freeze dried foods

[mm_simb]

I've been wanting to give Rye a variety of foods since he only gets pellets and a pea a week. I just don't really want to buy them if they're not good for them...freeze dried that is. So, are these fine to feed to them? If so, which kinds do the bettas prefer and how are they prepared? Thanks in advance to whoever answers this

 

[Kiarra]

(Pardon me if I don't make sense. I typed this out once and then my computer erased it. Plus I haven't slept in a very, very long time and can't see my monitor so well anymore. Stupid finals.)

Freeze-dried foods have been referred to as "cardboard" by some people. Others seem to think it's a good food option. I've fed it to my fish and never had any problems. They've loved freeze-dried brine shrimp and bloodworms. But they love the frozen stuff a lot more, so I usually give them that now as treats. Especially since I ran out of freeze-dried brine shrimp, and my cats ran off with my freeze-dried bloodworms and I haven't seem them in weeks. I used to powder them up into a powder-mixture for various smaller fish.

A better treat is really frozen stuff. The prices are usually somewhat comparable. I've noticed my frozen stuff tends to get eaten with more exuberance than the freeze-dried stuff.

Should be able to get a 2 ounce package of frozen brine shrimp at Petsmart or Petco, or most LFSs for about $2.00. It can go a long way if you feed small portions, which is all the Bettas should be getting as a treat, anyway.

 

[Sorrell]

Yuck yuck yuck, freeze dried is crap in a bottle I swear. Not healthy for your fish at all nutrionally andcan also cause all sorts of internal problems, swimbladder, parasites, and for lack of a better term, basically rips up their insides.

My fish are fed extremely well. They get live and frozen twice a day with the rare pellets and hikari only at that. I'd rather my fish fast for a week then resort to freeze dried

Keep in mind that the biggest factors in your fish's health are diet and water quality. When you have these things covered, your fish will be better prepared as far as immune system should they be exposed to disease. It's just not worth it to cut corners with food or water. Give them the best