Marine Betta
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Right now, I feed it live Tigriopus and Artemia (adults) from my backyard cultures. The little one would likely eat other things as well, but this way I can just stock the tank and not worry about it getting enough. Also, I'm quarantining a small Bluestripe pipefish with it and that one certainly does better on live food for now.
I put a ball of chaeto in the quarentine with amphipods, but he's not big enough to eat the adults. I hope there's small ones there too, but I only saw adults.
I'm going to order some pods.
When I put him in the quarentine tank he immediately darted inside the chaeto ball and I haven't seen him since.
If he survives the 2 week quarentine, my plan is to move him to the refugium and let him grow there for 9-12 months.
They had sizes S, M and L and I ordered an M, but he's so small that I can't put him in my tank. The banggais and hawks would eat him.
I'm going to order some pods.
When I put him in the quarentine tank he immediately darted inside the chaeto ball and I haven't seen him since.
If he survives the 2 week quarentine, my plan is to move him to the refugium and let him grow there for 9-12 months.
They had sizes S, M and L and I ordered an M, but he's so small that I can't put him in my tank. The banggais and hawks would eat him.
Hello Thomas, I just received one of your Biota bettas tuesday. I have kept them before. Always got them feeding with ghost shrimp or similar. Obviously, these are too small for that. he is in a 20 gallon refugium with a tiny filefish for now. I have some PCV condos in there for him. Suggested foods to get them started? The fuge is connected to my 150 mixed reef. I have TDO pellets xsmall and medium, mysis shrimp, and all kinds of frozen food. Any info appreciated.
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I’d train him to take food from forceps the mysis is a good bet. Then frozen raw shrimp chunks can be introduced. Careful, they are skittish fish. Approach the tank and move slowly. No lights behind you.
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They were raised on TDO (X Small), Hikari Mysis, and Spirulina Artemia. They may be a bit shy as singles but normally feeding them shouldn't be a problem. I have a few who escaped to the sump of the breeding system and they got by there on pods and whatever else they could find. If you have enough pods and tiny critters in the tank they might not show too much interest in offered foods.
That may be what is going on. There is a lot of pods and things crawling around in there. I ordered some additional pods from algae barn to dump in there. Thanks for the reply. Just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing the "secret sauce"!
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Share some pictures! I'd love to see where the little guys end up.
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Be careful! Firefish seem like harmless docile fish but they can be mean monsters. I had a pair of firefish killing off a pair of dottybacks I had with them in quarantine.
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No, they take pellets.
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This is probably our favorite fish. So polite when eating. Patiently waits and slowly maneuvers in (not like the other pigs that just go nuts). He particularly enjoys being fed by pipette.
Those must have been filefish from hell. I have kept 10-15 or so over the yeras.
So far so good. Betta finally out and exploring a bit. Still buries his head in a hole whenever im a close. Appears to be eating though, just have not seen him yet.
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The firefish were not from Hell but from Africa.
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