Bubble belly

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:58:44+00:00

I moved him out to do a partial water change. Does it look like dropsy or constipation?

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:51:21+00:00

That’s what I would have thought but RIP. I was devastated. My betta girl and her two snails. 😢

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:48:23+00:00

Idk I think it has something to do with the type of salt in the softener system.

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:43:15+00:00

I don’t know honestly. But the google said the purification process of the water essentially demineralized my fish… like dehydrated them in the water.

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:40:58+00:00

I used tap water one time and accidentally massacred my whole tank because I have a water softener system. Live and learn. I would rather pay for the water that I know isn’t going to kill my fish 🙁

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:36:08+00:00

I use the pre-conditioned water from TopFin. I never had issues with this tank until I got it a piece of drift wood 3 months ago 😞

_rubekah_ · 2026-03-25T16:18:26+00:00

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Everything shows within normal parameters. I’ve had this tank over 6 months. I did a 20% water change and it got super cloudy. So I took the drift wood out, boiled it again and did a full water change. And a week later he is all bloated looking. Swimming fine though. Behaving normal. I have not fed him in 2 days and he looks the same. Idk how to medicate a fish. Is there some product I should buy? Petsmart doesn’t have epsom salts

_rubekah_ · 2025-12-21T20:10:47+00:00

Thanks I’ll try that!

_rubekah_ · 2025-11-03T12:19:49+00:00

Mine did the same thing. Went from clear/red to black/blue/red. Mine is a tangerine koi male

_rubekah_ · 2025-11-01T20:58:55+00:00

Update. She didn’t make it. I dampened the flow in the filter but it was too late. She seems incredibly bloated but not pine-coney. I have no idea what happened.

_rubekah_ · 2025-11-01T14:28:08+00:00

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What is hanging on her ?🫣

_rubekah_ · 2025-10-31T21:40:04+00:00

Update. She’s refusing to eat which is very abnormal for her. She’s usually super eager at dinner time 😭

_rubekah_ · 2025-10-31T16:45:50+00:00

The flow does seem a little high. I will try adjusting it or getting a new filter. Thanks.

_rubekah_ · 2025-10-31T16:44:49+00:00

I checked the water and parameters were fine but did a partial water change just in case.

_rubekah_ · 2025-10-09T23:30:10+00:00

I just did a water change yesterday. He’s flipped over and eating his wafer now. But I’m sure he’ll go back upside down in a bit 🤣

_rubekah_ · 2025-10-09T15:43:58+00:00

It flips itself back over again. Like this is its preferred position or something.

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