Betta Fish Spitting Out Food Pellets

Sometimes betta owners become concerned when they see that their pet is spitting out his food.

Betta fish spitting out food pellets. My fish splash hates flakes and will only eat pellets. My last fish did not eat for like 1 week. This too is common behavior and it s believed to be a mechanism for breaking down and softening the food.

Try some live bloodworms or live brine shrimp if all else fails either one will almost always entice your. The most common reason your betta is spitting out food is simply that it s too big. While this seems alarming the reasons behind it are thing you can quickly treat.

I feed my betta the omega one betta buffet pellets. Bettas often do not prefer flakes and will eat them at the last resort. A common concern amongst new betta owners is their betta fish expelling food out.

So in a lot of cases your betta will spit food out a couple of times because he literally can t swallow it. The most common reason your betta is spitting out food is simply that it s too big. Even if he keeps spitting out food dont worry.

Don t be alarmed if the betta spits out its food. Your betta s stomach is roughly the size of its eyeball and some pellets are even bigger than that. And when you over feed your fish and that food gets spit out it sinks to the bottom of your tank and makes for bad water quality for the water and filter.

My suggestion is to switch to a different type of betta food and give him a treat often like blood worms. However this doesn t mean he s not eating. Sometimes he does end up eating it after spitting his spitting out routine and other times he just loses interest in that pellet and.