Feeding probs...

[Infiniti]

i'm having trouble feeding my bettas. they won't accept any food besides chopped up pieces of fresh shrimp. i've tried hikari pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworms and flake foods. any solutions to this?

thanks
-Infini-

[Paradox]

Hi Infiniti,

I think that it's a matter of them getting used to different varied diets. If they've been fed shrimp for a while they'll be stubborn when it comes to introducing new foods.
So if you intend to feed your bettas say, frozen bloodworms, let them go hungry for a while, a day without their shrimp. Introduce the bloodworms slowly, let them have a bit at a time till they take to it. Normally I find pellets the hardest to get them to eat.

[cheekoon]

Hi Infiniti,

I think that it's a matter of them getting used to different varied diets. If they've been fed shrimp for a while they'll be stubborn when it comes to introducing new foods.
So if you intend to feed your bettas say, frozen bloodworms, let them go hungry for a while, a day without their shrimp. Introduce the bloodworms slowly, let them have a bit at a time till they take to it. Normally I find pellets the hardest to get them to eat.

adding to rob's suggestion, one day not enuf, then make it 2 days. if still cannot then 3, 4, 5 days... am confident they will learn to take newly introduced foods.

for me flake was the hardest. it took my fishes almost 3 days to adjust to it. probably their mouth is not structured to take flattened foods. initially a bit clumpsy but later OK.

[Iron]

Hmm, never heard of bettas not accepting bloodworms or brineshrimp...

[babypiggy]

i'm having trouble feeding my bettas. they won't accept any food besides chopped up pieces of fresh shrimp. i've tried hikari pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworms and flake foods. any solutions to this?

thanks
-Infini-

usually if they use to certian food theyw ill not eat any other food
so starve themf or a few days then they will eat la

[WiNd.feNg]

keep betta so far all my bettas accept all food i gave them... pellets too... esp for females... they get used to food most easily...

my method is simplily "wanna eat, eat. dunwan done..." so jus put food... dey dunwan dey dun get aniting else... slowly they will get used... ;)

[Infiniti]

thanks bros for replies. i will try to starve them. i just hate to see them suffer.

[BettaFaNatiC]

i tink u keep trying n keep adding diff food rite? they r juz full la.. bettas r greedy by nature, otherwise they r sick :eek:

[qwerty99]

if betta really really hungry, will eat anything ;)