Serving Food

Giant betta is omnivorous, they eat a combination diet that contains animal protein and green leaves. Bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp are great, but they will be happy when you provide them with live food. They will eat everything that is put in the tanks including small insects, snails, and brine shrimp

Healthy diet maintain their natural color. betta fish are picky eaters but also have good appetites. Once you prefer a palette; they become overweight and constipated. So make sure that you do not overfeed them, and break the food into small pieces so you can avoid choking hazards.

Make enrichment a part of your feeding schedule. To do this, you may use mechanisms that make the betta work for their food, much as they would in the wild, or you can move the food to various spots in the tank.

If you overfeed betta they cause obesity, swim bladder, etc. Betta has a weak immune system and digestion system. Serve a betta small portion of food, if you overfeed the betta, they can develop constipation and bloating. When these conditions develop avoid animal protein, and offer them green boiled peas.

They help treat the symptoms. You can skip food for days to a quick recovery. Because of their weak immune system, betta can undergo “fast”, once a week. A betta doesn't feel hungry and without food, she can survive two weeks.

Caregivers may get a good look at the betta as they eat. Regular health checks should be undertaken throughout feeding sessions to detect changes in appetite, behavior, or physical condition since these might be early markers of health difficulties. Make sure that caregivers know what to do to be safe, particularly while entering enclosures.