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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?
Aimee /blockquote>

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 m...See More
Oct 29, 2007
node357 I think he may just be getting old. The same thing is happening to my Betta too. He does manage to get the food eventually, though.
Sep 1, 2008


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