Betta Fish Eating Flakes
If you are still wondering why your betta fish isn t eating it s important to remember that betta fish are cold blooded fish whose metabolism is directly related to the water temperature where they live betta fish need their water to be kept at a stable temperature between 24 c and 26 c 75 2 f and 78 8 f since their metabolism speeds up in warmer waters they need to eat more to.
Betta fish eating flakes. Fresno california on this video i feed two of my betta fish with tetra betta flakes. This is extremely common in bettas and normally isn t something to worry about. In most cases it s going to be constipation that your betta is suffering from.
I know some people that say that feeding my betta flake food is bad but that s the only thing he ll eat and i also tried giving him freeze dried food but he won t take it either. My betta fish doesn t like to eat pellet or granular foods but it does respond to eating tropical flake food that i crush in between my fingers. I am not sure about the betta eating tropical fish flakes and i am not inclined to find out since my male betta is carring for fry they hatched today they are my first spawning and im so exited and my female is a very picky eater and won t even eat betta flakes.
Purple love initially didn t like flakes. November 6 2018 location. But gradually i introduced it to him and now he loves it.
Yes beta s are picky eaters. How often to feed your betta fishtable of contents1 how often to feed your betta fish2 how much to feed your betta3 what to feed a betta fish4 how to. However if your fish is happy eating the fish flakes then keep doing it.
The trick is when you take your betta fish home and start trying to feed them other foods like flakes or pellets they might not be used to it. These particular betta flakes are made from wild salmon which not only provides your betta with the omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids that they need but also helps to bring out the colors of your betta making them look even more beautiful. You should be feeding your fish blood worms meal worms brine shrimp as well as pellets and flakes and some cooked vegetables.
Betta s are a different kind of fish that eats a variety of food the least favorite being the traditional flakes you re probably used to feeding other fish. Almost all fish do well on a diet that includes flakes and some of the best betta fish flakes on the market come from omega one. Here is a small video on how i feed my betta purple love.