brine shrimp betta

I was under the impression bettas loved frozen brine shrimp
I got some today for my females they loved them, ate them right up, none of
my males were interested, do they have to get used to it if they never had
them before? also how about the gourami will them or the angels like them as
well?

One more thing I stopped in today at petco and they had a goldfish the one
with the bubble checks pretty cute little things, it had one of his checks
deflated, guess it got injured, I felt bad and was going to get him because
the girl said no one would buy him because of it which is understandable,
but I then noticed he had tail/fin rot, I ask her if she would QT him and
treat him for the rot then give me a call and I would come back and get him,
I don't have the space at the moment to QT him, she said sure she was pretty
nice and seemed to care about the fish surprisingly, she said other wise
they would more then likely get rid of him (yikes I think she was saying
kill him) she said all though she did not know a lot about that type of
goldfish, she did not think his bubble would grow back, will that cause
problems with balance, swimming? and was she right in saying it wont grow
back?
just wondering, I will probably get him next week if she is able to treat
him, I guess I should of just got him and did it myself but Luke gets
attached to them and if he dies I would feel bad.

nik

Hello. So sweet that you are taking on an injured bubble eye. Really
sad that he is hurt. I can't answer about your brine shrimp but know a
tiny amount about bubble eyes. I was tempted to get one as my daughter
loves them. I was advised not to as they don't have a dorsal fin and
are a lot slower and will not get as much food as the other fish I
have. I was told that they only do well with other bubble eyes and
celestials. Occasionally with telescope eyes. I should think they
might be alright with lion heads too as they have no dorsal fins. Just
my opinion there. To be honest if it meant that a fish might perish
because nobody wants him, then I wouldn't hesitate to put him in with
my other fish and I'd just watch him like a hawk at meal times.

Hope that helps. As you know, I don't have much experience. All this
come from when I was looking at getting a bubble eye. I'd still like
one. So cute.

Mellie

"Nikki" wrote in message
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I was under the impression bettas loved frozen brine shrimp
I got some today for my females they loved them, ate them right up, none
of my males were interested, do they have to get used to it if they never
had them before? also how about the gourami will them or the angels like
them as well?

One more thing I stopped in today at petco and they had a goldfish the one
with the bubble checks pretty cute little things, it had one of his checks
deflated, guess it got injured, I felt bad and was going to get him
because the girl said no one would buy him because of it which is
understandable, but I then noticed he had tail/fin rot, I ask her if she
would QT him and treat him for the rot then give me a call and I would
come back and get him, I don't have the space at the moment to QT him, she
said sure she was pretty nice and seemed to care about the fish
surprisingly, she said other wise they would more then likely get rid of
him (yikes I think she was saying kill him) she said all though she did
not know a lot about that type of goldfish, she did not think his bubble
would grow back, will that cause problems with balance, swimming? and was
she right in saying it wont grow back?

I read sometimes they refill with fluid and sometimes they don't. I have
one with a lost bubble and it's doing fine. I may release the fluid from
the other bubble to make it better balanced (use a clean needle).

just wondering, I will probably get him next week if she is able to treat
him, I guess I should of just got him and did it myself but Luke gets
attached to them and if he dies I would feel bad.

nik

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"Mellie101" wrote in message
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Hello. So sweet that you are taking on an injured bubble eye. Really
sad that he is hurt. I can't answer about your brine shrimp but know a
tiny amount about bubble eyes. I was tempted to get one as my daughter
loves them. I was advised not to as they don't have a dorsal fin and
are a lot slower and will not get as much food as the other fish I
have.

Not so!!!! They're as aggressive feeders and as fast as the Orandas (with
dorsal fins) and compete well with them and lionheads for the food. Unless
they have excessively large bubbles they do fine with other GF. Shubunkins
and comets are so fast and agile they shouldn't be kept with any fancy GF.

I was told that they only do well with other bubble eyes and
celestials.

I also have celestials and they need to be by themselves as they go by scent
whereas the bubble eyes can see the food. Celestials are for the most part
blind.

