only eating flake

by **kizno1** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:58 pm

my no betta will only eat flake and lives but wont touch pellets. i was trying to feed it hikari bio gold but ive run out now need to order some more but he just refused them and will only take the flake.
i know most people feed bettas pellets but do they actually need pellets or do they just take them better?
will there be a problem with it only eating flake?
thanks
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by **Netty** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:06 pm

If you can get him onto pellets then it would be better than flake. Have you tried crushing the pellets. If he'll take them crushed then you can gradually reduce how much you crush them until he's taking them whole.

by **kizno1** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:14 pm

i did try that but it was just with tetra pellets not hikari because i run out 2 days ago.

by **Netty** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:23 pm

I would persevere with pellet feeding if you can get some more. Maybe offer flake in the morning and crushed pellet in the evening. They do usually take to it after a while and once they are properly settled in.

by **Newfishy** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:33 pm

you could try soaking the pellet in a little garlic juice to make it softer, perhaps the betta does not like the large cruchieness.

by **kizno1** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:35 pm

netty - ok ill keep trying it pellets
newfishy - he doesnt evan bit at them to see if there hard he just watches them go by but goes streight for the flake.

by **Haych** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:29 pm

Some of my boys are the same. They will only eat pellets, even refuse live foods!

I put in brineshrimp yesterday and a majority of the boys just watched it swim passed!

by **kizno1** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:35 pm

really all of mine have loved live foods all of my fish have.

by **Haych** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:43 pm

nope, they just stare at it as they swim passed lol. they wont touch frozen bloodworm either

and pea. they wont touch it!

by **kizno1** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:47 pm

my fish are the oposite. most of my fish love live frozen and peas but they never get to touch it because the angels eat them before they hit the floor lol.

by **Haych** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:51 pm

i still offer it.

but a couple just wont bother.

two of the blighters religiously give me a heart attack as they jump so high when they see me looking in with food!

by **kizno1** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:55 pm

haha
thats what my females used to do because i feed bloodworn with tweezers the second they saw it comming they would jump a few inches of the water and nick it from inside the tweezers lol Very Happy

by **liz2** on Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:24 pm

I can just imagine their little faces...what the devil is that swimming in our tank!!
I have noticed bettas from lfs will just stare at the pellets, I know they will eat flake but mine dont get them. If I am in a hurry mine get complete micro granules for small tropical, they love those, looks like dust!

by **kizno1** on Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:12 pm

ive been trying the crushed pellet thing and he still wont take it just watches it go by. what should i do just give up? or carry on ?

by **Netty** on Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:36 am

Have you tried popping some of the crushed pellet in amongst his flakes. If he gets used to the taste that way you might be able to gradually reduce the flake.

by **kizno1** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:45 pm

yhj ive tried mixing them and he just carefully picks the flake and will spit out the pellets in he gets one. he really doesnt seem to like them. maby there just to hard for him to swollow or somethink?

by **Netty** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:19 pm

What a fussy boy lol You could also try soaking in mashed up bloodworm and see if that works.

by **SheenaShoup** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:01 pm

Before I found you guys I was floating around, and I read on one of the sites that some bettas won't eat pellet. I'ld keep offering anyways. Surprised

by **Wilsonnw8** on Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:08 pm

You could try Hikari micro pellets and then slowly up the size to the bio gold, they half sink and half float just like a flake would and are already small in size and good for your betta, they are what I use to move my juvie's on and it works pretty well thumbup

by **OrcaDreamer** on Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:50 am

yes..yes.. i know those nuddy boys..haha..I will suggest to give him flakes for now and then try the pallets later on.I remember one of my hunny didn't want to eat flakes and only ate peas and daphnia and i knew that those things doesn't have calories so i was worried and gave him a little time and then began giving him flakes,sometimes he spit them out but then he began eating them =) Just give some time Very Happy

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