I got myself a Marine Betta at my LFS about a week ago for $120. (no gender I just refer to all my animals as “him”) I put him in my 150g fish only tank that has a Green Bird Wrasse, Harlequin Bass, and two Maroon Clownfish.
I’m just getting the tank started after cycling it.
The Marine Betta acts like he’s been in my tank forever, honestly he really doesn’t act like a marine betta, he’s really all over the tank and out during the day with the light on which really shocked me because they’re known to be very shy, and only come out at night when the lights are off. So I feel very lucky on that. But here’s my problem, he’s not eating. I’ve attempted to feed him frozen shrimp, prawn and freeze dried krill pellets, none of it has even appealed to him. He even looks right at it, but there’s no sign at all he’s interested in eating it. I even tried with a piece of prawn on these “tongs” and he didn’t even look at it.
Expensive fish and one of my most favorite fish out there, would hate to lose him or return him. Please offer your help in the comments, it would be much much appreciated.
I’m just getting the tank started after cycling it.
The Marine Betta acts like he’s been in my tank forever, honestly he really doesn’t act like a marine betta, he’s really all over the tank and out during the day with the light on which really shocked me because they’re known to be very shy, and only come out at night when the lights are off. So I feel very lucky on that. But here’s my problem, he’s not eating. I’ve attempted to feed him frozen shrimp, prawn and freeze dried krill pellets, none of it has even appealed to him. He even looks right at it, but there’s no sign at all he’s interested in eating it. I even tried with a piece of prawn on these “tongs” and he didn’t even look at it.
Expensive fish and one of my most favorite fish out there, would hate to lose him or return him. Please offer your help in the comments, it would be much much appreciated.