Occasionally with telescope eyes. I should think they
might be alright with lion heads too as they have no dorsal fins. Just
my opinion there. To be honest if it meant that a fish might perish
because nobody wants him, then I wouldn't hesitate to put him in with
my other fish and I'd just watch him like a hawk at meal times.

Hope that helps. As you know, I don't have much experience. All this
come from when I was looking at getting a bubble eye. I'd still like
one. So cute.

They're adorable. :-)) I have 7 of them.

Mellie

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Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
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http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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"Mellie101" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hello. So sweet that you are taking on an injured bubble eye. Really
sad that he is hurt. I can't answer about your brine shrimp but know a
tiny amount about bubble eyes. I was tempted to get one as my daughter
loves them. I was advised not to as they don't have a dorsal fin and
are a lot slower and will not get as much food as the other fish I
have. I was told that they only do well with other bubble eyes and
celestials. Occasionally with telescope eyes. I should think they
might be alright with lion heads too as they have no dorsal fins. Just
my opinion there. To be honest if it meant that a fish might perish
because nobody wants him, then I wouldn't hesitate to put him in with
my other fish and I'd just watch him like a hawk at meal times.

Hope that helps. As you know, I don't have much experience. All this
come from when I was looking at getting a bubble eye. I'd still like
one. So cute.

Mellie


I dont know if he is a bubble eye, his bubbles were below his eyes like his
checks, very think layer of skin it seemed like it was my first encounter
with them
Nik
yeah i only decided to get him because of his situation

Hi, it does sound like a bubble eye. Wish I'd spoken with Koi-lo
before I'd listened to somebody and was talked out of buying one.
They told me that the fantail and Ryukin will beat it to the food
everytime. That will teach me to listen to others :-)

Good luck with the little guy, Nikki. Hope you enjoy him as much as
the others

Mellie

No the buble won't grow back.
Newer strains have many segmented bubles so that if one pops there is still
some bubble left.
They don't usually compete well at all if they are good sized bubbles. Do
well on birneshrimp and frozen peas as well as flake.
maybe try blood worm for the betta's. My betta's love brine but they are
known for being drama queens.
When fish are not hungry it can be a good time to water change.
Healthy fish is a hungry fish espec if you have him at a high temperature

my bettas eat a lot, i do give them other type worms but for what ever
reason they did not seem to want to eat the frozen brine shrimp, they seemed
to be a little better with it the second time around.
Nik



"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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No the buble won't grow back.
Newer strains have many segmented bubles so that if one pops there is
still some bubble left.
They don't usually compete well at all if they are good sized bubbles. Do
well on birneshrimp and frozen peas as well as flake.
maybe try blood worm for the betta's. My betta's love brine but they are
known for being drama queens.
When fish are not hungry it can be a good time to water change.
Healthy fish is a hungry fish espec if you have him at a high temperature

Nikki wrote:
my bettas eat a lot, i do give them other type worms but for what ever
reason they did not seem to want to eat the frozen brine shrimp, they seemed
to be a little better with it the second time around.
Nik



"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
...

No the buble won't grow back.
Newer strains have many segmented bubles so that if one pops there is
still some bubble left.
They don't usually compete well at all if they are good sized bubbles. Do
well on birneshrimp and frozen peas as well as flake.
maybe try blood worm for the betta's. My betta's love brine but they are
known for being drama queens.
When fish are not hungry it can be a good time to water change.
Healthy fish is a hungry fish espec if you have him at a high temperature




My betta will eat frozen brine shrimp along with frozen bloodworms,
flake, shelled peas - in fact pretty much anything I put in the tank

Gill

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:39:51 -0400, "Nikki"
wrote:

my bettas eat a lot, i do give them other type worms but for what ever
reason they did not seem to want to eat the frozen brine shrimp, they seemed
to be a little better with it the second time around.
Nik

I've been trying some of the freeze dried foods lately - some reading
I've been doing suggests that today's freeze dried foods may be better
preserved than frozen. I have no facts to back this claim, but I've
been feeding freeze dried bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp from
Omega, and my fish can never get enough of it.
http://omegasea.net/products3.html

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