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Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)

Hi,

John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.

I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.

With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.

I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.

If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.

I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.

I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.

Thank you
Darragh Sherwin

Betta not eating

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26 Oct 2017 11:49 #1 by GuppieLover (Ciara Jacob)
I bought a Betta last Saturday and added him to my community tank. He is the last inhabitant to go in. But he doesn't seem to eat. My fish are getting a varied diet: Tropical flakes / pellets/ algae bites and Blood worms on alternating days but he hasn't touched them!
He sulks in the corner of the tank when everyone else is feeding...but he's fine and swinmming freely the rest of the time.

Any ideas / suggestions are greatly appreciated.. is he just not hungry?

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03 Jan 2018 17:22 #2 by Wackoo (Niall)
Replied by Wackoo (Niall) on topic Betta not eating
Hi GuppieLover

I have had varied success with keeping Bettas in a community tank. I experienced something similar to this with one of my bettas before, he was in a community tank for a few weeks while his own tank was being setup and did not eat when the rest of the tank was being fed. In the end I used a large breeder box to house him inside the community tank and he was fed separately to the rest.

Your mix of food is good so I think you just have a timid fish. Like I said I have had mixed success with keeping bettas in a community, some are more aggressive eaters than others.

I would suggest trying to use a breeder box for a short while to make him eat, you can get quite large ones in good aquatic shops.

Hope this helps!

Niall

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03 Jan 2018 17:35 #3 by Bill (Bill Hunter)
Replied by Bill (Bill Hunter) on topic Betta not eating
I didn't notice this thread before!
I agree with Wackoo. Fancy Bettas were bred to be aggressive towards male members of their own species. When put into a community tank they go all coy and timid. I'm not sure why. They can also become excellent targets for fin nippers, especially with fish such as tiger barbs, even guppies I've seen having a nip. Their flamboyant finnage is a great attractant. These are some of the reasons that Betta splendens are way down the list as a community fish. Male Bettas are usually happier with their own territory.
Bill

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03 Jan 2018 17:45 #4 by Wackoo (Niall)
Replied by Wackoo (Niall) on topic Betta not eating
Yes Bill I agree with that in general. Although I have found that the shorter fin varieties fair better with other fish. That could just be coincidence but I think it makes sense, less fin nipping etc.

@GuppieLover
What tail type is your betta, out of curiosity? I use the image in the link below to help me identify tail types, I can never remember properly! lol

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