I tried the Betta Flakes and he hated them. Would not even try one in his mouth so the other fish are eating them and not too enthusiastically. So I would have to say that the Hikari Freeze dried Bloodworms are still his favorite food and he really does not care much for flakes, will tolerate an occasional pellet meal if mommy is out of bloodworms but only the Atison's Betta Formula or Betta Pro Pellets. My little guy is very picky and spoiled but he can be if he wants to be.

Be aware though that a lot of "betta" foods out there are actually too big for them to get in their mouths. This is a lot of why I do not try a lot of the brands of pellets on the market. I buy them and get home and YIKES they are huge. The betta tries to eat them but they are the size of trying to put a baseball in our mouths. Why the companies making the food for these fish do not actually see that the fish can eat them is beyond me.

Rose