'How Often to Feed a Betta Fish'

04:03 Sep 5, 2024
'I would recommend that you Feed your Betta fish once a day. Sometimes twice a day is ok, but I usually don’t feed them more that once a day.  On the label of fish foods they will tell you to feed fish 3 times a day. You can do that but make the feedings smaller than usual.  Overfeeding is a very common mistake which could cause 2 very common problems for your betta fish including:  Digestive problems causing your betta fish to get bloated and become suseptable to disease Cause cloudy water in your fish tank from the ammonia created from the extra fish poop which could lead to stressing out or killing your betta fish.  On how much to feed your fish, the rule of thumb is to feed as much it will eat in about a minute or two.  Remember, you need to remove any food that the fish does not eat in a few minutes, so an idea would be for you to feed one or two pellets at a time for 2 minutes so there will be no uneaten food to clean up.  CAUTION – Betta Fish will sometimes try and gorge on their food and have digestive troubles as a result – kinda like humans ;). Don’t overfeed them. You can tell they are full by the belly bulge. Overfeeding is usually more of a problem in home aquariums than underfeeding.  Bettas can be finicky, so don’t be alarmed if your fish doesn’t eat the food on a particular day, especially when you first get them. It might take up to a week before they give in and eat.  Don’t worry, and he won’t starve in that period. Just remove any food particles uneaten after a couple of minutes, and then try again the next day.  It is best to try feed your fish at the same time every day. This gives them into a routine. After a while, you will swear they’re wearing a wristwatch because they will start wagging their tail and coming to the surface at the appointed feeding time.  If you feed your high-quality fish food and occasionally give him or her a special treat, this will no doubt improve the quality of your fishes’ life and keep them healthy and happy.  Get the Fish Food I feed my fish and highly recommend: For All my Freshwater fish: Flakes:  https://amzn.to/2ZNp4gG https://amzn.to/2MTrwjQ https://amzn.to/2LuoyyO  Bug Bites: https://amzn.to/2LnUvZD   For My Bettas - Other fish love it too: Flakes: https://amzn.to/2UrWyQx Freeze Dried Bloodworms: https://amzn.to/2LgszrP Betta Pellets: https://amzn.to/2LnvAFL Betta Bug Bites: https://amzn.to/2ZNpnIm   

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