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	What are some good food for bettas?
FOBolous Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jan-2007	i just bought a crowned-tailed betta and i was wondering what food i should give it to enhance its color
Posted 22-Jan-2007 00:20
Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	Bettas like a diet high in protein so you could feed it frozen food such as brine shrimp or blood worms. I would also recommend a high quality flake food or betta pellets. Personally, I feed mine high quality flake food supplemented with frozen blood worms and my bettas have great color.
Posted 22-Jan-2007 06:22
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	things with astaxanthin in them will work to enhance reds, and things with spirulina in them do wonders for blues and greens. A well-balanced diet would be the best choice, so find a nice high quality pellet or flake food that he'll eat, and supplement with frozen food every few days For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 22-Jan-2007 16:10
FOBolous Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jan-2007	how do you feed bettas (or any other fish) frozen food? all the frozen food i bought for my fishes (betta included) always sink to the bottom of the tank....how do i make it float?
Posted 22-Jan-2007 20:23
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Hi there, you put the frozen food in a small cup of water first to defrost. I feed a little at a time using a turkey baster. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 22-Jan-2007 21:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I do the same as Sneaky except that instead of a baster I use a medicine dropper purchased and used only for feeding the fish. Ime bettas actually get 'trained' and when they see it hit the water they wait near the opening for the food ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 22-Jan-2007 22:42
FOBolous Small Fry Posts: 5 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Jan-2007	ooooh i see...so that's the secret of feeding your fishes frozen food! lol...is there any other ways? would the frozen food go bad if you put it in the refigerator instead of the freezer?
Posted 23-Jan-2007 00:33
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Yes, it would go bad rather quickly in the refrigerator. However, if you find 1 cube of bloodworms too much, I would think it would keep at least 24 hours in the refrigerator. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 23-Jan-2007 00:35
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	You can also cut off a portion of the frozen cube, re-wrap the rest with foil and pop it back in the freezer to use at another time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 23-Jan-2007 03:34
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	If you can get the slab type in the snaplock bags instead of the cubes, I find that easier for bettas as yo can break off much smaller pieces. Cubes are tricky, even 1/4 is a bit much for one betta meal. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 23-Jan-2007 17:26


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