"Klane" wrote in message
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Now when a fish shows this much swelling (you stated that it's swelling
evenly throughout the fish's body and not just the belly area where one
would first think eggs), there is little chance for saving that fish.
However, you'll be wise to figure out why this happened to this fish
and correct it (if possible).
I would keep the fish in quarantine, and do a 40% water change on the
main tank she came from.

It isn't the entire body, just the "chest" area. How big would they get
with eggs? Seriously she is huge there and now she's having problems
swimming, she has to really wiggle in an exagerated manner to swim
someplace. We do have a male betta but he's kept across the room in a
smaller tank.

Klane


A female will fill up with eggs with out a male being in the tank, my female
is full with eggs most times. When my female had dropsy her entire body was
blew up not just the belly.
Have you ever seen a female full with eggs? Tynk has some pics that could
show you or you can do a search.
If you did not say the fish was having a hard time swimming i would say its
just eggs since you say its just the belly but if she is having a hard time
swimming then thats not good.
Nik