article for those who prefer to read! www.pharmaquatics.com/post/how-often-do-you-feed-a-betta-fish

My fish pretends he’s starving all the time. He’s lying.

@InsideTheStadium

3 ай бұрын

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

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

appreciate it! been really enjoying making the content

@ozzbar7747

3 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@PottedIvyPlant

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely agreed , subscribed after two videos

@StarTexaspets

Жыл бұрын

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.

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

glad this was helpful, kimberly 👍

@goodenergy11

2 жыл бұрын

My betta loves the bug bites & seems to not like pellets.

@SomashreeSaha

2 жыл бұрын

Really thank you so much

@noobydiablo

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I got an all white betta and fed him bug bites and now he's a hot pink colour

@harshith9943

2 жыл бұрын

I feed my betta thrice a day

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 👍🏻

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help Karyn! Enjoy your new betta

Got my King Crowntail yesterday, this helped so much, thank you!

Best feeding video I’ve seen for betta. Really appreciate the anatomy references!

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

you bet!

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 really like your method of a slow build up vs full gut loading them... seems more humane and pet friendly. Great info 👍

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

definitely think it's the safer way!

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..... KZread needs more videos like this

This was so great and so helpful, thank you!

I just love all your videos and thank you for sharing 👍😁

This is so helpful! Thank you!!

Your videos about Bettas are the best on KZread! They’re very helpful and informative

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Awesome dude, I love my beta, thanks for helping me keep him healthy

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

good to hear bro!

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.

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

glad this was helpful!

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

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

glad it was helpful! hopefully your betta is nice and beefy now

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!

@purgatory66

3 жыл бұрын

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!

@luckie4103

2 жыл бұрын

@@purgatory66 Same issue. I will try crushing them. Thanks.

@johnsonsdistrict

2 жыл бұрын

I will try this my Betta’s mouth is so small. Thank you

@brrrp8646

2 жыл бұрын

@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.

@brrrp8646

2 жыл бұрын

@Rosehill CCTV Look up betta bio gold pellets. That’s what I had

Thank you for the helpful information!!! 🙂

Your videos are the best I have seen so far......Thank you......

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!

@Pharmaquatics

4 ай бұрын

Glad the videos are helpful!!

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.

Very helpful for a new betta owner like me. Thanks 🙏🏻

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.

take a shot every time i say betta fish lol - happy new year everyone!

@sabaikiranaazzahra7962

3 жыл бұрын

Yes “Beyda” i’m used to people saying it

@MaxTheSion

3 жыл бұрын

Jelly shots anyone (I can’t even drink, lol)

@anti-popfpv4638

Ай бұрын

To much aquarium water in my tummy now

@starcraftstationshop

18 күн бұрын

Facts 😂

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!

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

glad it helped!

Such amazing content sir! I truly appreciate what you do. ^_^ Thank you! ❤

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

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.

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

i can sense your passion for the hobby and for your little guy! seems like he’s in good hands. thanks for sharing!!

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!

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Hope your betta's doing well in that case!

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 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

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

sweet! thanks for sharing with everyone

@chucho35pewdsmiester78

3 жыл бұрын

How do u feed that much without it getting swim bladder???

@SwatejK

3 жыл бұрын

@@chucho35pewdsmiester78 pre-soak the food in water, makes it soft and easier for the fish

@ogxtreme7874

3 жыл бұрын

@@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??

@SwatejK

3 жыл бұрын

@@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😄

New fish+new subscriber= Thank you ❤

So I got my daughter a fish. Little did I know I was actually adopting a tiny little fellow. Thanks.

Thanks for keeping it short. keep up the great work! my betta thanks you too!

Thank you. Very informational.

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

don't mention it!

Fantastic videos..thank you so much! very much appreciated.

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

happy to help!

Awesome information. Thanks!

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Today is the day after fasting day for my betta - he was so excited to be fed :D Those fasting days really work

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

great to hear! always a nice way to ensure a healthy digestive system

Great tips! Thanks alot

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

subbed! very informative video ❤️

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

glad i could help!

Thank you! As my son would say, I am a Noob. This was so helpful!

