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the title is self explainitory o.o
siva said:It can a little tricky at first, but IME within the first couple days they get the hang of it. They're such smart fish. Get the bettas attention and try to encourage it to swim up to one corner, and drop the pellets, one at a time so no one else grabs them, right in that corner. Soon it will swim right up to that corner whenever you approach.
Most of my bettas in communities ignore flake, or barely nibble on it, which I prefer since it's not best for them. I do have one girl that's a piggy-pig-piggy and she goes crazy for the flake too, so I'm extra careful not to overfeed that tank so she doesn't get bloated. I would recommend feeding bettas a few pellet sized peices of blanched shelled pea once a week as a laxative, but especially those in communities, since they can easily become bloated from flake/overeating.I tried to do this with my female betta but it go to the stage she preferred whatever I fed the rest. So now she eats whatever everyone else gets.
siva said:Most of my bettas in communities ignore flake, or barely nibble on it, which I prefer since it's not best for them. I do have one girl that's a piggy-pig-piggy and she goes crazy for the flake too, so I'm extra careful not to overfeed that tank so she doesn't get bloated. I would recommend feeding bettas a few pellet sized peices of blanched shelled pea once a week as a laxative, but especially those in communities, since they can easily become bloated from flake/overeating.
siva said:K I did I feed pretty much all of my fish peas, but I think it's especially important for those more prone to bloat and constipation, like bettas and gouramis, and veggie eaters like oto cats and plecos. I just use regular frozen peas, cover them with water in a thoroughly rinsed coffee mug, and cook them in the microwave for a minute or so, until they are tender but not mushy. Then just pop the pea out of it's shell, break it/mash it into little peices, and feed.