Betta fish are great for amateur aquarists, and these little swimming jewels make beautiful fish if properly cared for. One of the first things you should figure out is how much to feed your new betta fish. This guide tells you everything you need to know about feeding these feisty, charismatic fish. So stay tuned …
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It’s always a sad moment when your betta is sick with little chance of recovery. If your pet fish is suffering excessively and you feel it would be kinder to end its life humanely, you’ll probably be asking what is the kindest way to do so. To make sure that I’m offering the most up-to-date …
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Sherolyn-Basement Bettas This was a post on my basement bettas face book page. I will be reworking this into an article in the near future and adding more articles like it so check back to this section later… Too breed good bettas you HAVE to look hard at the females you choose. Personally, I want …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Some additional information I found on the web on heat packs. 20 hour UniHeat heat packs are great for airport to airport shipping where the transit time is less than 15 hours. 20 hour heat packs get the hottest of the 5 varieties.Popular with fish shipments since it takes more energy to heat water. 30 hour …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas When shipping in the colder winter months, shippers often will use a heat pack. Most people assume the heat pack will keep fish a nice and even temperature in the box during shipping. The reality is those heat packs get hot and peak at certain temps and last a fixed period of time. …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Before you ship you will need to get a few things together. You will need bags and an insulated box. Handy to have is the cut off top of a 2 liter bottle cut off, a 1/3 measuring cup and a cup or jar. Depending on the season you may also need heat …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Many people fine it odd that Bettas are shipped from buyer to seller and to and from shows. Because bettas are air breathers they actually are easier to ship than fish that get their oxygen from their water. As long as a few conditions are met, Bettas ship just fine and can be …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Too make egg yolk easy to use all you need are an ice cube tray, one egg, and a mister from any cheep dollar store. 1 Hardboil and egg. 2 smash just the yolk in to two cups of water. 3 stir and poor into the icecube trays, freeze it. 4 take one ice cube and …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas I am playing around with a DIY recipe as I am not happy about the preservative I am finding in most fish foods on the market today. Many people that make DIY fish food use beef heart as a base. I have been doing some reading and have found that the beef heart …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas All this information and more can be found at the web site for All Natural Pet Care. Makin’ It NaturalA DIY Guide to Formulating Homemade Fish Food By Melody P. McKinnon The first argument we hear against making our own fish food is surely perpetuated by the pet food industry – what if …
