Fishlover3578
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My friend got Betta female very small healthy an doesnt seem to eat if it does rarely we have flakes and pellets just seems to spit out food and she doesn't want to buy frozen or live food any suggestions?
Yes definitely^. I would get the frozen food also. It's better for them anyways.How long has she had it? How long has it gone without eating? Also tell us about her set up. Tank size, filter, water changes, etc.
Well I know you don't want to hear this, but bettas shouldn't be kept in bowls. Especially if the bowls are unfiltered. In a bowl I would do water changes once a day. I'm guessing there is high ammonia in the water. But in a small confined space it could be anything. I would invest in a small 5 gallon tank at least with a filter.It's in a 1 1/2 gal bowl had it for a week our house temp is preety good about 68ish more or less . I have 7 Betta in same conditions doing great . WC is once every two weeks
Okay well as long as you keep up with water changes, I think you'll be fine with that. You seem pretty experienced. But the question is- is your friend experienced enough to be able to keep a betta happy in a bowl?Well I can't afford that and most of my Betta have lived this way for several years. My granda had one live 4 years tht way
Hm. Interesting. Try soaking some of their food in garlic. If that doesn't work, thenShe had her last one for 2 years but was owned by someone else and was bout from chain store so her last one prob died age of 4. We are roomates
Oh wow. Do you have a picture?Well this is a new Betta only had for a week she is small ...
You're right she is super small, but I would guess from age, because the fin size is proportional. Maybe not though. I'm not 100% what's going on. We need somebody who's more experienced with bettas! I've only bred them- I never encountered that many problems, but I read up about some diseases. Make sure though not to stress the betta out. Sometimes in new homes they won't eat due to stress.This is her