How MUCH / OFTEN You Should Feed Your Betta! | ULTIMATE BETTA FISH GUIDE
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- What's up nano nation! In this video we will address two questions: "How MUCH fish food should I feed my betta fish?" and "How OFTEN should I feed my betta fish?" Hope it helps and happy new years, everyone!
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1:15 How I Feed my Betta
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My fish pretends he’s starving all the time. He’s lying.
Lol 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 mine too, soon as he sees me he starts acting hungry and sad, even when im overfeeding him. They're so funny at times.
you should definitely have more recognition; high quality videos, amazing editing, and a super cool background. also, some pretty cute fishes
appreciate it! been really enjoying making the content
@@Pharmaquatics hey, i have the smaller flakes/krill mix from tetra. My tanks tempature is around 72 degrees and it is active after around 9am to 10pm. after that hes chilled out. plus he's pretty small. got him from petco as some of their new shipments. How much/often should i feed him?
absolutely agreed , subscribed after two videos
And you can HEAR him 👂 over water changes🤣
I had no idea about how to tell whether ur fish is under weight or overweight! Thanks for that tip! I heard great things about Bug bites for Bettas.
glad this was helpful, kimberly
👍
My betta loves the bug bites & seems to not like pellets.
Really thank you so much
Yes I got an all white betta and fed him bug bites and now he's a hot pink colour
I feed my betta thrice a day
Betta's are insectivores - you really should be feeding them mosquito larvae and adult artemia. Your fish will live longer and have betta (pun intended) health.
I had just gotten a new Betta and it was quite small and I noticed that when I gave it a couple of pellets it tried to eat it but the pellet was overall way to big for its mouth. I ended up having to crush up the pellets and feed them to him like that for a couple weeks and now he has no trouble eating the pellets whole!
Same for me! He would hold them in his mouth and have to spit them out because they were to big. So I just crushed them up with my nail and he ate them happily!
@@purgatory66 Same issue. I will try crushing them. Thanks.
I will try this my Betta’s mouth is so small. Thank you
@Rosehill CCTV that happened to mine. First 3 days he was eating fine. But the 3rd night, he completely stopped eating.
Many people said it’s due to overfeeding yet, I followed what the lady at the pet store told me to do.
2-3 pellets twice a day.
@Rosehill CCTV Look up betta bio gold pellets. That’s what I had
take a shot every time i say betta fish lol - happy new year everyone!
Yes “Beyda” i’m used to people saying it
Jelly shots anyone (I can’t even drink, lol)
To much aquarium water in my tummy now
I rescued a female long tail Betta and she is always moving around her beautiful 10 gallon aquarium! She even has two mystery snails as buddies in there! And they are happy together!
I just got my first betta and your videos have been so helpful. Thanks for all the work you put in! Very nice editing and to the point info 👍🏻
Glad I could help Karyn! Enjoy your new betta
I feed my Betta
Tuesday to Saturday - 4 pellets in the morning... Then 2-3 at night( Hikari Betta Bio Gold)
Monday - Special food (Blood Worms, flakes, etc etc)
Sunday - Fasting
Tip -
Small portions help and prevents digestive problems
sweet! thanks for sharing with everyone
How do u feed that much without it getting swim bladder???
@@chucho35pewdsmiester78 pre-soak the food in water, makes it soft and easier for the fish
@@SwatejK bro
me also do this kind of giving
But my bettas are eating and spitting out and again and spitting again(even i powdered pellets)
Is it common??
@@ogxtreme7874 Yes Bettas sometimes don't like certain kind of foods. Try different types of foods from different manufacturers Or get in touch with the vendor/supplier of what it was fed until you bought it.
Mine only eats pellets from Hikari, spits out all other foods
Also had to wiggle Blood Worms for him to perceive it as food😄
Best feeding video I’ve seen for betta. Really appreciate the anatomy references!
you bet!
