Betta Not Eating

fishi91 · 04-14-2008, 05:55 PM

Hey everyone,
I am very worried about my betta because he hasnt eaten in about 5 days and that is very unusual for him. He swims up to the top, grabs a granule of food, holds it in his mouth for a second then spits it out

im really worried. I have tried feeding him flakes, brine shrimp, even algea flake food (he ate it a few times when i had my cory a month ago). Should i get some blood worms to tempt his appetite??? I removed him from the tetra tank because he was chasing my flame tetra and trying to bite it for a couple days and the filter bothered him. If anyone has any ideas i would be delighted to try them
Thank you
oh! PS there are ity bity bubbles at the top of his tank since i came home today. I dont know if that means anything but i thought i would tell you.
Thanks again

shade2dope · 04-14-2008, 06:09 PM

Well bubble is normally a good thing.When bettas breed they first blow a nest,used to hold eggs.Maybe the move messed with him or is there any signs on infection,cloudy eyes ect.It may be stress but 5 days seems like alot.

trashion · 04-14-2008, 06:17 PM

Sometimes they just are picky. I found that a lot of bettas do this with most betta food brands, but I've never had a betta reject Hikari Betta Bio-Gold.

fishi91 · 04-14-2008, 08:25 PM

Ok ill try that. Oh and just a quick question, why would a betta build a bubble nest if there are no females in sight??

mousey · 04-16-2008, 04:57 PM

just because-- and he's content.

fishi91 · 04-16-2008, 05:00 PM

Well thats good! I was worried he was unhappy

Oh and good news i got him to eat brine shrimp yesterday and today but i was wondering, how many seperate brine shrimp should a betta eat for one feeding?

04-14-2008, 05:55 PM	#1
fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 23	Betta Not Eating Hey everyone, I am very worried about my betta because he hasnt eaten in about 5 days and that is very unusual for him. He swims up to the top, grabs a granule of food, holds it in his mouth for a second then spits it out im really worried. I have tried feeding him flakes, brine shrimp, even algea flake food (he ate it a few times when i had my cory a month ago). Should i get some blood worms to tempt his appetite??? I removed him from the tetra tank because he was chasing my flame tetra and trying to bite it for a couple days and the filter bothered him. If anyone has any ideas i would be delighted to try them Thank you oh! PS there are ity bity bubbles at the top of his tank since i came home today. I dont know if that means anything but i thought i would tell you. Thanks again __________________ 30 Gal (Planted) Melon Sword Wisteria Anacharis Crypt Hornwort Bacopa Red Ludwigia 10 Gold Pristella Tetra 4 Long Fin Zebra Danios 6 Corydoras Ghost Shrimp Ramshorn Snails 10 Gal Endler Tank (coming soon)

04-14-2008, 06:09 PM	#2
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	Well bubble is normally a good thing.When bettas breed they first blow a nest,used to hold eggs.Maybe the move messed with him or is there any signs on infection,cloudy eyes ect.It may be stress but 5 days seems like alot. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

04-14-2008, 06:17 PM	#3
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,296	Sometimes they just are picky. I found that a lot of bettas do this with most betta food brands, but I've never had a betta reject Hikari Betta Bio-Gold. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-14-2008, 08:25 PM	#4
fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 23	Ok ill try that. Oh and just a quick question, why would a betta build a bubble nest if there are no females in sight?? __________________ 30 Gal (Planted) Melon Sword Wisteria Anacharis Crypt Hornwort Bacopa Red Ludwigia 10 Gold Pristella Tetra 4 Long Fin Zebra Danios 6 Corydoras Ghost Shrimp Ramshorn Snails 10 Gal Endler Tank (coming soon)

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mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 800	just because-- and he's content. __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

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04-16-2008, 05:00 PM	#6
fishi91 Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ABQ, NM Age: 17 Posts: 23	Well thats good! I was worried he was unhappy Oh and good news i got him to eat brine shrimp yesterday and today but i was wondering, how many seperate brine shrimp should a betta eat for one feeding? __________________ 30 Gal (Planted) Melon Sword Wisteria Anacharis Crypt Hornwort Bacopa Red Ludwigia 10 Gold Pristella Tetra 4 Long Fin Zebra Danios 6 Corydoras Ghost Shrimp Ramshorn Snails 10 Gal Endler Tank (coming soon)

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