Super Slob - Aquarium Advice

guppy12 · 07-14-2006, 10:28 PM

My betta is a slob!!!
I started feeding him freexed dried blood worms for a while and now he wont switch back to his pellets
They get fungused up and im afraid hes not eating??

Toirtis · 07-14-2006, 10:41 PM

Not surprising....would you go back to pellets after having the real thing?

fishfairy · 07-14-2006, 11:04 PM

I always feed freese dried blood worms to my bettas as well. Just cut down on the amount you are feeding. If he is leaving some long enough to grown fungus then there is just too much food in the tank. It only takes a very tiny amount (maybe 3 to 4 worms at most).

lmw80 · 07-15-2006, 02:01 AM

Also, anything he doesn't eat, take out of the tank.

guppy12 · 07-15-2006, 12:29 PM

Okay- he is a picky betta...
but what bottom cleaners could i get?????

Would marble shrimp be okay?
A lady at petsmart said hed be a snack(betta)

But she also says a 50 gal. is okay for an oscar

lmw80 · 07-15-2006, 12:44 PM

What size tank is your betta in? If he is in a big enough tank I would suggest 3 cories. More than likely any shrimp you put in the tank will likely be eaten by the betta.

07-14-2006, 10:28 PM	#1
guppy12 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Linden Michigan Posts: 135 Images: 1	Super Slob My betta is a slob!!! I started feeding him freexed dried blood worms for a while and now he wont switch back to his pellets They get fungused up and im afraid hes not eating??

07-14-2006, 10:41 PM	#2
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Not surprising....would you go back to pellets after having the real thing? __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

07-15-2006, 02:01 AM	#4
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	Also, anything he doesn't eat, take out of the tank. __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

07-15-2006, 12:44 PM	#6
lmw80 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol, Pa Posts: 4,805 Images: 40	What size tank is your betta in? If he is in a big enough tank I would suggest 3 cories. More than likely any shrimp you put in the tank will likely be eaten by the betta. __________________ -Lori Join the Eastern PA/Greater Philadelphia Forum! Click here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/groupcp.php?g=7825 Aquariums are like jello - there's always room for more.

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07-14-2006, 11:04 PM	#3
fishfairy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 183 Images: 12	I always feed freese dried blood worms to my bettas as well. Just cut down on the amount you are feeding. If he is leaving some long enough to grown fungus then there is just too much food in the tank. It only takes a very tiny amount (maybe 3 to 4 worms at most).

07-15-2006, 12:29 PM	#5
guppy12 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Linden Michigan Posts: 135 Images: 1	Okay- he is a picky betta... but what bottom cleaners could i get????? Would marble shrimp be okay? A lady at petsmart said hed be a snack(betta) But she also says a 50 gal. is okay for an oscar

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