NorthFin Betta Bits – Color & Vitality Pellets for Bettas (1mm, Slow-Sinking)

Bring out the betta you fell in love with at the store.

Most bettas end up on cheap, filler-heavy pellets — and slowly fade to a duller version of themselves, less active and less colorful than they should be. It's not your fault; it's the food.

NorthFin Betta Bits is a premium daily diet built specifically for Betta splendens, with quality proteins and natural color enhancers and no artificial dyes or fillers. The slow-sinking 1mm pellet is sized for a betta's small mouth and easy to portion.

Betta Bits comes from NorthFin, created by Darius Chodocinskas, an aquatic specialist with more than 30 years of experience who grew frustrated by the fillers, hormones, and artificial pigments in ordinary fish food. NorthFin is built on whole-ingredient marine nutrition — whole Antarctic krill, herring, and sardine meal, plus whole organic kelp — steam-extruded and made in Canada to preserve nutrients, stay easily digestible, and keep your water clean. No fillers, no hormones, no artificial pigments or dyes.

1. Drop 2–3 pellets, once or twice a day.
2. Feed only what's eaten in a couple of minutes.
3. Watch the fins deepen and the energy return over the coming weeks.

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Why NorthFin Betta Bits

• Real color, naturally — Antarctic krill, astaxanthin, and spirulina deepen your betta's reds, blues, and fins without a single artificial dye.
• Whole-ingredient nutrition — whole krill, herring, and sardine meal deliver highly digestible protein and omega-3s for vitality and healthy fins.
• Cleaner water — steam-extruded, easily digestible pellets mean low waste and clearer water in small betta tanks and bowls.
• No junk — no fillers, no hormones, no artificial pigments — just whole-food marine nutrition sized for a betta's small mouth.

Best For

Male and female Betta splendens as a complete daily diet, and suitable for other small labyrinth fish and nano-tank surface feeders. The slow-sinking 1mm pellet is ideal for a betta's small upturned mouth and easy to portion a few pellets at a time.

Key Ingredients

• Antarctic Krill — high-quality protein, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals, plus natural carotenoids and astaxanthin to bring out rich, vibrant color.
• High Omega-3 Herring Meal — top-grade fish meal with a higher concentration of DHA for healthy development, growth, and coloration.
• Whole Sardine Meal — a concentrated source of fully digestible protein plus omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) and key vitamins and minerals.
• Spirulina — natural blue-green algae rich in protein, vitamins, and minerals that supports immune function, with natural pigments for color enhancement.
• Calcium Montmorillonite Clay — provides 67 minerals and essential trace elements to help correct dietary deficiencies.

Feeding

Feed 1–2 times daily, offering only as much as your fish will consume within a few minutes. Remove any uneaten food to keep water quality high. For the best condition and color, rotate with other NorthFin formulas through the week for dietary variety.

Ingredients

Whole Antarctic Krill Meal, High Omega-3 (DHA) Herring Meal, Whole Sardine Meal, Wheat Flour, Kelp, Spirulina, Garlic, Astaxanthin (Haematococcus Algae), Calcium Montmorillonite Clay, plus a complete vitamin and trace mineral premix.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (Min): 45%
Crude Fat (Min): 7%
Crude Fiber (Max): 5%
Moisture (Max): 9%
Ash (Max): 9%

FAQ

How many pellets should I feed? Offer 2–3 of the 1mm pellets once or twice a day — only what your betta finishes within a couple of minutes — and remove anything left over.

Will it cloud my water? No. The pellets are highly digestible and low-waste, and they hold together as they slowly sink rather than breaking apart and fouling the water.

Are the colors from dyes? No. The color boost comes from natural sources like krill-derived astaxanthin and spirulina — never artificial pigments or dyes.