[BettaBreeder]

Well, I've gotten some frozen bloodworms (thankfully I found out our local pet shop carries them). And I got a lot of Brine Shrimp eggs online, so I'm going to be giving my Bettas live Brine Shrimp too. I also have a few different kinds of dry Pellets.

My question is what should my feeding schedule be?

I gave them some frozen (thawed) B.W. the day before yesterday which they gobbled right up (the female especially). And then I gave them live Brine Shrimp yesterday.

What I have them set up in, is a 10 gallon with a homemade partition thing (screen material over a wire frame) dividing the tank in the middle, so they both have a half of it. I did this so I could save on space and not have to set up another heater, filter, etc. in another tank (since I'm running out of space to plug anything else in).

They can see each other through the screen, and the male's been making a bubble nest in there and flaring at the female. The female basically ignores him for the most part, flaring or fake charging a few times.

So what schedule should I put them on? I also have the microworms I could incorporate once a week or so.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[indjo]

I feed mine 3 times daily with what ever I have. But twice a day will also be sufficient if you feed a little more.

BS and MW are for the fry, not the adults. But it's OK if the adult would eat them.

I hope I misunderstood - if you can't have more heaters, how can you house the parents once they're done spawning? And you might need a bigger grow out tank if you end up with a lot of fry - how will you heat that?

 

[BettaBreeder]

I feed mine 3 times daily with what ever I have. But twice a day will also be sufficient if you feed a little more.

BS and MW are for the fry, not the adults. But it's OK if the adult would eat them.

I hope I misunderstood - if you can't have more heaters, how can you house the parents once they're done spawning? And you might need a bigger grow out tank if you end up with a lot of fry - how will you heat that?

Thanks for the help.

I should have explained better, altogether I have a 30 gallon planted aquarium with heater, filter, etc. (that will be the "grow out" tank once I have some Betta fry. I have a ten gallon breeding tank that has been conditioned and everything, it has a heater and sponge filter, along with some plants and decorations for hiding. I have the 2 adult Bettas in another ten gallon tank with a divider in the middle (so they each have plenty of room). That has a heater, filter, and decorations. I'm conditioning them in here presently.

I have plans for what I'll be doing with all the fry. I know all about how I could end up with a few hundred at a time. : )

I also have a few more larger aquariums sitting around (not setup yet), that I could set up if need be (probably in another room with a heater and everything). I just meant I'm running out of outlet space in my room where I have these three tanks set up, I have quite a lot of cords to plug in.

 

[vilmarisv]

Just like indjo, I feed mine 2 or 3 times a day.
Just watch out for excessive bloating and make sure you increase your water change frequency.

 

[BettaBreeder]

Okay thanks vilmarisv. I'll do that.