WOAH!! My betta doesn't like bloodworms!

[FlareBettaGuy]

Bettas love bloodworms! But my betta doesn't. Firebolt used to love them, but not the new guy. I put some in front of him, but he didn't even make a go for them. That's a waste, cause I bought a whole box of them, freeze-dried. Guess i'll have to give them to my friend to feed their fish. Now I know that bettas really DO have their own tastes and personalities! Unlike other fish, who will all eat everything their supposed to, not that that's a bad thing. I guess just pellets are just fine, cause they are convinient and don't cost much. No need to worry about leftover bloodworms polluting your tank anymore. At least it's better than a betta ONLY accepting bloodworms and and refusing the pellets. That's a nightmare. But i'm still wondering....if I only feed a betta pellets, will it not be good, since they need natural food once in a while? I have two different brands of pellets compatible for bettas, so that there is variety, but I still worry.

 

[Sondan]

Don't be so hasty..fish are NO different then kids. I know kids who will not touch a certain food...but you know what...if they try it they find they actually like it. What I would do is take a worm or two and just gently shake it in front of him....I bet he will eat it.
Signed,
Sondan

 

[White Whale]

Give your new betta time to adjust. You can do what I did - don't feed him for 2 days and I'm sure he'll take to the bloodworms like he does to water.

 

[FishHeads]

My Bettas LIVE for bloodworms. If it shows up, the picture on the side is Big Blue in his show tank.

 

[MAM]

two of my bettas love bloodworms, one won't touch them. (of course, now, none of them get any as my min pin decided to eat the bloodworms, and the vial they came in, last night when i wasn't watching her, the little sh*t). every betta is a little different.

 

[wuvmybetta]

try frozen bw's, or try soaking the dried first, they must be like eating cardboard. If you DO get some frozen you'll never go back to dried,it's a world of difference.