I have a male betta fish and he looks like he's going to have babies. I clean his bowl every week and feed him normally and yes he is a boy(he has all those pretty fins)He looks like he swallowed a marble,can fish get tumors?
2006-08-22 18:18:59 · 7 answers · asked by tootsie 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
Bettas can get tumors but they are very uncommon. There are two common causes for that marble look you discribe. First is overfeeding. Bettas tend to bloat when overfed so it's important to keep an eye on their portion sizes. Try http://www.nippyfish.net/constipation.html for more detailed info. The other common cause is Dropsy. This is a symptom believed to be caused by organ failure. Fluid builds up in the bettas abdomen often causing severe bloating or pineconing. (scales sticking out) This, sadly, is usually fatal. Here's more on Dropsy. http://www.nippyfish.net/dropsy.html
2006-08-23 13:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nippyfish.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas will display their fins in all of their color to a mirror since they do not recognize their reflections and think it is another male infringing on their territory. The stretching of the fins and opening of the gills to display the membrane enables the male to look twice his resting size and is called flaring, or displaying.
Since they are aggesive it may have also eating another small fish but a tumore is out of the question. SImple hold it in you hand an squeez gently to determine if is food or a marble.
2006-08-22 19:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by righteous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its possible that he is bloated or has some type of dieases.
look around the internet and see what you can learn at an actual site dealing with tropical fish.
how long has he been like this and if he is eating things should be ok
2006-08-22 18:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by f4fanactic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how long he look like that and what eva he ate it will go through the system and he will be fine unless he has health problems i say give it at least two weeks then get help r get ready to flush
2006-08-22 18:25:30 · answer #4 · answered by vetta b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You Are either over feeding him or he has dropsy go to www.petfish.net for more answers.
2006-08-23 05:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by spluvver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe u r feeding him to much or he is just getting fat
2006-08-23 02:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Anna♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you feeding him too much?
2006-08-22 18:20:43 · answer #7 · answered by cging22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