| Bettas have weird feeding habits. At one point, | | | | couple of days without being fed, so if you have |
| they can eat anything but then again, they can be | | | | to leave the fishes for a weekend, you don't |
| very picky too. But one thing is for sure, they | | | | need to worry if they miss a day or two without |
| only have tiny stomachs, so overfeeding them is | | | | eating. However, if you have to leave for more |
| a big no-no. This can lead to swim bladder disease, | | | | than 2 days, you should have someone to feed |
| GI blockage, or even death. | | | | them and clean the water in their tank. You may |
| In feeding a betta fish, you can give the adult | | | | also use automatic feeder in feeding a betta fish. |
| bettas 3 to 4 pellets each day at once or you | | | | When feeding a betta fish, be sure to have his |
| can feed them twice a day with 1 to 2 pellets | | | | attention before you drop the food in his tank. |
| each time. You can feed them more during | | | | The best way of feeding a betta fish is to drop a |
| pre-spawning but not more than 4 times each | | | | tiny bit of frozen bloodworms or brine shrimp |
| day with black worms and mosquito larvae. For | | | | close to his face. You can then check if the fish |
| young bettas, they can only be fed after they | | | | get the food right away. If he did not eat it for |
| reach 5 days old with boiled egg yolk or brine | | | | more than 15 minutes, you have to remove the |
| shrimp. | | | | uneaten food to avoid getting the water cloudy |
| In feeding a betta fish with live worms, do not | | | | and polluted. But if it already turned cloudy, you |
| just pick worms from the gardens. The best live | | | | have to change it. Also, watch out for the nitrite |
| worms for your fishes can be purchased at a | | | | and ammonia levels in the aquarium as harmful |
| local fish store or pet supplies shops. | | | | bacteria can affect your fish life. |
| Betta specific pellets are good in feeding a betta | | | | Also, do not feed your fishes with your hands. |
| fish but frozen and live foods are preferred. You | | | | You may put the foods in a container lid before |
| can also incorporate treats in their diets by giving | | | | dropping them to the tank or use tweezers in |
| them bloodworms or fruit flies. These treats can | | | | picking the food out of a plastic bag. This will |
| be provided about two times a week only. Some | | | | prevent you from contacting with bacteria and |
| healthy treats that you can give other than foods | | | | the likes. |
| include giving them a crystal clean water for their | | | | Now, what if your betta spits out the foods you |
| tank or buying them a silk plant. | | | | gave him? If they spit out the pellets, you can try |
| Besides giving your fishes a treat, skipping food | | | | soaking them in water to make them more |
| one day each week is also a good practice. This | | | | palatable. What's good about bettas is that they |
| will allow their digestive system to rest and clean | | | | can be trained to accept and take new foods |
| itself out. The betta fish can actually survive a | | | | even after spitting them out at first. |