The baby brine shrimp are so tiny, I don't think my betta even sees them! I've been feeding them Hikari Bio-Gold for bettas, and he has been eating it happily, but I thought I'd provide a variety of different foods in his diet, so I hatched my own brine shrimp (San Francisco Bay brand) and fed them to him ... They are like little specks (and yes, they've hatched. They are SWIMMING). The betta does not even seem aware that they are food!
2006-08-03 11:54:46 · 7 answers · asked by Brian C 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Baby brine shrimp are to small for an adult fish. Thirty years ago pet stores in my are sold live adult brine shrimp. Today you can buy frozen adult brine shrimp at the pet store and its is a lot cheaper and easier than hatching and growing your own. When I was breeding Angles and Discus I would feed the young hatched Baby brine until they were at least a 1/4 inch. It was expensive back then. I think I paid 25.00 a pound for a half pound can.
2006-08-03 15:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by Stan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been feeding my betta fish (he lives with two white clouds, a teeny-weeny frog, and an aneus catfish) frozen brine shrimp because my local pet store ran out of frozen bloodworms and they had brine shrimp as a substitute. He really digs them--they all enjoy the frozen food more than the flakes (well, the frog and catfish always ate frozen food, but the other three had eaten flakes before.) I'd go with frozen food--it's clean and has vitamins mixed in so it's better nutritionally.
2006-08-03 13:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are able to start a infusoria way of existence in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it is going to take some days. you ought to additionally attempt to discover some first fry meals alongside with liquid fry. To make the infusoria crunch up slightly lettuce and place it in a jar or bowl. upload some tank water. enable it take a seat for some days till the water starts off turning white. then you somewhat can feed the fry. you will ought to boil a egg and enable it cool. Peel it and take out an extraordinarily small area of the yolk and combine it up with tank water. Then feed it to the fry. Use it sparingly with the aid of fact it is going to foul up the water quickly! your maximum suitable decision could be to feed it the egg yolk or the liquid fry till your infusoria way of existence is waiting. next time be greater arranged. you will in all likelihood lose lots of the spawn from no longer having the right meals. you will then ought to purchase some toddler brine shrimp eggs and hatch them whilst they're approximately 2 weeks previous. Betta fry must be fed 4-6 situations an afternoon.
2016-10-01 10:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by doloris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brine shrimp is a good treat to feed your betta occasionally. To much could make him ill and throw off his intestinal system. Stick to the pellets.
2006-08-03 12:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can feed them freeze dried ones. There's a special betta food called "BettaMin" that has freeze dried brine. You REALLY shouldn't have to go thru the trouble of hatching them.
2006-08-03 12:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have to grow a bit... it's a good treat though.
did you try frozen bloodworms? never do live, might have
parasites.
2006-08-03 12:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by 1.4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh! So that's what happend to all the SEA MONKIES that were in the tank? Thanks for solving the mystery.
2006-08-03 12:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by JoJo Pnuckle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