Are Tetrabits Good For Betta?

[Confused]

Buddies,
Are Tetrabits good for Betta? (The tetra with the Discuss fish photo on it). Some say Betta remain healthy only on live feed?
What about freezedried bloodworms? Some say this is bad for them. What if we soak them before giving?
Can the experts please guide me on Betta feeding?
I know I am asking a lot of questions but being a starter, I have no option but to ask and clear my doubts. (Sorry) I am also reading Betta sites.

 

[liz2]

dont be sorry. They are a fussy lot, well mine are anyway. They love frozen anything , tropical flakes at a push but only in small quantities as they dont eat them and they fall to the bottom and get ignored. Betta pellets which I cant get around here any more, any live food from pet shops. I have tried food for other fish but mine wont eat it. I have betta flakes at the mo but they obviously cant read the tub and only eat them under protest. Very fave food is tetra whole bloodworms in vitamin rich jelly. It comes in a sachet, but it would be uneconomical if you only had one fish.

 

[Betta_luver]

Betta pellets are your best option. but if not try betta flake food they may ignore it for abit but soon they eat it all up

If you have to try tropical fish food either flakes or pellets most bettas would ed up eating this food if they wre in a community tank anyways

Freeze-dried foods have no nutritional value and they can cause constipation

You said you couldn't get your hands on frozen/live foods? Thats okay not everybody can't and sometimes the carry parasites and are usually best to be avoided if possible

 

[jollysue]

Many of your questions are hotly debated and not subject to much scientific evidence. People's opinions are often based on hearsay, tradition and experiential evidence.

Personally, I stick to the highest quality Betta food I can get. At the moment that is Atison's Betta Pro and Hikari. I will give them a treat of live California black worms, when I first bring my supply of worms home at their freshest and cleanest. If I make up some frozen or freeze dried Hikari bloodworms, daphnia, shrimp, etc., they get some too. Also a bit of blanched pea after a fast is a stable that I neglect too often.

They can be fussy and not take something they don't recognize right away. But if it is offered repeatedly, they will eventually try it.

An option for optaining fish supplies is to have it shipped either from the internet or catalogs. There are unlimited sources for these supplies besides your lfs.