What might cause bloat with Bettas

[Gill Passman]

If (I really mean when - lol) I get a replacement Betta what can I do to
avoid him getting bloat?

Thanks
Gill

[anemone]

Feed your betta a varied diet of pellets, bloodworm, peas ...anything to
create variety in his (or her) diet that they are willing to eat!
"Gill Passman" <gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If (I really mean when - lol) I get a replacement Betta what can I do to
> avoid him getting bloat?
>
> Thanks
> Gill
>
>

[IDzine01]

Bloating can be caused by a few things. Diet is one of them. This
usually is not serious and can be avoided by understanding betta
digestive anatomy. Another type of bloat is known as "Dropsy". This is
often caused by a bacterial infection but can be brought on by a virus,
fungal or parasitic infection as well. In tropical fish it is almost
always fatal and is characteristically associated with body swelling
and protruding scales (pine-cone effect) Dropsy is fairly common among
bettas and can lead to sudden or unexpected death.

http://www.nippyfish.net/constipation.html
http://www.nippyfish.net/dropsy.html

[Gill Passman]

"IDzine01" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Bloating can be caused by a few things. Diet is one of them. This
> usually is not serious and can be avoided by understanding betta
> digestive anatomy. Another type of bloat is known as "Dropsy". This is
> often caused by a bacterial infection but can be brought on by a virus,
> fungal or parasitic infection as well. In tropical fish it is almost
> always fatal and is characteristically associated with body swelling
> and protruding scales (pine-cone effect) Dropsy is fairly common among
> bettas and can lead to sudden or unexpected death.
>
> http://www.nippyfish.net/constipation.html
> http://www.nippyfish.net/dropsy.html
>

Took a look at your articles - great site :-). I'm sure I will visit a lot
if/when/before the new Betta arrives.

Still don't know what caused the sudden demise of my poor Betta - he never
had any pineconing - but then it was all over within a 24 hour period. He
was fed a mix of blood worm, daphinia, brine shrimp and flake - so maybe
diet. Although just before I took him out of the tank he was "wobbly"
indicating some sort of Swim Bladder Problem once he was in the small tank
he showed no indication of this. I guess I will never know - but what it has
taught me is that I need to know more about these fish before keeping one
again.

I think all of this leads me to ask the question as to whether a Betta is
suitable for a Community Tank? I would have thought the risk of overfeeding
for the Betta would increase in this type of environment as there is more
feed available. If I get another, I'm inclined to keep him in the 5gall on
his own.

Thanks