chromis Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I fed live blackworms to my new Betta for almost a week, and when they ran out, decided to try feeding him some HBH Betta Bites. At first he completely ignored them, and then gobbled down a few, only to spit them out in litte pieces again Then I got him some freeze dried brine shrip, and tried feeding those both whole and crumbled up..... same results! After three days, he still doesn't seem to want the pellets >.< I even called up the pet store where I got him, and they said they fed pellets to all the Bettas. I also tried giving him a peeled fresh pea, but he just watched it sink to the bottom, then came back to look at it a few times, and now forgot about it. I have frozen bloodworms in the freezer, but I was going to feed them to him a bit later, when he got used to the pellet foods. I might try it tomorrow anyway *sigh* Am I supposed to defrost them first? Also, the Betta is completely healthy, behaving as always, shows no signs of illness, and is efficiently rebuilding his bubblenest. I just wish he'd eat :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebetta Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 When I had betta's liked guppy bites more than betta bites. Mayby you could try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 He's spoilt...... Don't feed him for a week....then offer him pellets....he'll eat them I bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 maybe the pellets are too big in which case you could crush them up.....dont panic too much he will eat before starving , its all about survival. I know its too late now but in future start them on the pellets from day one and use worms etc as a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Agree with Juseb and Rod on that one Maybe you could try a different kind of pellet, there are several types around. Maybe the pellet is too big, try crushing it into smaller pieces. And I agree don't feed him for a few days, by then he'll be hungry enough and should eat whatever you offer if you keep offering it. Also when offering make sure to remove the uneaten food so it doesn't rot if he doesn't eat it within a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I tried my 3 month old DT's on HBH and they were just too big, they did look cute trying to eat them though, even my adults werent fussed with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 My Bettas didn't like HBH Betta Bites when I tried it, they will eat Hikari Bio-Gold though so I think maybe they just didn't like the taste of HBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromis Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks for the advice, guys! He ate several pellets so far, which is an improvement I've been feeding him bloodworms anyway, because I'm just nice like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 good to hear :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beano Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 My boys never like HBH betta bites. They love Hikari betta bio gold though. The girls would eat the HBH, but the boys, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I find the Hikari Betta bio-gold a bit big and only suitable for adults. The juvies struggle to get their mouths around it. NLS small fish formula and Atison's Betta PRO work better for me. Gram for gram the Hikari is a bit more expensive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beano Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yeah it's too big for the juvies. But HBH is bigger than Hikari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malignau Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 i find that if i crush or split the pellets my bettas will eat them. If i dont split them then they'll just spit it back out. I think mine are just lazy to chew too much lol. give splitting it in two with your finger nail. other than that starving them will also give good results even if it is a bit cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 maybe try putting black worm and pellets together at feeding time and slow but surely ween them of the black worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromis Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Now he eats, the pellets, but slowly. Most sources say to remove everything he doesn't eat in three minutes, but he takes longer than that to eat about 4 small pellets! These are not the big pellets I think.... Well, not as big as a lot of the others for sale in the pet shop. I'll buy some Hikari as well, so see if he likes them better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 hehe, glad you've managed to get him eating. I've never had that trouble with my boys, they'll eat anything o.O flakes, pellets, freeze dried blood worms, the lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I tend to buy the guppy bites from the HBH range, they are a far better size for betta mouths. Oddly enough the original Betta Bites were the same size, I don't know why they changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Mine wont eat flake , krill or large pellets .I stick to the Hikari or wardley pellets. Funny though they will eat an algae wafer but only so the cories cant have any. SPOILT Rotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 mine just tend to eat anything small enough to fit in their mouths! flakes included lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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