Question about feeding Bettas

[Finzzup]

Just curious here... does anybody feed all those Bettas that sit in the little cups at Walmart and other stores? Or do they starve until someone buys them?? How long can a Betta go without food?

Also -- how often should one be fed? I have one at work in a 2G jar and each morning when I arrive, I give him about 6 pellets of "Betta Bio-Gold" -- they float on the water and he usually gobbles them up. Then about 4:30 p.m. I give him 2-3 more. Is this too much or too little??

Also - I usually have the maintenance guy come in and feed him on the weekends -- could he go two days without food IF the maintenance guy didnt' make it in?

THANKS!

 

[TheMightyQueenPixie]

It can take up to 6 weeks to starve a Betta to death. Periodically missing a feeding is actually a good thing as it gives the fish a chance to completely empty their digestive tract. A Bettas stomach is about 3 times the size of their eye. I'd cut the morning feed down to 3 pellets. If you want to give a snackin the late afternoon that should be ok.

 

[Pootspete]

I feed my Betta twice a day and during the week I will give him a treat of freezed dried bloodworms. He gobbles those up.

 

[TheMightyQueenPixie]

Blood worms are a great idea...Maybe feed some of those in the afternoon instead of the pellets again...You can get them freeze dried in a can...

 

[Finzzup]

Bloodworms. Ugh! Sounds disgusting!

Now I have to find them! How much would I give my Betta? And, are they going to make the water all messy? (Originally, I had bought a giant can of Betta food at Walmart for about $1 and it just totally made the water a mess! This Betta Bio-Gold was $2.50 for about a teaspoon of pellets in the package, but it is MUCH nicer and the Betta seems to like it better.)

 

[Pootspete]

It is not that disgusting. I too thought it would gross me out. I buy mine in a small plastic bottle for I think the price is $1.99, at my LFS. I just give a pinch of it.

Nope, does not make water messy.

 

[TheMightyQueenPixie]

They are great...They look like little dried up worms...Not messy at all