Re: Betta can't eat, what's going on?

Posted by Aimee on 10/29/07

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Are his eyes bulging at all? They do, anyway, as a betta, but are they popping
out at all? I think he may have a little popeye. This is often a bacterial infection
in the eye which can be treated with an antibiotic like maracyn 2 or tetracycline.

See if it improves in the next couple of days. If not, you may consider
medicating.

Let me know if you have other ??s
aimee

On 10/22/07, Susan wrote:
> My betta appears to be healthy, he lives in a tank he's
> been happy with for years that I clean regularly. He seems
> to be happy and healthy, but lately he can't eat his food.
> I feed him "baby betta pellets" which he's always devoured
> before. When I drop the pellets in, he strikes at them as
> usual, but he can't get them! He tries and tries, but he
> can't hit them now. I know he's not blind, he get excited
> when he sees me pick up the pellet package and looks to
> the top to see where they land and float, but the poor
> little guy just can't hit them. He hasn't been able to eat
> for a week now, what to do?

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Betta can't eat, what's going on?, 10/22/07, by Susan.
• Re: Betta can't eat, what's going on?, 10/29/07, by Aimee.
• Re: Betta can't eat, what's going on?, 9/01/08, by node357.