How to know if female betta is bloated or pregnant?

[Death03]

I have my new F betta a while ago, can anyone post a pic to tell the difference between a bloated and a pregnant female? She is in the lfs with other female bettas so I don't think that she is pregnant?

 

[Rivers2k]

Not pregnant just full of food. Bettas Lay eggs they are not live bearers. There is a whole courtship involved for the female to start developing eggs. The male actually squeezes the eggs out of the female.

 

[Death03]

Thank you rivers! Should i not feed her in a few days to make her tummy empty?

 

[Rivers2k]

You shouldn't over feed but bettas, mollies, platties, many other fish all get round bellies like like that when eating. I would feed about 5 pellets once a day.

 

[Death03]

She's very new to me i didn't have the chance to feed it personally because from the lfs her belly is round already

 

[big54bob]

Sounds Constipated. Feed her some daphinia.