Betta Feeding

[sivabiot]

i have four juvenile betta in 4 separate bowls. i just want to know the types of feed that can be given to the fish to enhance their color.

can i decorate the bowl with plants (plastic)

 

[bae1994]

food colouring lol no dont actually try that it would be kruel

 

[Darkerwhite2]

As for color enhancing foods im not sure. I have heard some types of fish eggs bring out colors in fish, Lobster eggs i think. Anyway, how big are these juvies? I fed my betta frozen blood worms, and frozen brine shrimp. He was an adult betta. If they are closer to betta fry newly hatched brine shrimp i beleive is whats best. But really thats for very small fish. As for store bought foods go, read the label and see what they are using to enhance color i would stay away from any artificial junk. Most betta flakes or pellets should be a good feed, as long as they take to it. If they dont, go get some frozen stuff. i doubt they'd turn that down.

good luck

 

[electric yellow]

Where abouts are you located? I feed mine betta flakes and also a small pinch of growth and colour enhancing pellets i get from the pet shop. Have a look at the side of the food containers and see what ones enhance colour and what goodness they have in em

 

[LauraFrog]

Hikari betta bio-gold is excellent for colour and all round health... it's expensive but with only a few it doesn't matter. It's when you're breeding seriously (and you have a few hundred juvies growing on at any given time) that you can't afford to feed it.

 

[tibby25731]

Hikari pellets are great. If the juvis are struggling eith them, crush the pellets up a little unitl their mouths are big enough to eat a whle one.

Oh yeah, plants. Silk are better - plastic ones can rip the bettas fins. The test is to get a pair of tights and run them over the plastic plant - if they snag, they it's a no no.

 

[sivabiot]

As for color enhancing foods im not sure. I have heard some types of fish eggs bring out colors in fish, Lobster eggs i think. Anyway, how big are these juvies? I fed my betta frozen blood worms, and frozen brine shrimp. He was an adult betta. If they are closer to betta fry newly hatched brine shrimp i beleive is whats best. But really thats for very small fish. As for store bought foods go, read the label and see what they are using to enhance color i would stay away from any artificial junk. Most betta flakes or pellets should be a good feed, as long as they take to it. If they dont, go get some frozen stuff. i doubt they'd turn that down.

good luck

the bettas are 1 to 2 cms long

 

[azulfire24]

owow very small, crushed pelets or they probaly cant eat them, how big are the containers? how old r the babies and r the containers heated? bettas prefer about 78 so most home in winterland are too cold and supplemtal heating is required, if they are realy young then they wont grow properl;y if they tanks are too cold

 

[keithp]

I always thought brine shrimp enhanced color? You could try frozen daphnia, they are very small, but it's best to feed those to your betta by a medicine dropper, so you dont over feed.

 

[sivabiot]

owow very small, crushed pelets or they probaly cant eat them, how big are the containers? how old r the babies and r the containers heated? bettas prefer about 78 so most home in winterland are too cold and supplemtal heating is required, if they are realy young then they wont grow properl;y if they tanks are too cold

i live in tropic climate so heating wont be necessary.i dont know about the age of the betta, each fish is kept in a average sized gold fish bowl (1 gallons approx)