The Betta’s Lifestyle

Bettas prefer warm temperatures and gentle currents. They feel most secure when the aquarium provides plants that root in the bottom as well as plants that float on the surface. Betta tankmates should be non-aggressive fish that won’t harass the Betta or nip its fins. Bettas feed on a variety of small insects, mosquito larvae, and worms that they pluck from the surface of the water. In the aquarium they thrive on flakes, freeze-dried and frozen brine shrimp, live mosquito larvae, or other foods that tend to stay near the top of the water column.