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Monday, July 30, 2012

BETTA FISH

BETTA FISH

       Betta  is a large genus of small, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes in the gourami family (Osphronemidae). The type species is B. picta, the spotted betta.By far the best known Betta species, however, is B. splendens, the Siamese fighting fish.












BETTA FISH FEEDING


Feeding

               Betta fish are not big eaters but should be fed a small amount once a day to once every other day. Betta fish are easy to feed, they can be fed floating flake food, freeze dried blood worms, live black worms, frozen brine shrimp or betta pellets, the last of which can be bought from an aquarium store.

Betta pellets are a type of small, round edible pellets that can be fed on most betta species. Betta pellets are made out of crude protein, crude lipids, crude fiber, crude ash, moisture,phosphorus, carbohydrates, certain vitamins, and other ingredients. 

Diet


               Wild Betta fish are hardy and can eat almost anything in its living environment including: living worms, larvae of mosquitoes or other insects, and even smaller fish. Their natural living environment is often resource-limited so many Betta species have little choice of food.