i have a 39 tank (since valentines day) with 2 cichlids,2 platys,4 cherry barbs, a few bottom feeders (lace cats and plecostomus), and a beta. the beta is sequestered from the other fish (once the beta escaped and got his fins chewed off... he is still in the process of regrowing them). I feed the other fish tetramin and tetracichlid, but i feed the beta exclusively freeze dried blood worms. the back of the container says "feed in conjunction with other tetra primary foods." i never even realized this until today. i really have 2 questions---- is it unhealthy for my beta to have an exclusive blood worm diet and 2 should i be feeding a couple blood worms / week to the cichlids?
2007-04-15 10:15:27 · 6 answers · asked by viensmevoir 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I'm afraid that feeding fish too many rich foods may cause them some problems. It's good to feed them blood worms as a supplement or to condition to breed but not everyday. Try getting himsome betta food and feed him a couple of worms once a week. As for your other fish, feed them some worms once or twice a week as a supplement. Overfeeding them rich foods may cause give them constipation, or so I hear. Hpe this helps.
2007-04-15 10:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's certainly not the best things to do. As the can leads to, a varied and balanced diet is best for any fish. Balance the bettas diet my adding a good flake or pelleted food as the staple and feeding things like bloodworms, brine shrimp and daphnia several times a week.
For the cichlids and others in the tank the same basic rule applies, varied and balanced is best. A good basic flake like you are using should form the back bone of their diet with additional foods like bloodworms as a fill in from time to time. For the cats you have, a good algae wafer or some fresh veggies would also be a good idea added to their diet.
MM
2007-04-15 10:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I may not type as much but, here's the real answer!!! Blood worms are TREATS not PART OF A BETAS DIET....ok? the blood worms don't really have a lot of nutrition....in the winter time when it's cold, you can give a few to make the betta fat, but other wise, they are just full of fat!
2007-04-15 10:48:52 · answer #3 · answered by mirror_glance 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bettas gets to a factor the place they'll in straight forward terms consume "take care of" meals. relatively blood worms are too extreme in fat to be fed customary so that's not sturdy for them to consume them customary and could be fed weekly. My betta actually likes his pellets extra then freeze dried blood worms. attempt to discover him a foodstuff he relatively likes it is okay for on a daily basis. in any different case in basic terms make constructive u watch him.
2016-10-03 01:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by durrell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once again, MM is absolutely right. but i wouldn't put cichlids with those other fish... they can be a tad bit agressive.
But that's just my opinion.
2007-04-15 10:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple answer...feed him beta pellets
2007-04-15 10:30:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