Your videos about Bettas are the best on RUclips! They’re very helpful and informative
Glad you like them!
Got my King Crowntail yesterday, this helped so much, thank you!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience, it has been very helpful. I have had many betta over the yeas and had succes, but recently lost some , and you have helped me figure out what I need to do to improve on their care!
Great clip, informative while encouraging attention to detail and thinking for yourself..... RUclips needs more videos like this
So I got my daughter a fish. Little did I know I was actually adopting a tiny little fellow. Thanks.
I really like your method of a slow build up vs full gut loading them... seems more humane and pet friendly. Great info 👍
definitely think it's the safer way!
I just got a Betta and found your channel and have to say it's the best and so helpful. I already purchased things from some of your videos. They're awesome! Thanks for making these!
Glad the videos are helpful!!
This was so great and so helpful, thank you!
I just love all your videos and thank you for sharing 👍😁
Omg thank you! I've been trying to find a good description of how much to feed my betta, his selling picture he had beautiful form then I got him and he didn't have the nice head curve but the swim bladder really helped I've been able to see it but now I know he needs more food and hopefully fish shape will be like his picture before they shipped him, I did read they dont feed the fish before shipping but I didn't think it would be that drastic
glad it was helpful! hopefully your betta is nice and beefy now
This is so helpful! Thank you!!
Your videos are the best I have seen so far......Thank you......
Awesome dude, I love my beta, thanks for helping me keep him healthy
good to hear bro!
Very helpful for a new betta owner like me. Thanks 🙏🏻
Woah, 5-8 pellets per day! My bettas would probably kill me if I do that. They always eat voraciously, many times to the point of jumping to catch the food 😆. Anyway, I've just watched your vid on SBD and it is very resourceful. Thank you! A new subscriber here.
Thank you for the helpful information!!! 🙂
Just started back up with bettas (had a couple as a kid) and getting back into it I wasn't sure how to feed my king betta, Osiris. This has been helpful, thank you.
glad this was helpful!
Wow the pet store told me to feed my fish the size of their eye. I thought that sounded odd, especially as active as my fish is, but I trusted her. After watching your video I was able to know that my fish is underweight. I can easily see its swim bladder. 🥺 Thanks for taking time to teach us.
I was panicking for a bit due to me being unable to get a good answer and accidentally giving my fish SBD by overfeeding but this and your other video helped a lot
New fish+new subscriber= Thank you ❤
I got my betta yesterday. He’s a red koi plakat male. The food I got is these little pellets but they look like bloodworms. Russell seemed to enjoy his morning feed, I gave him 3 but they’re so tiny. He’s really healthy and active, but he’s already chosen his favourite corner in the tank. He slept wedged between the filter, moss and this plant with big leaves last night. Damn I’m so in love with this little fish and I just want to do right by him. He’s really small, like just a bit bigger than my thumb nail. He’s in a 20L (5 gal) planted tank that is currently between 25 and 26 °C the tank looks ginormous with him in it. I thought it was going to be too small. I think I’m doing everything correctly but if anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears.
Edit: the name of Russell’s current food is vibra bites baby. It was produced in Japan. The guy in the aquarium store said he feeds his betta these. It wasn’t a pet store like petco or petbarn, all the fish looked healthy and this guy owned the place and seemed to really know what he was saying.
i can sense your passion for the hobby and for your little guy! seems like he’s in good hands. thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for keeping it short. keep up the great work! my betta thanks you too!
I love your videos! Very informative and really answered questions I have been thinking about when caring for my betta, Koji. Thank you for sharing and I am also going to subscribe to your Instagram!
glad it helped!
Such amazing content sir! I truly appreciate what you do. ^_^ Thank you! ❤
I tried to not feed my betta today because I thought I saw early signs of stomach bloat...so I'm observing the fish and the fish is like dude whats up...where's my food...stomach problem didn't look that serious so I gave in...that swim bladder info was spot on....great job!
