Old Food

[gurnie]

When I was in college i had a two very hardy betta fishies, a boy and a girl. they lived a long healthy betta life and passed away at a ripe old age of 2-3 years old.

I still have their food (betta pellets and dried blood worms) and I assume that this food will be safe to feed to my new betta (when I get him) since it's dried food... Are my assumptions wrong? I see no expiration date.

And as a side question, how much salt (fresh water fish salt) do you add to a 2.5 gallon tank to make it acceptable for a betta and two cory fish? (I also plan to have some limno-whatchama-call-it plants)

 

[catherine896]

I dont think 2 cories will fit in there with the betta. It isnt necessary to use salt either, but some people like to.

How long have you had the food for? I have betta pellets and have to get rid of them in 6 months if I havent used them, thats what is says in the writing on label.

 

[gurnie]

I bought new pellet but the old food is more than a year old. I don't remember seeing an expiration date or a "throw out after ____ months: and i can't check the label right now, all of the food is at work (where the tank is kept)

 

[SouthernCross]

If you plan on keeping cories you can't keep salt in with them all the time anyway. It's debated a lot, but generally its accepted that they can tolerate a little bit on occasion (e.g. when treating for disease) but cannot tolerate salt continuously.