Just impulse bought a little betta last night and im wondering if they can thrive off a diet of just daphnia. I have a culture of like 10 trillion of them and i could easily feed this thing to it heart content with them.
Daphnia for betta
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I think live Daphnia would be great for a Betta. I'm quite sure in the wild the Betta diet consist of small live aquatic animals like that. Personally would still offer other foods.
i filled his tank up with water from my outdoor pond and plants from the pond too. so he has some other options, there was actually a damsel fly nymph in there that hes since eaten. ive never had a betta its quite fun to watch something so pretty hunt down its prey.
damsel fly nymphs are indeed predatory but they are much to small to target anything but the smallest of fry, even a big daphnia would be a bit much.
I'd introduce a high quality pellet as well to cover anything that daphnia does not contain. I got a betta a couple of months back and he seems to like the Northfin betta pellets a lot.
I only got him because the tank was staying empty and I am surprised how much I enjoy keeping him. I've caught myself talking to him, playing with him and he seems to enjoy it as he now comes over to me like a puppy. They are funny little fish.
I only got him because the tank was staying empty and I am surprised how much I enjoy keeping him. I've caught myself talking to him, playing with him and he seems to enjoy it as he now comes over to me like a puppy. They are funny little fish.