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Betta Fish Wont Eat2007-11-24 23:10:15

I just brought a beautiful red crowntail betta from petco. Its been about 5 days now and he still refuses to eat. The water is perfect 79 degres water conditions are perfect hes in a 5 gal tank by himself. I tried feeding him betta bites but everytime i would go to feed him he would see my hand n swim to the bottom. so i picked up some brine shrimp n he still wont eat...I dont know what to do hes not eating at all

Answers:

He's still getting used to the new environment, give him time

Do you have the light on all the time? if so, that's a no no

Leave it on for 10-12 hours during the day and turn it off for 12-14 hours at night, that also make the transition easier for your betta

Also get him a live plant, he likes to hide in there and rest on them

Hope that helps

Good luck

EB

P.S.:

Great choice on the tank size ;-)

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did u get him betta food???

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he may not be hungry. give him another day or 2 to get used to his surroundings. they don't eat much anyway, so he may be eating the food when you walk away

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Mine does the same thing I and I have had him for like 4 months now. He is probably just not eating when your there or is waiting for some to settle to the bottom. He might also be sick, and there is not a lot you can do about that. Just wait it out and keep feeding him like normal.

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I hade a betta that did'nt eat betta food, but it seemed that he loved tropical fish flakes.

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There's a bunch of things that could be the reason why it's not eating.