BettaMamaPDJ Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) I noticed about a week ago that my betta’s tail was dragging it down to the bottom of the tank. His name is Harry and he’s an opal delta. After doing research and observation, I think he has mild constipation which is putting pressure on his swim bladder. The attached picture is from Thursday. I have tried fasting him from Wednesday to Friday. And tried feeding him a pea on Saturday, but he didn’t eat it, so I’ve been giving him daphnia yesterday and today in hopes it will help, but he’s still a little bloated, no improvement. He can still get around ok, it just takes more work for him to swim. So he’s mostly chilling on the bottom or convenient leaves. He’s just looking so miserable when he’s on the bottom and I don’t know what else to do. I don’t have a hospital tank and my tank has a divider with another betta on the other side, so I would prefer not to use any medicine. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated! Edited October 31, 2021 by BettaMamaPDJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 If he's suffering from constipation you can do epsom salts bath 1 table spoon for 2 gallons for no more than 15 minutes 2-3 times a day as epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxants to help with constipation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 That is not constipation! Swim bladder issues. Nothing to do with his fins. Swim bladder can be environmental, parasitic, bacterial or even organ failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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