like I said he isn't over fed and he doesn't have raised scales and his stomach really doesn't look that bad so I don't think it is dropsy. could it be constipation or something else? if you can't tell in the picture, the bloating starts immediately behind his gills and ends where his bottom fins begin. I know that when my cichlids become constipated I should give them peas but I don't know whether or not you can do the same with betas, or if he even is in fact constipated... any suggestions on what it is and what I should do to treat it is much appreciated.