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Betta care!

Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by Anonymous, Jul 13, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:17 pm
    Don't block me MOD :( I have a specific question and I"m too lazy to find the betta page DX. So as I said smwhere before. My betta's been eating my otto's algae pellets recently. He rips it to shreds, makes a huge mess that's impossible to clean up and probably eats way too much of it. How do I stop this behaviour? Bettas are carnivours so this can't be healthy... can it? I think betta's going full chub chub due to these stupid pellets, should I feed him less flakes and bio-gold to thin him down? I feed my betta two bio-golds and ehh I try to give him only 4 or so flakes a day, he usually manages to get 7 :(. Help me get my fatso betta on a diet that works!
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:23 pm
    It really won't harm him to eat algae waffers. Bettas should be fed pellets ideally and not flake food.

    Unless he's becoming bloated I wouldn't worry about him eating too much.

    What you can do is put the algae waffers/pellets in the tank at night when the lights are off so the betta cannot see them. The ottos will be able to find them as they scavenge the tank.
     
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  3. YellowCichlid

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    Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:29 pm
    As long as you're giving him a good quality pellet food daily there's no problem with him eating the algae wafers
     
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  4. Anonymous

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    Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:47 pm
    D8 The algae pellet disappeared. Gulp* I'm having a bad feeling about how bloated Mr.Betta's getting. I'll try the night thing though. 1 am is a good time for me XD
     
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