Appreciate it! Hope your betta's doing well in that case!
subbed! very informative video ❤️
glad i could help!
Fantastic videos..thank you so much! very much appreciated.
happy to help!
Awesome information. Thanks!
You bet!
Thank you. Very informational.
don't mention it!
Today is the day after fasting day for my betta - he was so excited to be fed :D Those fasting days really work
great to hear! always a nice way to ensure a healthy digestive system
Great tips! Thanks alot
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! As my son would say, I am a Noob. This was so helpful!
I got a betafish and i had one long ago but forgot how to take care of them, i have adhd so i definetly have to rewatch the video lol thank you sm for your help
New subscriber!! Great video 👍👍
Welcome!!
I have a 5 gallon Betta tank 1Male half moon, how often do you change the water and how much water to remove? Your Videos are awesome 💕
I go for 10 pellets from OCEAN NUTRITION once a day, flakes up until I see his stomach full and up to 3 bloodworms two or three times a week. I do a rotation, feeding him different food every day and I do fasting every Sunday.
I read an article saying that the recommended pellets are like 4 per day, which seems kind of low. I feed mine like that for 1,5 years now and he seems fine.
whats up! A couple days ago I got 5 amanoe shrimp for my 10 gallon which I will eventually have my male betta and 4 - 5 panda corys. I love shrimp there so cool. Keep up the great work!
good to hear! panda's might be a bit big for a 10 gallon, i'd go with pygmy's instead!
Oh, also I would highly recommend north fin bug pro. My betta loves them and its a super healthy food. Its pretty similar to Fluval bug bites.
Just got my first betta a few days ago. So glad I came across your video in my search. I couldn't figure out if I was feeding my girl enough or not given that she doesn't really eat much in one sitting. I just upped to feeding her twice a day but still not sure if that's enough. I can see her swim bladder though and she is super tiny so from your suggestions, I should probably feed her a bit more in each sitting? She seems happy and healthy otherwise. Pretty much constantly swimming around in her tank and likes to scare me by playing dead lol I should also add that I started off with tiny pellets and she would try to eat it and spit it back out and drag the rest to the bottom of her tank so I switched to flakes and now she eats just fine.
This video made me subscribe and like!
How many daphnia would you feed in one day? Thanks for the videos 👍
I feed maybe 4, 5 bits of bloodworm in the morning and a few flakes of tetra for color support. They appear happy and energetic. My boy and girls tanks are side by side. Safe but aware of each other...so not lonely.
Sir can i crush betta floating pellets before Feeding?
Will it prevent bloat?
Hi, thanks for this, super helpful. I was searching for info because lots of the feeding advice is based on pellets and my fish food (Fluval Bug Bites) says it's micro granules. 2-3 of those look like hardly anything! But the fish shop said not to follow the advice on the side of the tub (feed for 2-3 mins, 2-3 times a day - that does sound like a lot), so now I don't know what is best. I tried weighing the granules as I read somewhere an adult betta should have in the region of 1.8g of food per day, but my scales were not accurate enough. Do you know what the equivalent amount is for micro granules vs pellets?
i would play it by ear with your specific betta. measuring your microgranules might bring you success to an extent, but often times they're so small the betta misses it
I just got my fish yesterday thank you
I was told to feed it twice a week so should I do that or not.
I got my Betta fish in a small bowl so how could I keep the temperature same specially during summer here in Australia or winter.
Thank you very much!
No worries!
Good job bro 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Appreciate you bro!
I got my first betta yesterday. I got pallets but he won’t eat them, I tried mysis and he liked it, it will be good for him?
Great video dude! For me, I use the Hikari brand micro pellets 3/4 (pellets) twice a day. Morning and night. I feed him 3 days on and the next day I feed freeze dried bloodworms as a snack but never a meal and it works out fine.
thats a solid regimen!
My betta’s on the same regimen. He seems very happy and healthy.
