I was also told about the stomach no bigger than the eye, but my betta loves the floating pellets more than anything else and I find that he will eat one at a time very quickly, then slow down as he gets full so I then stop dropping pellets in. He's happy, healthy and I've had him for a couple years now.
Its so great that you are doing this series they are helping a lot of people including my friends they used to keep their bettas in a tiny bowl and now that have them in 10 gallons and others larger tanks with live plants filtration heater a variety of food to
The Toxic Fish oh my god. That just made my day to hear that another fish life was made quality. Its amazing to see what impact a single person can make.
I fell for the 'stomach no bigger than their eye' myth 😔. It was only when my house looked after mine while I was away did I see how thin he really was. I feed him a lot more now and he's more colourful and active ☺️
Thank you so much for all your effort in making this playlist. I want a 10 gallon setup for a solo betta in my man cave and this list is by far the most informative I've found. I've got a checklist made up, and I feel like I've got a pretty good grasp of what I'm going to do thanks to this. Subscribed.
I haven't kept fish in 6 years, and am bringing home my brand new black orchid betta tonight. :) I'm so excited and this series has been INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you so much! #fishfam
What a great video! I hate the stomach size of eyeball myth so darn much. My fish on average live to be much older than people think bettas can (6-8 years, but I've had many live to 10-11) and I think diet is a huge part of this. I agree with you most of the bettas I see are underfed. I believe splendens should be pudgy little fish. I personally feed mine large portions 2 (3 when pair conditioning) times a day without issue. Crowntails do indeed look exceptionally eggy! I have one who constantly looks engorged. I also love that you didn't even mention flake food, that stuff is so bad for their digestive tracts. Bandit is a nice fat boy, he will be in fine shape for breeding. I would say Daffy could use some beefheart perhaps. This will give her a massive boost for ovulation. I find it's an old trick that works well for new breeder females. Lots of beefheart and bloodworms to encourage their egg production. By that age she should be thicker. Adorable girl though. I have a few bumblebee colored females growing out that I sorta wish had some white in there. Yellow koi CTPKs would be pretty interesting.
ZoZo Asia Thank you!! I've been breeding a long time and actually started my channel because of all the encouragement Shelia here and Kasia of CPK gave me. Those two ladies have been just lovely.
PilleR I think that whatever amount is enough to keep your fish plump and they're getting fed at least daily is what you should do. If once a day works for your schedule and your fish is doing good than stick with it.
Funny you should mention beef heart I was going to put in a large frozen food order this weekend and beef heart was on it but need to hold off for a day or two. I'm not a fan of flake food either or freeze dried.
Big City Bettas what do you feed your bettas? I just got a betta 10 days ago and he wouldn't eat pellets so I got him omega one betta buffet flakes, he loved it. I also bought some frozen brine shrimp and frozen mysis , I hope he eats ir
BrutalRiotGirl01 I feed 3 things for juveniles and adults. An assortment of protein based pellets, mostly Ken's brand varieties, bug bites and new life spectrum. A homemade gelatin food with beefheart, shrimp, all my frozen foods as well as vitamins and many freeze dried powdered things (tublixflex worms, black worms, plankton, krill, spirulina, etc) And then for frozen I feed daphnia, cyclops, beefheart, brine shrimp, mysis shrimp or bloodworms. I soak all my foods (except the gel which it's already been added to) in Selcon, vitachem and garlic extract.
What a great video! I fell for the myth of bettas only eat as much as their eye so was going with that. Now I know why my bettas never seem to get bigger and too slim! Poor guys after watching this gave them extra bug bites and timorruw will be more blood worms than just one or two small blood worms. No wonder they always seem hungry! Thank you so much. Your bettas look great too.
