Marine Betta

Dancingmad · Mar 24, 2017

Try some adult krill - just a couple. Turn off the pumps / wavemakers and see of there is interest. My marine beta likes to stalk his prey sometimes - creep up behind it....examine...examine...CHOMP!

becks · Mar 24, 2017

I have some small kril I'll try that... he's only small maybe 2"

Kmsutows · Mar 24, 2017

They like larger meaty food a few times a week as opposed to most other fish preferring many small meals

eatbreakfast · Mar 24, 2017

Mine have a definite preference for larger mysis like piscine.

happyhourhero · Mar 24, 2017

Would this be a bad fish to consider with my fairly high flow 65 gallon?

eatbreakfast · Mar 24, 2017

happyhourhero said:
Would this be a bad fish to consider with my fairly high flow 65 gallon?

I don't think so. Though they get pretty big they like to find an area and stay there. I have mine in a tank with high flow and they are fine.

becks · Mar 24, 2017

Is there any fresh or frozen seafood I can try too? I usually feed clams and scallops. I'll pop to my lfs and pick up a pack of large krill

RDA · Mar 27, 2017

I absolutely love these fish. By far my favorite marine fish I have owned. Mine is really bold based off of what I have read about them. Mine is always out and about. He eats anything and everything I put in there and he's always at the front of the line waiting for food. Every night when I get home from work he's waiting in the corner of the tank that overlooks the doorway I use to walk into the room - he just sits there and waits for me to get home. I definitely agree that pictures don't do these fish any justice.

laga77 said:
I have a pair in a 120G reef. Sometimes they swim around and other times they go a month without showing themselves. They definitely need caves to hide in and seem to eat enough on their own despite being slow. They really don't need a lot because they are not that active. Their names are Dot and Spot.

Did you buy them as a pair or did you buy them as individuals and pair them up yourself? I've always thought it would be awesome to have a pair of these, but I've been skeptical to try to introduce a new one to my existing one.

laga77 · Mar 27, 2017

I bought them separate. The second one was much smaller when introduced and I just put it in the tank without any special consideration to the first one. In fact, I have 12 bonded pairs of different fish where I just placed the second one directly into the tank.