Great video! I am feeding my fish 8 mini, smaller size pellets in the day, three broken up tiny bloodworms worms throughout the day, and 8 mini pellets at night. He eats for about two minutes at each meal. He is a very active fish but I am a little worried I may be underfeeding him cuz he is gets very excited, chomps at food quickly and he keeps looking for more after I finish feeding him. Do all bettas kinda do this and are my meal proportions alright. :))))))
that's one hungry betta! i think you should be good if your betta's weight is consistent and you haven't seen any bloating/swim bladder issues
Thanks so much! I noticed my betta fish losing weight and didn’t have a clue of the reason, but I know I am probably feeding him too little, thanks again
Glad I could help!
Thank you for this video I am a new betta owner
Hello! I have a question about the Marineland 5 gallon Portrait tank. What type of plants can the light that is included with the tank support?
i'd recommend java fern or anubias, but i wouldn't expect much propagation or growth from them
Appreciate you from a Petco employee
What is the best way to filter a new tank?
I recently got a 6.5 gallon tank and am new to fish keeping, do you think I would be able to keep 3 endlers, 2 cherry shrimp, and a hill stream loach in a 6.5 gallon?
everything works except the hill stream loach imo. HSLs like to be in groups of at least 3-4 which would require a much bigger tank size
Why is there a bunch of air bubbles in my betta fish tank and is that bad? I have a filter in the tank.
Also, my beta tank came with a built in LED light underneath the tank lid. How long should I leave the LED light on for?
I got a male betta small in size young will grow I'm sure at petsmart was told to feed every other day 2 pellets is that correct? Please help
Just discovered you; like it! 👍🤗😎
Welcome aboard!
Good job
What type of betta is at 4:50? I just bought one that looks almost identical to it because i thought it was beautiful. Had never seen a betta like him before
This guy is the only guy to listen to. So much bullshit info on RUclips but not here. Thanks G
Any info you can give me my new betta has. It eaten his pellets I’m wondering if he knows it is food. How to,get new Betta to eat.
I feed mine 1 Piece in the morning 1 piece around 4 and 2 pieces around 9, 7 days a week, is this to much or to little
How often should I feed my female Dumbo juvenile Betta she was smaller than the others at the pet store.
Sir is it really good to soak floating betta pellets before feeding as it prevents bloating?
Should i do this and for how much particular time
it’s not necessary but it is a practice done by others. logically it reduces risk of bloat because the food expands externally rather than in the stomach. soak until you visibly see pellet expansion
How to prevent dropsy, is it just from bad stock?
hi may i know if bettas can live without eating their food for 1 week ?
What about live daphnia over feed and moina?
🤔🐟How do you feed a Beta that is going to be in a community tank with tetras and a few shrimp . Won't they go after their food too ? I don't wanna over feed them .🤔 I don't want to cause bloating or dropsy.
My daughter just got a betta fish about a week ago. He is very eager to eat and interested but will not eat. He has gone up and grabbed one but spit it back out. We have tried bug bites, betta pellets, beta flakes, and freeze dried blood worms and he won't eat any of them. What should I do?
the question is, can I feed a betta any of the following food I already have: Formula Two Sinking pellets, GLOfish Flake food, and New Life Spectrum UltraRed pellets? or do I need actual betta food?
This video was super helpful but I have a question. My betta has stopped eating regular pellets and spits them out :( he’ll eat blood worms and brine shrimp tho. What should I do ???????
some bettas are just more picky than others, as long as he's eating you're in good shape. if you want to reintroduce pellets, you can try a different pellet or feed pellets when you know he's very hungry
I feed my betta dry worms, two time in a day... Is it good ?
i have no idea how old my betta is so i have no idea how much to feed him/her (the gender too is something I don't know) I am feeding it Hikari Betta Bio-Gold pellets. Can you help please...thank you
What’s your opinion on blood worms? Can it be an everyday food or more of a treat?
It should be given to fishes as a treat due to very high protein content. I do feed my betta fishes mosquito larvae more often than pellets.
