my betta fish puts his food in his mouth,then makes mouth movements then leaves it there for a while then spits out the soggy fish food. is this normal?
2006-12-28 04:49:52 · 7 answers · asked by Peaches 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
i feed him pellets
2006-12-29 07:12:40 · update #1
As long as he eventually eats it then yes. Sometimes the inside of the pellet is still too hard for him so they spit it out, try to eat it and spit it out until it is soft enough to swallow. You can soak the food in a little jar of tank water for a few minutes before you feed it to see if that helps.
2006-12-28 04:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No.
He's either bored because he is in a tiny tank and has nothing better to do than play with his food. OR, He isn't sure about the flakes you are using to feed. Perhaps the store you bought him from used a different brand....
Happy Bettas have at least 2 gallons to swim in. The bunk about them living in small ponds and being happy in a tiny tank is a load of you know what. I've had betta's who behaved poorly and who did not eat right.....when I moved them into a larger tank, alone of course ("them" refers to the multiple bettas I've had in my life) they became much happier and more active.
A happy betta will make bubble nests and swim around the tank quite a bit during the day.
Check out the following link. it's a website dedicated soely to Betta's....any unanswered questions you have about your Betta boy will be able to be answered there :)
http://www.bettatalk.com/
Good Luck with your unhappy boy :)
2006-12-28 04:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by brookebjpl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. My betta fish always does that, but you have to make sure it eats it. But if not, you have to buy some other betta fish food.
2006-12-28 05:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by :) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know, my betta acually swollows the food, but are u feeding him pellets or the paper kind? i would feed him pellets. good luck
2006-12-28 08:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by tz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my betta fish do this all the time and they are all healthy. Dont worry about it as long as he does eat.
2006-12-28 06:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes that is just thw way he eatsit is okay if he is getting sick you will know it be careful are you giving himhe right food.
2006-12-28 04:55:34 · answer #6 · answered by crystal b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flakes could be too big for him.
2006-12-28 06:42:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