What can i feed my baby betta fish beside microwoms when the first eating.?

Question

I heard that they only eat life food not dry. So I heard that micro worms are not sold at Petco and petsmart[or do they].

Answer 1

feed them brine shrimp (dried) or bloodworms (dried or frozen)

Answer 2

First off, knowing how old these baby betta fish are, would help the most.

If they are over a week old, then you may be ok... you'll need to really be dedicated to this, however, and you'll pull it off.

Go to WalMart and buy either a battery operated pepper mill, or a hand twist pepper mill. Get one with an adjustable grind size, and preferably ceramic grind stones.

Next step, buy a fish food called New Life Spectrum Growth Formula. You will not find it at the chain stores, you'll need to go to a REAL aquarium shop for this stuff... it's So worth it, tho.

Now, fill the grinder with the pellets, and grind them into the finest powder you can. Grind up a LOT because you'll be feeding this stuff to your fish four times a day, for the next month.

To feed, use a small container (I use a 'mini A&W mug') and a pipette (which is like a tiny turkey baster, used usually in Chem class or for your aquarium water tests) and put a small amount of the dry powder food (about 1/4 teaspoon) into the container. then suck up a pipette or two of tank water (should be about 1/2 ounce) and squirt it into the powder, making a wet mixture.

Suck up the mixture and shoot it into the tank. Why didn't you just drop the powder into the tank? Because the powdered food would have sat on top of the water, and I have found 99% of my betta fry stay at the bottom of the tank of the first month. They will have NO idea there is food up there, nor will they care.

Fry are stupid, lazy and ALWAYS hungry. You really need to get lots of food down to them, and in front of them, and yes, you'll need to chew it for them, too.

If you cannot find NLS Growth, use any pelleted food that has at LEAST 50% protein or you might as well be feeding them junk food. Pelleted foods grind up easier than the flake food.

The fry will start to come to the surface after the first few weeks, but it's because they are learning to breathe... they may or may not see food there, too. SO continue to presoak the food so it sinks.

Make sure to do water changes as often as you can... the uneaten food at the bottom of the tank will make a mess... toss in a couple of snails and they'll help to keep the 'fuzz' down, and instead just create little snail poos that are easier to siphon out.

Next time you breed your bettas... how about researching vinegar eels, microworms and bbs... you'll ideally need at least two of the three.

Answer 3

I work at a petco, and I don't think we sell micro-worms. In fact I've never heard of them before. But we do sell First Bites, a food made for all baby fish.

Answer 4

take betta food and put some of it in a baggy and smash them into little tiny pieces. that makes it easy for the babies to eat!

Answer 5

Baby brine shrimps. Vinegar eels if you really want but still prefer baby brine shrimps.

Answer 6

tropical fish food.