Food

By nature, combtail bettas are carnivores. So, they prefer protein rich diet. Their diet include animal fat and plants. You can offer them variety of food such as daphnia, brine shrimp, tubifex worms and frizzed dried bloodworms.

You can offer green vegetable such as spinach and green peas. You can cut theme in a small piece to avoid choking hazards. If they feel sick you can give them boiled and peel of peas, for easy digestion.

Make sure the betta food is nutrition-rich, you should feed them twice a day, not more than that. An adult combtail betta nearly eat five pellets each session. It is important that not overfeed them, and don’t waste food. When feeding is complete remove Uneaten food will quickly which makes water polluted and poor quality of water causes health issue. For healthy betta regular water changes and proper diet is essential. Provide a balance diet which is protein rich offer them veggies will maintain the appearance of betta.

Frozen food and freeze-dried food is great for most of the species. The good thing about frozen food is you don’t have to through it, just cut into chunks and place in aquarium.

Some basic food you can offer to combtail betta are

Pellets: pellets and omega are the first choice for elephant ear betta keepers. This food was easy to digest and rich in protein.

Flake food: flake food comes with different fillers so Betta remains interested in food. But feeding for a long time the same food causes bloating.

Frozen food: this is one of the favorite betta foods such as bloodworms. Some of the betta caretakers use frozen food like junk food or primary food.

Freeze-dried: treat your betta sometimes for change offer them Daphnia, Brine Shrimps, and Bloodworms as an occasional treat. When they are bored from the regular diet offer them dried worms or shrimp.