Live Food Options

[indjo]

Frozen is OK . . . it's the freezed dried that aren't so good.
Sometimes, bettas used to live, won't take frozen. But usually a few days of fasting will get them to eat.

[tekkguy]

Wingless fruit flies might be a good option. You can get them pretty much year round in just about any pet store with a reptile department. The cultures last forever at room temp, and generally come ready to feed.

[Xaltd1]

Well, I want you to all to LOL: I was removing live blackworms from the fridge. They're in a plastic shoebox. When placing the box back in the fridge I bumped the door: 1/4 of the live worms went airborne & landed square in a (luckily sealed) fridge door compartment!!!! Now, every time I open the fridge door, I have a mass of wriggling worms in the compartment next to my mustard and ketchup!!!
I'll have to remove them sooner or later, but it IS conveniet to get to the worms! I can just imagine if someone were to come over and check in the fridge... unless they were a fish keeper, and then it would be logical and no surprise at all...

[belleangel33]

Howdy neighbor im in Maine. I purchased fruit flies online at petco I think, and purchased my white worms on ebay and my grindal worms in aquabid,.all my cultures from Ebay I bought a 3 pack banana,walter and microworms. Hope that helps....

Baaahaaa about the fridgedoor lol.

[belleangel33]

Oops forgot to comment on the red cherry shrimp they will not eat your fry. But once the bettas are large enough they may eat the rcs. I bought some rcs I cant seem to keep them alive out of 25 I only have 4 left :( I love watching the shrimp almoat as much as I love watching my fry!

[GhostFeather]

Mine don't seem to like the Fruit-Flies,but the love the little maggots!!
You already have BlsckWorms crawling around in your fridge,what's a few maggots!!!-lol

[belleangel33]

I only have a few that don't see the flies as food but most once they have tried it gobble them right up. I cant do blackworms because the boyfriend says no worms in the fridge baaahaaa

[GhostFeather]

Lol,that's what my wife said,I had to buy a little one for the basement!
Bill

[Xaltd1]

Will fry eat larval mosquitoes???
I will have them aplenty very soon!!

[MattsBettas]

Mosquito larvae are pretty much the most natural and ideal food for a betta. If it is the right size then fry would love it.