Constipation Bloated Betta Vs Dropsy

For example if a virus lead to dropsy it can spread from fish to fish if.

Constipation bloated betta vs dropsy. If he isn t pooping try some daphnia or just fast him. His tummy is beginning to get bloated and he isn t swimming around as much. If his scales aren t sticking out then constipation in which case he has a chance if you don t feed him for 48 hours and then give him live or frozen defrosted daphnia.

Dropsy is easily identified by looking down on your betta from above. This is different than overfeeding and constipation bloat. The iconic symptom of dropsy is the visual bloat and swelling of the stomach which causes a betta s scales to flare out and present a pinecone appearance.

Also there looks to be a bit of roundness on his body back by his tail not as severely bloated as his belly though. I assumed it was the blue betta that you were referring to regarding the distended abdomen but your white betta is quite bloated as well. The most common cause of bloat in bettas is constipation followed by swim bladder disease and unfortunately after that dropsy.

Tell your friend to look for new poop in the tank or watch the fish and see if he poops. In the meantime get frozen daphnia or freeze dried if you can t find frozen. A betta with dropsy still might poop.

Dropsy can spread if the root cause is contagious. Bloated tummy dropsy or constipation. My betta hasn t eaten in a few days.

The first thing i noticed is that all the photos showed severe abdominal bloating. If your betta has the first two then he can often make a speedy recovery. You could try and fast for 2 3 days.