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Step 7Betta Food
Betta Food
Feed your once a day everyday some betta fish food. About once a week, don't feed your betta so their digestive system can rest. Please do not overfeed, overfeeding can pollute their water and even kill them.'" Only feed them what they will consume in 2 minutes.
They should be fed betta pellets such as Tetramin Granules Tropical Fish Food (Image 2) or Atison's Betta Food (Image 3). Don't feed them fatty betta food or fish flakes as they will not eat it.
As a treat, you can feed them freeze dried or live brine shrimp and tubifex worms.
Feed your once a day everyday some betta fish food. About once a week, don't feed your betta so their digestive system can rest. Please do not overfeed, overfeeding can pollute their water and even kill them.'" Only feed them what they will consume in 2 minutes.
They should be fed betta pellets such as Tetramin Granules Tropical Fish Food (Image 2) or Atison's Betta Food (Image 3). Don't feed them fatty betta food or fish flakes as they will not eat it.
As a treat, you can feed them freeze dried or live brine shrimp and tubifex worms.
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Sep 23, 2009. 3:27 PMsnuzzle
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"Feed only what they will consume in 2 minutes" is a good rule of thumb for a lot of fish, but not bettas. In two minutes, a betta can eat enough food to literally eat himself to death. They have no self-control mechanism because in the wild, food is scarce. It's better to only give him about 3-4 pellets at a time, and then eyeball his belly after a couple of minutes once the food has settled. Does his belly still look flat? If so, feed another pellet or two. Does it look bloated? Feed less next time. Otherwise, excellent guide.
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Jun 16, 2009. 9:39 AMdarkschneiderx
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oh yeah nd i also need to tell you that i didnt find any live food for my fish from any pet shop which is quite disappointing..
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Aug 5, 2009. 10:29 AMiGabe (author)
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Hmm, generally pet shops that sell more than just fish and aquarium supplies don't sell live food... try searching online or going to a fish/aquarium store
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Jun 16, 2009. 9:36 AMdarkschneiderx
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hey hello, m from Pakistan nd i want to know if i can make or grow live fish food for my Betta at home like ummm bloodworms or cause i heard live food is the best..
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Aug 5, 2009. 10:28 AMiGabe (author)
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Yes, live food is great for bettas. It's better than dry food because it has a higher moisture content that dry food which helps the betta digest it easier (as well as a lot of proteins which can help your betta's color - pigments). But never feed your bettas JUST live food as a staple diet, for example, depending on where you get it, it might carry disease and infection.
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