Swelling?

Hey guys!

So I bought a betta from Petco about a week ago and I've recent observed some swelling around the area under his gills. I was wondering if this could possibly be normal and he just overreacting or if there is something wrong with him.

 

A better picture from the side would help

 

Let me comb throught the pictures... He moved so fast and kept moving -_-

 

Try baiting him with a mirror or some food. Betta tend to have have some serious A.D.D, so distracting them isn't too hard lol

 

Here you go, so right by his front bottom fins/gills area.

 

Just looks like a fatty to me. He needs to go on a diet.

 

O thank goodness. I've been feeding him 5-6 pellets twice a day, maybe I should cut back down to three. Lol Diet time

 

Yeah lol I feed NLS pellets, and they are small, so I have to feed 5-6 pellets twice a day. The typical sized pellet should be 2-4 two times a day lol

 

Alrighty. I'm feeding him HikarI betta pellets. And he seems to enjoy them... A lot

 

HikarI pellets are a decent size, so they need to be fed in smaller amounts

 

Thank you for the help Akari!

 

You're welcome

 

pretty fish

 

Thank you!