I'm really worried about my dragon scale Crowntail Betta. I realised that in the last couple of weeks he has had a bump, like in the picture, on his body on both sides.

He has started to curl his body to the side every now and again. I know he has been a bit bored since I put him in a 5 gallon tank by himself, but lately he hasn't seemed himself. He only swims at all if he sees me and sometimes I'll watch him from my doorway where he can't see me and he'll just be hovering above the gravel on the bottom of the tank, sometimes at a slight angle.

I gave him a pea a couple of hours ago because he looked a bit big in the stomach and I've only given him a tiny bit of food the past 2 days and soaking them in water before I gave it to him, cause I thought he could be constipated.

More information:

• He has a stringy poo hanging out of him.
• I got him during the Christmas holidays.
• I haven't been feeding him the highest quality food.
• He is still eating eagerly
• There is a black dot on one of his fins

I can't really decide if it's just me or whether his scales are slightly raised

I'm really worried about my dragon scale Crowntail Betta. I realised that in the last couple of weeks he has had a bump, like in the picture, on his body on both sides.

He has started to curl his body to the side every now and again. I know he has been a bit bored since I put him in a 5 gallon tank by himself, but lately he hasn't seemed himself. He only swims at all if he sees me and sometimes I'll watch him from my doorway where he can't see me and he'll just be hovering above the gravel on the bottom of the tank, sometimes at a slight angle.

I gave him a pea a couple of hours ago because he looked a bit big in the stomach and I've only given him a tiny bit of food the past 2 days and soaking them in water before I gave it to him, cause I thought he could be constipated.

More information:

• He has a stringy poo hanging out of him.
• I got him during the Christmas holidays.
• I haven't been feeding him the highest quality food.
• He is still eating eagerly
• There is a black dot on one of his fins

I can't really decide if it's just me or whether his scales are slightly raised

I'm really worried about my dragon scale Crowntail Betta- valentine.. I realised the last couple of weeks his had a bump like thing on his body ( I was thing something got to do with his insides)on both sides, as you can kida see from the pic, that valentine wouldn't stay still for.....and his started like curling his body to the side every once and awhile..also I know his been a bit bored since I put him in a 5gallon by himself, but lately he hasn't seemed himself.. he only swims at all if he sees me.. sometimes I'll watch him from my doorway where he can't see me and he'll just be hovering above the gravel on the bottom of the tank- some times in a slight angle.. I gave him a pea a couple of hours ago because he looked a bit big in the stomach and Iv only given him a tiny bit of food the past 2 days and soaking them in water before I gave it to him, cause I thought he could be constipated.. and he now has a stingy like poo hanging out of him..?? I got him during the Christmas holidays.. and his been not the most quality food.... also I can't really decide if it's just me- or his scales are slightly raised.. his still earlgarly eating.. but I'm really worried about him.. please help..

I'm really worried about my dragon scale Crowntail Betta. I realised that in the last couple of weeks he has had a bump, like in the picture, on his body on both sides.

He has started to curl his body to the side every now and again. I know he has been a bit bored since I put him in a 5 gallon tank by himself, but lately he hasn't seemed himself. He only swims at all if he sees me and sometimes I'll watch him from my doorway where he can't see me and he'll just be hovering above the gravel on the bottom of the tank, sometimes at a slight angle. 

I gave him a pea a couple of hours ago because he looked a bit big in the stomach and I've only given him a tiny bit of food the past 2 days and soaking them in water before I gave it to him, cause I thought he could be constipated.

More information:

• He has a stringy poo hanging out of him.
• I got him during the Christmas holidays.
• I haven't been feeding him the highest quality food.
• He is still eating eagerly
• There is a black dot on one of his fins

I can't really decide if it's just me or whether his scales are slightly raised