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Betta pellets

Dry foods

Betta pellets

For: Bettas, gouramis

How to feed: 2–4 pellets twice a day; soak first to avoid bloating.

Examples you may see in shops: Hikari Betta Bio-Gold, Fluval Bug Bites Betta. Not endorsements.

Who eats it

40 species

BettaBetta splendens

Easy6.5 cm24–28 °C

Dwarf gouramiTrichogaster lalius

Easy9.5 cm22–27 °C

Honey gouramiTrichogaster chuna

Easy5.5 cm22–27 °C

Pearl gouramiTrichopodus leerii

Easy12 cm24–28 °C

Three-spot gouramiTrichopodus trichopterus

Easy15 cm24–30 °C

Kissing gouramiHelostoma temminckii

Moderate30 cm22–30 °C

Sparkling gouramiTrichopsis pumila

Easy4 cm24–28 °C

Giant gouramiOsphronemus goramy

Moderate70 cm22–28 °C

Paradise fishMacropodus opercularis

Moderate6.7 cm10–22 °C

Moonlight gouramiTrichopodus microlepis

Easy15 cm25–30 °C

Snakeskin gouramiTrichopodus pectoralis

Easy30 cm22–30 °C

Thick-lipped gouramiTrichogaster labiosa

Easy10 cm22–27 °C

Banded gouramiTrichogaster fasciata

Easy10 cm21–28 °C

Croaking gouramiTrichopsis vittata

Easy7 cm22–28 °C

Three-striped croaking gouramiTrichopsis schalleri

Easy5 cm22–28 °C

Chocolate gouramiSphaerichthys osphromenoides

Moderate6 cm26–31 °C

Vaillant's chocolate gouramiSphaerichthys vaillanti

Moderate5.5 cm21–25 °C

Licorice gouramiParosphromenus deissneri

Moderate4 cm22–27 °C

Nagy's licorice gouramiParosphromenus nagyi

Moderate4 cm22–27 °C

Frail gouramiCtenops nobilis

Moderate10 cm15–25 °C

Round-tailed paradise fishMacropodus ocellatus

Moderate8 cm10–22 °C

Black paradise fishMacropodus spechti

Easy8 cm20–30 °C

Red-finned paradise fishMacropodus erythropterus

Easy8 cm20–30 °C

Spotted gouramiMalpulutta kretseri

Easy5 cm23–26 °C

Java combtailBelontia hasselti

Moderate20 cm21–26 °C

Ceylonese combtailBelontia signata

Moderate18 cm22–27 °C

Red-tail giant gouramiOsphronemus laticlavius

Moderate50 cm22–30 °C

Peaceful bettaBetta imbellis

Moderate6 cm24–28 °C

Emerald bettaBetta smaragdina

Moderate7 cm24–28 °C

Mahachai bettaBetta mahachaiensis

Moderate6 cm22–28 °C

White-margined bettaBetta albimarginata

Moderate3 cm24–28 °C

Channoides bettaBetta channoides

Moderate4 cm24–28 °C

Brunei beautyBetta macrostoma

Moderate10 cm20–25 °C

Javan mouthbrooding bettaBetta picta

Moderate5 cm22–27 °C

Wine-red bettaBetta coccina

Moderate5.6 cm22–27 °C

Brownorum bettaBetta brownorum

Moderate3 cm24–30 °C

Persephone bettaBetta persephone

Moderate3.5 cm22–27 °C

Foerschi bettaBetta foerschi

Moderate7 cm24–28 °C

Akar bettaBetta akarensis

Easy8 cm22–27 °C

Spotted bettaBetta unimaculata

Moderate11.5 cm21–26 °C