food

kbjunior8 · 10-18-2007, 01:24 PM

my betta is spitting out the food like 10 seconds after he eats it. The food is a month and a half old it is red flakes and the box for it has a whole so i dunno if the food is bad now. My betta dosent eat pellets. Should i feed it peas?Are there any more homemade stuff i could feed it?

**Damon** · 10-18-2007, 01:26 PM

Try another type of fishfood. Variety is the key.

kbjunior8 · 10-18-2007, 01:42 PM

i tried 2 im planning to get food tomorrow but for today im just wondering any homemade foods

anasfire23 · 10-18-2007, 06:34 PM

I have a LFS near me that sells live blackworm and blood worm as well as has a big tank with daphnia and brine shrimp living in it so in the past I've just gotten a fish bag full of each, mixed it all together, drained it until there is only a little moisture left and frozen it into cubes and my fish go berserk over it! Even the fussiest of fish can find something in that mix that they will like. I actually haven't done that mix in about a year though so now I just buy a commercial Betta Pellet and a pack of frozen Brine Shrimp and feed pellets/flakes in the morning and brine shrimp at night. Once a week I'll cook and shell a few peas and give that to my Bettas also...did that the other night and our new HM male (Shinji) from Thailand went nutso over it, looked like he was going to tear his head off the way he was ripping through the pea! As Damon said, variety is the key..it's like if we had to eat rice or potato 24/7 we'd get sick of it too wouldn't we? if I were you I'd go out and see if you can get some frozen brine or daphnia and shave a little off the block for him once a day, a pack of the frozen stuff will last ages with only one Betta... I have 6 males and 3 females here plus 2 community tanks so I go through it pretty fast!

kbjunior8 · 10-18-2007, 06:49 PM

wow thx for the advice guyz btw good logic i know what you mean now and i will try

10-18-2007, 01:24 PM	#1
kbjunior8 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 172	food my betta is spitting out the food like 10 seconds after he eats it. The food is a month and a half old it is red flakes and the box for it has a whole so i dunno if the food is bad now. My betta dosent eat pellets. Should i feed it peas?Are there any more homemade stuff i could feed it?

10-18-2007, 01:26 PM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Try another type of fishfood. Variety is the key. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

10-18-2007, 06:34 PM	#4
anasfire23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Age: 26 Posts: 583	I have a LFS near me that sells live blackworm and blood worm as well as has a big tank with daphnia and brine shrimp living in it so in the past I've just gotten a fish bag full of each, mixed it all together, drained it until there is only a little moisture left and frozen it into cubes and my fish go berserk over it! Even the fussiest of fish can find something in that mix that they will like. I actually haven't done that mix in about a year though so now I just buy a commercial Betta Pellet and a pack of frozen Brine Shrimp and feed pellets/flakes in the morning and brine shrimp at night. Once a week I'll cook and shell a few peas and give that to my Bettas also...did that the other night and our new HM male (Shinji) from Thailand went nutso over it, looked like he was going to tear his head off the way he was ripping through the pea! As Damon said, variety is the key..it's like if we had to eat rice or potato 24/7 we'd get sick of it too wouldn't we? if I were you I'd go out and see if you can get some frozen brine or daphnia and shave a little off the block for him once a day, a pack of the frozen stuff will last ages with only one Betta... I have 6 males and 3 females here plus 2 community tanks so I go through it pretty fast! __________________ ~60L Planted Community Tank~ Plants: 1 x Elodea Fish: 3 Month old guppy fry, mixed sex, 4 M & 3 F guppies, 1 x 10m old M DC Fry ~Male Bettas:~ Robin - HM or Delta CT Cyborg & Slade DC Fry Braedan - CT & Proud Daddy ~Female Bettas~ Starbuck & Scarlet CT Girls 190L (50G) Planted Tank Plants: 3 x Jungle Val, 1 x Ludwidgia Fish: 6 x Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Black, 5 glowlight & 12 Neon tetras, 2 Common Pleco's Last edited by anasfire23; 10-18-2007 at 06:40 PM.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Funny, informative, or just plain sad?	TheOldSalt	FYI (For Your Info)	17	07-29-2007 04:33 PM
help with food!!!!!	sitronutre	Beginner Freshwater	3	05-15-2007 09:48 AM
Feeding my goldfish alternatives to goldfish food	leder_of_natara	Goldfish, Koi, and Ponds	2	04-16-2007 08:51 AM
fish food too large	mousey	General Freshwater	5	12-28-2005 04:43 PM
Food, algae, catfish and tempatures	rokslide	Beginner Freshwater	7	12-09-2005 04:57 AM

Members currently in the Chat:1
	Users In Chat Room: guppy_nut Come Join Me!

10-18-2007, 01:42 PM	#3
kbjunior8 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 172	i tried 2 im planning to get food tomorrow but for today im just wondering any homemade foods

10-18-2007, 06:49 PM	#5
kbjunior8 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 172	wow thx for the advice guyz btw good logic i know what you mean now and i will try

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)