Like humans , betta needs variety of food at different stages of its life. What food do you feed to your betta frys once they are born ? How , and what do you feed them at this very young age ? How do you progressively change its food as they grow bigger ? These questions are really Food for Thoughts for you and your bettas …

Betta is carnivorous and it feeds on live food in the wild. Dried food or flakes are generally not preferred , tough you could train them to take dried food. In nature bettas feed mainly on mosquitoes larvae and other live food like daphnia , tubifex and worms.

Daphnia are small freshwater crustaceans and are found in ponds or rivers. They are one of the important food source for bettas in the wild. In today’s environment you may not be able to get this live food at all. What are the alternatives ?

Other betta food includes vinegar eels , grindal worms , white worms and brime shrimps which are especially important to young betta fish. How do you culture or hatch these ?

We shall review the know-how of getting these food sources to your beloved betta fish in the next few posts in this category.