I JUST GOT A BEANI--What do I feed it?

[Madness]

From what I have read and heard from those that breed Beani, is that they do not have a fully developed stomach to help with digestion. Which makes it more difficult for them to digest large amounts of protein and food. Feed him a low protein diet, I would stick to flakes only until he is 3-4", and feed him once a day. Stress does not help either, so keep the temp consistent and the water clean. It wouldnt hurt to install a UV on that tank.

Good luck. This is just what I have learned. I tried for a year to grow them out without researching more in depth. That was a poor decision on my behalf. Now I have a 4-5" beautiful male that is growing more and more beautiful each day.

 

[Reptic Fish]

This^^

Stress is what causes the bloat IME, not diet. I think thats an old wives tale...

While not scientific and only done in 2 tanks, I have grown out beani feeding them every high protein food possible and as long as they were the kings of the tank or at least lived in a fight free environment, they never got bloat.

In other tanks of the same fish with cichlid tank mates challenging them and low protein diets (the staple being spirulina) they all died from bloat symptoms.

Could you get a picture of your dominant male beani?