Marine Betta??
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rmougey
Chair, MACNA 2014
They are beautiful fish, but very reclusive. If you have kids, pets or lots of traffic in front of your tank, you will probably seldom see them. When things are quiet though, they come out and remind you how pretty they are. I've heard that some adjust well to busy environments, but that has not been my personal experience.
They are usually good eaters and get long with most other passive fish. They do hunt crustaceans, so small shrimp would be considered a gift from above.
I would not house this fish in a tank with agressive fish, such as triggers, large wrasses or big angels. They will be chased and harrased. And... you won't get to see them.
Never had a problem with one in the reef.... unless you you really liked the shrimp it just ate.
-Rob
They are usually good eaters and get long with most other passive fish. They do hunt crustaceans, so small shrimp would be considered a gift from above.
I would not house this fish in a tank with agressive fish, such as triggers, large wrasses or big angels. They will be chased and harrased. And... you won't get to see them.
Never had a problem with one in the reef.... unless you you really liked the shrimp it just ate.
-Rob
Bluetangclan
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In my experience a comet will leave crabs and snails alone, except maybe small ones, never noticed before though. They will munch on shrimp like there is no tomorrow and against live shrimp so some of the coolest attack displays i have seen in a fish and I have kept many predatorial fish like lions and such. As far as what types of food, my current one refuses to eat anything that is not shrimp related, be it mysis or live grass shrimp. He awknowledges flake foods but will spit them out. Right now I am trying to feed both items at the same time to see if he will associate the smell with food and start eating.
I had one comet for almost ten years in a reef tank and added a second one about six years later. They are great pets and take on a personality. I loved when, at dusk (his favorite time), I would walk by the tank. He would get all angry, face head first into a rock, and poke his tail out first, in his attempt to use the eye spot on the tail to mimic a moray eel. He would do it frequently and I could not stop laughing. I had larger cleaner shrimp and coral banded shrimp and neither of the two Bettas bothered them in any way. I will get another one in my new tank.
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Bored Robot
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According to an article I read just recently (Marine Fish & Reef USA 2006 Annual p102), feeding them can be the most problematic issue in the beginning. Faster more aggressive fish can gobble up the grub before the Betta (Calloplesiops altivelis) ever gets a chance to dine.
As they are hunters, they usually prefer the methodical hunting of live food but can come to like the frozen meaty fair--offering a hunk of shrimp on the end of clear rigid tubing was one suggestion to aid in feeding.
They will go after crabs and shrimp in your tank and they are not particulary fond of intense lighting (hide a lot when it's too bright).
HTH
As they are hunters, they usually prefer the methodical hunting of live food but can come to like the frozen meaty fair--offering a hunk of shrimp on the end of clear rigid tubing was one suggestion to aid in feeding.
They will go after crabs and shrimp in your tank and they are not particulary fond of intense lighting (hide a lot when it's too bright).
HTH
BTTRFLYGRL
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I agree...I attempted two in the past, neither would eat frozen food ..I had an Arc eye Hawkfish and a Salon Fairy Wrasse in with it and they were just too fast to gobble up the food [live or frozen] I gave mine away, afraid they would starve..
jmaneyapanda
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I had one that took krill readily. they can eat prepared foods, just need to work at it.
The poor mans gem tang.
The poor mans gem tang.
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