I have small dry blood worms like 1 cm long and I feed my betta twice a day in the morning and in the afternoon at 6 I give it 1 or 2 a feeding
Is only 2 pellets enough for my betta per day?
I am toooo scared to overfeed
I have been feeding my red male betta fish blood worms because he won't eat any other betta food. They are the Frozen Chunks. He loves them but always seems agressive and hungry. I feed him once or twice a day. The size of a grape nut or two grains of long rice.
I just got a betta fish and it won't eat! Help! He won't swim up to the top for top pellets or find the pellets I found that sink.
Thanks
np!
Can I feed once 04 pellets every alternate day?
I got a moontail female beta for my grandmother last Christmas and when I moved out a few months ago the fish blew up in size and now appears to have dropsy, constipation, and is bloated. I took her home last night cleaned her tank got new pebbles (old ones were glass and broke a lot) I got her that SpongeBob house hideout and she already seems so much better. She is swimming around and from what my partner said (he used to breed goldfish) she seems to not be swimming at such an angle anymore. But I'm not entirely familiar with beta care. I had a beta before and had him for awhile due to my cousin abandoning him. He unfortunately passed and I'm unsure why. I plan on purchasing a heater cause I fear the water is too cold and I don't know how much to feed my Betta. Usually we fed her two times a day with a few small pellets/flakes.
How do I efficiently care for my Beta and how to I get her happy and healthy again?
(I purchased her due to her always dancing when I passed by. She always gets a happy tail dance when I talk and walk by her it makes me very happy and I am about to spend a ungodly amount of money on this fishy baby)
I’m feeding mine pellets but I think the pellets are a too big because he picks at it when he’s hungry also how do you keep your tank so clear
just keep up on water changes! filter floss also helps
Hello their it’s been a while since I wrote to you any ways my beta fish just passed a way this evening and I just got the water levels checked at Pet Smart and told them what’s been going on and they tested the water and the water levels looked really good and that I have been feeding him 2 pallets every morning and I have been cleaning the tank every 2 weeks so I’m going to call Pet smart tomorrow and let them now what’s been happening. Sincearly Will
Hi! Im new to betta fish. Have mine for 1 month now, he’s really active and loves to eat. Watching your video I can say that I’ve got the wrong advice about feeding my betta, and now I think his little bit thick. What do you recommend doing? The advice was to feed him in the morning than at night, with min 12h between. Okay that's fine, but amount of food was 4-5 pellets in AM and same at PM. Thank you!
i would cut it down to 1 feed/day of 4-5 or keep it 2 feeds/day but of 2-3
@@Pharmaquatics thank you! I would maybe keep 2 feeds per day, because he got use to it, but definetly 2-3 pellets.
Hold on I need help? I been feeding my Betta fish 7 to 8 pellets a day but I could still see the swim bladder . Then what do I do?
I love your channel! ❤
One thing though... Not sure about the idea that long-finned bettas are actually less active, and need less food 🤔! I think it just looks that way because they are slower.
However, whenever they do move, it's pretty heavy exercise because of how difficult it is to move all that weight around.
Kinda like trying to swim wearing lots and lots of clothing, slowing you down and pulling you under.
So I'd say that despite how nuch faster and more active short-finned bettas look compared to long-finned ones...
Long-finned ones probably use and need just as much energy, and may in fact need even more fuel than the short-finned ones who don't use all that much energy when they race around the tank.
great food for thought! no pun intended
@@Pharmaquaticsindeed 😂( ...Altough tbh I kinda suspect that almost every betta keeper feeds their bettas a bit too much,
so feeding some of them a bit less is more likely a beneficial rather than a harmful choice 😅...)
My bettah was bloated this morning I fasted him today and I came home it wasn’t there anymore… so I gave him a little food but I’m just gonna start over and feed him once a day. I’ve been giving him bloodworms I feel like the pellets are too big lol he spits them out