Help, Greedy Betta!

[TigerJack]

Hello. Well, I have one Betta and one African Dwarf frog. I had three frogs but sadly 2 died... The problem is my Betta. He gobbles up all the frog food. I honestly think the two frogs died of starvation. At one point I put down 5 frog bites and the Betta had them all either eaten or fallen onto the gravel in less then one minute! I've only ever seen any frog eat a couple times. I've tried to hide the food in the frogs pots, but the Betta figured it out and ate all the food. I'm afraid that not only will the remaining frog starve, but the Betta will explode from too much food. I'm not sure what to do?? I tried to put the frog in its own container long enough to eat, but it didn't eat. Suggestions? I've considered putting up a tank barrier, but my husband insists it will interfere with the heater or the filter.

 

[kirsty2236]

Hello. Well, I have one Betta and one African Dwarf frog. I had three frogs but sadly 2 died... The problem is my Betta. He gobbles up all the frog food. I honestly think the two frogs died of starvation. At one point I put down 5 frog bites and the Betta had them all either eaten or fallen onto the gravel in less then one minute! I've only ever seen any frog eat a couple times. I've tried to hide the food in the frogs pots, but the Betta figured it out and ate all the food. I'm afraid that not only will the remaining frog starve, but the Betta will explode from too much food. I'm not sure what to do?? I tried to put the frog in its own container long enough to eat, but it didn't eat. Suggestions? I've considered putting up a tank barrier, but my husband insists it will interfere with the heater or the filter.

I don't know anything about frogs im afraid but I had the same problem with my blind tetra and corys. When I put the food in the tetra go mental and eat all the sinking food for the corys. What I now do is feed tiny tiny amounts but several times a day. I also use a pestle and mortar to grind up the wafers into dust so it's hard for the tetra to find and feed the flakes and wafers at the same time. Seems to work for my guys, the tetra have stopped swelling and my corys seem happy.

 

[TigerJack]

Ok thank you, I will try that.