It is NEVER okay to feed your Bettas peas on any occasion. They are carnivores, and the peas will do some real damage to their system, which will make them sick, and possibly kill them.

 

Oh okay. I wasn't sure. I mean I thought since well you feed them frozen peas for constipation that it would be okay just every few weeks or so.

 

You shouldn't even feed them peas for constipation, sure it'll clear it up but it wrecks their system. There are better ways to treat constipation and swim bladder.

 

Then how to treat constipation issue?

 

Daphnia can also help for constipation. Bettas can't digest peas very well since they're carnivores. Fasting is also good for them.

 

They can eat peas, a little bit once a week is good for them. I feed them to my bettas all of the time, and they've lived long healthy lives. Wherever you guys got your info is wrong, it doesnt hurt them at all.

 

I got my info here, on the Betta care forum.

 

Although a staple diet of green peas would not be good for a Betta due to their inability to properly digest veggies because of their short digestive tract....feeding small amounts for constipation reason should not be problematic...the goal of the green pea is for a treatment not for nutrition...with that said-personally I do not use the green pea for constipation-often for mild cases a 2-3 day fast is usually effective and/or feeding higher fiber foods like daphnia and in severe cases Epsom salt 1-2tsp/gal will help relieve constipation issues....

 

It's ok for them, I know that for sure. As long as you take the shell of the pea they'll be just fine

 

i only do it once in a blue moon, if someone's looking especially fat. but, i fast them first, for a day or two, to see if it clears up on it's own. if not, i blanch a pea, and chop it into itty bitty, pellet-sized pieces, then smoosh it.

 

Thanks for the input everyone. I only do it once a month or when they need it the most since I dont have the money for meds.

 

I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to clear some stuff up. I'm no expert, but I have been a betta fish keeper my entire life. All these comments ARE correct to an extent. You CAN feed betta SMALL amounts of pea to help it with constipation; HOWEVER, you should NOT do it OFTEN. It is something you try, and if it doesn't help your fish, DO NOT JUST KEEP GIVING IT PEAS. They ARE carnivores, so they do struggle, but they eat all types of things in the wild so they can digest them; it's just difficult, so they shouldn't receive them regularly. My recommendation is to buy FROZEN peas, let one or two thaw or blanch them quickly for maybe a minute, and place them in a container of water immediately after. Peel the skin off the pea and take very small amounts on a chopstick, get your betta's attention, and pretty much hand-feed them that little bit of pea. Then, after they've consumed a small amount of ONE PEA, begin a fast for 3-5 days. Important note remove any pea that floats away or to the bottom; you want to see what of the pea your betta eats, which should only be about the size of a betta pellet amount-wise. I've done this for many bettas, and they have all done wonders with this method. Also, remember that most betta food says to feed them 2-3 times a day, which is very wrong. Unless you're very carefully feeding your betta, maybe one pellet at a time, and watching it eat, you should only put a small amount of food, 2 pellets, or a very small amount of flake, watch it eat them, then remove what it doesn't eat like every other day or even 4-5 out of 7 days a week.

 

you should only put a small amount of food

The best method for knowing how much to feed is based from this chart;