New Marine Betta

[Rp8]

Trying target feeding with light off. Helped break mine in years ago. My favorite fish by the way

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Ah okay cool! I will try to work with him on the tongs. He is just a beautiful fish! Does yours come out and swim?

He came out to eat at the perfect time . https://youtube.com/shorts/Dt39cYOM6KI?feature=share

 

[vetteguy53081]

An okay, so you think he is probably eating the food I squirt in his cave? I just want to make sure he is eating. And Im hesitant to try the ghost shrimp cause I have a lionfish too thats small and shes eating frozen great! He was eating frozen at the store, I have a video of him doing it. The shop was feeding him krill, which both my LFS stores are out of. So I have the plankton and mysis shrimp

Yes- rarely did I see the fish at feeding but it was never skinny making it likely it is getting food
Mine eats anything frozen and dry- I dont get extreme with seafood but it should take it. Chopped scallops is a favorite

 

[littlefoxx]

Ah cool! I really want mine to swim around the tank cause he is so beautiful! Ive seen him out and about in the back of the tank a few times but he hides when I come up to the tank!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Ah cool! I really want mine to swim around the tank cause he is so beautiful! Ive seen him out and about in the back of the tank a few times but he hides when I come up to the tank!

Again, they naturally hunt (i.e. leave their cave) at dawn and dusk. Look for it to be more active when your lights are coming on/going off.

 

[Rp8]

Marine betas are groupers. Mine will come out during the feeding time but he won’t touch mysis or any floating food. He just knows I’m there when the smell of food is in the water. He knows when I grab my forceps he’s going to be fed. The way I feed him is getting a chunk of frozen diy food in forceps and put it in front of him, he will snatch it right out of the forceps. This is my favorite part of the fish feeding process TBH. I feel like him and yellow tang are the two fish that I actually interact with. I can post a video if you want to give you an idea of how to feed yours.

No, they are not.

And to clarify, marine bettas share the same class but are not in the same family. Which means they share some traits but not directly related.

 

[danieyella]

Mine is the first in my tank to remind me it's feeding time now, but he used to be very timid and I rarely saw him eat. As long as the flow takes food back near the cave, you're probably good.

I've had him over 2 years.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Mine is the first in my tank to remind me it's feeding time now, but he used to be very timid and I rarely saw him eat. As long as the flow takes food back near the cave, you're probably good.

I've had him over 2 years.

I see yours hangs out with your fox face... so does mine, lol!

 

[danieyella]

I see yours hangs out with your fox face... so does mine, lol!

yeah, they're buddies

 

[littlefoxx]

yeah, they're buddies

Thats very odd, my foxface (shes like an inch) hangs out in or around the same cave as my betta too. Really weird, cause she has a spot on the other side of the tank but moved after about 3 days after the betta clamed his cave

 

[AdamD76]

Can I feed mine fresh water feeder fish/shrimp? No LFS around me carries saltwater feeders.

 

[littlefoxx]

Can I feed mine fresh water feeder fish/shrimp? No LFS around me carries saltwater feeders.

So my dude does eat frozen food he is just very secretive about it! How long did yours tank to come out like that? Mine comes out but still darts in his cave when he sees me

 

[AdamD76]

So my dude does eat frozen food he is just very secretive about it! How long did yours tank to come out like that? Mine comes out but still darts in his cave when he sees me

Mine comes out a few times a day. I've seen frozen mysis float right in front of him and he didn't eat it. I've only had him for 5 days. The LFS only had him for 3 days.

 

[littlefoxx]

Mine comes out a few times a day. I've seen frozen mysis float right in front of him and he didn't eat it. I've only had him for 5 days. The LFS only had him for 3 days.

Yeah Im not sure about freshwater shrimp, I would ask people who have marine bettas. I know @vetteguy53081 has one, maybe he could give you advice! My dude eats frozen with no issue

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can I feed mine fresh water feeder fish/shrimp? No LFS around me carries saltwater feeders.

Ghost shrimp acceptable. These fish do eat just rarely in your presence. Chopped krill, scallop and shrimp are favorites
Mine likes LRS fish frenzy and mysis shrimp
You can use your cell phone and set on camera for 20 mins as you feed again and walk away
Come back and review and you may see it eating