my male betta fish acting weird?

wonny

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I had a two hour trip with my betta in its bowl and before if i put my hand in the water it will swim up to it but now it swims/darts really fast away from it and it has not pooped i a month and it has a big belly i gave it peas but it I havent fed it cus am scared its gnna pop!
PLEAASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
You aren't being very clear. When was the trip? Was the trip a month ago and then afterward he stopped pooping? Or was the trip recently, and you have two problems, the darting away and the constipation?

Most problems like this are indicative of bad water quality... you should get him a bigger aquarium. A bowl is not sufficient. He needs at least 2.5 gallons, preferably 5 gallons, to be healthy... he probably hasn't pooped because he is stressed. The pea is helpful to get him to poo, but you still need to work on what caused it in the first place.

The bad water quality means there may be ammonia and nitrite in the water. Get liquid test kits for ammonia and nitrite. Test the water. If they are above zero, this is too high and you need to change the water frequently until it goes as low as possible.
 
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