New Life Spectrum Betta Regular 25g

Description

New Life Spectrum Betta Regular 25g — Semi-floating 1 to 1.5 mm pellets built around a betta’s wild diet

A betta in the wild eats insects, worms and zooplankton, not the cereal-heavy pellet that too many are fed in a bowl. New Life Spectrum Betta Regular 25g (SKU: 102290) is New Life Spectrum’s betta-specific pellet in its 25 g jar, a regular-size semi-floating pellet of 1 to 1.5 mm, made in the USA by New Life International. The pellet is tuned to a surface feeder: it hangs in the upper water long enough for a betta to strike at it, then settles slowly. The recipe starts with krill and squid, then whole wheat flour and fish, followed by seaweeds, kelp, chlorella, garlic, ginger, astaxanthin, spirulina and fish oil, with tocopherols as the preservative.

New Life Spectrum describes the formula as a mix of krill, micro-algae and dried fruit and vegetable powders that supplies the vitamins, minerals, amino acids and natural colour enhancers a selectively bred betta needs to show its fins and colour, with no artificial preservatives, colours or hormonal colour enhancers and no soybean. The maker’s general direction for its pellets is to feed twice daily, offering only what is eaten in about a minute; a betta’s stomach is small, so that usually means a few pellets per feed. The 25 g jar is sized for a single betta and is the sensible first purchase for a fish that may need a few days to accept a new food. A 70 g jar and a smaller-pellet Betta Small version are also sold.

Usage & Application

When to Use

• Single betta tanks: A daily staple for one fish in a small heated aquarium.
• New arrivals: A small jar to trial on a betta coming off flakes or freeze-dried food.
• Colour and finnage: Natural colour enhancers for show and halfmoon types.
• Other small surface feeders: Gouramis and similar labyrinth fish that take food at the top.

Feeding Guide

• Two small feeds: A few pellets morning and evening, eaten within about a minute.
• Drop them in front of the fish: The pellet sits in the strike zone briefly, so feed where the betta is.
• Be patient with converts: A betta used to live or frozen food may take a few days; keep offering.
• Remove sunk pellets: Net out anything that reaches the bottom uneaten.

Product Specifications & Highlights

Key Features

• Semi-floating pellet: Hangs near the surface where a betta feeds, then slowly sinks.
• 1 to 1.5 mm size: A regular pellet for adult bettas.
• Krill and squid first: Marine protein leads the ingredient list.
• Natural colour support: Astaxanthin, spirulina and marigold with no hormonal enhancers.
• 25 g jar: A single-fish quantity for trialling or a lone betta.

Product Details

• Brand: New Life Spectrum (USA)
• SKU: 102290
• Barcode (GTIN/UPC): 817987021313
• Product Type: Food > Betta Pellets (Semi-Floating)
• Net Weight: 25 g
• Pellet: Regular, 1–1.5 mm, semi-floating
• Ingredients: Krill, squid, whole wheat flour, fish, seaweeds (ulva, undaria, eucheuma, chondrus), kelp, chlorella, garlic, ginger, astaxanthin, spirulina, fish oil, marigold, vitamins and minerals, tocopherols (preservative)
• Additives: No artificial preservatives, colours or hormonal colour enhancers; no soybean
• Feeding: Twice daily, the amount eaten in about a minute
• Ideal For: Betta splendens and other small surface-feeding fish
• Other Sizes: Betta Regular 70g (102291); Betta Small 25g (102292)
• Target Environment: Freshwater betta and small tropical aquariums