Beta fish question?

Question

my beta fish has a weird poofy cheek...anyone know why this would happen and how i can help him ?

Answer 1

Does it look kind of fuzzy? If so...it's probably fungus. Use Melafix.

Answer 2

sometimes they eat rocks on the bottom of the tank.

Answer 3

That's not good.  They really crank those fish out.  Sometimes you get a bad one.  I would at least take him back, sorry =(

And when you get the next one... you know you're not supposed to keep them in the little bowls, right?  I'll assume so!

Answer 4

maybe hes a blowfish

Answer 5

If by cheek you mean the area around the gills you could just be feeding him too much.

They only need to eat 2-3 pellets/blood worms etc. at each meal, two times a day. (4-6 in total during a day)

A bettas stomach is only as big as its eye.

It could also be constipated (lol!) which is quite common in bettas.  Fast him for a day, feed him a shelled soft pea, and fast him another day or two. If this doesn't work you could have something more serious on your hands.

Also, bettas are known to get tumors or....

Your betta could have dropsy. Dropsy has an unknown cause and is fatal 99% of the time. :(

But by your description I do not really know what is wrong with him.

This a good website for bettas and can help you diagnose your lovely little betta: http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_diseases....