| Unless they are sick, feeding your fish is no | | | | precious Bettas. Any kind of worms require |
| different from a kid. Although it is very easy to | | | | cleaning first and if they are not frozen, please |
| feed your Betta fish, they will not eat everything | | | | throw them away after a day. So the trick here |
| you throw in. You can try putting in fish flakes, | | | | is to buy the minimum but enough to keep your |
| but I can tell you they rather starve than to eat | | | | Bettas happy for a meal or two. Remember, if it |
| them. It's not that they have turned bulimic, but | | | | stinks, do not eat it, the rule is applicable to both |
| certain food just does not appeal to your Betta | | | | humans and Bettas. |
| fishes. Here are a few useful tips. | | | | Pellets |
| Live shrimp brine | | | | For busy people who want to feed your fishes |
| The keyword is live food; they are the best food | | | | quickly and spend the rest of the day switching |
| you can serve on the Betta table. Feeding them | | | | cable channels, try fish pellets. Clean, fast and |
| with live shrimp brine is like having Sashimi for us. | | | | convenient. Looks for pellets that have shrimp |
| It has lots of protein, vitamins and minerals for | | | | brine mixed in them. Betta fishes are not natural |
| excellent growth. You can compare the 'skin color' | | | | pill eating species, so you might have to take a |
| of your Betta fishes when they are consistently | | | | while before they start to eat them. Do not over |
| fed with the shrimp brine. You can find live shrimp | | | | feed them also, look at their tiny bellies and |
| brine at the local pet shop, but they can be pricey. | | | | estimate how many pellets would fill them up. |
| Live worms | | | | For most people, getting live shrimp brine and live |
| Betta fishes are carnivorous. They like things that | | | | worms on a regular basis is not feasible. The best |
| will wriggle around, so worms are attractive to | | | | strategy then would be to go on pellets and feed |
| them. I like feeding my Betta fishes worms, but | | | | them the live food one or two days before |
| maybe only about once every two weeks. Why? | | | | changing the water in the tank. Then it would be |
| Worms are messy and dirty and they can | | | | like treating your Bettas to a feast before |
| contaminate your tank very easily. I have to | | | | sending them to a rejuvenating spa! |
| clean them thoroughly before I give them to my | | | | |