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Betta Fish: Is he overweight?


This is Pi and I had him for 5 months. I feed 5 bug bites in the morning and a pinch of frozen brine shrimp at night. I feed frozen bloodworms occasionally. Am I feeding too much? He seems a bit round. I will post a side view in the comments section



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Posted by Training-Ear-3865

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  2. Training-Ear-3865 on

    • ⁠Tank size: 5 gallon

    • ⁠Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes

    • ⁠Tank temperature: 80F

    • ⁠Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: API test kit, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates

    • ⁠How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: tank 6 months, fish 5 months

    • ⁠How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: water change every 2 weeks, about 25%, siphon and take out some water, then add water with prime

    • ⁠Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: 2 Amano shrimp and a Neritr snail

    • ⁠What do you feed and how much: 5-6 bug bites am, a pinch of brine shrimp pm, occasional bloodworm

    • ⁠Decorations and plants in the tank: a piece of drift wood, lot’s of guppy grass, and one floating log

  4. Piclelate on

    You are feeding him too much, bettas only require about 3-5 pellets over the day. He is a bit of a rotundus haha.
    Fasting one day a week may help

  7. Blossoming_Rosey on

    if it was a female it would be debatable as females are typically thicker and carry eggs, but as a male he’s a little tubby lmao. I would just “diet” him by feeding a little less and feed like every other day

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