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My betta fish wont eat2007-11-24 23:38:12

I saved a pastel betta from walmart yesterday. I got him Hikari Betta Bio Gold, which I have heard is the best food for them. When I try to feed him he just looks up at the food and swims away. What am I doing wrong?

Answers:

First dont worry, fish can survive for about 3 weeks without eating, though it s not recommended.

As for not eating the pellets, not all fish wil eat them, especially if they have never ate them before.

If in another day or two it still is not eating, you may want to try feeding it frozen blood worms. While the pellets are probably best, they are not found in the wild, blood worms are a more natural food and the Betta may be more willing to accept them as food.

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try holding him and foring the food inside his mouth

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Don't worry yet, a fish is not eating much and don't need food every day.

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Flush him

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Just give him some time. He is probably eating when it falls or when you are not looking. He is just shocked from his new surroundings.

JUST DO NOT OVERFEED!

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He might just not be eating because he doesn't feel good. Just keep treating him, making sure his water is clean, and feed him a pinch of food every day. He'll eat once he comes out of the shock of a new home.

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maybe its a change of food. he should be fine soon. also: only feed him 3 to 4 pieces of food a day

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well its from wallmart they probably werent feeding it the best food-try buying the cheap stuff that worked for my fish

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you are not doing anything wrong just give him time he may be full already don't worry he will not starve if he is hungry he will eat

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Mayby it needs a girl/boy friend?

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he's probably depressed living in that bowl all by himself. and his memory span is only 20 seconds long, so every 20 seconds he lives that depression over again. "Man I'm depressed..whoa where am I, I'm so depressed..hey how'd I get here, I'm so depressed".

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i have just gotten a beta fish too, and i thought the same thing when i saw he was not eating when i put the beta bio gold pellets into his tank. but don't worry- they'll be gone in a while. you won't notice he is eating them, but the fish will. they aren't like goldfish when it comes to being fed.

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try feeding him freeze dried bloodworms as a treat just to ensure he doesnt starve

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He could be used to eating diffrent foods, so if your feeding flakes, try pellets (vice versa). Mabey throw in some live foods or freeze dried blood worms. DONT FLUSH YOUR FISH! THOSE PEOPLE ARE DUMB WHO SUGGEST THAT! THATS LIKE AS SOON AS YOUR MOM OR DAUGHTER GETS SICK YOU KILL EM'!

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Try changing his food after a while.