Fighting fish are easy to keep and can be fed a variety of foods. However, many people are unsure what to feed them. So, what should fighting fish eat? Let's take a look.
1. What kind of food do fighting fish eat?
1. Livestock feed
Siamese fighting fish are primarily carnivorous, and their preferred live food includes brine shrimp, bloodworms, mealworms, daphnia, ciliates, water fleas, water louse, and mosquito larvae. During regular feeding, they can also be fed lean pork and animal offal. Since live food may contain sparganum larvae, owners must sterilize and disinfect them before feeding.
2. Natural feed
Betta fish don't particularly favor plant-based food, but owners should still feed them regularly. Green plant-based foods are rich in vitamins and nutrients, which can help balance their nutritional intake. Suitable natural foods for betta fish include algae, aquatic plants, green algae, broccoli leaves , cabbage leaves, and fresh fruit .
3. Generate feed
Human-made feed is very convenient to administer and provides a complete range of nutrients. Owners can choose to feed them flake or pelleted feed.
II. How should betta fish be fed?
1. Juvenile fish
Young fighting fish can be fed more live food and less vegetables and commercial feed. At this stage, they have a higher need for fat and protein, so keepers can feed them twice a day.
2. Adult fish
Once betta fish reach adulthood, they can be fed less live food and more commercial pellets. Since their food requirements are not high at this stage, keepers must reduce the amount of food given, feeding them only once a day is sufficient.
