4/16 NOW W/ PHOTO PROOF! My betta.. thinks he's an oto?

Once a week or so is "Pea Night". Microwave some frozen peas in water about 18 seconds (til the first one pops), add cold water, remove skins (shell) and chop up fine as you can.

The bettas, female guppies, mystery snails, shrimp, and bottom dwellers love them!
Keeps them "regular", and very good for them.

The gups sometimes look like they are playing basketball, and a grumpy looking betta mug staring at you with a pea in it's mouth is too cute.

My one betta that likes snails doesn't touch the zuc I put it for them, but likes peas.
He will inspect it to see what the fuss is about, and then fall asleep on it.
He likes his comfort. His motto: If you can't eat it, sleep on it.

-Stef*

Oh, mosquito wrigglers are a nice, FREE treat for your betta, too, because they are basically carnivores.
And...get some pics!

They can surprise you

Before I knew better, I tried to add an Otto to the Fluval Spec V that houses my Betta Sammie. Sammie abused the poor guy for hours shadowing him, flaring at him, dancing around him. I noticed the Otto hadn't eaten the whole time so I dropped an algae tab in front of him. Sammie swooped in and took a giant bite of the algae tab. He liked that mouthful so he scarfed it down in two big bites and then looked at the Otto with an expression like "take that!". That was the last straw for me. I moved the Otto to my other fully stocked tank temporarily before sending it back to the lfs and sat around worried about the blue monster's (Sammie's) bloated belly. He was fine.

Waldo is a Juvenal Betta I impulse bought a couple of months ago. I had to keep him in a heated bowl while I purchased and cycled his new tank and accessories. I dropped an anubias nana in the bowl as furniture. It was his favorite thing to bite. He is now housed in a Fuval Spec III. I just planted some crypts in it a couple of weeks ago. One of them has leaves with holes on the edges that are Waldo mouth size.

I think maybe they enjoy veggies occasionally whether we mean to feed veggies to them or not.

I got it i got it!!

wow right after posting that he went to town on it and i did manage to get the shots this time *spams photo taking button until phone maxed.. no space left*... *uploads to comp*... *rummages through shots*
AHHA *slaps photo on table*

Here's a slideshow (hopefully works)
http://s814.photobucket.com/user/Purr_Machines/slideshow/betta the oto

Pardon the low quality shots.. table cloth is not photo friendly (reflection of fugly!)

We usually have green beans every other night with dinner. After we are finished I take what's left over and blanch them for a bit. I use bamboo skewers when I put them in the tank.