Betta Pineconing But Not Bloated

In both cases there s not much you can do to save your betta.

Betta pineconing but not bloated. I ll provide more pictures if asked. Hi my betta has been bloated for at least three days now. I think that she has dropsy but she isn t bloated so i m not sure.

That morning i moved him to a pitcher that was around a gallon unfortunately i didn t have an actual quarantine on hand and added just a pinch of epsom salt to see if i could. My betta fish has a loss of color breathing heavily scales that are sticking out and from previous fin injuries the fins have not healed. A bloated betta will appear to have a swollen protruding belly.

I know this is a few months old but i did want to chime in on a few things dropsy can look like a very bloated stomach it is not always pine cone d scales which are commonly referred to as pineconing. A fish with bloat may have trouble swimming and may become trapped at the surface of the water or on the bottom of the tank. Bloated betta with pineconing scales.

Pineconing or just bloated. By j kayla 1 year ago on tropical fish. By then i had pretty much assumed that he was getting dropsy because he was pineconing lethargic and not eating but i didn t really seem to see very much bloating.

Hi i have a betta in a tank with a snail and a big plant. His scales are kind ve pale and they looked pineconed but his bloat isn t huge and the pineconing isn t extreme. On rare occasions the lack of enough swimming might cause bloating through constipation in betta fish.

I didn t think much of it but now he looks. If your female is suffering from bloating then she may be full of eggs. Got this guy for free.