Best Food For Bettas

[donna123]

we not got one yet,
but looking into getting a male for my daughter to live in a 25ltr tank, anyway i was wondering whats the best foods to give them, please list as many as there is
thanks for all your help. Donna

 

[lilfishie]

mine won't eat betta food they eat catfish pellets and these things:

they eat flake and veg too, bloodworms are good for a treat

 

[MaddieJ]

Here is a few, taken from online and own knowledge, I'm sure others can help out too!

Mosquito larva- Naturaly eaten in the rice paddies of Thailand
Live brine shrimp- I find these quite expensive to buy in my area but it is worth it
Hikari Betta Bio-Gold- Alot of people swear by this food and my Bettas love it
Daphnia
Tubifex
Bloodworms

There are hundreds of flakes and pellets designed for Bettas. But as most of us could tell you, Bettas are finicky eaters. What one Betta likes, the other hates

Hope this helps

Maddie x

 

[Dan-25]

In my oppinion ( only my oppinion ) i think the best is atisons betta pro

there are loads of things you could try theres all kinds of flake and pellets.

live / frozen blood worms, brine shrimp, daphnia.

beef heart cut into tiny pieces, bits of shirmp and prawns, frozen prawns from asda

Hope this helps and is not too confusing or worrying, sticking to atisons betta pro, you wont go far wrong,

you can purchase some from kev at KG bettas - check out his site he has got some nice bettas for sale too

www.kgbettas.co.uk - check out atison products for food and current stock for bettas

He's a top man

 

[donna123]

thanks guys
plenty of food for thought there lol
oh and temp wise same as tropicals?

 

[MaddieJ]

Around 75F to 80F, give or take a few degrees. Aslong as the temp doesnt drasticaly rise or drop youll have no probs.

 

[Biulu]

I make sure my bettas gets a varied diet consisting of spirulina flakes, tropical fish pellets, blood worms, and an occasional blanched vegetable (zucchini, peas and broccoli). They seem to be very happy with that.

 

[Maxsmom]

I personally feed my bettas the Hikari Betta Bio Gold pellets - they're tiny - the right size for bettas - and I truly believe it DOES improve their colour! Frozen/thawed bloodworms are also my bettas favourites - and I feed them every other day (they shouldn't be considered a treat... they're pure protein... and bettas are carnivores...) I also feed some frozen/thawed meat of a pea 1-2x per week to avoid constipation.

Overfeeding is not good even though they do their wiggle-dance for you - and it is hard not to give in - but don't give in. Overfeeding can lead to lots of problems including swim bladder disease.

Also, I've been told by several experts to stay away from anything "freeze-dried" as they often lead to constipation... especially in bettas.

Just a few things I've learned along the way...

Oh, and BTW, welcome to the world of bettas! IMO, the most beautiful fish!! Warning though - they can be highly addictive!

 

[fish-face]

just a quick question frozen/thawed bloodworm when defrosted how long does it last?

 

[FBTgirl]

I give mine blood worms and Wardly and Betta bites and Hikari They love the mix

 

[Amunet]

I feed all of my bettas Hikari Gold floating baby pellets. They're the same size as the betta pellets from Hikari.. probably is the same thing heh.
2 of my bettas also love freeze dried bloodworm and another will also eat the red flakes from the flake food I feed the other fish in the tank.

 

[zoekin8yg]

Attisons betta pro is in my opinion the best. They have a pea now and then and some blood worms as a treat

 

[fish-face]

just a quick question frozen/thawed bloodworm when defrosted how long does it last?

anyone?

 

[Phaedra]

I use the hikari betta bio-gold too, as a staple diet. Darby gets thawed frozen bloodworms at least once a week though. (Usually after I've fasted him on Sunday.)
As far as how long they last after they've been thawed, that's a good question. 1 cube is often way too much, so I throw some plastic over the remainder and keep it in the fridge for no more than two days. I've thrown away a LOT of bloodworm since I got my little guy. The pellets don't take well to shaving, so if you're going to get some, I'd suggest investing in the little thin "patty" ones instead. I imagine they're easier to shave pieces off of.

 

[Maxsmom]

just a quick question frozen/thawed bloodworm when defrosted how long does it last?

anyone?

Even if you buy the cubes of frozen bloodworms... you can cut or shave some pieces off and pop back in the freezer. Use a sharp knife (preferably one that is new and never seen soap) - what I do is cut the cube into quarters. I drop one of the quarter pieces into a cup (never seen soap) of tank water and thaw it in there by stirring it. I also use never-used/never-seen-soap tweezers to stir and hold the bloodworms (b/c I personally would never touch them... ewwww... ) in the water for them to come up to it and gulp it down! Choose the plumpest ones - and depending on how much you feed them throughout the day... no more than 3-4 "good size" ones. I usually feed my bettas 2x a day... so for example, in the morning, if I give 2 pellets to each betta... then I'll give them about 2-3 bloodworms each - depending on the size of the bw's. Just keep in mind the betta's tummy is the size of their eyeball... so that will help you to decide how much to give them.

I just throw out the unused bloodworms from that quarter cube... you can't refreeze that or save it for later in the day... I find they go brown if you leave them out for even a half-hour. Even though I throw out so many... it's worth it to get the "juicy" ones... if you only shave a tiny, tiny piece so as not to waste... then you won't get much in the way of pickings... I'm only half-way through my pack of bloodworms that I bought in March... and it was about $6.95 for that so it goes a long way despite the waste.