Post by bill on Feb 27, 2006 21:53:52 GMT -5
Our Betta is not eating and has a reddish growth or protrusion in anal area. Any ideas? 
We have had our Betta for about 1 year. It resides in a 1 gallon bowl by himself. We change the water every 4 days and add aquarium salt and fungus clear each time. The water temperature is usually around 70°. When we first got him we were feeding him the BettaMin Tropical Medley flakes which he did eat. Once in a while we feed him dried bloodworms. Then he stop eating both of those so we tried Wardley Betta Premium Food. He ate it a few times and then stopped. Then we found Hikari Betta Bio-Gold. He loved it. We feed him no more than twice a day, usually just once. He seems alert, gets excited when we are near the bowl. Has some bubbles around the top but hasn't made a big bubble nest in about 2 weeks. About a week ago he put food in his mouth but spit it out. Now food doesn't interest him. As I stated at the beginning, there is a red/pinkish growth at the anal area. (I don't have a way to display a picture.) My wife says she had a horse that got something similar when it was constipated. We haven't seen any feces lately too. So, does anyone have any ideas?
We have had our Betta for about 1 year. It resides in a 1 gallon bowl by himself. We change the water every 4 days and add aquarium salt and fungus clear each time. The water temperature is usually around 70°. When we first got him we were feeding him the BettaMin Tropical Medley flakes which he did eat. Once in a while we feed him dried bloodworms. Then he stop eating both of those so we tried Wardley Betta Premium Food. He ate it a few times and then stopped. Then we found Hikari Betta Bio-Gold. He loved it. We feed him no more than twice a day, usually just once. He seems alert, gets excited when we are near the bowl. Has some bubbles around the top but hasn't made a big bubble nest in about 2 weeks. About a week ago he put food in his mouth but spit it out. Now food doesn't interest him. As I stated at the beginning, there is a red/pinkish growth at the anal area. (I don't have a way to display a picture.) My wife says she had a horse that got something similar when it was constipated. We haven't seen any feces lately too. So, does anyone have any ideas? 
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