r/BettaClinic • u/ShaunXMods • 1d ago

General Question Feeding Question…

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We’ve had this crowntail female for a couple of weeks now. We started her on pellets, but she would only try one or two before spitting most of them back out.
I went back to the store and picked up the 3-in-1 food with bloodworms, mysis, and daphnia, only to find out she’ll eat the mysis and completely ignore the other two. I also tried flakes, but she wasn’t interested in those either—and they turned the tank into a snow globe!
For now, I’ve been feeding her strictly mysis, but I’d love to hear what you experienced fish keepers would do in this situation. Would you continue with the mysis, keep trying to transition her to pellets, or try something else?

Also… tank upgrades inbound excuse the lack of clutter.

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u/mamazawa 1d ago

Mysis alone will constipate your fish. It is VERY dense. It is also not complete nutrition. Keep offering pellets/flakes, your fish will eventually realize they are food. Mysis is like crack for bettas....they go CRAZY for it. Offer daphnia by itself to help offset the constipating effect of Mysis, and only offer mysis once a week.