Betta Bloated Not Swimming
Symptoms related to parasites and bacterial infections.
Betta bloated not swimming. A bloated betta fish will have trouble swimming and can be stuck on the surface or at the bottom of the tank. It s simply the common name that s given to the condition. Your fish appears to be suffering from an ailment called dropsy complicated by another disorder called swim bladder disorder.
A bloated abdomen may sometimes indicate harmless constipation and not the fatal dropsy or the annoying swim bladder disorder. Lethargy is a sign of poor water quality. Swim bladder disease is another common cause of bloat in betta fish.
In the case of bettas they also need a heater as they are in fact tropical fish. Bloat in your betta can be indic. Got home and placed him in my 10 gal.
Swim bladder disease can cause your betta to bloat. I just got my betta at petsmart yesterday 3 31 18 because he was very active and appeared healthy. Betta fish betta splendens are carnivorous tropical fish native to thailand.
Betta bloat and swimming problems. As well as the symptoms listed above if your betta is suffering from a parasite or a bacterial infection then you may notice the following symptoms. Swim bladder disease has different treatments depending on what is causing the disease.
If your betta is bloated but you re not sure it s swim bladder disease here are all the things it could be. In this article i will explore the main causes of bloat in betta fish. Betta bloat and swimming problems.