Female Betta Fish Looks Fat

Lethargy lastly if your betta doesn t try to move around anymore and just stays in one place then it s another sign of swim bladder disease.

Female betta fish looks fat. Most aquarium fish can go for at least a week without eating. A curved back can often look horrifying and if you see it you ll need to act quickly to get your betta back on the mend as it s going to be as uncomfortable as it looks. Another has a little swelling and the last one looks normal.

How to feed a betta the best betta food. 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. A female betta cannot be pregnant.

Also it doesn t hurt if the tetras eat some of the peas intended for the betta. Too large of servings too frequent of servings feeding the wrong foods not properly preparing the foods before feeding these are all things that can causes the abdomen of your betta fish to enlarge. To avoid any issues read our guide.

So i have been doing. He s slow and tetras are fast so there is no danger of anybody starving. Also unlike male bettas whose dorsal caudal and ventral fins will often be flowy female betta fins will be more sturdy and well put together.

One of my female bettas has a large swollen abdomen. A lot can go wrong when it comes to feeding a betta fish. During the dance the female releases the eggs into the bubble nest and the male inseminates said eggs then gaurds them.

Is she fat bloated or full of eggs. A female betta fish should have considerably shorter fins than males. Bloated fat or full of eggs.