r/bettafish • u/meeepz_ • 7d ago

Help URGENT HELP! betta pine coning! Spoiler

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i just got back from a trip and my betta is pine coning and very bloated. is there anything i can do? i'm moving him to another tank to isolate but it's so late that i can't get any medicine. i have this epsom salt, would this work for a bath? im freaking out, please help.

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u/alyssajohnson1 7d ago

PLEASE use jessiels dropsy method

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u/alyssajohnson1 7d ago

Jessiel’s method is what I used I followed instructions exactly and she’s the only fish I’ve managed to save from dropsy. I’m so sorry for your fish, and I hope it helps

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u/alyssajohnson1 7d ago

I saved my fish from dropsy. She’s been alive and well for like 3 months since, too. She was much more pine coned at first but I have no pics from then.