My betta fry hatched 4 days ago...as i learned on the internet, it's better to have a batch of betta fry foods ready once they are free swimming already. I've been very diligent in feeding them. I have microworm culture ready and some infusoria for back up. the problem is, they don't seem to be eating/feeding at all. i can see a few that wander about, searching for food and gobbles up the first squiglging microworm they see...but for the most of the fry, they just stay together as a group in 1 corner or stay at the surface of the water, and won't budge even w/ microworms squggling nearby...is this normal or something's wrong w/ them?
2007-06-20 16:52:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
That's fairly normal at their age. The microworms may in fact be too large for some of them at this point, so continue feeding the infusoria as well for the next 3-4 days. Feed both foods until you see that the majority are eating the microworms.
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2007-06-20 17:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First off I want to say you did great having food for the fry. Alot of people don't prepare that far ahead. Your fry are acting normal, I have some right now that are 3 days old and they are eating infusoria. I feed them this for the first week and then move on to microworms and newly hatched baby brine shrimp. I also continue to feed the infusoria for another week because some fry grow at a slower rate than the others. Good luck..it is a long process!
2007-06-21 01:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by LuvinLife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betta frys are not very active, they will pretty much stay and move only to eat. You can tell if they are eating by looking at their bellies, they should bulge. It would be better to feed them infusoria for the first week, then shift to something bigger like microworms or BBS. On a personal note, I prefer to feed them BBS rather tahn microworms, as it seems like the a lot of fry tends to have missing ventral fins if fed with microworms, not sure if this happens to anyone else though.
good luck
2007-06-22 01:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by aquamac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the female show the submission bars? The 10 gallon tank should no deeper than 8 inches. Put the male in the 10 eliminate the filter. They do not like water movement. Wait for the male to start blowing bubbles. The tank should be around 80 degrees. Some sort of floating plant or even a styrofoam ring cut from a plate with a 3 " hole. The floating stuff is to anchor the nest. When he blows some bubbles, float her in a jar for 24 hours so he can see her and she will show the submission bars. If she is showing the bars turn her loose after 24 hours. They will probably spawn the next morning. No night lighting.
2016-05-21 05:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