My betta fish does not eat at all..

Hello

Please help... This is the first time I ever had a betta fish... He is in a bowl which holds almost a gallon of water.. And I have treated the water with aquasafe to remove chlorine and a drop of methylene blue and ick preventing solution to the water.. I had added all these in the water and I let the water settle down for 24 hrs before I let the fish in the bowl.

He is very active and is swimming perfectly fine.. But my only problem with him is he does not eat at all... I am worried.. It is almost a week since I got him and he hasnt eaten anything.. I am not sure what I am supposed to do.. I feed him wardley betta food which are in the form of pellets.. I am not sure if I should change the food or what is wrong that he is not eating at all..

I am worried as he is not eating at all....Please advice asap..

Wardley? Immediately get some real food...try frozen bloodworms or at least Tetramin or Hakiri

I have a betta that will ONLY eat little chunks of frozen brine shrimp that I have to feed to him by hand ... holding it under the surface of the water with my fingers. He will not touch any other kind of food, it must be fresh-frozen, and even that he will only eat if I feed it to him personally. He thinks he's the Prince of the Universe.

Please, also, consider moving your betta out of the bowl and into a 'real' tank of some kind. Even a little two gallon tabletop aquarium is better than a little bowl.

bettas also like dried blood worms, but frozen is also good

In such a small aquarium, it's very easy to over feed and thus foul the water. Make sure you feed only as much as the betta will eat in a couple of minutes.

Actually, it has been my experience that a betta can eat quite a lot in a couple minutes if you let it. They require very little food. I only feed mine 2-3 pellets once/ day. It is very easy to over feed them. They have tiny little stomaches and smaller meals are better for them.

your betta might not like the food. my little betta is so picky, he will only eat bloodworms, brine shrimp, and ants. (he really likes those, the little black ones) we kinda have an ant problem in our house....

Usually a fish is more willing to accept food in the morning after they've gone several hours without eating.

Oh thanx for the 'little black ants' advice
my betta was fasting , seems he really hates flakes, and i feel victorious coz these ants are really corruptors now its the justice of mother nature for them to be a meal for this little fairy hehe

Don't forget to try the frozen brine shrimp. They're easier to catch than wild ants, and you know they haven't ingested any poisons.