Betta Fish Food Ingredients
Is this stuff okay to feed to fry?
I was at petco buying my bird some food the other day, and came across something I decided I’d try. I found a powdery fish food that claims to be good for newborn fry. Well, I’m planning on breeding my betta soon so I decided I might as well buy it. I looked at the packaging, found a package of quality betta pellets and compared the ingredients. The baby powder has more protein than the betta food, and everything.
It’s also Hikari brand, and I’ve been told they are one of the best makers of artificial foods for fish.
Would this work to feed newborn betta fry? I still plan on feeding them egg yolks or whatever until they are old enough for baby brine shrimp (I have heard live culture is a pain so I’m not even going to attempt it).
Apparently you aren’t allowed to have links to the Hikari website on your questions, so I guess just google “Hikari First Bites” it should be the top of the search bar. Thanks!
If they will eat this then go for it. Be sure not to feed them until they are free swimming. The only thing is that betta fry tens to lean more toward live foods because it attracts their attention more. Be careful of overfeeding with this product because the granules are so tiny it is VERY easy to put far to much into the tank. Try a tiny amount at first to see if they will accept it. Also… as they grow you could try feeding frozen baby brine shrimp. I tried that today with some older fry (not bettas) and they absolutely loved it! I have experience with the Hikari first bites. I feed it to molly and platty fry. I like this product for fry.
Betta Fish Lighting
What kind of lighting will be safe for a betta fish?
Would it be ok to place it next to a lamp for the warmth of the light or will it harm the betta? My betta has a castle decoration in its bowl and he has somewhere to hide from the light, but I still wanted to make sure.
It wont harm your betta but once you turn off that light at night, the temperature of the water will drop and it’s not good for their water temp to fluctuate more than 1-2 degrees at most during the day. It stresses them out and they get sick.
If you’re planning on leaving it on, It’s also not recommended to have a light on 24 hours a day. They need a day/night cycle to rest.
edit: And bettas DO need warm water. They are tropical fish. Your fish will be sooooo much happier in temps in the high 70′s/low 80′s.
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What do you think my betta fish has(pics of him included)!?!?
He is a walmart fish that I got like 5-6 months ago, and like 2 weeks ago, he got really sick. I thought it was ammonia poisoning and so i changed his water and it seemed to help a little. When I was cleaning it out though, the bridge that was in there, the paint was chipping off into the water!!! Anyways, these are some pictures of him in his tank(took everything out) from today. He hangs out by the filter a lot and lays on the gravel. About a week ago, he was laying on his side, but now he lays upright(that part was swim bladder i think, so i limit his feeding now). I know that the tank is a little small (1.5 gallon). Anyways, what do you think he has? He has 2 grey strips going from his belly up on one side of him. The pics dont really show that well though. Thanks so much!
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