Gental betta?
- Thread starter HAAA
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If he's bored that doesn't mean he needs to eat a fish though. Please keep in mind these are fish that eat mosquito larva. Their stomachs are the size of one of their eyes.
The best thing to do when your fish are bored is to rearrange the tank or add something new for them to explore. Betta's though, particularly male bettas actually like to just float in a plant and be lazy little lions lording over their turf. They live longer when they're calmer. Having them puffed up and flaring all the time is stressful for them.
Adding some dither for them to chase after now and then is one thing but throwing in a fish and expecting them to kill it and eat it really isn't reasonable. Even if he did kill it it would rot in your tank and pollute it.
The best thing to do when your fish are bored is to rearrange the tank or add something new for them to explore. Betta's though, particularly male bettas actually like to just float in a plant and be lazy little lions lording over their turf. They live longer when they're calmer. Having them puffed up and flaring all the time is stressful for them.
Adding some dither for them to chase after now and then is one thing but throwing in a fish and expecting them to kill it and eat it really isn't reasonable. Even if he did kill it it would rot in your tank and pollute it.
I personally wouldn't bother feeding anything live (except maybe blood worms but I haven't yet) to my bettas. They seem perfectly content with their freeze dried blood worms, betta bites, and flake food. I'd stick with that. Why are you trying to feed him live food anyway? For your entertainment or for his health? 
