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OMG Is my poor Harvey (betta) sick2007-11-24 23:39:40

AHHH!! I was just watching my betta fish swim around when I noticed that under his gills there is a big bump!! Is it just that i am overfeeding him and he is obese?? And i also noticed that his colour is dulling. His whole head is a yellowish maybe dirty yellow colour. I don't know if he is sick! And what can I do?

Answers:

Sometimes bettas (pronounced bet-tah, not bay-tah) have blockages in their digestive tract. Don't feed him for a few days and it should clear up. They will eat as much as they can. It is not good for them to stuff themselves.

Some bettas are normally a little large in that area. If he doesn't show any change in a couple days, do 2 or 3 50% water changes in his tank every other day for the next 6 days.

You ARE doing regular partial water changes already, aren't you?

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maybe he has cancer

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he just needs another fish with him.lol

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I hate to be this mean but.you are going to have to flush him.I'm sorry:(:(:(

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clean thje fish bowl and feed him but not that much

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Hah, you said Harvey.

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u over feed h im hes going to lose air it sounds weird but hes not breathing right hes going to die

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I had a betta and it died after 1 week..he started to lose his orginial color and he had a bump under his gills.however i got after that and it lived for almost a year.so im sorry

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Don't flush fish if it's still alive, just plain cruel. Cold water and poop..unless it's septic, no water and poop.

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Maybe you are just over feeding. See the links.

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don't worry you should try feeding him less and if that doesn't work go to the place where you bought him and ask if that is normal.