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only eating flake
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only eating flake
my no betta will only eat flake and lives but wont touch pellets. i was trying to feed it hikari bio gold but ive run out now need to order some more but he just refused them and will only take the flake.
i know most people feed bettas pellets but do they actually need pellets or do they just take them better?
will there be a problem with it only eating flake?
thanks
i know most people feed bettas pellets but do they actually need pellets or do they just take them better?
will there be a problem with it only eating flake?
thanks
kizno1- Moderator
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Re: only eating flake
If you can get him onto pellets then it would be better than flake. Have you tried crushing the pellets. If he'll take them crushed then you can gradually reduce how much you crush them until he's taking them whole.
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Re: only eating flake
i did try that but it was just with tetra pellets not hikari because i run out 2 days ago.
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Re: only eating flake
I would persevere with pellet feeding if you can get some more. Maybe offer flake in the morning and crushed pellet in the evening. They do usually take to it after a while and once they are properly settled in.
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Re: only eating flake
you could try soaking the pellet in a little garlic juice to make it softer, perhaps the betta does not like the large cruchieness.
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Re: only eating flake
netty - ok ill keep trying it pellets
newfishy - he doesnt evan bit at them to see if there hard he just watches them go by but goes streight for the flake.
newfishy - he doesnt evan bit at them to see if there hard he just watches them go by but goes streight for the flake.
kizno1- Moderator
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Re: only eating flake
Some of my boys are the same. They will only eat pellets, even refuse live foods!
I put in brineshrimp yesterday and a majority of the boys just watched it swim passed!
I put in brineshrimp yesterday and a majority of the boys just watched it swim passed!
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Re: only eating flake
really all of mine have loved live foods all of my fish have.
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Re: only eating flake
nope, they just stare at it as they swim passed lol. they wont touch frozen bloodworm either
and pea. they wont touch it!
and pea. they wont touch it!
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Re: only eating flake
my fish are the oposite. most of my fish love live frozen and peas but they never get to touch it because the angels eat them before they hit the floor lol.
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Re: only eating flake
i still offer it.
but a couple just wont bother.
two of the blighters religiously give me a heart attack as they jump so high when they see me looking in with food!
but a couple just wont bother.
two of the blighters religiously give me a heart attack as they jump so high when they see me looking in with food!
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Re: only eating flake
haha
thats what my females used to do because i feed bloodworn with tweezers the second they saw it comming they would jump a few inches of the water and nick it from inside the tweezers lol
thats what my females used to do because i feed bloodworn with tweezers the second they saw it comming they would jump a few inches of the water and nick it from inside the tweezers lol
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Re: only eating flake
I can just imagine their little faces...what the devil is that swimming in our tank!!
I have noticed bettas from lfs will just stare at the pellets, I know they will eat flake but mine dont get them. If I am in a hurry mine get complete micro granules for small tropical, they love those, looks like dust!
I have noticed bettas from lfs will just stare at the pellets, I know they will eat flake but mine dont get them. If I am in a hurry mine get complete micro granules for small tropical, they love those, looks like dust!
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Re: only eating flake
ive been trying the crushed pellet thing and he still wont take it just watches it go by. what should i do just give up? or carry on ?
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Re: only eating flake
Have you tried popping some of the crushed pellet in amongst his flakes. If he gets used to the taste that way you might be able to gradually reduce the flake.
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Re: only eating flake
yhj ive tried mixing them and he just carefully picks the flake and will spit out the pellets in he gets one. he really doesnt seem to like them. maby there just to hard for him to swollow or somethink?
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Re: only eating flake
What a fussy boy lol You could also try soaking in mashed up bloodworm and see if that works.
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Re: only eating flake
Before I found you guys I was floating around, and I read on one of the sites that some bettas won't eat pellet. I'ld keep offering anyways.
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Re: only eating flake
You could try Hikari micro pellets and then slowly up the size to the bio gold, they half sink and half float just like a flake would and are already small in size and good for your betta, they are what I use to move my juvie's on and it works pretty well
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Re: only eating flake
yes..yes.. i know those nuddy boys..haha..I will suggest to give him flakes for now and then try the pallets later on.I remember one of my hunny didn't want to eat flakes and only ate peas and daphnia and i knew that those things doesn't have calories so i was worried and gave him a little time and then began giving him flakes,sometimes he spit them out but then he began eating them =) Just give some time
Re: only eating flake
if he eats something, its better than nothing.
does he have bloodworm, pea etc too?
does he have bloodworm, pea etc too?
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Re: only eating flake
yh he eats live frozen and dried foods and peas but just wont toch pellets. ill try soaking them in the bloodworn like netty said and iff not ill get the smaller pellets then but it might not matter anymore i can find him ive searched everwhere.
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Re: only eating flake
You can't find him? How big is the tank? Keep us posted!
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Re: only eating flake
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