So glad to see that you feed more than that stupid "eye" myth. I had a Betta I rescued and he lived to eat. Honest!! He was not a fan of flakes, and I had no idea they were not that good for them, but I didn't have to, he flat out refused to eat them. He taught me well, and I am gearing up for a new Betta or 6 in my life. LoL As soon as I get moved into my new place this spring. It's almost February and I am getting very excited. You, Big City Betta, Simply Betta, AquaPros (and anyone else I missed), have helped me tremendously with your videos and I thank you for sharing your expertise. My future Bettas will be most grateful.
good video I was worried I was overfeeding my betta..I feel a bit better now...by the outro I think I'd still be considered overfeeding my female betta though..she gets around 6-8 pellets and maybe 6 fruit flies a day. O_o It's hard to want to cut her down to less though; she seems so happy and healthy; a super active betta.
Finally!! I couldn't find info about my betta's bloated belly after eating, other than more serious looking bloat. It's likely because he is a crown tail! I thought I was feeding him too much possibly causing distress, so I started feeding much less and that went away... he acts like he still wants food, but I was scared to cause more bloat. I figured I'd go with the eyes the size of their stomach/don't over feed your fish/betta's can go a while without food. He's fairly new to us, so he hasn't gone long with smaller portions. Thanks!!
I bought my bettas the fluval bug bites because of this video, my picky koi betta loves them! Thanks, if you would like to see my bettas they are on my channel I recently got 3 bettas, your videos are truly an inspiration. I really love your aquariums, and your bettas. Thank you for the time and effort you put into each of your videos, I have learned a lot. You have beautiful fish!
Absolutely loooved this entire series! It definately has helped me get started on fish keeping. I do have a few questions, so bare with this long post 😆. So far, I have been cycling my tank for a little over a month now (just making sure my tank is completely ready for a fish hehe), and I've been noticing it has a weird odor to it (also foamy bubbles around the perimeter of the tank). I have a 10g tank with a heater and filter, and I use gravel as my substrate. I have two moss balls, 4 tall silk plants (thinking about replacing these with real plants though), 3 cute silicone anemones, and a big cave deco in the center. I used the topfin bacteria supplement and water conditioner and api aquarium salt when I first started the tank, but I've only been using seachem prime and clarity throughout the cycle. I went to Petsmart to have a water test about a week and a half ago, and the employee said everything looked fine. She said that I needed to start doing water changes/cleaning my tank though. I've done two 10% water changes and cleaned the tank since then, but it still has the odor. So my question is, am I doing something wrong to cause the odor? Or is this normal? Also will I have to replace my gravel with fluval dirt when I do get a fish? Or will it be ok with just gravel? Anyway, thank you in advance for everything 😀
I would do a 30-40%water change and remove the silicone anemones. The silicone if it breaks off can be dangerous for your fish. Vacuum the gravel and you should be good to go.
Lifewithpets Ok! I did the water change and cleaned the tank. I decided to take out all of the anemones and silk plants to see if that helps since I'm gonna get live plants soon anyway. It's smelling better already, but I'll see how it acts through the week! Thank you sooo much again, and I can't wait for more videos from you. Been marathoning them lately hehe 😀
I was following the eye/stomach myth, because my Betta is really active he started losing weight, looking thin, I've Increases the amount of food per meal.
I also use freeze dried Australian blackworms and I leave white buckets (white makes them easier to see to net them) outside to collect live mosquito wigglers..all the tropical fish love these..and gives them something to chase...
I have a baby betta. She doesn't eat much yet as she is Soo tiny. But she isn't by any means thin. She eats micro pellets and freeze dried blood worms. When I first got her she was so tiny that she couldn't eat blood worms. She is still under an inch long.
I know this is an old video but I just got a Betta. I’m still not sure if I should add a snail or a Corey I’ve seen a few videos where either the Betta was attacking the snail and one ate a Corey and died. What do you recommend? I got a male I named him Echo 🐠🐟🐠😍
NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE: I really appreciate your videos. Well done. I have a beautiful platinum half-moon dumbo in a Spec 5 gal. I'm retired so I'm able to spoil him quite a bit and I do. He's fed one pellet 4 times a day at 3 hour intervals. I also feed a pinch of freeze dried blood worms once every other day. Do you think that routine is okay? I realize this video has been up a while, but I would be ever so grateful for your insight.
