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May 11th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Female Betta not eating?
My female betta did not eat today at all. Usually (I call her the princess) is a healthy eater. But all of a sudden she is not eating. She do not show any signs of being ill. She is not herself though, she seems to be very quiet.
What do I do?
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May 11th, 2008
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What are the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate amounts in the tank? What's the temp? (My betta got really lazy when the heater went into overdrive).
Constipation is another possibility. Try feeding her a little tiny bit of a thawed, skinned pea or some freeze dried daphnia.
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May 11th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Heidi125
My female betta did not eat today at all. Usually (I call her the princess) is a healthy eater. But all of a sudden she is not eating. She do not show any signs of being ill. She is not herself though, she seems to be very quiet.
What do I do?
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What are you feeding her? I learned the hard way that Betta can get constipated..Frozen baby peas thawed out and cut up into 1/4's works great..Only give her 1/4 of the pea... |
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May 11th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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The ammonia is 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 Temp. 80
I tried to give her peas today and she did not eat.
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May 11th, 2008
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Hmmmm...
Anything else odd about the tank? Is there a dark blue-green algae growing on anything in the tank?
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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There is nothing in the tank.
I am thinking of moving her to another tank, but I would have to put in a divider in with the male betta. Not sure if that is a good idea or not.
I have a apple snail in the tank with "Princess" and it is not eating! Weird! put that is why I am thinking of moving her to another tank.
Last edited by Heidi125; May 12th, 2008 at 01:33 PM.
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Pitures for the little girl
Here are some pics. I just took of her.
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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She looks a little bloated, or is she normally like that? She might be constipated.
If she won't eat the pea, I think CO-BettaCouple recommends daphnia (spelling?)
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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She has looked like that for about a week or so.
I will head and try to find daphnia
Hope it works!
Thanks for all your help!
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Your welcome, I hope it helps.
But, don't thank me, thank CO-BettaCouple and the rest of the betta maniacs on Fish Lore.  |
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May 12th, 2008
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Here is another stupid question!
I have never heard of it, daphnia, is it available at most pet stores?
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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It's not a stupid question.
Try calling around and asking your LFS or the larger chains.
I know they sell it on line:
http://pet-supplies.drsfostersmith.c...hnia&x=18&y=13
Maybe try to soak a bit of pea (no bigger than her eye) in garlic juice. I've read here that they like that.
I hope your baby feels better soon |
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May 12th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Do you have any Parasite Clear tablets in your fish cabinet? There is a chance that she has internal parasites, although I'm not 100% sure. It would be good to have some stocked since Bettas do have that problem at times.
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May 12th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Yes I do have Parasite Clear tablets. I keep them on hand, just in case I need them. Yes I do have my share of problems. My neighbor says that he cannot believe all the problems that I have, with how well I take care of the fish.
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May 12th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Even with the best care possible, they can have problems unfortunately.  |
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May 12th, 2008
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Do you think I should treat her with Parasite Clear?
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May 12th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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I think I would, after doing a 50% water change. Hopefully she'll eat daphnia or garlic-soaked tiny pea pieces soon.
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