I pretty much rely on Hikari's Bio-Gold betta pellets as a staple food for my betta pets. While I do vary their diet with treats, I like a basic, healthy pellet food to base their diet upon. The pellets are imported from Japan, where bettas have been bred for centuries.
Bettas are very finicky and can take up to a week to recognize a new food. So it is comforting to them to keep their basic food the same over time, and to use a food formulated specifically for bettas. The Bio-Gold betta pellets float for a long time, giving them time to find and "capture" each pellet. The floating feature also prevents extra food from falling into the gravel (where they need to be cleaned, lest they start rotting and fouling the water).
The 20 gram package (0.7 oz) has the "Easy-Feed Spout," which is a better feeding mechanism thatn the smaller package with the plastic cut-out on the front. For one thing, this package can be opened and closed, preventing spills and waste. The food stays mold-free, since the spout closes. And a feature that's really great about this package: you can put extra pellets back in the bag, after pouring some out into your hand.
That's a big money saver, since you won't have wasted food sitting in the palm of your hand after feedings. With the other Bio-Gold package, and most other betta pellet products, it is very difficult to put excess food back in the container. Keeping in mind that each betta only needs about 3 pellets a day (depending on the size of your betta), it's easy to over-pour with almost all betta food products.
The package on the back shows how to open the package and how to pour the food into the tank. I would make sure you only pour the pellets into your hand, or into a dish first. You do NOT want to accidently pour too much betta food in his tank. Overfed bettas often end up with intestinal problems and, frequently, death is a result from the subsequent swim bladder infections.
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