I get it from Dr Foster and Smith. I would highly recommend them. I'm just getting ready to put another large order in. It comes one day shipping in an insulated box with loads of ice cubes. I have an unboxing video somewhere on my channel! Found it ruclips.net/video/ZaHeXDOBO_o/видео.html
I have a male double tail Betta. I feed him twice a day. But I'm not sure of how much quantity I'm supposed to do. I do 3 pellets in the morning and 3 dried blood worms in the evening. I also fast him on Sunday. Not sure if that's the right thing to do.
I have a grown female hm that looks super big all the time. when I got her I put her in a tank my male was previously in. is that causing issues? how would I know?
Hi Sheila, thanks for a great vid, I was wondering if underfeeding could cause damage to a Bettas fins? I was underfeeding due to the eye/stomach myth (now corrected) and after testing temperature, for ammonia, nitrites/nitrates, pH etc but his dorsal fin is deteriorating. He's in the tank on his own, nothing sharp in the tank, no gasping, no other signs of disease. I'm baffled as to what is causing it. Does anyone have any ideas?
I do have a question? Would it be okey for 2 female bettas living together in a 5.5 or 10 gallon ? I’m still on a process of getting information so take easy on me and I’m new to your channel 😊 I will definitely gonna watch the other series of this thank you so much 🇵🇭🇺🇸
Females shouldn’t live together especially in a small tank. We have done 5 females in a very heavily planted 20 gallon tank. Whilst it was ok I no longer agree with them living together. It’s very stressful for them and their lifespan tends to be shorter.
I have a small male betta fish I feed him 3-4 pellets a day I am going to buy him some bloodworms soon and hopefully he will like it, but if I know him he probably won't like them but it's worth a try
I just got my betta nutrafin bug bites. The pellets are really small. How much do I feed my betta? Hes about 2 and a half inches not including tail. I also got one of these for my community tank. It has 3 zebra danios and 3 platys. How much do I feed them?
Erika's Life all fish like to have some form of coverage whether it be plants or decorations it makes them feel safer. Sometimes you can sand down rough edges in decor and it'll help the fish not get injured I do that with my newt tank because they have sensitive skin and so far it's worked wonders :)
Also, I read online that you can fast your Betta fish for 2-4 days sometimes when you’re like going on vacation. Because I really want a Betta fishy and I’ve done lots of research but the only thing is I go to my cottage sometimes on the weekends in summer. So is this true?
My sister's female is over year old and not as big as your females, are we under feeding her? We feed her 4 pellets in the morning and 3 at night. She has a vibrant color, is active and seems happy. I've been looking into getting frozen food and better quality pellets.
I recently got a new betta and he tries to eat anything he possibly can and i find that he’s constantly bloated. So becasue of this i feed him once a day so they his body has time to debloat. Ive never had a betta like this. My last two i fed twice a day and n ever had this issue. But my current betta just bloats after one meal. I feel like he may be doing this to himself becasue he’s not getting fed often enough to but I’m worried to feed him more often cause i dont want him to get too bloated and die. Do you have any suggestions? I also do feed a variety of foods.
My betta, I got her yesterday, just spits out her food when i feed her. Should i break it up so it's smaller? Or should I try different food? She is a juvenile, only an inch long.
If you have a filter then weekly water changes should be ok. Approximately 20-40% once a week. If you don't have a filter 80-100% water changes every 2-3 days.
The gel food is Repashy gel food. It is a very nutrient rich food. If you feed the others you don’t have to add the gel food. We like to give all our fish a large variety of foods for a balanced diet.
Hi I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you had any good ideas for preparing for natural disasters like a hurricanes (for fish that is) Would you pack your fish up and leave if you were in a situation or would you just weather the storm out and keep extra water around? 😀 Great video love them as always! 💜
If your not flooded the biggest challenge is often power loss...heaters and filters fail...if it's summer then heater is not an issue...but oxygenation and filtration can be ...there are battery powered air pumps you can buy (and solar ones too)..there are quite a few good videos on youtube about this topic...I think it would be a horrible situation to find yourself in...I lost a lot of guppies out of my outdoor tubs thanks to the rain from cyclone Debbie..tubs overflowed : (
I'm not sure what I would do. I have battery powered air pumps to keep the water moving that would last for several days. I wouldn't be in a position to pack the fish up so I would do my best for them if I had to leave them, which I may be faced with this week!!
