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Honestly, her scales look smooth to me, I think the pic just shows the color contrast.

She looks like this from the top. The Epsom salt bath didn't seem to have any effect, unfortunately.

juicebox wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:28 pm Honestly, I'm not convinced she's egg bound, it seems more like a bad case of dropsy to me. When you view her from above, do her scales appear to be protruding like a pinecone?

I'll give it a shot.

I'm still trying to figure out the best approach - should I try the wet Q-tip method or go with Epsom salt baths, or do both?

Honestly, I'm not convinced she's egg bound, it seems more like a bad case of dropsy to me. When you view her from above, do her scales appear to be protruding like a pinecone?


I'm getting a bit worried. I'm scared to squeeze her, to be honest. Is there another way I could try? Maybe the wet q ...

I've had my Betta since August and everything was fine until a couple weeks ago. My female started looking really bloated, so I cut back on feeding her but she just kept getting bigger. I thought maybe I was just being paranoid, but then I realized she was actually getting egg bound - I can see the ...