Adopted Betta with bloated belly

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jayhay

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hey all,

I have 5 bettas of my own that are healthy and well, but tonight I adopted a CT from a friend who could no longer care for him. I went to pick him up and and I could not believe what I saw. His belly is bloated, like really bloated. He seems to be swimming just fine and my friend says that he has been this way for months. Do you have any idea what this could be? Is there any way to help him? I have never seen this on any of my bettas and I have had lots over the years. I really want to help the little guy if I can

Thanks

Jenn

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just regular peas? Like from the super market? Also, I have been reading online about dropsy - does this look like it could be dropsy? If so what should I treat it with? I read something about salts and Maracyn 2? I want to make a trip out to my fish store today but I need to know what products to pick up before I go. I really want to help this poor little guy :(
 
That's nice of you though, I took in a betta last week that wasn't in good shape.

Can you tell me what I could add to the tank to regrow his fins and make him healthier?
 
i use frozen peas just thaw a couple and pinch them out of skin and chop them small enough or smuch them and separate in bite size chunks,..feed this only for a few days, then every now and then..
 
da jig- Just keep doing water changes, BettaFix general remedy should help out iwth that, but super clean water is the most important thing if you want the tail/fins to regrow.
jayhay- i use frozen peas like stated above, by betta seems to be fine, as i noticed he got bloated easily.... so it really help
 
I should also add that one person said they they used a syringe to drain the fluids. Don't know if I could do that...

Originally Posted by Bunny13
I did some asking around, in particular on a betta forum, and I got a couple answers rather quickly. They seem to think that it could possibly be a build up of fluid. There doesn't seem to be a known cure and I am waiting to see if they know what causes it. They said that to remove the fluids you can use a syringe (insulin seems to be the smallest) and suck it out. I don't know if you are up for that but let me know and I can ask if you have any questions. I will let you know if I get any other responses to the post.
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Interestingly enough, on the 4th page of posts we realized that almost all the fish affected had similar coloring...just like the coloring of yours. Makes me still wonder if it isn't a breeding issue.
 
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