Betta Bites - Aquarium Advice

cginflorida · 06-08-2004, 01:21 PM

3 measly little Hikari Gold Betta Bites doesn't seem like enough food for one meal. That's all I've been feeding him, but he gulps it down and then looks at me like "Can you spare it? I want more!"

I give him something different at each meal - FD bloodworms, betta flakes, FD tubifex worms, plankton, FD shrimp. He's not starving by any means, I just feel bad when his meal is just the 3 tiny pellets.

krap101 · 06-08-2004, 04:20 PM

give im 6 then 8P

oscarbreeder · 06-08-2004, 04:25 PM

I useualy feed my bett 5-6 pellets at once.
As long as he eats them all.

grimlock3000 · 06-08-2004, 05:14 PM

My Betta does not eat the Betta pellets. He is strictly a flake food eater now, and my Guppies gobble up all the Betta pellets when I put them in

swanandmokashi · 06-08-2004, 05:32 PM

i feed mine 3-4 in the morning and 3 in the evening on alternate days .Other days I feed him bloodworms (3-4 in the moring and 3 in the evening). One day of the week I fast him

**An t-iasg** · 06-08-2004, 05:48 PM

I know -- it really doesn't look like enough. But overfeeding is bad too. I do what swanandmokashi does

On the days that the bettas get the Hikari betta pellets (3 for my smaller betta and 4 for my bigger betta) in the mornings, they also get some freeze-dried daphnia in the evenings. It works out to every other day that they get fed in the evenings. I think splitting up the two mealtimes is better than giving him possibly too much at one time. I think this is a balance between feeding them enough, but not overfeeding.

I thought when I opened this topic that it was about HBH Betta Bites. This is another brand of betta food. These pellets used to be bigger than they are now. Now, they are just about the size of a grain of pepper. My bettas can't even see them. I fed them to my previous bettas a few years ago. When I bought more, I noticed the size change. I don't feed them to the bettas that I have now. I used the HBH Betta Bites when I was treating my main betta tanks for [acronym:6544ea4ce3="Cyanobacteria"]cyano[/acronym:6544ea4ce3], and I took the sponge filters out. I put the sponge filters in the frig for the length of the treatment, and I "fed" the bacteria in the sponge filters by sprinkling the HBH Betta Bites over the sponge. It worked -- when I took the sponge filters out of the frig about a week later, and tested the water that they were in, the ammonia was 0!

swanandmokashi · 06-08-2004, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by An t-iasg

I do what swanandmokashi does

Is n't it the other way really ?? !

I made this schedule based on your advice An t-iasg !

cginflorida · 06-08-2004, 08:47 PM

I know it's bad to overfeed, that's why I follow the directions on the package. In fact, the directions say 1-3 pellets depending on the size of the betta.

Boy, he'd REALLY be ticked if I only gave him one.

I feed twice a day, too.

**An t-iasg** · 06-09-2004, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swanandmokashi

Is n't it the other way really ?? ! I made this schedule based on your advice An t-iasg !

Yes, I remember the topic

It was very enjoyable one! I'm glad my feeding schedule is working out for you too!

krap101 · 06-09-2004, 01:09 AM

hey grim you keep bettas with guppies? are they okay?i tried and they didnt do well together

06-08-2004, 01:21 PM	#1
cginflorida Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 517 Images: 7	Betta Bites 3 measly little Hikari Gold Betta Bites doesn't seem like enough food for one meal. That's all I've been feeding him, but he gulps it down and then looks at me like "Can you spare it? I want more!" I give him something different at each meal - FD bloodworms, betta flakes, FD tubifex worms, plankton, FD shrimp. He's not starving by any means, I just feel bad when his meal is just the 3 tiny pellets. __________________ Carol And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life..." So God created great sea creatures and every sort of fish... And God saw that it was good. Then God blessed them, saying, "Let the fish multiply and fill the oceans..." Genesis 1:20-22

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06-08-2004, 04:25 PM	#3
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06-08-2004, 08:47 PM	#8
cginflorida Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 517 Images: 7	I know it's bad to overfeed, that's why I follow the directions on the package. In fact, the directions say 1-3 pellets depending on the size of the betta. Boy, he'd REALLY be ticked if I only gave him one. I feed twice a day, too. __________________ Carol And God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life..." So God created great sea creatures and every sort of fish... And God saw that it was good. Then God blessed them, saying, "Let the fish multiply and fill the oceans..." Genesis 1:20-22

06-09-2004, 01:09 AM	#10
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	hey grim you keep bettas with guppies? are they okay?i tried and they didnt do well together __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

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