Mr. Betta has been in all kinds of tanks, from 30 gal to 90 gals. FO and full reef. I recently had to part with him because I scaled back my marine tanks, and sold him to a friend of the original guy I bought him from.
Once acclimated to my tank he was hardly shy or fussy at all. Attacks freeze dried food from my hand like brine shrimp and loves it. He was a great fish that stunned a lot of people with his looks. I kept mine with flame gobies and watchmen gobies and blennies and he ignored them. Being groupers Marine Bettas are known to take small fish, but mine preferred freeze dried brine shrimp. Given how well mine did on dry food we can do away with the urban myth that they need live food to thrive.
As typical of most groupers, let him gobble up what he wants to eat and make sure other fish don't harrass them because they won't defend themselves. If he has an appetite, then he's healthy.
I hear rumours they are occasionally bread in captivity but I'm skeptical.
Once acclimated to my tank he was hardly shy or fussy at all. Attacks freeze dried food from my hand like brine shrimp and loves it. He was a great fish that stunned a lot of people with his looks. I kept mine with flame gobies and watchmen gobies and blennies and he ignored them. Being groupers Marine Bettas are known to take small fish, but mine preferred freeze dried brine shrimp. Given how well mine did on dry food we can do away with the urban myth that they need live food to thrive.
As typical of most groupers, let him gobble up what he wants to eat and make sure other fish don't harrass them because they won't defend themselves. If he has an appetite, then he's healthy.
I hear rumours they are occasionally bread in captivity but I'm skeptical.
