I feel like I'm feeding him too much. I feed him twice a day with flake food. I would like to switch him to the Hikari Bio Gold pellets. How would I go about making this smooth transition? And how many pellets do I give him? They are pretty small!
2006-08-01 10:09:01 · 8 answers · asked by stephaniekaye1985 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Generally if your feeding twice a day you are over feeding. I'd not feed him more than 4 pellets a day if you are feeding every day. If you are feeding him 6 days a week maybe 5 a day. If you check out the betta talk link you can see picture of healthy, and over fed betta bellies.
If he's use to flakes he may not take to pellets easily. If he doesn't go after them at 1st. Try putting in one flake then a couple of pellets. As a last resort I'd feed him flakes for 2 days then not feed him for a couple of days. After 2 days he'll try anything. Once you get him eating them it's all good. One of my betta took a while to try the freeze-dried blood worms, but now he loves them them.
2006-08-01 15:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the size of your fish, 2-4 pellets of the Hikari Bio Gold will be sufficient. The pellets tend to be a bit hard, so I soak mine for around 3 minutes in purified water before I place them in the tank. You don't have to do anything special to switch from flake to pellet, but in my experience it is best to wait until the betta can see you drop the pellets in the water. That seems to trigger a feeding response. Sometimes the fish can be a little finicky and may refuse the new food, but just keep trying everyday (removing any uneaten food after 3 minutes). It will eventually accept the pellet.
Remove any uneaten pellets after 3 minutes of feeding -- you don't want to foul the water and cause excessive ammonia build-up. Good luck! Oh yes, there are different schools of thought as to how many times you should feed betta fish. Some say twice a day, but I only feed them once a day.
PS A betta's stomach is only as large as his eye. So you can see 3 pellets are quite enough!
2006-08-01 17:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by Brian C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 of them. Twice a day is normal, but i suggest switching 2 pellets and giving 6-10 pellets a day depending on size and activity
2006-08-01 21:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by Earl Morton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really doesnt need a transition... just switch them.... it only takes a few pellets a day for a beta to get enough nutrition... you can also get more infomation on numerous pet sites, and there are many books avaliable for purchase that can give you all sorts of info on betas, as well as other fish breeds
2006-08-01 17:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by ravenshadoweyes3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your fish eats all the food within a few minutes than you are feeding just right. If there is food left over, feed less!
2006-08-01 17:22:08 · answer #5 · answered by eva diane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him only 2-6 pellets per feeding. That's what i gave my fish.
It is better to underfeed than overfeed fish.
2006-08-01 17:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only give him what he will eat within a few minutes because any uneaten food will remain in the tank and stagnate , or rot.that will cause a spike in harmfull toxins in the water.
2006-08-01 19:32:38 · answer #7 · answered by retrac_enyaw03 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just give him a pinch of food once in the morning and once at night. and giving him one or two a day in place of a meal. than move it to three or four for each meal.
2006-08-01 17:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by chelsea k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