Betta Not Eating Daphnia
Since the daphnia are live you can put quite a bit in they will be there later when he is hungry again.
Betta not eating daphnia. Even as the daphnia bob and weave to avoid their fate. It is recommended you give them the frozen kind as these contain vitamins needed for growth. The loss of appetite will be accompanied by some other symptoms so if no other strange behaviors or appearances try resolving the issue in other.
I m coming to the conclusion that he might be blind. They may be moving slowly in the water having weird coloration changes or other have other behavior changes. Frozen and live daphnia and he didn t eat any of it.
My beta hasn t eaten in i would say a week and half. But in fact you re just simply feeding him too much. If your betta fish is not eating and laying at bottom he may well be feeling poorly.
Apparently the presence of live prey arouses long dormant instincts and unleashes the inner hunter in even the most docile betta fish. It is good to give your betta a varied diet. I would give him as much as he wants.
One of the first and most common sign is a betta fish not eating regularly. A betta s stomach is about the size of his eye so if you re giving him too much food then he s not going to be able to eat it all. This is fun to watch but it also means knowing bettas are going to eat until they feel full.
Rather at age 3 4 weeks old your betta fry will be ready to eat daphnia. Betta fish like to eat. To encourage your new betta fish to eat you can.