Anyone know about Beta fish?
The thing is...it's almost impossible for me to get to town before Friday to get the fish some more food. It should be okay until then, right? |
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| Well... generally any fish can go 1 or 2 days without food before ill effects, expecially if the fish is well conditioned, ie happily fed before this. in the meantime, betta are naturally insectivorious. if you want to send the boys outside, they can catch some small ants to feed him until then. (They should still be alive when fed). A few a day should be sufficient to feed him for a few days. They will also happily eat mosquito larvae and other tiny pond water critters, if there is a water source by you. These can be netted out of the water with your fish net and then carefully rinsed in luke warm tap water to cleanse away any parasites.
Since you had to clean out the entire bowl, I'd strongly recommend putting a tiny bit, about 1 tsp of table salt int he water to help your betta build up his slime coat- his natural resistance to disease. I hope you dechlorinated the water first? |
Iriskmj wrote: Well... generally any fish can go 1 or 2 days without food before ill effects, expecially if the fish is well conditioned, ie happily fed before this. in the meantime, betta are naturally insectivorious. if you want to send the boys outside, they can catch some small ants to feed him until then. (They should still be alive when fed). A few a day should be sufficient to feed him for a few days. They will also happily eat mosquito larvae and other tiny pond water critters, if there is a water source by you. These can be netted out of the water with your fish net and then carefully rinsed in luke warm tap water to cleanse away any parasites.
Since you had to clean out the entire bowl, I'd strongly recommend putting a tiny bit, about 1 tsp of table salt int he water to help your betta build up his slime coat- his natural resistance to disease. I hope you dechlorinated the water first? I used bottled water at room temp, so the water should be okay. That's what the bowl said to do when we first got him. Unfortunately, we have plenty of ants...lol I'll go out there and grab him some. Thanks for the tips!!!! |
| My pleasure!
Yes, bottled water is fine. In such a small area, you should be switching about 1/4 of that water weekly. Make sure you're keeping him in a warm part of the house, they come from the tropics in Asia, so they like water temps in the high 70s or low 80s, though they'll survive in lower temps. good luck with him, I hope he enjoys those ants!!! |
| I feed my goldfish peas when they get bloated, it cleans them right out and they love them. I'm not sure if betta feel the same way about veggies though. |
| I've had one for a few years. Just make sure you don't use tap water. If you do it has to sit out for 24 hours. I have gone 7 days without feeding mine, but I have plants in there for him. I just use cutting and place them in the vase so their roots grow. Beta canlive of that. I think I have even gone 10 days before. |
| We won a beta fish and fishbowl at a wedding reception. We then were given one from the same wedding, from someone else who won one.
We were very careful at the beginning, about the water, but by the end of the 2 years we were just using luke warm water straight from the tap. We had them for 2 years, then gave them away...One went to my brother who about 6 months later was asking me how long they live for, as it was still kickin'. They are survivors for sure. |
| We have 6 beta bowls.. all with live plants growing out the top, so the fish have the roots.. we feed them beta bites every third day and have been doing so for over a year. |
| Thanks again everyone.
Ended up that I'm having to take my youngest son to the pediatrician today, so I guess it's not impossible to go to town afterall. I just needed a really good reason! I'm sure I'll have to get a prescription filled for him and will pick up some food then. |
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