TotallyTropical
Fish Crazy
The crunching sound isnāt constant, and I havenāt heard it since, so maybe Iām just imagining things. Heās breathing normally from the looks of things, if just a bit heavily, but heās really active for such a long-finned betta.
Another question I had though was could I temporarily feed flakes to him until he gets the strength to eat pellets? I just tried a few bits of tropical flakes I had left over from my 75gal running (still good, just not needed anymore) and he seems to be able to find and eat the bits of flake easier than crushed pellets. Iād obviously try and get betta flakes to get a higher protein content and better matched nutrients for a betta, but I also know that flakes are more lacking in concentration of said nutrients compared to pellet foods. I just want him eating more than what I can get down him now, and at a more consistent rate.
Another question I had though was could I temporarily feed flakes to him until he gets the strength to eat pellets? I just tried a few bits of tropical flakes I had left over from my 75gal running (still good, just not needed anymore) and he seems to be able to find and eat the bits of flake easier than crushed pellets. Iād obviously try and get betta flakes to get a higher protein content and better matched nutrients for a betta, but I also know that flakes are more lacking in concentration of said nutrients compared to pellet foods. I just want him eating more than what I can get down him now, and at a more consistent rate.