Hi I have a question about the gel food. You said you give it once or twice a week but do you give them one full cube of it once a week or half a cube? I know how often to feed it but I’m not sure how much. Thank you!
I was also told about the stomach no bigger than the eye, but my betta loves the floating pellets more than anything else and I find that he will eat one at a time very quickly, then slow down as he gets full so I then stop dropping pellets in. He's happy, healthy and I've had him for a couple years now.
these videos have been a savior for me and ease a lot of anxiety since I'm a beginner!
Thank you!
Its so great that you are doing this series they are helping a lot of people including my friends they used to keep their bettas in a tiny bowl and now that have them in 10 gallons and others larger tanks with live plants filtration heater a variety of food to
The Toxic Fish oh my god. That just made my day to hear that another fish life was made quality. Its amazing to see what impact a single person can make.
I fell for the 'stomach no bigger than their eye' myth 😔. It was only when my house looked after mine while I was away did I see how thin he really was. I feed him a lot more now and he's more colourful and active ☺️
Sarah Harrison me too :(
Thank you so much for all your effort in making this playlist. I want a 10 gallon setup for a solo betta in my man cave and this list is by far the most informative I've found. I've got a checklist made up, and I feel like I've got a pretty good grasp of what I'm going to do thanks to this. Subscribed.
Thank you!
The fish in the community tank are looking beautiful ☺️ I agree with all your feeding tips
HopArt Studio but my shopkeeper said she is not eating anything jus drinking water
I haven't kept fish in 6 years, and am bringing home my brand new black orchid betta tonight. :) I'm so excited and this series has been INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you so much! #fishfam
Hello random person looking at the comments 😊 I just got a my Betta ...so much to learn
What a great video! I hate the stomach size of eyeball myth so darn much. My fish on average live to be much older than people think bettas can (6-8 years, but I've had many live to 10-11) and I think diet is a huge part of this. I agree with you most of the bettas I see are underfed. I believe splendens should be pudgy little fish. I personally feed mine large portions 2 (3 when pair conditioning) times a day without issue. Crowntails do indeed look exceptionally eggy! I have one who constantly looks engorged. I also love that you didn't even mention flake food, that stuff is so bad for their digestive tracts. Bandit is a nice fat boy, he will be in fine shape for breeding. I would say Daffy could use some beefheart perhaps. This will give her a massive boost for ovulation. I find it's an old trick that works well for new breeder females. Lots of beefheart and bloodworms to encourage their egg production. By that age she should be thicker. Adorable girl though. I have a few bumblebee colored females growing out that I sorta wish had some white in there. Yellow koi CTPKs would be pretty interesting.
ZoZo Asia Thank you!! I've been breeding a long time and actually started my channel because of all the encouragement Shelia here and Kasia of CPK gave me. Those two ladies have been just lovely.
PilleR I think that whatever amount is enough to keep your fish plump and they're getting fed at least daily is what you should do. If once a day works for your schedule and your fish is doing good than stick with it.
Funny you should mention beef heart I was going to put in a large frozen food order this weekend and beef heart was on it but need to hold off for a day or two. I'm not a fan of flake food either or freeze dried.
Big City Bettas what do you feed your bettas? I just got a betta 10 days ago and he wouldn't eat pellets so I got him omega one betta buffet flakes, he loved it. I also bought some frozen brine shrimp and frozen mysis , I hope he eats ir
BrutalRiotGirl01 I feed 3 things for juveniles and adults. An assortment of protein based pellets, mostly Ken's brand varieties, bug bites and new life spectrum. A homemade gelatin food with beefheart, shrimp, all my frozen foods as well as vitamins and many freeze dried powdered things (tublixflex worms, black worms, plankton, krill, spirulina, etc) And then for frozen I feed daphnia, cyclops, beefheart, brine shrimp, mysis shrimp or bloodworms. I soak all my foods (except the gel which it's already been added to) in Selcon, vitachem and garlic extract.
