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sick betta !!

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Question

sick betta
I won my betta in  afair 4 month ago. My betta lives in a 5 gallon tank by herself. I have a filter and a hitter. I also have 2 plastic plants and color rocks in the bottom. She is so picky, the only thing she liked was dry blood worms and she hadn't been eating them. Not too long ago I tried tiny little pieces of angus steak and she ate them happily, I was feeding her once of the 2 times a day with beef for 4 days but i got scared and stopped. I know she is not well because she is very lethargic and acts weird. She has a shaky swim, slow and all of a sudden she speeds up. I changed his water today and when I put him back in he got really swollen and has big difficulty to breath (very opened mouth and body very inflamed). Also, his head is gray (not cottony), but this is been happening for months now and i thought it was just losing his color. Please help me, I don't know what to do.

Answer
You should never feed fish beef. I would recommend putting your betta on a diet of pellets and occasionally blood worms as a treat. You can buy betta pellet food at your local pet store. Keep his water very clean and make sure the temperature is set around 76. Bettas are a tropical fish which prefer warmer water. A filter would aid in cleaning the tank and is a good idea, so continue with that. Any other questions feel free to ask. Hope he gets better with the new diet.