Fat Betta

UncaBret · 10-23-2007, 02:00 PM

I pulled one of my female bettas out of the 20g today. She is in serious need of a diet.Put her in one of those little cups they come in. I figure with frequent water changes she should be fine until she no longer looks like she swallowed a marble. I've got twice the water they usually have in the cup.
I'm also wondering if she is constipated. This way I can see if she poops.

OrionGirl · 10-23-2007, 02:14 PM

I'd plan on doing a daily 50% change to keep up on it. Depending on your humidity, evaporation could be a problem as well.

bencozzy · 10-23-2007, 02:21 PM

if its them little 8-12oz cups make up a 5g bucket of dechlor water and do daily 100% changes and if you dont see poo after 72hrs add some epsom salt to her water she might just be swole with eggs.

UncaBret · 10-23-2007, 02:29 PM

I keep a one gallon jug of water sitting out for topping off tanks between WCs. That should handle a few 50% WCs, I would think.

For some reason she doesn't seem to be happy to be back in the cup.

But it's for her own good, right?

DaisyTattoo · 10-23-2007, 02:33 PM

If you don't like the cup, you can go out and get a 1G setup with the airpump for $10. But in reality, with proper waterchanges, she should be fine.

joephys · 10-23-2007, 03:22 PM

or cut the top off that jug and keep her in there
or get a new bucket (or a water change bucket) and keep her in there.
or any other thing that can hold water that is a bit bigger

wesleydnunder · 10-23-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by UncaBret

But it's for her own good, right?

Sure...that's what they told the tom cat right before they took him to the vet for his little "operation".

Mark

UncaBret · 10-24-2007, 12:22 PM

Well, she's not constipated. I noticed some poop when I did the WC today. A few more days and she should be okay. I'll feed her a few betta bites tomorrow.

Not surprisingly, she has lost her color. Isn't it amazing how different they look after you put them in a larger tank?

joephys · 10-24-2007, 12:35 PM

I bet she will get her color back in a day or two. I bet the cooler water and the stress of simply moving her is the cause of that.

OrionGirl · 10-24-2007, 01:45 PM

Maybe she's related to this fish?

UncaBret · 10-24-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by OrionGirl

Maybe she's related to this fish?

I hope not!!!!

mostlycichlids · 10-25-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by OrionGirl

Maybe she's related to this fish?

Ouch!

UncaBret · 10-31-2007, 03:19 PM

After 5 days in the cup (and several major league poops) she is back in the 20 and looking much better.

10-23-2007, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
UncaBret I don't knoooow....... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 2,208	Fat Betta I pulled one of my female bettas out of the 20g today. She is in serious need of a diet.Put her in one of those little cups they come in. I figure with frequent water changes she should be fine until she no longer looks like she swallowed a marble. I've got twice the water they usually have in the cup. I'm also wondering if she is constipated. This way I can see if she poops. __________________ I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. -Abraham Lincoln-

10-23-2007, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,723	I'd plan on doing a daily 50% change to keep up on it. Depending on your humidity, evaporation could be a problem as well. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

10-23-2007, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
bencozzy Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: columbus ohio Posts: 650	if its them little 8-12oz cups make up a 5g bucket of dechlor water and do daily 100% changes and if you dont see poo after 72hrs add some epsom salt to her water she might just be swole with eggs. __________________ bencozzy®™ is in the sole ownership of this person!!©

10-23-2007, 02:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
UncaBret I don't knoooow....... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 2,208	I keep a one gallon jug of water sitting out for topping off tanks between WCs. That should handle a few 50% WCs, I would think. For some reason she doesn't seem to be happy to be back in the cup. But it's for her own good, right? __________________ I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. -Abraham Lincoln-

10-23-2007, 02:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,088	If you don't like the cup, you can go out and get a 1G setup with the airpump for $10. But in reality, with proper waterchanges, she should be fine. __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

10-23-2007, 03:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,393	or cut the top off that jug and keep her in there or get a new bucket (or a water change bucket) and keep her in there. or any other thing that can hold water that is a bit bigger Last edited by joephys : 10-23-2007 at 03:24 PM.

10-24-2007, 12:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
UncaBret I don't knoooow....... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 2,208	Well, she's not constipated. I noticed some poop when I did the WC today. A few more days and she should be okay. I'll feed her a few betta bites tomorrow. Not surprisingly, she has lost her color. Isn't it amazing how different they look after you put them in a larger tank? __________________ I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. -Abraham Lincoln-

10-24-2007, 12:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,393	I bet she will get her color back in a day or two. I bet the cooler water and the stress of simply moving her is the cause of that.

10-24-2007, 01:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,723	Maybe she's related to this fish? __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

10-31-2007, 03:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
UncaBret I don't knoooow....... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 2,208	After 5 days in the cup (and several major league poops) she is back in the 20 and looking much better. __________________ I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. -Abraham Lincoln-

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