My Favorite Fish The Betta fish Lesley Mr.werth p.4

Food They eat floating flake food, palettes, and freeze dried blood worms. They can eat live food like brine shrimp and black worms but in a small quantity. They may also eat mosquito larva. They eat floating flake food, palettes, and freeze dried blood worms. They can eat live food like brine shrimp and black worms but in a small quantity. They may also eat mosquito larva. The Betta fish is eaten by any creature who is big enough to swallow it and fast enough to catch it. The Betta fish is eaten by any creature who is big enough to swallow it and fast enough to catch it. People do not eat a Betta fish for food People do not eat a Betta fish for food

Reproduction A healthy male Betta fish builds a bubble nest and waits for a female to pass by. As a signal he spits bubbles that float to the surface. When a female comes they do a rough courtship dance that looks like a mild version of fighting. The male curves over the female so that the female releases her eggs that the male fertilizes immediately. The female goes away and the male places the eggs in each of the bubbles in the bubble nest. The male guards the eggs until they hatch in 2 to 3 days. A healthy male Betta fish builds a bubble nest and waits for a female to pass by. As a signal he spits bubbles that float to the surface. When a female comes they do a rough courtship dance that looks like a mild version of fighting. The male curves over the female so that the female releases her eggs that the male fertilizes immediately. The female goes away and the male places the eggs in each of the bubbles in the bubble nest. The male guards the eggs until they hatch in 2 to 3 days.

Habitat The Betta fish naturally live in rice paddies. The Betta fish naturally live in rice paddies. They originated from Thailand. They originated from Thailand. They can live in tanks at home but no more than one male in a tank or they fight. They can live in tanks at home but no more than one male in a tank or they fight.

Special traits They are called Siamese fighting fish. They are called Siamese fighting fish. There are various colors of them. There are various colors of them. They have highlights. They have highlights. They need breath air or they will drown They need breath air or they will drown They can live up to nine years They can live up to nine years The father raises his kids The father raises his kids They are 2-3 inches long They are 2-3 inches long The Betta fish will attack his own reflection in the mirror. The Betta fish will attack his own reflection in the mirror. The fish are carnivorous The fish are carnivorous