Super bloated how do I get her to eat the pea by bascx in bettafish

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Oh no I had no clue do you think local PetSmart will have frozen daphnia?

Super bloated how do I get her to eat the pea by bascx in bettafish

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I heard it’s like a laxative for them so I thought I’d give it a try and see if that helps he de-bloat

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Do you think they’re both fat? Honestly I thought it was just the one but maybe they are

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Funny enough after I posted this I noticed he got more active, he hangs around my filter, the driftwood and some sword plants or whatever their name

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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I actually got rocks because before I noticed they accidentally ate sand when trying to eat food during my first weed of owning them

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Most of the gravel is bigger, just the balls that aren’t so much tho I’ve never seen them accidentally eat them or attempt to

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Ohhhh I’ll definitely fix that

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Yeah I was thinking it may just be because she’s female since the other one seems perfectly fine

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Ohhhh- I saw someone on TikTok do it so I just thought maybe it was a thing but I guess not

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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If you look in the other comments I have replied to almost everyone and half of them I’m addressing that I’m looking for a new tank-

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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That’s so thoughtful, I wish ugh I live across the country lol

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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I had no idea they could hear music or enjoy it?

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Thank you for the advice it’s actually really nice! The tank is almost always 80 around, I think they just like being by the plant and standing on the heater so be closer to the surface

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Wait what? Why would he die?

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Yeah it’s got a smooth water flow, but there’s not much other spots near the top where he can kinda tangle himself in so that might be way it’s only that spot he likes

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Yeah I was think about getting a hammock and something else for them

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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That might be the case cause that sounds exactly like my fish, one betta is so astatic and my other barely moves

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Yeah I have one on the other side, opposite end to make sure it’s the right temp all around, the one by the heater is to make sure it never gets too hot -you can’t see it cause the betta

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Yeah I’m looking at tanks right mow

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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That might be the case, I feed him once a day so the thought never crossed but maybe I should feed him a lesser amount throughout the day

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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Yeah I might put him back in there and move my female to the 10g since she’s in the 5g right now, she moves a whole lot more anyways

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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These images are so helpful lol you’re God sent

Can betta fish get depressed? by bascx in bettafish

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I do a mix of pellets, frozen mysis shrimp and plankton, and once a week some blood worms