Brittany H Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 My betta was fine Friday. Came home Sunday and he is hiding lethargic and has this red bulge coming out. What could it be? Someone told me prolapse Anus and it's worms and to use levisome? He ate Friday when I fed him. Lives in a planted community tank. He was out of water for 20 sec tops to take these photos. Hard to get a photo in the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Looks like a prolapse to me what I would do is treat with Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 2 gallons for a 5days as Epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxants to help your fish reabsorb the prolapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany H Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Thank you. Are they caused by worms? Should I treat the entire tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Prolapse can be caused by a number of things the most common is staining due to constipation have you noticed any signs of parasites white stringy poop flashing weight loss rapid breathing hanging near the surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany H Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 No. None of those. Maybe rapid breathing on one of my corydoras. I'll keep an eye out. Thanks Tips on betta constipation? I feel my last 3 bettas have been constipated. I give them pellets and flakes and he sometimes eats the carnivorous pellets I give my bottom dwellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Frozen brine shrimp and daphnia can have laxative effective and help with the bloating what type of pellets are you feeling him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany H Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Betta pellets and he tends to eat the carnivorous one that floats to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) It could be the higher protein carnivore pellets that are causing the constipation you could feed the Cory's once you turn the light off in the evening or before you put the light on in the morning to provent him from taking their food Edited June 28, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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