Can a weekend feeder be used for Betta fish?

I've seen these 'tablets' that you can drop in your fish bowl if you are going to be away a few days. When I read the package it doesn't specify Betta. Are they classified under tropical fish? Thanks for your input.

betas need special attention and care. i dont think that would work. sorry but i just dont think it is possible. you dont wanna kill the poor thing do you?

Yes, Betta's are classified as tropical but you want to be careful using a weekend feeder especially if you're fish is in a bowl. Betta's are actually pretty hardy and will do just fine without food if you are only going to be gone for a couple of days. That would be safer than using a weekend feeder because the fish will not eat the food sitting on the bottom of the bowl and it could pollute the water before you return.

yes you can bettas can survive extreme conditions. my bettas at home eat food that have fallen to the bottom and they still survive in very foul water.

Your better off just leaving him. Those feeders are made to be used in a filtered aquarium- they produce a lot of waste that will just sit in a bowl. He will be fine eating plant debris and algae for a few days.

The vacation tablets are meant to be used in aquariums with high levels of water ciruculation needed to extract the food from the tablets. Otherwise, there is no point to using them if your betta is not in a full circulation fish tank.