Good Fish Food

[tmoney7]

So at the moment i have pygmy corys and a betta in a 10 gal and they both have their own food specifically for them.  When i get my other 10 gal tank cycled (which should be in about a week and a half) i will be putting endlers in there.  So what i was wondering is what kind of food i should get for them.  I have always used to feed my fish flakes when i was younger but people have said that they are not so good for them.  So what is?!?!    
 
Also to add on to this i do plan on breeding the endlers (which shouldn't be to hard 

) and was just wondering what others usually feed their fry.  I know a lot of people have said they just crush up flake food but if its not good for the adults wouldn't it not be good for the fry as well?  On top of this i do know that people have also said freeze dried daphnia, but would frozen daphnia work as well?

 

[wrightt3]

I've used flakes as the staple diet for all my fish (except my cichlids) for the 6 years I've been keeping fish for and never had any issues with them. I don't know who told you they were bad but they were likely misinformed. Flakes contain all of the nutrients and goodness that fish need to grow and be healthy and there is nothing wrong with using them. IMO a lot of these specialised foods such as betta pellets are just an attempt to make money.
 
If endlers are anything like black mollies then crushed flakes should be fine. I have a seemingly infinite amount of black mollies that I am trying to shift that were all raised on flake food. As for daphnia, I'd say frozen would actually be better than freeze dried, just don't put the whole block in, you'd be surprised at how much is packed inside!

 

[ncguppy830]

I've used flakes as the staple diet for all my fish (except my cichlids) for the 6 years I've been keeping fish for and never had any issues with them. I don't know who told you they were bad but they were likely misinformed. Flakes contain all of the nutrients and goodness that fish need to grow and be healthy and there is nothing wrong with using them. IMO a lot of these specialised foods such as betta pellets are just an attempt to make money.
 
If endlers are anything like black mollies then crushed flakes should be fine. I have a seemingly infinite amount of black mollies that I am trying to shift that were all raised on flake food. As for daphnia, I'd say frozen would actually be better than freeze dried, just don't put the whole block in, you'd be surprised at how much is packed inside!

flakes are actually bad for bettas and can cause  bloat ETC pellets contain what they need  and wont hurt, im sure Wildbetta will come and explain this though.

 

[Ninjouzata]

 

I've used flakes as the staple diet for all my fish (except my cichlids) for the 6 years I've been keeping fish for and never had any issues with them. I don't know who told you they were bad but they were likely misinformed. Flakes contain all of the nutrients and goodness that fish need to grow and be healthy and there is nothing wrong with using them. IMO a lot of these specialised foods such as betta pellets are just an attempt to make money.
 
If endlers are anything like black mollies then crushed flakes should be fine. I have a seemingly infinite amount of black mollies that I am trying to shift that were all raised on flake food. As for daphnia, I'd say frozen would actually be better than freeze dried, just don't put the whole block in, you'd be surprised at how much is packed inside!

flakes are actually bad for bettas and can cause  bloat ETC pellets contain what they need  and wont hurt, im sure Wildbetta will come and explain this though.
 

It's also easier to know just how much your betta is eating with pellets.

 

[HHH]

Flakes arent bad but a more varied diet is better than just flakes every day (blanched vegiies, shrimp, bloodworms, etc)

 

[ncguppy830]

Flakes arent bad but a more varied diet is better than just flakes every day (blanched vegiies, shrimp, bloodworms, etc)ED

bloodworms should be treated as a weekly treat although, not daily part of the diet.

 

[Ruskull]

I feed my Bettas finely ground up flakes about once a week, same with brine shrimp or bloodworms.  They get their dose of floating Aqieon Betta food daily though.