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.

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

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.

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.

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

thats a solid regimen!

@dj_bae

Жыл бұрын

My betta’s on the same regimen. He seems very happy and healthy.

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

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

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!

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

good to hear! panda's might be a bit big for a 10 gallon, i'd go with pygmy's instead!

@beepovews4392

3 жыл бұрын

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.

New subscriber!! Great video 👍👍

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!!

Thank you very much!

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

No worries!

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 💕

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!

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. :))))))

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

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

Good job bro 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you bro!

I just got my fish yesterday thank you

How many daphnia would you feed in one day? Thanks for the videos 👍

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?

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

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

Good job

Thank you for this video I am a new betta owner

I use live foods for my bettas. Sometimes i feed them twice a day and sometimes when food runs out i fast them for 1-2 days. I feed them a lot because my bettas keep dying or getting sick from starvation and they’re very skinny. I didn’t want that to happen again so i sometimes feed extra. But don’t worry i fast them when the food supply runs out sometimes

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

great regimen!

@DeborahRose2885

3 жыл бұрын

Live foods are the best

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?

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

i'd recommend java fern or anubias, but i wouldn't expect much propagation or growth from them

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 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.

Appreciate you from a Petco employee

Sir can i crush betta floating pellets before Feeding? Will it prevent bloat?

What is the best way to filter a new tank?

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 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?

This guy is the only guy to listen to. So much bullshit info on KZread but not here. Thanks G

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 ???????

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

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 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?

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

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

How often should I feed my female Dumbo juvenile Betta she was smaller than the others at the pet store.

My betta is in a community tank with 6 cardinal tetras. How do I not overfeed him? The tetras usually wait for the food to sink then eat them (before I had my betta), but my betta is always waiting on the top part of the tank for food. They're not afraid of him nor there is any aggression or whatever, that's just how they prefer to eat but they get less since big boi pretty much waits at the top and eats everything.

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

unfortunately that's one of the caveats of having a betta in a community tank. i think your best bet is to intentionally sink the food by bringing it under water between your fingers instead of sprinkling on the surface of the water

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

Thanks

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

np!

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)

Just looking at my longfin betta now and he is definitly active asf

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

love when they're energetic for sure

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

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

Just discovered you; like it! 👍🤗😎

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

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

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.

@Pharmaquatics

7 ай бұрын

great food for thought! no pun intended

@whatever9554

7 ай бұрын

​@@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 😅...)

🤔🐟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.

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

How to prevent dropsy, is it just from bad stock?

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.

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!

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

i would cut it down to 1 feed/day of 4-5 or keep it 2 feeds/day but of 2-3

@pipipipica180

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pharmaquatics thank you! I would maybe keep 2 feeds per day, because he got use to it, but definetly 2-3 pellets.

I feed my betta fishes a variety of food. But the best, I think, that I can recommend is mosquito larvae (live or pellets). Their the best food recommended by breeders esp for show bettas.

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

they sure do love the fluval bug bites

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?

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

@Pharmaquatics

3 жыл бұрын

just keep up on water changes! filter floss also helps

im feeding the beta i just got twice a day, but half of what you do per feeding. so 4 vibra bites in the morning, some flake in the evening, i cycle the foods so sometimes it can be a crushed koi pellet or some crushed slow sinking staple food, (hikari vibra bites and tropical flakes). variety is the spice of life you cant survive on mac and cheese for your entire life so never expect your pets to eat the same thing for every meal.

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

My brother got a better fish yesterday for his bday and I gotta take care of it while he's a school and I was just looking up howbmuch to feed it

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

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?

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

@Pharmaquatics

2 жыл бұрын

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

Would a weekly water-change/cleaning/pruning day also be a good fasting day? I wonder if it could be good to leave food out of the equation on a day things are changing, but also if those are too many stressful elements for the fish. I'm close to setting up my first tank, after a month or so of KZread obsession. Doing a planted 29 gallon for a Betta and a few good friends.

@Pharmaquatics

Жыл бұрын

thats a good option to fast the betta, the issue is if there are other fish in there, it’ll be tough to isolate feeding schedules from the betta