Do Betta Fish Eat Snail Eggs

When breeding bettas betta splendens fighting fish other bettas species can be a bit different you will need to leave the male fish in attendance at all times until the fry are free swimming.

Do betta fish eat snail eggs. The fish didn t touch the eggs and the betta wouldn t eat the eggs in his tank either. They are nerite eggs and no the fish won t touch them. Also when breeding the bettas they shouldn t have a chance to eat the eggs or fry as the male will guard them.

However your betta can t tell the difference between an ornamental snail and pest snails. He doesn t even look like the same fish. 3 points 4 years ago.

With time they fade but the snails lay new ones. None of the fish at work eat the eggs either. 7 months later c.

But apparently to my perseus tiny and cute mean delicious. This is why i stick with ramshorns and pond snails and something in my tanks is eating them because the pond snails are actually disappearing. They adapt well to fresh water but they re marine so their eggs don t hatch unless in marine conditions.

A betta fish is not the most efficient snail eater but it will eliminate a small colony tiny pest snails if given a chance. One of my mystery snails laid a clutch of eggs a while back and when they hatched they were so tiny. This fish is also quite effective at devouring snails eggs and helps prevent future generations.