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  1. My betta loves the sinking wafers, too, but so do my corys, and they have no problem sticking around to eat while she lurks for an opening to take a bite (my albinos are almost as big as her and swim into everyone often because they have no fear). Maybe I should look into a veggie-based diet, though I doubt that will stop my betta—if she were a human child she’d be the type to push her parents’ buttons to see how much she can get away with. Love that bettas have their own unique personalities but we just had to get the naughty ones didn’t we lmao
  2. I’ve seen improvement with her bloating though she is definitely still on the plump side. I’m hoping the breeder box isolation helps, and I think she’s starting to realize it will be a regular part of her daily routine. She swims right into it, actually, so I can feel less guilty about locking her up haha Of course, if it doesn’t prove effective over time I will have to consider other options for her, though I think she likes having companions (to play tag with on occasion (everybody in the tank is happy and nip free)). Thanks for taking the time to walk through this issue with me!
  3. In case anybody is still following this and would like an update: After dropping some frozen brine shrimp into my community tank and watching my betta attack every little piece she could find, I realized she simply has no self control when it comes to eating and makes herself bloated and constipated. I didn’t know this was an issue because the usual food I feed the other fish in my tank are sinking wafers, so I’ve usually walked away before the wafers start to break apart into tiny pieces. Of course, that is when she decides to start eating all the little crumbs off the substrate. And there are a lot of crumbs. My other fish will get around to eating them no problem, but my betta likes to swoop in and help as soon as the opportunity strikes. To remedy this issue, she now has to go to fish jail during feeding time. She is not happy about having to face the consequences of her actions and will watch the other fish eat while she has to wait in jail after having inhaled the food I gave her. Maybe she’ll learn to ration her food to last the duration of her imprisonment. I’m glad it’s just an issue of her being greedy, but I also wish she’d behave herself so she doesn’t have to endure the stress of being confined to a little box. Regardless, it’s nice to know she is healthy (while under surveillance) for now. I appreciate all the advice that was given during my moment of distress. Thank you!
  4. @xXInkedPhoenixX Yup, her bloating seemed like a classic case of constipation, but now the bloat won’t go away. Here’s an aerial view of her during feeding—she seems fine from above, right? At first I thought maybe she could be egg bound but the issue is really just in her stomach area.
  5. @xXInkedPhoenixX @Colu The bloating has been consistent for at least a couple months now, during which I tried fasting, new food, Kanaplex, General Cure, etc (though I’ve yet to try frozen or live foods). At first it was on and off, so I assumed it was a digestive issue that could be solved by fasting and mixing up her diet. But now there’s no change in her bloating regardless of what I do with her feeding. In the time she’s been in the tank I’ve added a couple of plants, but that’s pretty much it. I do have an amano shrimp that gets eggs frequently, but otherwise I can’t think of any other eggs that could be present in the water.
  6. Hi @xXInkedPhoenixX, thanks for taking the time to respond to me. There’s no pineconing on her body—it’s just her belly that’s bloated. I feed her once a day, fast her usually once a week, and I did a decently long fast recently in an attempt to fix the bloating, but no results. She’s a very picky eater, so I alternate between Hikari Vibra Bites and freeze dried daphnia and bloodworms. I like to think I regulate her eating well, so I try my best not to over feed. As for the pH, the level it is at has always been the case. It’s a 10 gallon community tank with a few corys and amano shrimp, but they were in there before she joined in October 2022, and they’re all perfectly healthy. The environment she’s in seems pretty stress free to me? She knows who I am and comes toward me when it’s feeding time, and she likes to swim with the corys, so it looks like she’s doing well. It’s really just her belly that’s been bloated for a few weeks now.
  7. Water parameters: I can only test for pH, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. The only one possibly out of the ordinary is my pH between 7.8-8.0 (naturally high pH tap water). Water temperature is maintained around 78°. Problem: My female betta has a swollen belly. Otherwise, she behaves normally, eats well, poops her brown poops, etc. I’ve tried everything from fasting to Kanaplex to General Cure and nothing seems to be helping. I know the photos aren’t great but she’s really active so it’s hard to get a proper image. This is my last resort cry for help lol any advice would be appreciated!! Also, regarding the white patch on her side: It just seems to be some sort of scarring. I’ve done every preventative measure to make sure it’s not harmful, and it’s never gone away, so I’m just assuming she has a little scar.
  8. @Colu Hi, thank you for your response. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, as much as she tries to eat, she can’t seem to keep anything down. She’ll spit everything back up right after trying to eat it, so I don’t know if a food medication is the best course of action.
  9. Hi all, I don’t have exact water parameters to share, but I know they aren’t the issue here because I test consistently, generally have good parameters, and I have shrimp breeding in the tank, so it can’t be that bad, right… I’m posting because yesterday I tried feeding my betta, and she went for the food but kept spitting it out, which never happens. Recently, she’s been sleeping a lot in the same spot, but I didn’t think much of it because she’s always been fond of this particular spot. Upon closer inspection I noticed she had some pineconing, so I immediately ordered Kanaplex and have since given her two epsom salt baths. The photo attached is her in her salt bath right now. About the red sore on her face: she’s had it for a very long time. This photo is a week or two old. One day I woke up to her with a cut on her face, assumed she ran into something in the tank, and tried helping it with Stress Guard. The sore closed up, but it never fully healed, seeing as she still has a red spot on her face. I’m not sure if her pineconing and red sore correlate, but I’ve done so much research trying to find information on it, just to come up with nothing. I know the pineconing doesn’t look great, but I want to do my best to help her. She still has the drive to eat, but can’t keep the food down, so I like to think she has some fight left in her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)
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