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	Too much to eat?
ILuvBettas Fingerling Posts: 36 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2004	I fed Prissy before I left today. I feed her one pellet at a time, and she just kept eating, and eating, and eating...I finally stoped feeding her, because I thought to myself "It might kill her if she eats to much." Is this true, and is something wrong with her if she is eating so much? Normally, she dosen't eat that much. Maybe she is just hungry or something
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	i fed mine 14 hikari pellets once... he threw up. yes, they can overeat, in the wild, you never know when your next meal is coming. very much like dogs, they have trouble self-regulating. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	They will gorge themselves until it all goes - natural instinct. Feed little and often and it will flourish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	yep they can overeat but it won't kill them. usually they just eat and spit it up later. pluus a good thing for a eatting alot female is she will have a lot of eggs soon.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Feed twice a day, a few pellets in the morning & a few in the evening, but don't overfeed. :88):88):88) http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Jubilee Enthusiast Posts: 181 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	I feed my bettas once a day.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
ILuvBettas Fingerling Posts: 36 Kudos: 24 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2004	I feed my bettas once before I leave, and at night when I get back. :%) I haven't been feeding them quite as much, and they seem to be doing fine
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