Female Betta Bloated With Eggs

The fish in the first pic looks quite bloated to me and while i can t discount that some of them may indeed be gravid egg binding isn t all that likely.

Female betta bloated with eggs. To prevent your betta from bloating remember to. If you notice a swollen abdomen in a female betta fish and she is over 4 months old it may be that she s developing eggs. Keep it in a tank that is five gallons or larger.

That was about 2 weeks ago. Is this dropsy or is femal betta fish full of eggs. We hope this guideline will help.

Female swims and eats like nothing is wrong. Egg binding isn t the same thing as being full of eggs. Feed it a healthy and nutritious diet.

To prevent bloating in your betta keep the water quality good feed him a varied and nutritional diet avoid aggressive tank mates sharp objects and use an adequately sized tank. If your female is suffering from bloating then she may be full of eggs. Posted a few forums because her stomach wasn t going down.

Other signs to look out for include the appearance of white horizontal stripes running across the fish s body and the appearance of an obvious white spot on. In fact it is typically an indicator of a healthy adult betta who is being fed an excellent diet. If your betta fish s abdomen has become bloated due to internal parasites you should see the swelling subside towards the end of the treatment.

I have a female betta she s incredibly hard to take pictures of and is really dark hence the wall of text. In both cases there s not much you can do to save your betta. Been like this for months.