Community Betta Feeding Schedule

[Darth Mollusk]

My chunky pumpkin of a betta has shunned floating pellets (fluval bugbites, northfin betta) and seems to struggle with flakes, too. He much prefers to head downward to eat the repashy the corys and snails get. He does go for the floating food. He just seems to sort of hit it with his face more than anything. Sometimes he'll go for it once it's sunk.

But the fact that he's not really eating the betta-specific food, now I'm rethinking my feeding schedule. I'm always paranoid about bloat etc with bettas (though it's been over a decade since I've kept one, RIP).

Here's what I'm thinking now, and if anyone has any thoughts, I am all eyes.

Sunday - Fast 

Monday - Repashy 

Tuesday - Frozen baby brine shrimp  

Wednesday - Fast 

Thursday - Repashy 

Friday - Repashy 

Saturday - Frozen baby brine shrimp 

The repashy is a mix of Soilent Green, Community Plus, and calcium carbonate. The shrimp get shrimp king, and I add algae wafers for the snails as needed.

I wonder if splitting up each day into two feeding would be best? Should I only feed repashy at night and try to coax him into eating the betta food?

It's just so much harder to regulate how much the betta eats in a community tank. Especially one this food determined 😆. I was so worried about curbing aggression (which is nonexistent), I wasn't prepared for this particular challenge.

[Zenzo]

I don't think that you should be worrying about it. I appears that he is getting the necessary amount of nutrients and food, and you have a good variety. I would just continue with what you are doing if your tank is balanced and everyone seems to be eating enough (which 5 out of 7 days per week is definitely adequate for aquarium fish). 

[Darth Mollusk]

On 7/14/2022 at 5:39 PM, Zenzo said:

I don't think that you should be worrying about it. I appears that he is getting the necessary amount of nutrients and food, and you have a good variety. I would just continue with what you are doing if your tank is balanced and everyone seems to be eating enough (which 5 out of 7 days per week is definitely adequate for aquarium fish). 

Not worry?? How 😜

Thanks for the reassurance, I'll keep on with the current plan!