What does a female betta look like when she is dropping eggs?

[Blaze54]

Ok so my female has been full of eggs for a few weeks, I just changed her water and she's moving funny. She is like "wagging" her tail fin. Is that normal? Oh and I'm not breeding her, but I think she's laying eggs.

[Blaze54]

Oh and her tail end is floating upward. Don't know if that means anything.

[Blaze54]

She also get's these vertical stripes every now and then. Sorry for the constant posts, I posting as soon as she does something weird I'm just kind of scared right now. Should I do some thing for her? Should she be in the dark? Just wanting to know

[Oldfishlady]

Hard to say what she is doing....can you post a pic....anything else going on with her...and otherwise acting her normal self other than tail wagging/floating/stripes?

I would just watch her for now...if it is egg related-not much you can do....

What size tank, water changes how much and often, temp, filter, live plants, additives, tank mates, appetite.....

[Blaze54]

Thanks for the quick reply! She's doing ok now, she's just swimming around normally. I guess she's layed her eggs. Thanks anyway OFL.

[Dragonlady]

Glad the issue is resolved. Just because a female is gravid, she does not have to breed. It is crazy to see female bettas caring for nest of infertile eggs though.

[Punki]

Glad to hear shes okay, reading this, especially the eggy and floating tail part had me worried it was similar to what happened to my girl. Thank goodness its not!

[Blaze54]

Thank ya'll. No breeding for this girl though. At least not 'till I get more experienced....WAY more.

[Oldfishlady]

Sometimes you will see different looking poop (fecal matter) when they drop and eat or reabsorb their eggs....it sometimes will take on a creamy, white to off white gel look...so don't be alarmed or think it may be internal parasites unless she is symptomatic....