Parameters are PERFECT; 0 ammonia and nitrite. He lives with 3 black khuli loaches and a butt ton of shrimp. 20 gallon long, heavily planted. Botanicals galore. No matter how much I feed him he just won’t seem to gain weight in his tail area!
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What exactly are you feeding your betta? If they aren’t taking the food, mix it up and provide some m9re variety for them. Find a new pellet, or try some flakes! Give them some bloodworms once or twice a week as a treat! 😁
Hilarious because I just saw a post the other day that had a picture of the first fat fish I’ve ever seen.
My betta used to look like he was eating and then spit it out when I first got him. I had to try allllll kinds of foods but he now really likes the fluval bug bits (I think that’s what they are called). I think my guy is just a picky eater and/or the pellets were too big. I hope your betta gets better!!
You can feed him smaller meals more frequently. Especially if he’s active. I feed until I see the belly expand and then stop. I soak the pellets in tank water before feeding to prevent expansion in belly.
I also feed blood worms or brine shrimp frequently as an evening meal. It’s a slow process but I do see progress with mine. My male is close to a healthy weight after a month (got him thin), my female is halfway to thin after 2 weeks (got her emaciated). I’m feeding them 2 times a day.