and I feed in the evenings. Teaching her about fish but its a learning curve. So yes it could be overfeeding as he is still very active in the tank.

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[Vis]

Feeding bettas twice a day flake food is overKILL.

[Khalid]

My daughter feeds fish before going to school and I feed in the evenings. Teaching her about fish but its a learning curve. So yes it could be overfeeding as he is still very active in the tank.

7234

I hope i am wrong, but that fish has his days numbered.
He is over Fed - the more roughage diet the better .

[Khalid]

mine did the same, sort of, then she did not want to chow, and now, she loves the Pleco pellats.....dont know why, she will fight off anyone for them, hehe

Betta is carnivore inclined then veg. Pleco food is more veg based - go figure

[Nick]

Feeding bettas twice a day flake food is overKILL.

I feed my betta twice a day. flake food and brine shrimp. Is it fine to feed them like that?

[Vis]

Nick its not so healthy but I think it helps that you feed brine shrimp too. You need to keep a eye on them to see how they handle it. Mine gets food once a day and sometimes I skip 2 days.
Some food like brine shrimp you might be able to feed twice a day but flakes and bettas do not really go along.

[mydummyname]

interesting little fact.. a betta's stommach is the size of his eye.. so that should be an indication of how much he can consume at one time.

over-feeding your betta will kill it.

[Vis]

a betta's stommach is the size of his eye

That might be how big their stomac is but they eat way more :)

[dragon8]

my mum always told me my eyes are bigger than my stomach too lol lol lol

[windfire]

I feed flakes twice a day but in vry smal amounts. We talking 4-5 small flakes, or the tip of a metal nail file. And he fasts ova the weekend, id fast ur boy for maybe 2 days and then see how he looks.

[fiberoptic]

thanks for the advice. Gonna have to move him from community tank as there is too much food. Plants and babies etc. Although he is still very active swelling has not gone down