Sunday, May 10, 2009

A Guide to Betta Fish Food

By Elias Maseko

The pet fish known as Betta's are actually carnivorous which endure in the oceans by consuming small insects, larvae of insects and different kinds of plankton. If you make your way to the pet store, you will discover a wide variety of types of Betta food.

They are able to live happily off pellets and flakes in addition to fish food that is frozen or freeze dried. They might not pick out new food sources initially, so be certain to introduce new foods as well as the foods they are familiar with to ensure their health and well being.

Special nutrients that Bettas savor are brine shrimp, glass worms or even beef heart but bloodworms can also be used as a form of living, frozen or freeze dried foods. If you choose nevertheless, pellets and flecks are produced that can provide the nutrition requirements of your betta.

In fact, some of these types of solid foods are just the fresh or frozen solid foods that have been ground up and worked into pellets or flecks. Since bettas are used to taking their fish food from the top of the water you are going to want food that floats on the surface rather than dropping to the bottom. The majority bettas will not eat fish food that sinks which means it simply becomes polluted in the tank.

Bear in mind that a few fresh foods are not able to allow for complete nourishment so it is essential to make sure that you address all these issues to ensure that your betta is going to acquire the correct nourishment to be healthy.

Betta's do not require excessive feeding especially with betta food such as pellets and flecks which could result in too much waste and pollution in the tank. When providing this form of food, position it in such a way that the fish is going to discover it and make a point to check back to make sure it has been eaten, but if not, get rid of it from the fish tank right away to prevent pollution.

There are numerous benefits to using flakes and pellets for food when feeding your betta. Many of the foods that are available in the form of pellets or flakes have additives that are designed to do distinct things, such as, increase the color and energy of the fish. Frequently medications are arranged in the food as well in order to make it easy to feed to the betta.

Bettas can be particular about the fish food they eat and there are a few that will not eat pellets and will only eat live food while others that will not look at live food. When you are looking at a new betta, ask what they are being fed at the store and begin out with this. You can attempt other betta food if you like or would rather have them eat something other than the food that made up their earlier diet by combining the two, you then improve the prospects of it being accepted. - 23802

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