My community tank WILL NOT dare eat a pellet only flakes...?

[thecandiedfish]

So I have..
1 honey gourami
1 betta (super docile never even seen him flare)
5 harlequin rasboras
1 bn pleco
3 ottos
1 mystery snail

I don’t know if that’s overstocked but I either feed omega one tropical flakes that they love or omega one betta buffet flakes. When I tried new life spectrum (tiny pellet and re pellet) they just spit it out or ignore it... I don’t wanna starve my fish but I know it’s better for them if I give them pellets. Any tips?

 

[thecandiedfish]

Oh in a 20 gallon

 

[xxEMOxLIZZARDxx]

I'd get the betta out of that tank. It's better suited for a five gallon all to its own.

And yea, that's a pretty heavily stocked tank.

 

[Essjay]

It's not really a good idea to mix labyrinth fish - the gourami and the betta. They share the same area of the tank and both are territorial fish. Before long one of them may well decide enough is enough and you'll have one injured, if not dead, fish

 

[thecandiedfish]

Ok I have an extra sponge filter in the tank I’ll put that in a 5 gallon thank you

 

[thecandiedfish]

Any tips on the pellets?

 

[Essjay]

You could try soaking them in a bit of tank water to soften them before putting them in the tank. I once had a betta which would only eat soggy pellets (and another which refused to eat soggy pellets and would only eat hard ones)

 

[xxEMOxLIZZARDxx]

Any tips on the pellets?

Honestly I feel like if you wait a bit, let them get nice and hungry then feed them, they'll eat the pellets.

 

[thecandiedfish]

thank you both! And thank you for advice of separating my betta!

 

[GaryE]

Very few of my fish seem to like pellets. I simply go with flake. I ran some pellets through a grinder to bring them to a powder, and that's eaten.

 

[xxEMOxLIZZARDxx]

thank you both! And thank you for advice of separating my betta!

You're welcome!