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Feeding Betta fish is important because, well, all living things need to eat; and while Betta fish don't need to eat a lot of food, they certainly fall into the "living things" category. However, first time Betta fish care givers are going to have a tough time because there is not only a ton of information out there about how much to feed your Betta fish, but caring for Betta fish properly also requires that you have a good knowledge of what to feed them.

For example, the top food types on the market are processed pellets, flakes, freeze dried bloodworms, and live foods. Because the freeze dried worms and most live foods are high in fat and protein but lacking in other areas of nutrition, most Betta care experts recommend against using them as a full time feeding diet. However, I will say that in the wild Bettas don't eat much more than insects and small critters so if your Betta prefers these foods that's ok.

Setting the more "snack" foods aside, let's look at our options. First up is pellets, which are small, round, hard balls. These pellets usually contain the same nutritional value as flakes, but are easier to measure with (because the pellets are roughly the same size whereas flakes vary a lot). For example, feeding 3 pellets per day is probably going to be more regular than 3 flakes per day.

One of the drawbacks is than at first fish may find them hard to swallow (literally) because they are so hard. I recommend soaking them a bit in a cup of water to soften them up and then feeding them to your pet. The cool thing about this is that you can actually have them jump up and eat the pellets off of your fingers!

Next post I'll talk about flakes in detail for some compare/contrast, until then, check out these betta fish care tips and have a good one!