Live food or Fairy Shrimp for betta fish
Which is the best food for betta fish? The red-tailed fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus sealii) is a freshwater cousin to the popular brine shrimp. Newly hatched fairy shrimp are smaller than newly hatched brine shrimp and are useful for feeding fry that are too small for brine shrimp. Both Thai and red-tailed fairy shrimp eggs can be purchased on-line though Amazon. This blog deals with hatching and raising the red-tailed variety and the care requirements for the Thai fairy shrimp may be different for betta fish
For hatching fairy shrimp eggs, water with a low mineral content is required. The directions that come with the eggs suggest bottled spring water, but 3 to 4 parts distilled or R/O water mixed with 1 part aged aquarium water also works well. Add a small amount of eggs to the water and stir. The water should be stirred again after the eggs have hydrated for an hour or two. No aeration is needed and the hatching container should be well lit and kept at room temperature. Hatching takes about 24 hours and the newly hatched shrimp should be fed to your fry shortly after hatching. Since it is a freshwater culture you can pour the shrimp in with your fry and they will live until eaten. You can also gut load your shrimp by feeding them green water or powdered spirulina algae before feeding to your fry if desired.
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