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**Damon** · 06-10-2005, 06:06 AM

To answer you questions in order......

1. You are overfeeding him. Pellets swell up once exposed to water for a short period of time. Try to cut out one feeding and 1 pellet per feeding. A variety of foods would help also (daphnia, bloodworms, brine shrimp. Freeze dried or frozen is OK.)

2. Sounds like finrot. Your betta is most likely a VT (Veiltail). The most common betta tail type sold in stores. The conditions they are kept in are usually less than adequate. It will heal with a little TLC.

3. Could be both, playful and trying to make a bubblenest.

4. His coloration sounds normal to me.

Hope this helps.

06-10-2005, 06:06 AM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	To answer you questions in order...... 1. You are overfeeding him. Pellets swell up once exposed to water for a short period of time. Try to cut out one feeding and 1 pellet per feeding. A variety of foods would help also (daphnia, bloodworms, brine shrimp. Freeze dried or frozen is OK.) 2. Sounds like finrot. Your betta is most likely a VT (Veiltail). The most common betta tail type sold in stores. The conditions they are kept in are usually less than adequate. It will heal with a little TLC. 3. Could be both, playful and trying to make a bubblenest. 4. His coloration sounds normal to me. Hope this helps. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)