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Post by julmos on Apr 15, 2004 8:37:27 GMT -5
After experiencing bloating and constipation from feeding dried food, I thought I'd try some frozen food. This morning I fed my Bettas some Mosquito larvae (San Francisco brand). They goobled them up like crazy and immediately bloated up like balloons.
Has anyone else experienced this? Are mosquito larvae hard to digest? Should I go back to dry food?
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Post by starlight on Apr 15, 2004 10:20:21 GMT -5
Frozen bw's are an important part of my bettas' diet. There shouldn't have been a problem. Are they bloated or do they just have well-rounded bellies from the bw meal?
How did you feed it? How much did you feed to each betta? You mention previous bloating. Could they have it before you fed it?
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Post by julmos on Apr 15, 2004 10:33:58 GMT -5
The Vicious Red Fish had bloating yesterday. Betty did not. Yesterday, I fed Daphnia (Hikari frozen). The Vicious Red Fish bloated a little from the Daphnia which I followed up with a few bits of lettuce later in the day. They both instantly bloated up from the mosquito larvae this morning.
Are Bettas like dogs in that new foods can cause digestive problems? I've had them for 8 mo. (Betty) and 4 mo. (VRF). During that time, I've previously only fed dried foods.
They didn't eat so much Daphnia yesterday. However they really chowed on the mosquito larvae. But, they didn't eat enough to cause the bloating they got.
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Post by ACKislander on Apr 15, 2004 11:35:47 GMT -5
No, frozen foods don't cause bloating. The reason dry foods cause it is because they have a 10% max moisture content. And most of the food is filler (non digestible to betta.) Blood worms (red mosquito larvae) have a 89% min moisture content and are completely digestible. In fact they are one of the most nutritiously well rounded foods for your betta. A full grown male can usually eat 3-4 blood-worms at a meal. If you were feeding him more, that could cause bloating. Anything can bloat a betta if enough is fed to them. Daphnia are nutritionally equivalent to blood-worms and are great to mix into the diet too. If you switched overnight and didn't slowly change his diet, that may have led to bloating. It may help to gradually change the diet. In the long run, your food change will be best for your betta.  |
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