Help! My Female Bettas Are HUGE!

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:omg: I have a female betta sorority tank. Originally, I was trying to condition them to breed. After deciding against it, I tapered down their feedings and fed them like any normal betta that I wasn't trying to breed. All of a sudden they are now HUGE. They're around 2", while last month they were only 1". They also seem to be quite round and fat. I don't know if they're full of eggs, or what, seeing as I haven't been feeding them enough to get fat. I feed them bloodworms, or sometimes tuberworms. Any ideas? I'd like to give them a diet that is healthy, not turn them into obese eating machines. :help2:
 
Are the scales sticking out any? Is the poo normal, is the white egg tube visible?
I would lower their food intake, avoid tubifix and dried worm foods. Also, a bit of salt and one day a week no food.
 
Pictures? It could just be that they have grown, which can happen pretty fast in a tank with breeding conditions. Also, are they acting normal? No erratic behavior?
 
They're all acting normal, the have normal bowl movements, all scales in tact, all egg spots showing. I can't seem to get a clear picture of them (as usual) because they're all swimming normally and playing with the plants and toys. Also, all the food I feed them are the frozen cubes, so they are already portioned. I usually skip one day a week on feeding.
 
try feeding only every 2nd or 3rd day for a week or two and see if that helps bring their belly size down.
 
Since you wanted to breed them, they could be full of eggs. But being full of eggs to many times and no breeding might lead to problems. I lost two females to this when the males refused to play along.
 
I agree that they should be fasted for at least one day a week. Also those cubes can be cut in half with a razor blade if you think they are getting too much.
 
I usually use 1/3 of a cube of daphnia for all my tanks (10g, 20H, 5g, 6g)... with your one tank I'd say even 1/2 a cube is too much.

Can you take a video? I wanna see your girls :D
 
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