my male betta is bloated. matbe it eats too much cause in the morn, i give it 5 pellets and at night, 4. how many pellets should i feed him for now on? and is feeding once or twice daily?...
thank you for your answers!
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2007-05-13 17:02:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I'd have to say you're overfeeding - about half that would be better, unless these are very tiny pellets. If they're a commercial betta food, around 4-6 a day is better. You can feed either once or twice - just don't give him more overall if you feed twice a day. Give him two at one meal, three at the other.
If he's bloated, it may not just be from overfeeding. Try soaking the pellets in a little tank water before adding them to the tank - this will help to soften them. And add a pinch of a cooked pea with the shell removed to his diet once a week. The fiber from the pea will help with the bloating and constipation. My bettas also skip feedings one day a week.
2007-05-14 22:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow. You're feeding the little guy WAY too much. I've been keeping bettas for years now. My first one lived 3 years and this one is going on almost 2! I only feed em 2 pellets in the morning. That's it. At the moment, I also give my betta one bloodworm as a treat daily along with the 2 pellets. Remember the size of their bellies... it's really really really small. Two pellets is enough! Three tops. I'd recommend the bloodworms too. They love it and it keeps them vibrant! 2 pellets and one bloodworm a day should do. He just needs to diet. No need to starve him... he should get back down to size when you regulate his eating to a more healthy amount.
2007-05-13 22:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by Cochy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to buy another tank just go to walmart or petsmart and buy a gold fish bowl and she would be happy that way she can eat and don't worry about gettin attacked! If a female that wasn’t ripe, or ready for spawning, would have entered a males tank, it’s possible that she would’ve been attacked, as non-ripe females are not tolerated within the vicinity of the nest. By not fleeing, a female indicates her readiness to spawn. Yes, some times if you are not careful when trying too breed bettas, the male will attack the female and he can injure the female, the females are much smaller than the males. A Male and a Female: In the wild, females stay clear of males, except during mating. When cohabiting in tanks, males might kill females, and are generally kept apart unless (a) they are juvenile siblings, (b) they are breeding, (c) there is a partition, or (d) the tank is large enough for the female to escape attack. Often, before breeding, breeders use such a container to allow female display without risking harm by the male. Two or more Females: Bettas are not schooling fish, but in a large tank with many hiding spaces, female bettas can cohabit. When two females share a tank, one usually bullies the other, however, four or more females will establish a hierarchy allowing peaceful co-existence, nevertheless, females living in community must be monitored for aggressive females.
2016-05-17 10:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. You are overfeeding the fish for sure, this may eventually kill your fish..its fatal attraction.
2. Stop feeding your fish for at-least the next 24 hrs.
3. Add some non-iodized epsom salt to the tank, this will help the fish to digest its food and refresh its internal organs.
4. Feed only 2 pellets in the morning and 2 in the night, or flake food for a change. This is more than enough for a Betta.
2007-05-13 19:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
That fish, sure is getting his fill :D I'm not sure of the exact amount you should feed the fish, as amounts vary according to brand, but I normally only feed my fish what they can consume in 3 minutes. I also ensure they a fed two times a day with frozen live food and one of 2 types of processed "fish meal"/pellets (To ensure they get all the required nutrients). Honestly Live "frozen" foods are great, the fish go nuts over them! It also does loads of good for them, as it initiates there predatory instincts, cleans out there digestive systems and as stated before it gives them varience in there diet to ensure they are not missing out on any nutrients/"goodies"!.
I hope this helps and your fish recovers!
2007-05-13 20:27:46 · answer #5 · answered by Katrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's alot of food for a beta. Betas don't need lots of food, sounds like you're overfeeding it. Fishes can die from being overfed. Easy on the pellets, and see if it helps. I would think that 2 bloodworms and 1 pellet or 2 is more than enough.
Betas don't swim around and exert themselves... they're pretty still. Just like humans, being sedentary means less appetite, less food.
2007-05-13 23:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By bloated , are we talking the scales are standing out almost like feathers? If so your fish has a condition called dropsy , this is usually fatal , You can try changing the water to bottled water with 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per gallon added to it . The amount of food sounds about right for 1 Betta. Good luck to you
2007-05-13 17:16:57 · answer #7 · answered by trkbuilderman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just give a couple of pellets a day & see what happends. they get fat sometimes but if he's making bubbles on the surface of the water then he's happy.
2007-05-13 17:14:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't know but go to a pet store they should be able to help you with your fish but my opinion to many pellets
2007-05-13 17:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by ttony84 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
starve it for like 4 days
betta can survive about 2 weeks w/o food so yeah
2007-05-13 17:11:18 · answer #10 · answered by ExpertTechAnswers 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