My Betta Is Constipated

[Chez75025]

I have a betta named James Pond. He is a crowntail betta who I got when he was fully grown and I have almost had him for a year. He is sadly constipated. I have tried the pea and daphnia he won’t eat either of them and I set both on his nose. I am giving him Epsom salt baths that don’t seem to work. I tried having him flare up but he is not an aggressive fish. His water is perfect however the testing kit did not come with ammonia it came with nitrate and nitrite. I have just moved him to a five gallon tank. He has been constipated for a week. I used to only feed him pellets. His tank has a heater and a filter. He just sits at the top of his tank. I am really scared and don’t know what to do.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Hmmm. Tried soaking daphnia in garlic juice? Might make it more appealing. Otherwise you have tried all the constipation ideas i can think of.

 

[PaprikaFish]

I would recommend you find a way to test for ammonia, either by bringing in water to a pet store or purchasing an API freshwater master test kit. Have you seen any defecation? If it's white and stringy it may be a sign of internal parasites. The swelling could also be a retention of fluid, in which case their abdomen may start to grey. Could you attach some pictures?

Best of luck!

 

[Chez75025]

I would recommend you find a way to test for ammonia, either by bringing in water to a pet store or purchasing an API freshwater master test kit. Have you seen any defecation? If it's white and stringy it may be a sign of internal parasites. The swelling could also be a retention of fluid, in which case their abdomen may start to grey. Could you attach some pictures?

Best of luck!

I don’t believe I have seen defection. I will get a test kit later today. Sorry for the quality in the photos