Betta eating java moss?

[Cal the calico]

I found my female betta sinking to the bottom and looking very lethargic this morning with a bit of java moss sticking out of her mouth. I pulled it out and it was about a centimeter long! She’s completely back to normal now so I’m fairly sure the java moss was the issue but I don’t know why she ate it in the first place. I didn’t feed her yesterday but i’ve been feeding her regularly otherwise. Why would she eat the java moss? (Edit: I didn’t take a photo of her with the moss in her mouth because i was too busy trying to help her)

 

[Avel1896]

Hi
Not eating Java moss but seeking for little bugs that live in.

 

[Cal the calico]

Hi
Not eating Java moss but seeking for little bugs that live in.

She had an entire piece of java moss down her throat that I had to pull out of her

 

[Avel1896]

It shows how Betta are predators and how important it is to vary the food.

 

[Avel1896]

She had an entire piece of java moss down her throat that I had to pull out of her

probably because she wanted to catch amphipods/copepods that live in mosses.

 

[Cal the calico]

probably because she wanted to catch amphipods/copepods that live in mosses.

Do you think she’ll do it again? because it really made her unwell

 

[Avel1896]

Do you think she’ll do it again? because it really made her unwell

As long as she'll find some bugs in moss, yes.
How do you feed her ?

 

[Cal the calico]

As long as she'll find some bugs in moss, yes.
How do you feed her ?

i give her 4 pellets per day

 

[Avel1896]

i give her 4 pellets per day

It is too little ! That is why she seeks for food ! What brand ?

 

[Cal the calico]

It is too little ! That is why she seeks for food ! What brand ?

omega one

 

[Avel1896]

omega one

OmegaOne Betta Buffet ?

 

[Cal the calico]

OmegaOne Betta Buffet ?

yes

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Maybe she thought it was a worm? Try her with some frozen foods, brine shrimp is a good one

 

[Avel1896]

yes

Good brand. You should give her a total of 8 pellets : 4 in the morning, 4 in the evening.
And vary her food : give her Fluval Betta Bug Bites for example.

 

[NannaLou]

And some live food - mine loves daphnia (won’t touch the frozen ones) and brine shrimp