Tyler Fishman
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this goes for all food except frozen, or freeze dried though they have problems too. mostly pellet and flake, did you know bettas are obligate carnivores? this means they ONLY eat meat, insect, fish, exc. but fish food is full of filler: corn starch, wheat flour, and other plant matter, so what does this do to our betta? it makes it sick, this is why bettas get sick so often, we feed them this indigestible matter, does this mean bettas get no fiber? no bettas naturally would eat fish or insect larvae ands digest what's inside the fish or insect's stomach, but the problem with commercial products is that they are full of fillers, they get 10x the fiber they get daily, this causes problems! if you through wheat in the tank will your betta eat it? no, if you through a dead tetra in will your betta eat it? yes, and very readily, I'm not saying to purchase feeders and pre kill them for your fish, I'm talking about feeding them raw or frozen. frozen blood worms are perfect as they include the whole invertebrate, I feed my bettas earth worms and tilapia, and DO NOT FEED PELLET OR FLAKE TO ANY CARNIVORUS FISH, they are full of fillers that will kill your pet. if you don't want to deal with worms or raw fish meat get a otocinculus