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Am I feeding my betta fish correctly2007-11-24 23:09:32

Below are some helpful links on the care and feeding of bettas as well as a couple of links to the Wikapedia pages about Bettas. The first two links discuss feeding and other issues related to bettas. I hope this helps.

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Actually, fish should have a varied diet. Like humans, they wont' get all their vitamins and minerals from one source. I prefer to feed the frozen foods to the freeze dried, but either should be ok. Brine shrimp, bettas love blood worms too!, spirulina flakes, etc. All good stuff for them. Just switch up his food 2-3 times a week.

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I think that you should just keep feeding him pellets. He doesn't need to have anything else pellets are fine.

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Brine shrimps and bloodworms can be used a few times a week as a treat. I just give it tetra min flakes as it's main diet. But dont' worry, you're doing fine. You can add some blood worms and brine shrimp on top of what you're currently giving him.

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I feed my betta a variety of foods. His favourite is frozen blood worms.

I originally fed him betta granules which he was ok with, but once I introduced him to other foods, it's almost impossible to get him to eat the granules anymore. He favours fresh/frozen food much more. So long as the food you're feeding is designed to be nutritionally complete for bettas, there's no need to change it. You might end up with a fish like mine that decides he won't eat the granules anymore!

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It's not true that bettas like a consistent diet. There's nothing a betta loves more than a varied diet. You're right; bettas do need lots of protein since they are carnivores.