My fairly-new female betta startled me today by starting to produce and eat eggs with no males around, which I did not realize was a possibility previously. She didn't act any differently for a couple hours, but within the past few she has become sluggish and is just swimming around slowly at the bottom of her tank, occasionally floating at the top and not showing much interest in food or really acknowledging my presence at all (this concerns me most).
This is such a stark difference from the way she was just earlier today that I'm extremely worried and I have no idea if this is related to the egg laying, or perhaps eating so many eggs? I really have no experience with this as my previous betta was male, so I figured it would be smart to ask people who may have more knowledge before panicking too much...
Any help would be fantastic!
Housing
What size is your tank?
2.5 gallon
What temperature is your tank?
79 degrees
Does your tank have a filter?
yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration?
no
Is your tank heated?
yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with?
n/a
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish?
primarily tetrabetta pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish?
twice or three times a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change?
weekly
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change?
25 percent
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change?
bettasafe
pinch of aquarium salt
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
n/a
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed?
bloated appearance (persists after expelling eggs, but I've no idea if she will lay more)
How has your betta fish's behavior changed?
lethargic, floating around at top or bottom, loss of appetite
When did you start noticing the symptoms?
five hours ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how?
no
Does your fish have any history of being ill?
no
How old is your fish (approximately)?
no idea, but she was presumably very young when I bought her a month ago, so a couple months?
This is such a stark difference from the way she was just earlier today that I'm extremely worried and I have no idea if this is related to the egg laying, or perhaps eating so many eggs? I really have no experience with this as my previous betta was male, so I figured it would be smart to ask people who may have more knowledge before panicking too much...
Any help would be fantastic!
Housing
What size is your tank?
2.5 gallon
What temperature is your tank?
79 degrees
Does your tank have a filter?
yes
Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration?
no
Is your tank heated?
yes
What tank mates does your betta fish live with?
n/a
Food
What type of food do you feed your betta fish?
primarily tetrabetta pellets
How often do you feed your betta fish?
twice or three times a day
Maintenance
How often do you perform a water change?
weekly
What percentage of the water do you change when you perform a water change?
25 percent
What type of additives do you add to the water when you perform a water change?
bettasafe
pinch of aquarium salt
Water Parameters:
Have you tested your water? If so, what are the following parameters?
n/a
Symptoms and Treatment
How has your betta fish's appearance changed?
bloated appearance (persists after expelling eggs, but I've no idea if she will lay more)
How has your betta fish's behavior changed?
lethargic, floating around at top or bottom, loss of appetite
When did you start noticing the symptoms?
five hours ago
Have you started treating your fish? If so, how?
no
Does your fish have any history of being ill?
no
How old is your fish (approximately)?
no idea, but she was presumably very young when I bought her a month ago, so a couple months?