What a great video! I fell for the myth of bettas only eat as much as their eye so was going with that. Now I know why my bettas never seem to get bigger and too slim! Poor guys after watching this gave them extra bug bites and timorruw will be more blood worms than just one or two small blood worms. No wonder they always seem hungry! Thank you so much. Your bettas look great too.
So glad to see that you feed more than that stupid "eye" myth. I had a Betta I rescued and he lived to eat. Honest!! He was not a fan of flakes, and I had no idea they were not that good for them, but I didn't have to, he flat out refused to eat them. He taught me well, and I am gearing up for a new Betta or 6 in my life. LoL As soon as I get moved into my new place this spring. It's almost February and I am getting very excited. You, Big City Betta, Simply Betta, AquaPros (and anyone else I missed), have helped me tremendously with your videos and I thank you for sharing your expertise. My future Bettas will be most grateful.
Your betta are super lucky :) I do flakes and bloodworm as a treat but yours got so much variety!
Fish for thought is here! Yay!
i thought i was the only one who noticed that they should eat not according to the size of the eyes....my betta got thin when i followed that...👍👍👍👍
good video I was worried I was overfeeding my betta..I feel a bit better now...by the outro I think I'd still be considered overfeeding my female betta though..she gets around 6-8 pellets and maybe 6 fruit flies a day. O_o It's hard to want to cut her down to less though; she seems so happy and healthy; a super active betta.
I love your videos. Bettas are the gateway fish!
Just found this website on complete accident, was watching UFC highlights and somehow this got in the mix. Love the video just subscribed!
Thank you!
Finally!! I couldn't find info about my betta's bloated belly after eating, other than more serious looking bloat. It's likely because he is a crown tail! I thought I was feeding him too much possibly causing distress, so I started feeding much less and that went away... he acts like he still wants food, but I was scared to cause more bloat. I figured I'd go with the eyes the size of their stomach/don't over feed your fish/betta's can go a while without food. He's fairly new to us, so he hasn't gone long with smaller portions. Thanks!!
I bought my bettas the fluval bug bites because of this video, my picky koi betta loves them! Thanks, if you would like to see my bettas they are on my channel I recently got 3 bettas, your videos are truly an inspiration. I really love your aquariums, and your bettas. Thank you for the time and effort you put into each of your videos, I have learned a lot. You have beautiful fish!
Thank you so much!
Thank you, I just got my betta 10 days ago and was buying into the stomach is the size of its. My betta appreciates this info lol
Thanks so much for doing this series of videos! They were very informative!
Just finished your Betta series. Thank you, very informative.🇨🇦. New sub.
Thank you.
Thanks for doing this series you really changed my mind about betta fish.
Absolutely loooved this entire series! It definately has helped me get started on fish keeping. I do have a few questions, so bare with this long post 😆. So far, I have been cycling my tank for a little over a month now (just making sure my tank is completely ready for a fish hehe), and I've been noticing it has a weird odor to it (also foamy bubbles around the perimeter of the tank). I have a 10g tank with a heater and filter, and I use gravel as my substrate. I have two moss balls, 4 tall silk plants (thinking about replacing these with real plants though), 3 cute silicone anemones, and a big cave deco in the center. I used the topfin bacteria supplement and water conditioner and api aquarium salt when I first started the tank, but I've only been using seachem prime and clarity throughout the cycle. I went to Petsmart to have a water test about a week and a half ago, and the employee said everything looked fine. She said that I needed to start doing water changes/cleaning my tank though. I've done two 10% water changes and cleaned the tank since then, but it still has the odor. So my question is, am I doing something wrong to cause the odor? Or is this normal? Also will I have to replace my gravel with fluval dirt when I do get a fish? Or will it be ok with just gravel? Anyway, thank you in advance for everything 😀
I would do a 30-40%water change and remove the silicone anemones. The silicone if it breaks off can be dangerous for your fish. Vacuum the gravel and you should be good to go.
Lifewithpets Ok! I did the water change and cleaned the tank. I decided to take out all of the anemones and silk plants to see if that helps since I'm gonna get live plants soon anyway. It's smelling better already, but I'll see how it acts through the week! Thank you sooo much again, and I can't wait for more videos from you. Been marathoning them lately hehe 😀
I love your videos they are all so educational and fun to watch!
what's a good heater for my betta fish that won't kill it or get stuck in the coils
thanks for this series! good info for new and olds!
