2006-12-18 14:42:12 · 4 answers · asked by Chuck & Christy N 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Offer betta bites. They won't let themselves starve. You can offer a few different types of betta pellets, make sure they're floating.
They may refuse to touch them for several days, but as I say, they won't get themselves starve.
2006-12-18 14:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Beta fry are hard to raise if your new at it.
Petsmart sells a brine shrimp hatchery for 10 bucks and it comes with 3 packs of brine shrimp eggs.
You can get microworms from aquabid.com and sometimes ebay
If your adult betas eats those little balls of food you could try putting a few of them on the counter and laying a plastic bag over the top and crushing them into a fine powder and see if the fry will eat that.
You can also try this...Cook an egg (boiled) once its cooked take out the yolk and pinch off a tiny piece. Mash this tiny piece in a very small amount of water until you get a paste then suck it up in a dropper and add just a small amount to the fry tank. Its pure protein
and as long as there are no clumps they can eat it!
2006-12-19 02:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by angelmwilson 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i've seen fry starve without infusoria, bbs, or microworms... Some thing about the movement of the live food triggers the fry to eat..
some of your fry will survive on fry food. Most will die.
2006-12-18 15:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by professorminh 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mine wouldn't eat that until 5 or 6 weeks old. I use a Slurpee straw from 7/11 and scoop some on it and swirl it on the surface and they come and get it. Still prefer BBS or micro worms. Movement does stimulate feeding. Good Luck..*<;)oo
2006-12-18 16:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by PaPa Norm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