What can you feed a betta fish besides betta food?
Live & Frozen Betta Food
- Live/Frozen Mosquito Larvae. A staple in their natural habitat, mosquito larvae are an excellent betta food option.
- Live/Frozen Brine Shrimp. Brine shrimp are an aquatic crustacean that betta fish love.
- Live/Frozen Bloodworms.
- Live/Frozen Wingless Fruit Flies.
- Live/Frozen Mysis Shrimp.
Can betta fish eat oranges?
Can betta fish eat citrus fruit? No, do NOT feed your betta fish fruit! This means don’t give your betta any kind of oranges, lemons, mandarins or any other kind of citrus fruit.
Can betta fish eat mealworms?
As with crickets, adult mealworms are too large for betta fish to eat. However smaller mealworms (or adult mealworms sliced into pieces) can be suitable. Despite the name, mealworms aren’t actually worms at all; though they do share the same body shape.
Can bettas and ghost shrimp live together?
If you don’t give your Betta fish a treat every now and then, it will find a treat in the form of a little ghost shrimp or two. Once again, while it is possible to keep them together you always need to keep in mind that your Betta fish may eat the ghost shrimp. Thankfully, ghost shrimp are not very expensive.
Will Betta eat cherry shrimp?
The betta will probably eat cherry shrimp. They are small an brightly coloured so bettas can easily spot them. If you do decide to get cherry shrimp make sure the tank is heavily planted and start off with at least 10 so they can establish a breeding colony.
As with crickets, adult mealworms are too large for betta fish to eat. However smaller mealworms (or adult mealworms sliced into pieces) can be suitable. Despite the name, mealworms aren’t actually worms at all; though they do share the same body shape.
If you don’t give your Betta fish a treat every now and then, it will find a treat in the form of a little ghost shrimp or two. Once again, while it is possible to keep them together you always need to keep in mind that your Betta fish may eat the ghost shrimp. Thankfully, ghost shrimp are not very expensive.
The betta will probably eat cherry shrimp. They are small an brightly coloured so bettas can easily spot them. If you do decide to get cherry shrimp make sure the tank is heavily planted and start off with at least 10 so they can establish a breeding colony.
