picky female

[Blu]

hi^^
i recently got a female betta to breed with my male Axel and she refuses to eat anything but frozen blood worms..any ideas on how to ease her into other foods?..like the pellets that are supposed to be her daily food

every time i put in flake,pellet, or other she just looks at it, then at me and swims away, but shell gobble a blood worm almost as big as she is..

[ScuitoAmi150]

Originally Posted by Blu

hi^^
i recently got a female betta to breed with my male Axel and she refuses to eat anything but frozen blood worms..any ideas on how to ease her into other foods?..like the pellets that are supposed to be her daily food

every time i put in flake,pellet, or other she just looks at it, then at me and swims away, but shell gobble a blood worm almost as big as she is..

Wow! Just gonna say, this is weird. Lol. I have a male named Axel and the female I bought to be his "girlfriend" only like bloodworms right now, too.


Well....you can't feed her the bloodworms every day. That isn't good for her. But she will eventually get hungry and decide that the pellets are yummy. However, if she goes a week without eating I would get worried & feed her a bloodworm just so she eats something. But then keep trying to feed her the pellets.

[doggyhog]

Try soaking a pellet in bloodworm juice.. Mmmm... Yum!

[angelus2402004]

^ Or soaking it in Garlic juice?

[Blu]

hmm ill have to try the bloodworm juice..is garlic bad for fish?..i know its not good for dogs, which i was suprised to hear cause people give it to them all the time..though i guess fish and dogs are a bit different..heheh

ScuitoAmi150
lol is it after the kingdom hearts axel?..what color is your Axel?

[xxabc]

For a week, force-feed her the pellets. Only give her pellets day and night. Harsh, but that's how things are done, you know?

Garlic juice is perfectly fine for bettas. They seem to favor it, actually. While it may not make them eat immediately, it can be good for them in the long run. Natural garlic (garlic cloves) are said to enhance their immune system.