Always nice videos
-love from india
Actually your videos are always good but this one is the best!!!
Great video- one of the best in this series!
I am really thankfully for you channel, the information is soo helpful
i apsalutly love your Betta fish tip and i have a betta fish named Blueberry
Your sorority tank is gorgeous. I'm ever so slightly jealous! Ha.
Thanks.
This video series is so helpful! Thank you
thx for all the amazing tips sheila! i have a butterfly male named grayson who has fin rot :( i put him on the aquarium salt and
Hello!
Hm, so if I want to feed my Betta only with living food, such as water flees or whatever!?
I have brine shrimp and bloodworms and I like to mix them together and the fish go nuts for it and also use pellets sometimes
Thank you very much all of your videos are informative and it helped me alot 😘
How many pellets or bloodworms should I feed my betta? Thx! Also, some websites say to give bettas fast days. Should I?
I was following the eye/stomach myth, because my Betta is really active he started losing weight, looking thin, I've Increases the amount of food per meal.
I also use freeze dried Australian blackworms and I leave white buckets (white makes them easier to see to net them) outside to collect live mosquito wigglers..all the tropical fish love these..and gives them something to chase...
Awesome guide about feeding,, l learnt a lot from your guidance..thank you..😀😀
All of your Bettas are very beautiful, your very lucky
Thank you.
Your welcome ma'am! :)
this has been unbelievable helpful mine is a telta elephant what would you recommend
Wow I love your videos they are so helpful!!
I have a baby betta. She doesn't eat much yet as she is Soo tiny. But she isn't by any means thin. She eats micro pellets and freeze dried blood worms. When I first got her she was so tiny that she couldn't eat blood worms. She is still under an inch long.
I know this is an old video but I just got a Betta. I’m still not sure if I should add a snail or a Corey I’ve seen a few videos where either the Betta was attacking the snail and one ate a Corey and died. What do you recommend? I got a male I named him Echo 🐠🐟🐠😍
It really depends on the tank size. Cory’s need 20 gallons minimum as they need to be in groups of 5 or more.
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I really appreciate your videos. Well done.
I have a beautiful platinum half-moon dumbo in a Spec 5 gal.
I'm retired so I'm able to spoil him quite a bit and I do.
He's fed one pellet 4 times a day at 3 hour intervals.
I also feed a pinch of freeze dried blood worms once every other day.
Do you think that routine is okay?
I realize this video has been up a while, but I would be ever so grateful for your insight.
Thanks. Depends on the size of the Betta, I think you may be under feeding him.
@@Lifewithpets72 Thanks for the reply.
I think I will gradually increase his amounts and keep a close monitor on him for signs of bloating.
If you can add frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms that would be better for him.
@@Lifewithpets72 Okay...will do :)
Can you talk about your betta community tank? like what plants and fish are in the tank? thanks!
What kind of other fish do you keep together with the Betta...? Very informative video....thank you..
Thank you. If you check out our channel page you will find several videos on compatible fish for bettas.
love your frozen choices, our LFS only has blood worms that I am allergic to and brine shrimp. how does the frozen food ship without thawing?
I get it from Dr Foster and Smith. I would highly recommend them. I'm just getting ready to put another large order in. It comes one day shipping in an insulated box with loads of ice cubes. I have an unboxing video somewhere on my channel! Found it ruclips.net/video/ZaHeXDOBO_o/видео.html
What kind of Repashy gel food would be best to feed adult bettas?
Grub pie is one of my Bettas favorites followed by Community plus. We sell both on our website .
Lifewithpets thank you 😊
I have a male double tail Betta. I feed him twice a day. But I'm not sure of how much quantity I'm supposed to do. I do 3 pellets in the morning and 3 dried blood worms in the evening. I also fast him on Sunday. Not sure if that's the right thing to do.
I have a grown female hm that looks super big all the time. when I got her I put her in a tank my male was previously in. is that causing issues? how would I know?
