Laxative For Swim Bladder Disease?

My betta has been lethargic and sinking while swimming recently, and I'm convinced that it's swim bladder disease.
She doesn't look particularly ill and loves to eat as always, except that she swims around less and tries to find a ledge to perch herself on.
I've been feeding her less often according to this article:

However, the article mentions that I should give her peas as a laxative, and I do not have any peas.
My family doesn't eat peas and I don't know if I should buy a whole bag just to use one or two peas at most.
I was wondering if there was an alternative to the pea laxative method, such as tofu or other beans?
Also, is there anything else I should be doing?
I don't think I can buy specific fish medicines in my country.

 

My betta has been lethargic and sinking while swimming recently, and I'm convinced that it's swim bladder disease.
She doesn't look particularly ill and loves to eat as always, except that she swims around less and tries to find a ledge to perch herself on.
I've been feeding her less often according to this article:

However, the article mentions that I should give her peas as a laxative, and I do not have any peas.
My family doesn't eat peas and I don't know if I should buy a whole bag just to use one or two peas at most.
I was wondering if there was an alternative to the pea laxative method, such as tofu or other beans?
Also, is there anything else I should be doing?
I don't think I can buy specific fish medicines in my country.

Well for one, a pea is the easiest method to try and getting one small bag and keeping it in the freezer just for your betta is something that I actually do. Second, you can use Epsom salt as a dip or a bath. You can find articles online on how to go about doing that to alleviate constapation/bloat. Just make sure you follow the directions correctly because you could be doing more harm than good if you don’t dose accurately.

 

Well for one, a pea is the easiest method to try and getting one small bag and keeping it in the freezer just for your betta is something that I actually do. Second, you can use Epsom salt as a dip or a bath. You can find articles online on how to go about doing that to alleviate constapation/bloat. Just make sure you follow the directions correctly because you could be doing more harm than good if you don’t dose accurately.

Thank you. I will look up more information about epsom salt, and I will see if my local supermarket carries small bags of peas.

 

I have used mustard greens. Basically anything high fiber without proteins (like beans) will work.

 

I would stop feeding all together if you haven't yet. I see you said you slowed down, but it's recommended to stop feeding for at least 3 days before trying the pea/alternative food. You won't need to wait 3 days if you do the Epsom salt bath.

 

I would stop feeding all together if you haven't yet. I see you said you slowed down, but it's recommended to stop feeding for at least 3 days before trying the pea/alternative food. You won't need to wait 3 days if you do the Epsom salt bath.

I've tried fasting her for three or four days at a time, but I might need to wait up to a week.

 

One tip: Don't get Epsom salt that's scented. It's commonly found like that for baths and things like that, but it's definitely not good for fish.

 

I'm a little confused by that article.

What the article is talking about is constipation, not a disease.

Swimming bladder disease is usually due to poor water quality, bacterial infection or injury.