My betta is doing well, but he is fairly active and I would like him to be a little thicker. I am feeding him NLS pellets, 4 a day, but I'm thinking of upping it to 5 a day. Only problem is everyone talks about how dangerous overfeeding is... So will giving him an extra pellet a day cause any problems?
What I do is watch my fish's tummy. If you see that it's a little rounded after 3 pellets then I probably wouldnt give him more. 3 pellets is what i give my little guys because after that I see their little tummies start to round, but I know other betta keepers on this forum sometimes feed their babies more.
Well I use new life spectrum pellets and they are one of the smallest betta pellets out there...I'm just so afraid to feed my betta because of all the people saying horrible things about over feeding...But I just want to know if one extra pellet is over feeding...
It's not even rounded after 5 lol...but then again he hasn't starved to death after 9 months, so idk...I am so confused...I just want him to be well fed and live the healthiest life possible...
Hahahha 5 should be fine You're also only feeding it once a day too. If you're not too squeemish, you can feed him frozen foods like blood worms, brine shrimp or daphnia too
I think upping it one more pellet won't be a problem. Also, if you fast him once a week it will help clear out his system so overfeeding wont be a danger.
My Bettas get around 5 - 10 NLS Betta Formula pellets a day, depending on the fish. Some are more active and therefore burn the food off more quickly. Don't be afraid of experimenting with the amount of food your Betta is fed. Unless you are feeding so much that it causes your Betta's stomach to be very sharply rounded then you should be safe. You want your Betta to have a softly rounded stomach, that is a sign that he or she is well fed.
Anyway, if you are concern about his weight then get him some rich protein food like frozen bloodworms/brineshrimp from Petsmart.
If I were you, I wouldn't feed him more than 3 at a time. People say it depends on the size. But I still doubt it because if you soak one pellet in water, its size increase by 2-3 times and a betta's stomach is only about the size of its eye.
I feed my boys 8-12 pellets a day, they get a fasting when I've not home(which is usually once a week) I have not seen any indication that they are bloated or rounded in any way. I, too, use NLS pellets and they are small.
It all depends on your fish's stomach. If he looks like he's bloated then you're feeding too much, but if he's just got a bit of a tummy its okay.
I feed Aqueon pellets to my guys most of the time.. My CT boy can only eat 3 otherwise he gets WAY fat. But i have VT male who I feed 8 - 12 pellets and he's fine. I feed mine daily.
Best thing I can tell you is to experiment. Give him that extra pellet and if he looks like he's too fat then go back to your normal amount.
That's just the amount other people feed their fish. You don't have to go along with everyone else if your fish does fine with 4-5 pellets. It doesn't hurt to experiment a little with the amount of food your fish can eat.
A few hours usually. If he looks bloated then cut it back down, if not then it's okay. If at all he looks bloated then it's okay to go back to your regular amount.
So after looking through threads about feeding, it seems like 5-7 new life spectrum betta formula pelletes a day is a good standard. That is specifically for nls betta formula though, because they are so small
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