I just brought home a female betta a few days ago. They guy at the pet store told me they only feed their bettas a few pellets three times a week, but when I got home, I tried to feed her anyway. My last betta lived three years and I fed him every day until he stopped eating. He seemed fine. I have tried to feed her every day since then (I got her tuesday, and its now friday). All she has eaten is one pellet. I have also tried flakes and frozed blood worms. she attacks the flakes at the bottom of the bowl, but when she gets it in her mouth, she spits it back out. She wont even touch what I put in her bowl. Is something wrong with her?
I am not sure-- it may be that she is a little stressed from the transfer. Why don't you try some baby food peas on a toothpick? They sink and that may interest her enough to get back into eating. If it still continues-- you may want to use an antibiotic-- maracyn 2 is a good one-- let me know if you need the smaller dosages.
aimee
On 12/29/06, cheergirl wrote: > I just brought home a female betta a few days ago. They > guy at the pet store told me they only feed their bettas a > few pellets three times a week, but when I got home, I > tried to feed her anyway. > My last betta lived three years and I fed him every day > until he stopped eating. He seemed fine. > I have tried to feed her every day since then (I got her > tuesday, and its now friday). All she has eaten is one > pellet. I have also tried flakes and frozed blood worms. > she attacks the flakes at the bottom of the bowl, but when > she gets it in her mouth, she spits it back out. She wont > even touch what I put in her bowl. > Is something wrong with her?
ok, thanks. I will see if I can get some tomorrow. Thanks!
On 12/29/06, Aimee wrote: > I am not sure-- it may be that she is a little stressed from the transfer. Why > don't you try some baby food peas on a toothpick? They sink and that may > interest her enough to get back into eating. > If it still continues-- you may want to use an antibiotic-- maracyn 2 is a good > one-- let me know if you need the smaller dosages. > > aimee > > On 12/29/06, cheergirl wrote: >> I just brought home a female betta a few days ago. They >> guy at the pet store told me they only feed their bettas a >> few pellets three times a week, but when I got home, I >> tried to feed her anyway. >> My last betta lived three years and I fed him every day >> until he stopped eating. He seemed fine. >> I have tried to feed her every day since then (I got her >> tuesday, and its now friday). All she has eaten is one >> pellet. I have also tried flakes and frozed blood worms. >> she attacks the flakes at the bottom of the bowl, but when >> she gets it in her mouth, she spits it back out. She wont >> even touch what I put in her bowl. >> Is something wrong with her?
On 12/29/06, cheergirl wrote: > I just brought home a female betta a few days ago. They > guy at the pet store told me they only feed their bettas a > few pellets three times a week, but when I got home, I > tried to feed her anyway. > My last betta lived three years and I fed him every day > until he stopped eating. He seemed fine. > I have tried to feed her every day since then (I got her > tuesday, and its now friday). All she has eaten is one > pellet. I have also tried flakes and frozed blood worms. > she attacks the flakes at the bottom of the bowl, but when > she gets it in her mouth, she spits it back out. She wont > even touch what I put in her bowl. > Is something wrong with her? Well, you shouldn't feed bettas every day. You should skip one day a week. It helps digestion. Bettas are very picky, and hate pellets and don't really like flakes. But some pellets, like betta bits or betta bites are okay.
On 12/29/06, cheergirl wrote: > I just brought home a female betta a few days ago. They > guy at the pet store told me they only feed their bettas a > few pellets three times a week, but when I got home, I > tried to feed her anyway. > My last betta lived three years and I fed him every day > until he stopped eating. He seemed fine. > I have tried to feed her every day since then (I got her > tuesday, and its now friday). All she has eaten is one > pellet. I have also tried flakes and frozed blood worms. > she attacks the flakes at the bottom of the bowl, but when > she gets it in her mouth, she spits it back out. She wont > even touch what I put in her bowl. > Is something wrong with her?
it depemds on the store u bought her in. find out wat they have been feeding her. Bettas really love live blood worms u should try that.
I am not sure-- it may be that she is a little stressed from the transfer. Why
don't you try some baby food peas on a toothpick? They sink and that may
interest her enough to get back into eating.
If it still continues-- you may want to use an antibiotic-- maracyn 2 is a good
one-- let me know if you need th...See More