My marine betta eating a live fish in HD!!!!

[duncaholic]

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[IFbettas]

You really shouldn't feed minnows to your betta. Freshwater fish aren't good for marine carnivores.

 

[duncaholic]

why not? not trying to be rude, but just wondering.He's been eating these a while now with no obvious ill effects.

 

[jefathome]

The protein content is different between them and marine fish.

 

[Wolverine]

The protein content is different between them and marine fish.

That fatty content also. Minnows aren't as bad for them as goldfish, but still not great.

why not? not trying to be rude, but just wondering.He's been eating these a while now with no obvious ill effects.

Most of the effects are internal. You won't know about them until you do an necropsy, which will happen much sooner than if you feed a healthier diet.

The other downside to doing this is that it encourages feeding live food. It's great when the MB is small and just eating minnows. Not as great when it starts eating fish you wanted to keep.

 

[bleedfire]

LOVE the video. thanks for sharing

 

[IFbettas]

That fatty content also. Minnows aren't as bad for them as goldfish, but still not great.



Most of the effects are internal. You won't know about them until you do an necropsy, which will happen much sooner than if you feed a healthier diet.

The other downside to doing this is that it encourages feeding live food. It's great when the MB is small and just eating minnows. Not as great when it starts eating fish you wanted to keep.

+1

Marine fish that have been fed goldfish or minnows long-term will develop fatty livers which will eventually lead to their deaths.

For the long-term care of your marine betta, it should be weaned onto marine based food such as shrimp, squid, silversides, clams, etc.

 

[duncaholic]

So what should I be trying to wean him on to?

 

[powerkit]

Thanks for sharing. I think minnows from time to may not so bad if its not his only diet. I would go for something like raw table shrimp, scallops or even krill for a regular diet and give the occassional minnow for show.

 

[duncaholic]

Thanks for all the good 411. looks like my bettas going to start getting some more variety in his diet!

 

[travis32]

I fed mine mysis for a while. Now I feed mysis (frozen but thawed at time of feeding) he won't touch the shrimp.. He will only eat flake food now. Partially a good thing, I'd like to have a clam eventually.....

 

[locust]

Wow! Beautiful fish!

 

[nonimmigrant]

I got my big female to take silversides and small cuts of mackerel from a jig stick the 2nd year I had her. She actually now takes large ON pellets too (not lying!). Try the gig stick routine and shake the food just above it's favorite hole. It will take some patience but it will be more nutritious for the fish. Good luck.

 

[lhm nole]

My current one I feed ghost shrimp and frozen krill the last one I had years ago ate tetra color granules

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

With you living in jacksonville, you can probably catch some marine minnows and grass shrimp for live foods. Maybe give them a FW dip first to clean them off though.

 

[Stickboy97]

Great video! Gotta agree with most, minnows only as a diet are not good, but every once in a while will not hurt and will keep them from getting bored. If you're any where close to the coast you should be able to go to bait shops and get SW fish/shrimp. That would be better for the MB. A diet that has numerous things (shrimp, minnows, clams, etc) is best to keep him healthy.

 

[travis32]

Do Bettas eat living clams?

 

[duncaholic]

Yeah I live about ten miles from the beach, but the St. Johns is brackish and that's only like 1/10th of a mile fromanywhere in this city, sobait shops are everywhere, but most of what they offer is too big for my betta. Occasionally I can get small shrimp, but I'm not even sure they're small enough. I'm thinking mud minnows. I've caught them in straight up salt water at the coast, and also 20 miles up the river in brackish water. I can get them in the cast net right near my house. I think since they live in very salty water, they are probably closer to amarine species than a brackish one. Any thoughts are appreciated!!

 

[lhm nole]

Any grass beds their will be little shrimp whether brackish or full blown salt.

 

[flameangel88]

So what should I be trying to wean him on to?

Marine Betta are not difficult to feed...I would start with frozen mysis, plankton then onto pellets. Mine will eat pellets just as much as frozen.