semper fi
mrs southeast michigan 2005
i got some of the bettas that i ordered in yesterday. i took out all the bags and acclimatized them. while i was acclimatizing them i fed them some bloodworms about 3 hours into it. all ate hungrily!
last night i fed them 2 pellets each. one of the males though would not eat and he looked rather pale. after 15 minutes of him not touching the pellets, he did nose them though, i removed them from the tank. this morning i also fed them the pellets again and removed them when he did not eat it.
this afternoon i fed them 3 bloodworms each. he did gobble down the bloodworms. got a little bit of color and about 15 minutes later faded again. he just kinda hangs out in the water. his neighbors are flaring at him and he just turns away. i feel bad for the guy. the other males are colored up, eating everything given to them and flaring. two are even building bubblenests.
of the eight, five came from one breeder and 3 from another. he is from the group of 3. i did email her this morning and she says that she only feeds bloodworms and bbs to her bettas. do you think he is just a picky eater? or could something be wrong with him? it's hard to tell since i just got them and i don't know how he normally is.
tia
last night i fed them 2 pellets each. one of the males though would not eat and he looked rather pale. after 15 minutes of him not touching the pellets, he did nose them though, i removed them from the tank. this morning i also fed them the pellets again and removed them when he did not eat it.
this afternoon i fed them 3 bloodworms each. he did gobble down the bloodworms. got a little bit of color and about 15 minutes later faded again. he just kinda hangs out in the water. his neighbors are flaring at him and he just turns away. i feel bad for the guy. the other males are colored up, eating everything given to them and flaring. two are even building bubblenests.
of the eight, five came from one breeder and 3 from another. he is from the group of 3. i did email her this morning and she says that she only feeds bloodworms and bbs to her bettas. do you think he is just a picky eater? or could something be wrong with him? it's hard to tell since i just got them and i don't know how he normally is.
tia
Awwww Semper, thats a bummer.... Maybe its stressed out from the trip it happens.... Just give it some time and I am sure it will bounce back in no time.... I would recommend you buy some Indian Almound leaf, I am telling ya, it does wonders. I bought a Plakat the day, he came home all droopy, he didnt really touch his food. Put in some indian almound leaf and in 3 days BAM!! He was eatting, flaring and the colors look awesome. I would recommend using Indian almound leafs before using meds anyday. Keep us posted Semperdoodle
