How to take Better Pictures of Fish in an Aquarium - Beginner Level
When you have a wonderful specimen/s of Betta it's natural to feel pride and joy and you may wish to capture their images for posterity, to send and show your friends and family and share with your social media pals.
So here's some tips on how you can take better photos of your prized specimens of Betta Fish.
REVIEW OF "Ocean Nutrition Instant Baby Brine Shrimp":
Comes in a sealed bottle. 20 gms.
Freshly hatched Baby Brine Shrimp ready to use.
One bottle contains in excess of 1.5
million Artemia nauplii.
Natural - as if you have dried the shrimp yourself.
You can feed this to fresh water or marine pet fish or pet invertebrates.
Excellent buoyancy - food remains in the
water column to facilitate feeding.
Need to refrigerate once you've opened the bottle.
Does not cloud the
water.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Makes fish happy
By The Curious
If you can't be bothered to hatch your own brine shrimp, this is an
excellent alternative. Its an excellent food for baby fish and smaller
adults. I like it for tanks that have lots of babies and adults. The
food scatters broadly and floats around in the water instead of staying
at the top or falling to the bottom. The advantage of this is that it
allows everyone (except for maybe bottom feeders) a good chance to get
at the food....READ MORE
Excellent food for fry and juvenile fish! Fun treat for adult fish!
By Complexity
I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to feed baby brine shrimp without having to hatch them.
I
had 12 juvenile fish shipped to me a little younger than normal. They
arrived in great shape, but would not accept any of the fry food I had
on hand. I contacted the breeder and found out the fish were still
eating baby brine shrimp. I didn't want to go to the trouble of hatching
my own so I decided to give this product a try.
The fish
immediately began eating this food! It's been about three weeks now, and
they are all healthy and growing well. I have been able to successfully
introduce them to other foods during this time, but I continue to feed
them the baby brine shrimp as part of their regular diet...READ MORE
This has to be the best betta fish food I have ever got for my
fish. When I got my betta fish I bought him some random betta food from
the pet store but he hated it. the pellets were way to big so he would
never touch them. I bought this food a long time ago with my first betta
fish and he loved it as well. That same betta fish lived to be about 4
years old and even.....READ MORE REVIEWS HERE
Fish loves it and it doesn't sink
I've tried other "floating" Betta fish food and this one is the best
I've found. The best selling point (besides the fact my fish will eat
it) is it doesn't sink right away. I was happy about this smaller pack
because I wanted to try it out before buying a bigger pack to make sure
it does what the packaging claims. I will be buying this in a larger
volume now.....READ MORE REVIEWS HERE
Don't Do This - Size matters and the Oscar is a well-designed predator who will quickly devour the smaller Betta Fish if you should tempt Fate by placing them together in your tank.
This Betta stood no chance against the larger, carnivorous Oscar with its sleek form, lightning, strike-speed and huge, powerful jaws.
Even smaller Oscars won't hesitate to strike if you place them together with Betta or other smaller fish.
They seem to be constantly ravenous and will prey on smaller fish in the vicinity with no hesitation at all.
When you see them in action you will realise just how well Nature designed Oscars as feeding-machines.
If you are seeking a buddy for your Betta fish try a small turtle as these two will cohabit peacefully and are fun to watch together.
The fry are 1 week old and have been feeding on microworms.
Today they are given a treat and are fed with newly hatched baby brine shrimp for the first time.
They quickly gobbled them all up and soon all their stomachs turned peach/orange, they loved it.
The downside is baby brine shrimp are much higher maintenance than microworms. If you can't get all the unhatched eggs and hatched egg shells seperated from the BBS, then you will have a massive cleaning job to get all the shells and unhatched eggs out of your fry tank. You need to do this or to prevent water pollution which of course can affect your fry's health seriously.
Also you need to feed BBS within 8 - 10 hours of hatching otherwise they lose their nutritional value because BBS develops very fast and use up all their nutrition in the process. This makes them nutritionally less valuable to feed to your fry the longer you wait after they've hatched.
I'm new to the betta experience but did heavy research before I bought
one..I wanted to give my fish a variety of food..So I bought these
blood worms as a snack a couple of times of week.. So I put them in 1 by
1(only 2) and he gobbles them up with no problems. I also want to
mention that this has a heavy allergy alert,so be advised..I use
tweezers to put them in so I don't use my hands.. My betta goes crazy
for these,it's like chocolate for women :) Just remember ... READ MORE REVIEWS
My fish loves it!
This review is from: Tetra Bloodworms, 0.28-Ounce, 100-Ml (Misc.)
My fish loves these blood worms! He flares up at them and bites on them
like a little hunter. These are a great treat to be used a couple times a
week and give your fish a little variety. Prime shipping can't be beat... READ MORE REVIEWS
Watch the actual "Embrace" where the male holds the female and squeezes the eggs out of the female.
In the video you can see one of the eggs, where the male picks it up and spits it into the bubble nest.
To see this step a little more watch the sequence to this video.
If your male and female bettas start roughing each other up a little note that it is completely normal! Just ensure that this is not the only activity they are engaging in. (This is a "Delta Tailed" subspecies.)
This video shows you how to introduce a male and a female for mating.
TIPS:
Select a male and female that is similar in size, with the male slightly larger than the female to prevent too much imbalance in size that may hinder courtship and worse, result in serious injury as courtship can be a turbulent affair!
Introduce both genders together to prevent territorialism from getting established by any of the pair. Place their separate containers into the mating tank, for 15 minutes so the pair can adjust to the water temperature in the mating tank. (You may leave the female inside her jar in the mating tank until the male has finished building his bubble nest, but some owners prefer to release them at the same time.) Then gently tip the male out into the mating tank followed by the female.
Monitor closely while the pair gets acclimatised to the tank to ensure they are compatible. While there may be some 'rough play' during courtship (chasing, nipping and shredding), you need to remove both the fishes if this becomes excessive and violent.
What you need to watch for is the male waving his body ... trying to impress the female with his 'sexiness'. This is a positive sign that courtship rather than hositle fighting, will ensue.
If after three days there is no sign of mating remove them from the tank and try again later or use another pair.
"The farm is located off Jalan Kayu and is owned by a retiree. The owner
was a betta player in his younger days and after retirement decided to
spend his spare time in breeding and raising fighters. He is in his
sixties and has been a breeder of fighters for the last 10 years.
The
farm has an area of about 250 metres square, divided into 2 sections,
one section for concrete ponds and another for earthen ponds."
Useful FISH HEALTH information for tropical fish hobbyists:
COMMON FISHY ILLNESSES
& AILMENTS
Probably one of
the most common questions I get asked is “What’s wrong
with my fish?” Well, that’s a little hard to diagnose
without actually seeing the fish itself, but there are some common
ailments you should be familiar with, and you should be able to identify
when something is really wrong.
First off, you
need to have a “Fishy First Aid Kit” handy.
Makes fish happy
