Feeding a betta
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I have two bettas. One would eat until he exploded if I let him, and the other takes a few bites and is done. Both are doing just fine.
I uses betta bites. He gets 4 in the morning before work, one at a time, then 4 at supper time, one at a time.
His name is Bob.
Tom
His name is Bob.
Tom
WaterBaby
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I feed mine Hikari Gold. They only get 4 pellets a day.
I have read that a fish's stomach is about as big as its eye. 4 pellets seem right to me. I also feed them brine shrimp,daphnia, and bloodworms on occasion. They will also eat a thawed frozen pea once and awhile (whether they are constipated or not).
I will also skip a day in-between feedings once in awhile.
I have read that a fish's stomach is about as big as its eye. 4 pellets seem right to me. I also feed them brine shrimp,daphnia, and bloodworms on occasion. They will also eat a thawed frozen pea once and awhile (whether they are constipated or not).
I will also skip a day in-between feedings once in awhile.
Siren
Mythological Creature
Bettas are pretty smart too, I feed mine at the same corner of the tank each time (both tanks of bettas). As soon as they see my fingers near the water (I also feed pellets), they rush over and wait for me to drop it. I drop it about an inch away from their faces so they can see it, and I only feed one pellet at a time. Gives me some sort of control over how much they are eating, so there is little to no waste. If they don't eat the last one I drop in, only one is wasted. And that one usually gets picked up by the filter.
As for bloodworms, I thaw mine in hot water in a cup and pull one worm out at a time with a toothpick. If you dangle it just barely in the water and move it around, they snap at it like bass. I'm "fishing" in my own tank...hehehe. They don't eat many bloodworms, maybe 2-3 a piece, and the rest I dump into my hatchling turtle tank, who eats them like a pig. If you don't have something else to eat them, the method of cutting the frozen block into pieces is a good idea. The large frozen blocks of bloodworms hold A Lot of frozen larvae.
As for bloodworms, I thaw mine in hot water in a cup and pull one worm out at a time with a toothpick. If you dangle it just barely in the water and move it around, they snap at it like bass. I'm "fishing" in my own tank...hehehe. They don't eat many bloodworms, maybe 2-3 a piece, and the rest I dump into my hatchling turtle tank, who eats them like a pig. If you don't have something else to eat them, the method of cutting the frozen block into pieces is a good idea. The large frozen blocks of bloodworms hold A Lot of frozen larvae.
i feed my betta a variety of stuff, and i think tht is wht important. i feed em flakes, pellets, blood worms, and the occasionall shelled pond snail. although i try to keep him on a mostly pellet diet.
a thing u can try tht gets my betta interested in new food is to push it around the tank with your finger, seem sto really get his attention if he thinks it's alieve, but be careful ive gotten nipped cple times.
a thing u can try tht gets my betta interested in new food is to push it around the tank with your finger, seem sto really get his attention if he thinks it's alieve, but be careful ive gotten nipped cple times.
Your temp is fine, I keep my Aquarium around 76-77 degree's because of my corydoras catfish, they don't like real high temperatures. My Betta loves flake food and freeze dried blood worms. I also have some Wardly betta pellets I feed him once in a great while but I don't like pellets because they have the tendency to cloud the water more easily. Some betta's are more finikey than others too. Dont worry, if he getts hungry enough he will eat his share. One thing to keep in mind too is that it doesn't take much food at all to fill a bettas stomach. They are not one of the bigger fish and it's not like you have a community there full of fish where you would use more food.
Years ago I had a betta and it seemed like he never ate but I couldn't figure out why he stayed alive and kept growing. Come to find out he was picking the food off the bottom when I wasn't looking. I have found that each individual betta can have different personalities and eating habbits.
I use Kordons Amquel Plus and Novaqua Plus to treat my bettas water and I seem to be having excellent results with this product.
Years ago I had a betta and it seemed like he never ate but I couldn't figure out why he stayed alive and kept growing. Come to find out he was picking the food off the bottom when I wasn't looking. I have found that each individual betta can have different personalities and eating habbits.
I use Kordons Amquel Plus and Novaqua Plus to treat my bettas water and I seem to be having excellent results with this product.
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