okay, i have a betta in a 2.5 gal tank, with light, a heater, two plants, a shell, and a little clay goldfish. my fish is happy, but it dosen't eat anything, i tried blood worms, betta flakes, and betta pellets it won't eat anythin.
2007-11-23 03:35:46 · 6 answers · asked by XXXXX 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Sounds like you just got this betta, and it takes some fish up to 10 days to get used to their new environment
Just keep on trying and you will see he will start eating
Also the temperature is suppose to be around 78-82 degrees
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-11-23 05:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fantastic!!! Betta do wonderful in community tanks, just about every freshwater tank i've ever had has had a betta in it. I'd go with some bright and beautiful Swordtails and platies (1 male 2 females or each type) and 3 cory cats (corydoras) all these fish are hardy and come in all types of colors. The platies and swords are livebearers which mean they breed often and have live babies, so if you don't want any babies just get 2-3 females of each, you could get all males but they most likely might fight it just depends though (just like people they all have their own personalities). I won't get anymore fish than those. I'm asuming you have a good filter, you should always try to get one that is one size up from the size tank its made for. So if you have 10 gallon size filter get a 20 gallon size filter instead, also over the side filters are the best, undergravel filters are kinda crappy I would not recommend those. You will also need decholrinator Stress coat is wonderful also you will need to get a water testing kit sometime it will help you keep track of your ammonia levels aswell as nitrite and ph. I could go on and on. Hope this helps!!!
2016-05-25 02:41:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas just need to be fed about three times a week. If you have the proper food, it will eat when hungry. One or two worms or pellets per feeding is plenty.
2007-11-23 03:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
All good advice,bottom-line,don't overfeed,concentrate on good water quality. Make sure the water temperature is in the mid-range. The appetite will come.
2007-11-23 05:03:33 · answer #4 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you can do it not over feed it. Some times fish have ver slow metabolisims and they can take mostley 2 days to finish their food. So feed it every 1 1/2 days.
2007-11-23 03:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Your doing everything right. Obviously if he doesn't start eating he is probably sick and eventually will die...... but know that it's no fault of yours.
2007-11-23 03:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by we_are_legion99 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