How many pellets of the bug bites do you feed the bettas?
if you were to feed a betta twice a day with the varied diet how would you go about it and what would you give them?
Hi Sheila, thanks for a great vid, I was wondering if underfeeding could cause damage to a Bettas fins? I was underfeeding due to the eye/stomach myth (now corrected) and after testing temperature, for ammonia, nitrites/nitrates, pH etc but his dorsal fin is deteriorating. He's in the tank on his own, nothing sharp in the tank, no gasping, no other signs of disease. I'm baffled as to what is causing it. Does anyone have any ideas?
I do have a question? Would it be okey for 2 female bettas living together in a 5.5 or 10 gallon ? I’m still on a process of getting information so take easy on me and I’m new to your channel 😊
I will definitely gonna watch the other series of this thank you so much 🇵🇭🇺🇸
Females shouldn’t live together especially in a small tank. We have done 5 females in a very heavily planted 20 gallon tank. Whilst it was ok I no longer agree with them living together. It’s very stressful for them and their lifespan tends to be shorter.
How many pellets do you feed your betta? And is that amount divided into 2 portions in one day?
I have a small male betta fish I feed him 3-4 pellets a day I am going to buy him some bloodworms soon and hopefully he will like it, but if I know him he probably won't like them but it's worth a try
I only have dried bloodworms. Wipl they work good if i soak them for 5 min before feeding?
U can give him dry, it's the same.. but it's more like a treat, dried bloodworm have less protein than frozen/live ones
Excellent, Thanks.
I just got my betta nutrafin bug bites. The pellets are really small. How much do I feed my betta? Hes about 2 and a half inches not including tail. I also got one of these for my community tank. It has 3 zebra danios and 3 platys. How much do I feed them?
Love your vids!
I have looked in all stores near me and I can't find any decorations without sharp edges. Do they need to have decorations?
Erika's Life all fish like to have some form of coverage whether it be plants or decorations it makes them feel safer. Sometimes you can sand down rough edges in decor and it'll help the fish not get injured I do that with my newt tank because they have sensitive skin and so far it's worked wonders :)
Yes. It's like can u live in a house without furniture?
Have you tried the Fluval Bug Bites Betta Formula? I'm mainly curious as to how you compare or stack it up to the regular Tropical Bug Bites formula.
I use both. The Betta bites are a lot small but my Bettas still love them.
What type of plants do you have with Bandit
Hope your okay good luck with the huracane hope you and your fish are okay
Ahhh new video so excited!!
Wat are the long plants at the top called?
They’re Anacharis
Also, I read online that you can fast your Betta fish for 2-4 days sometimes when you’re like going on vacation. Because I really want a Betta fishy and I’ve done lots of research but the only thing is I go to my cottage sometimes on the weekends in summer. So is this true?
As long as your fish is fed a good diet and is healthy it can go without food for 7-10 days, so 2-4 days would be no problem.
I love your channel
what kind of fish are these with red and yellow and a black stripe?
Dension Barbs, they need large tank as they get big.
My sister's female is over year old and not as big as your females, are we under feeding her? We feed her 4 pellets in the morning and 3 at night.
She has a vibrant color, is active and seems happy.
I've been looking into getting frozen food and better quality pellets.
I recently got a new betta and he tries to eat anything he possibly can and i find that he’s constantly bloated. So becasue of this i feed him once a day so they his body has time to debloat. Ive never had a betta like this. My last two i fed twice a day and n ever had this issue. But my current betta just bloats after one meal. I feel like he may be doing this to himself becasue he’s not getting fed often enough to but I’m worried to feed him more often cause i dont want him to get too bloated and die. Do you have any suggestions? I also do feed a variety of foods.
If I feed my fish 2 times a day how many pellets do I need to give it each time? If you see this please reply. I don’t want to underfed my fish. 😊
I feed my betta fish in the morning 3-4 pellets and at night i feed him 3-4 pellets
I feed my betta, eggplant eats aqueon pellets twice a day. I give him freeze dried bloodworms a couple of times a week. Is this OK?
