Curing Betta Fish Constipation: How to Give a Betta Fish Exlax

INTRODUCTION: Did you know betta fish can get constipated too? Did you know there’s a betta equivalent of exlax? If you didn’t know that the answer to both questions is a resounding “YES!” then you definitely need to read on. Because when it comes to how to take care of betta fish, this is important to know.

You see if you think you’re the only one who’s not been able to make the most out of their visits to john lately, you’re not alone. Believe it or not even our finny friends also have their share of bowel problems. Especially when fed a rich diet of live food that overwhelms their digestive system.

Luckily it’s not a matter of life and death for them actually (since this isn’t exactly one of the betta fish diseases they are prone to). At least most of the time things will work themselves out. But if you leave these poor guys unhelped, then it just could be a bigger problem than you might imagine.

Besides can you take the thought of seeing your prized betta looking all sluggish, just sitting on the bottom of the tank the entire day? Not what a typical betta would do, is it? Since a healthy and happy betta would be so restless, swimming about and checking his domain to make sure all is well. Irregularity will do that to a guy.

So let’s play betta fish doctor for a bit and see if we can’t get to the bottom of what causes the constipation in the first place to help you treat the problem. So what are the typical causes? Here’s three.

Too much food, too frequent feeding
Constipation in betta fish may be caused by feeding too much food or feeding too frequently. In short, overfeeding. Ideally, betta fish should be fed not more than twice a day. And you should limit the amount of food to around 1-3 pellets per meal. If you’re feeding live foods, 1-2 pieces should be more than enough.

Boring diet
Bettas can be finicky eaters. Give them the same kind of food every day and they’re going to get tired of it eventually. Worse, this could develop into constipation. Especially when their main grub solely comes from rich, live food sources like brine shrimp or bloodworms. Ideally, you’d need to vary the food of your betta giving him specially formulated betta pellets and flakes alternately with a dose of brine shrimp, tubifex worms, or mosquito larvae maybe once a week or so.

Stress
Many betta fish experts say that stress could also be the reason why bettas get constipated. How do the fish get stressed? Well, in a lot of ways. 100% water changes can be stressful to bettas. Placing the tank in a high traffic area could also stress out your betta making it feel somewhat nauseated basically because they love to gaze at people.

CONCLUSION: Now that you know what might have caused your betta’s condition, you should then be able to make the necessary changes in the way you’re currently taking care of your betta. Although for now the best you can do is to come up with remedies for relieving the betta’s constipated condition. If you’d like, why not read more about the keys to your betta’s bowel.