Well I did the epsom salt bath last night. He did poo a little. After I put him back though,he was so stressed over it. It helped though,so I dunno. He is looking for food now,I am just gonna give him a pea. Maybe do epsom bath tomorrow.
Dont want to stress him out too much and he gets sicker. His swelling looks bad. Still does not look like dropsy. Just bad constipation or something. My friend said hes probably blocked. I dont think the maracyn plus is doing anything for him at all. May have to try something else.
Any suggestions? I dont want to lose another fish yet. His spirits seem fine. He is fairly active. Thanks. :|
well i am gonna start a full fast on him. no pea. doesnt seem to be working anyways.
how long can they go w/o food? i am prolly gonna go as long as i can. the epsom seems to help,but dont wanna over stress him. im thinking 15 mins. gonna do full wc too. i want my boy to get better.
he is starting to swim funny,so i think sbd may be starting. should i try a diff med?
I used Jungle Fungus Eliminater on Merlot when he had sbd. The sbd never did go away. He still has it off and on. They can go several weeks without food but you could try 4 or 5 days,
Just fast him, no pea. I have been doing some reading lately that pea's are bad for them, betta's are carnivores and non digestible vegetable matter can harm their digestive tract.
Fasting him will be fine, betta's can go up to 4 weeks with out food.
ooh..wonder why they all suggest peas then? i tried frozen daphnia on him (heck all of mine) and they just stared at me. they dont like sinking food lol. they wont go after it. they will go for freeze dried though. is that okay?
"My betta is bloated. What do I do?
Peas are not healthy for a betta and can cause permanent damage to their digestive system and shorten life span. If a betta is bloated then it is time to take a look at water quality and feeding habits, as well as temperature. An overfed fish is an unhealthy fish at risk of bloating. An adult betta should be fed once/day and should be able to finish all food within 2 minutes. Bettas have very small stomachs and need time to digest food before consuming more. Improper foods can also cause bloating, as can digestive tract problems and intestinal parasites."
I am gonna do another epsom salt bath on him today. Not as long though,cause it stressed him out bad. Plus a full wc. I got new meds,jungle labs. So I gonna try that. Day 2 of his fast!! I gotta write this on a calendar or something...
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