Recused this girl on the 23rd from a guy on marketplace that "drunk bought" her. She's only my second betta ever, sweet girl too. I just genuinely can't tell what is happening with her, whether she is just obese, pineconing, or if those are stress marks which just assume they are.
Poor thing was in a two gallon tank that was covered in algae with a filter that hadn't been cleaned or replaced in god knows how long, tossed the whole thing after moving her over
Any advice is appreciated, I honest could just be overreacting
https://v.redd.it/9zyh9gy5jo9g1
Posted by Medical_Reach8116
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She’s in a ten gallon that’s a couple of weeks old with a small school of panda corys!
It’s hard to tell from the video, but right at the end it looks like her scales are pine coning a bit, which is not great. This matches up with her size, as pine coning is the result of internal fluid build up. I haven’t treated this myself, but the only advice I’ve ever seen be successful is a hospital tank with epsom salts and klanaplex.
https://jessielbettas.substack.com/p/treating-dropsy-in-bettas
Fast her if you haven’t yet. If she is pineconing, use epsom salt, make sure it has no added scents or anything. The link the other commenter shared is a great resource!