i have a male betta fish and he is in a 1 gallon aquarium and i give him goldfish food, how long would he live???
2007-07-03 11:39:30 · 5 answers · asked by ramirez071091 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
No more than a year, and most Bettas live to be 5 years old.
Nosoop4u
2007-07-03 12:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...not that long if you keep feeding him goldfish food. Bettas are carnivorous and need a high amount of protein in their diet as compared to other fish. The goldfish food you're feeding him now doesn't have the nutritional protein that he needs.
You should go and get him some betta pellets - Hikari Bio-Gold or HBH Betta Bites are great choices and bettas love them. If you want to give him a treat, you can also get him some freeze-dried or frozen mosquito larvae or bloodworms, but don't feed this on a daily basis because it's too rich for their everyday diet...once a week would be great.
2007-07-03 17:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm...You need to make sure you're giving the fish the right food, 'cause its probably not getting all the nutrition ect. it needs...It probably wont live long if you give it the wrong stuff. Mine had to get a certain kind of food, they lived about two years.
2007-07-03 11:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by paintedrainbows 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for about 2-5 years, it is not the food or the tank. the food doesn't really matter, as long as he eats it!
2007-07-03 12:30:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not long cause he need some woms and betta food because it has nutrients in it!
2007-07-03 12:57:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