Weaning the Fry to Other Food
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Here’s a trick to help wean your betta frys to dried food such as flake food. First, get a few baby guppies (these should be the same size as the frys or smaller than the frys) and place them in the tank containing the betta frys. Guppies feed on almost anything offered to them and so when the betta frys see the guppies eating the dried food offered, they’ll follow quickly.
I’ve also noted that betta fry seem to grow much faster with a few guppie fry in the tank. They must feel like they have to compete with the guppy fry.
Don’t worry about the baby guppies bothering your beta fry – they are way to small to do any damage.
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May 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
that works
June 27th, 2008 at 3:46 am
Will the betta eat the guppies?
August 9th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I was so glad my swordtail gave birth when she did! Perfect tank buddies for my betta fry! I just put ‘em in today (with week old bettas).
May 24th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
i wonder why people don’t sell betta fry?
July 28th, 2009 at 5:35 am
thats a real good question probably because there not worth much I mean there fry lol
September 7th, 2009 at 1:23 am
that would be nice but I think thy are ugly
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:26 pm
aww they are cute
July 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm
my bettas wont have fry.
July 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm
and i have tried everything!!!!!!!!
February 16th, 2011 at 12:28 am
the most challange is to keep small tiny betta baby survived till it has same size with newborn guppy.
February 22nd, 2011 at 6:19 am
They won’t sell betta fries because they aren’t as pretty, but honestly I’d like a betta fry, it would be cool watching it grow. =)