Question from some older threads

[Nutwagon]

Hey guys, I was searching around on the site to make sure I'm not feeding my fish too much. I feed him 3 pellets in the morning, 3 pellets or a small scoop of bloodworms at night.

Now, I haven't noticed any bloating or anything with him so I'm assuming this is ok. My question is, I noticed during my search that a lot of people like to fast their betta one day per week. Is this necessary? And if so, why?

Most of the posts I found on this were over a year old, so I'm curious if you guys still do it or if it was maybe some kind of trend that was just happening.

Thanks for any info!

[MissFutureVet]

Fasting is just a way to help prevent swim bladder issues. Its better to prevent than to treat, right?