Could a betta eat itself to death?

That brings up another question, is it dangerous for him to be eating an entire half(breaking it up with his mouth) of a pea? Other than it perhaps being difficult, he's not going to say, choke, is he? He seemed to enjoy tearing the pea apart after pulling it from my fingers.
 
Hi, I'm new to the forum :) I was just wondering, is the pea boiled or raw? I had a female betta that died once from overeating, but I never knew the bloating was a sign of overeating leading to death. I'm learning for my present betta :D
 
Mine overate and developed severe acute swim bladder problems - swimming in spirals upside down and almost vertical! Very scary stuff. I starved him for 2.5 days and he got back to normal, and now just 2-3 Hikari gold twice a day is all he gets, with some days having 2-3 single bloodworm. They may overeat if not rationed by a caring owner! Mine overate because I had a stupid autofeeder feeding flaked food twice daily while I was away. I managed to reduce the portion size by taping over the 'catcher' hole in the feeder tube, but it was still way too much. All animals live longer with slight underfeeding (including humans), fish being no exception. Over feeding is the surest way to a) increase algae, b) pollute the tank and c) shorten the life of your fish.

I also feel that a varied diet is good for bettas. One ACer was feeding gnats - live food will be an excellent supplement to more reliable sources. We are organic gardeners at home and use not form of herbicides, weedkillers or pesticides, so over the coming summer many 'new' young greenfly (which will be plentiful) will become delicious 'between-meal' snacks for our tanks' inmates!
 
TLT, the peas are boiled, or put in some hot water for a little bit.... then you take them out and pull the outter skin off and cool them off slightly. As long as the peas will squish between your fingers, they are soft enough for the fish :)
 
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