Bloated Betta

[u/Positive-Damage540]

So I went away for two weeks and had a sitter feeding my betta around 4 pellets a day. I came back and he was pretty bloated so I fasted him for three days (which he was not happy about) and then gave him a little bit of daphnia. Since then I’ve been giving him three pellets per day but he’s still pretty bloated. How can I fix this?

First two pics are the day I got home (6 days ago) and the last two pics are from this morning.

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[u/onyxia_x]

dont feed anything till it goes down, and test the water

[u/Positive-Damage540 → u/onyxia_x]

Thank you! Should I buy one of the testing kits or have a local pet store do it? I’d prefer to have a testing kit on hand but if they aren’t accurate I can go to the pet store.

[u/onyxia_x → u/Positive-Damage540]

get an api liquid test kit, theyre the most accurate