Betta Only Eats Bloodworms

[disasterfullife]

I have had my betta for around three weeks. He didn't eat the first couple of days i had him, I figured that he was getting use to his new enviroment and I understand that it isn't good to feed for the first couple of days anyway, is this true? Anyway, he didn't eat for almost a week, I had been trying to feed him Wardley betta pellets. Finally he ate a pellet. Then after another week he decied to eat once again, now I was starting to get worried, so I went looking for a new kind of food. I ended up buying frozen bloodworms and he loves them. Every time I feed him he gobbles them up. Is his diet ok with just the worms, what else should I try to give him a balanced healthy diet?

 

[cutechic]

Frozen bloodworms are great, but bettas (like all fish) should have a variety of foods in their diet. You could try frozen brineshrimp, tubifex, or daphnia to supplement the bloodworms (Hikari makes great frozen foods), or even live foods.

 

[disasterfullife]

I am using Hikari bloodworms at the moment and they are working great. What is daphnia and tubifex, I have seen people talk about them but I am not sure what they are. Thanks for the advice!

 

[cutechic]

Daphnia are freshwater crustacean (like fleas), and tubifex are a type of freshwater worm. They are often available live or frozen,

 

[tekknocolor]

Also, instead of feeding wardley pellets try giving him hikari pellets.