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Old 16-12-2013, 09:44 AM   #1
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Default Food to feed your Betta before you go overseas.

Hi there guys! As per said on the subject, what food do you feed your Betta before you go overseas? Certain questions running through my head are:

1. Is it alright to don't feed them if you're going on short 3d2n trip?

2. If you were to go for more than a week, what are the measures would you take to feed your Betta?

Your advices is greatly appreciated (:


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Old 16-12-2013, 10:13 AM   #2
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3D2N no prob for betta. More than a week i usually get relatives to help feed.
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Old 16-12-2013, 10:39 AM   #3
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put some live boon or tubi in. will last them atleast 2 days.
normally 2days no feeding no problem.
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Old 16-12-2013, 03:02 PM   #4
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Agree with bettaart or maybe u could get a food timer?
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Old 16-12-2013, 04:05 PM   #5
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personal view. dont put live food in, as it might pollute the water.
i would prefer to feed some pellets before you leave. for 2-3 days there is no worries that they skip their food for the few days.
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Old 16-12-2013, 04:15 PM   #6
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Agree with jiabin now as I remember I throw in 1 packet of tubi for my fry tank when I went overseas.then when I comeback there's a layer of oil on the surface of e tank only 8 out of 20+++ survived.
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Old 16-12-2013, 04:25 PM   #7
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3D2N no prob for betta. More than a week i usually get relatives to help feed.
Alamak bro if relative not staying with me then how? Haha




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put some live boon or tubi in. will last them atleast 2 days.
normally 2days no feeding no problem.

bro is it not advisable by bro jiabin and rutilans here. Do you encounter any setbacks using live boon or tubi?

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personal view. dont put live food in, as it might pollute the water.
i would prefer to feed some pellets before you leave. for 2-3 days there is no worries that they skip their food for the few days.
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Agree with jiabin now as I remember I throw in 1 packet of tubi for my fry tank when I went overseas.then when I comeback there's a layer of oil on the surface of e tank only 8 out of 20+++ survived.
bro rutilans you're making it sound horrifying for the little ones. Haa

Bro jiabin, if let's say it's more than a week, what would you do then?

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Old 16-12-2013, 04:25 PM   #8
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Agree with jiabin now as I remember I throw in 1 packet of tubi for my fry tank when I went overseas.then when I comeback there's a layer of oil on the surface of e tank only 8 out of 20+++ survived.
bro, 1 pack of tubi way too much, i agree with you all that live food will pollute water. imo Tubi is the worse type of live food to spam feed cause they pollute water the fastest. but don't put an entire pack of it la.

Boon make sure you drain the water and just only add the BOON.
they will stay alive for at least 2-3 days

For me before i go overseas i'll just do a major water change and buy a 2$ worth of boon and dump it in. can last up to 3-5 days( Depending on quantity of your boon). and my water parameters are still good. 100+fries all alive and swimming.
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bro, 1 pack of tubi way too much, i agree with you all that live food will pollute water. imo Tubi is the worse type of live food to spam feed cause they pollute water the fastest. but don't put an entire pack of it la.

Boon make sure you drain the water and just only add the BOON.
they will stay alive for at least 2-3 days

For me before i go overseas i'll just do a major water change and buy a 2$ worth of boon and dump it in. can last up to 3-5 days( Depending on quantity of your boon). and my water parameters are still good. 100+fries all alive and swimming.
Ahh that clears up some questions in my head! Thanks bro! (:

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Alamak bro if relative not staying with me then how? Haha

bro is it not advisable by bro jiabin and rutilans here. Do you encounter any setbacks using live boon or tubi?

bro rutilans you're making it sound horrifying for the little ones. Haa

Bro jiabin, if let's say it's more than a week, what would you do then?

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bro Fizzo,

bro Rutilians making it sound Horrifying cause he throw big pack of tubi.
(DON'T EVER DO THIS)

for individual bettas i believe a good pinch of it will last them 2-3days.
i am pretty sure water wont be affected much.

boon will be your best option next to feeding pallet food with a timer.
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