The Quick Question Thread

[Miss W]

Originally Posted by bloo97

How many pellets do you feed him?

I gave him about 6 pellets last night, and 6 this morning.

[miyko]

can betta medicine cause harm to humans?

[1fish2fish]

Originally Posted by miyko

if i dont set my tank up to breed but still have a male in with my females will they still breed?

No, no, no.. bad bad idea. It may seem fine now but eventually you'll have big problems. Male/female tanks are a big no no for Betta splendens. If you want to keep males and females together look into some of the wild species. You can keep females together in sororities of 6 or more but males need to be kept separate. They may seem fine now but I'll guarantee you your fish are extremely stressed out by this situation.

Originally Posted by Miss W

Hey guys. I got some Aqueon Betta Food for Percy. The directions say "Feed several times daily in small amounts that will be consumed by fish within three minutes." Well since I've never owned a fish I'm not sure how much is too much, or if this brand is about the same pellet size as others. Percy seems to eat everything I put in there, but I'm not trying to put too much at a time. Advice?

A betta's stomach is the size of his eye. Feed your pellets accordingly. I feed 2 pellets twice a day. Remember that pellets swell once they are saturated with water which is why so many bettas have constipation issues.. being over fed in addition to the pellets expanding.

[stardust]

I saw where someone had a clever idea about how to crimp an air flow hose in a pinch and I have forgotten what they did. I will be getting a regulator in the very near future, but I want to slow the flow down now. I tried the search function, but can't find the thread I am thinking of. Does anyone have any good tips?

[1fish2fish]

Vaygirl says to tie a knot in the air tubing to slow the flow, you can loosen or tighten the not to create the level of air flow you want.

[stardust]

Originally Posted by 1fish2fish

Vaygirl says to tie a knot in the air tubing to slow the flow, you can loosen or tighten the not to create the level of air flow you want.

Thanks that sounds like a great idea. I tried clothespins to no avail.

[betta4ever]

What are some high quality betta foods?

( or good ingredients)

[JKfish]

Nutrafin betta bites, hikari gold pellets, full spectrum growth (or something like that, I dunno what it's exactly called)

Basically, look for fish or shrimp meal as the first ingredient in the fish food.

[vaygirl]

I actually got that knot tip when I looked up using the drip method for acclimating my corys. It works really well for airstones too. I have to tie a pretty tight knot for Whiskey's tank. I don't know how ANY air gets through. :P

[Lion Mom]

Originally Posted by betta4ever

What are some high quality betta foods?

( or good ingredients)

IMO, Omega One Betta Buffet Pellets and New Life Spectrum. The New Life Spectrum has a betta formula, but I use their Surface Feeder formula.

Both have whole fish and/or krill as the first ingredients & that's what you want, IMO/E. ABSOLUTELY stay away from anything that has wheat as a first ingredient!!!!