My question is very, very irrelevant but can I use a regular desk lamp for my aquarium, to grow my plants? Thanks☺
Yes, it is possible but doesn’t always work.
Gail Angelica I use an old desk lamp for my planted 10 gallon and the plants are thriving beautifully
I'm curious as to what your floating plant is called.?
The top floating plant is Frogbit.
Can you feed once a day?
Twice is better otherwise the fish can become bloated. To feed them enough food it ideally needs to be twice.
My fish loves to eat freeze dried brine shrimp that's all he likes. Is that good enough for him ?
A long term diet of freeze dried is not good for fish. Try other foods and eventually he will take them.
Thank you
what are the names of the fish with the black and red strip at about 7 mins in ?
It's a Dension Barb. They get large and need to be in groups of 5 or more. They need a large tank and lots of room to swim.
thank you
i have a dought about food of betta.........can i feed the spinach to betta ??
Whats your feeding routine? Is it like pellet for 3 days, live food for next 3 days, frozen food for 1 day then a day for fasting?
How much are the bug bites ??
How much of the bug-bite do you feed? It looks like a pinch in the video. Ive been feeding my betta 5 pieces (making sure he gets all 5).
I feed mine flakes, but im not 100% sure if im feeding enough or too much. How would i know?
My betta, I got her yesterday, just spits out her food when i feed her. Should i break it up so it's smaller? Or should I try different food? She is a juvenile, only an inch long.
Soak the food before feeding it will make it softer for her.
I was told to feed half or less a pea once a week to add moisture and help out with their digestive system. Is this a good idea?
Yes, that's ok. I feed mine peas too.
After how many days you do water changes in aquarium i also have fullmoon betta but i dont no yesterday he eat he tail???
If you have a filter then weekly water changes should be ok. Approximately 20-40% once a week. If you don't have a filter 80-100% water changes every 2-3 days.
What is gel food? Why not just frozen food and pellets? If I already use those, is there any benefit to adding gel food?
The gel food is Repashy gel food. It is a very nutrient rich food. If you feed the others you don’t have to add the gel food. We like to give all our fish a large variety of foods for a balanced diet.
Is the community repashy food ok for bettas since it contains greens but bettas are carnivores and need meat?
Yes it's good for them. It's part of a varied diet.
Hi I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you had any good ideas for preparing for natural disasters like a hurricanes (for fish that is) Would you pack your fish up and leave if you were in a situation or would you just weather the storm out and keep extra water around? 😀 Great video love them as always! 💜
If your not flooded the biggest challenge is often power loss...heaters and filters fail...if it's summer then heater is not an issue...but oxygenation and filtration can be ...there are battery powered air pumps you can buy (and solar ones too)..there are quite a few good videos on youtube about this topic...I think it would be a horrible situation to find yourself in...I lost a lot of guppies out of my outdoor tubs thanks to the rain from cyclone Debbie..tubs overflowed : (
I'm not sure what I would do. I have battery powered air pumps to keep the water moving that would last for several days. I wouldn't be in a position to pack the fish up so I would do my best for them if I had to leave them, which I may be faced with this week!!
life with pets what about flake food my dad fund these krill based betta flakes
I personally am not a fan of flake food.
Lifewithpets he found some with krill but thanks for your opinion
What food pellets is better for my betta fish?
Either new life spectrum small fish pellets or Omega one Buffet pellets. Links are in the description box.
Lifewithpets I bought the nutrafix bug bites tropical formula and my betta loves it!
Hi I have a question about the gel food. You said you give it once or twice a week but do you give them one full cube of it once a week or half a cube? I know how often to feed it but I’m not sure how much. Thank you!
It depends on how many fish or snails are in the tank. Some tanks get many cubes others only one cube.
Lifewithpets There would be only one Betta and no snails.
How do you serve the frozen food? Do you have to let it melt ?
It depends what fish I am feeding. For bettas I thaw it before feeding.
To bad i cant get the repashy in belgium lfs
Im getting a devider from your websites and it says 1+10 gallons is that mean it is for ten gallons
We have dividers for 10 gallons, 5.5 gallons and 20 gallons.
I feed omega one betta pelletes and blood worms is that ok?
Yes.