Feeding Brine Shrimp

[Buddy]

I bought Hikari Freeze Dried Brine Shrimp for my Betta. They are large flaky cubes. How do you feed this?
I just break it up and sprinkle some flakes in to the tank. Is that the correct way?

Also, do you have to store it in the refrigerator?

Thanks,

Buddy.

 

[sukie]

Yes just break it up into tiny pieces and fed sparingly. . .

Just another note - don't feed him that as a daily meal maybe just one a month. Feed him pellets and frozen blood worms!

 

[PinkyPerky]

I fed my Betta frozen brine shrimp last night. I've had him since Sunday morning and he hadn't eaten any of the Tetra Betta flakes.

Can frozen blood worms of the freeze dried ones be fed every day? (just in case he still won't eat flakes or pellets).

 

[Buddy]

Thanks for the response. I have been feeding my Betta Freeze Dried Brine Shrimp for past 6-7 weeks.

After I had moved him to a bigger tank, it stopped eating his regular Betta Bits. I waited for 4-5 days and finally I gave up and bought freeze dried brine shrimp. It immediately ate it. Now when I give him betta bits he just spits it out. He will only eat freeze dried Brine Shrimp.

 

[starrynightxxi]

freeze dried foods are generally considered not the best for fish because they can cause internal damage. They are small when dry, bu the fish will eat them, and if you feed too much, when they expand inside the fish they can cause constipation and possibly worse. Also there is not a great deal of nutrition in them.

live food are best, but barring that, frozen foods such as daphnia or bloodworms are almost as good, and some roughage once a week in the form of a bit of cooked ('til soft), deskinned pea

 

[sukie]

freeze dried foods are generally considered not the best for fish because they can cause internal damage. They are small when dry, bu the fish will eat them, and if you feed too much, when they expand inside the fish they can cause constipation and possibly worse. Also there is not a great deal of nutrition in them.

live food are best, but barring that, frozen foods such as daphnia or bloodworms are almost as good, and some roughage once a week in the form of a bit of cooked ('til soft), deskinned pea

Exactly!! Couldn't put it better myself. Or imagine you just eating jerky all the time. . . soon your digestive systems is going to get jacked up. (even though jerky is good! )

I've only feed my bettas frozen (but thawed) bloodworms and brine. I use to feed them the pellets but got more wilds and just started feeding my splendens that too.

Here's a wonderful past thread on it - ck it out:
Feeding Report Thread