Have you ever owned a Betta Fish?
I have! I used to own a few King Betta fish. Wish they lived longer though, only 2 to 3 years average.
Is that it? I never owned a Betta Fish, I had a few goldfish when I was a kid. Do you know how long those live?
I do not. I do know they are the most common kept aquarium fish though.
Yeah, it didn't live very long, we won it from one of those fair stall games.
Perhaps it was the type of fish food you were using?
It's possible. I was young and didn't really know what I was doing. I knew to feed it every day but didn't know much about fish food. Do you have any fish food facts?
Well, I can tell you that fish feed often is comprised of plant or animal material intended for pet fish consumption.
That makes a lot of sense, sounds like it is just like other forms of processed animal food.
Yeah, an interesting detail though is that many fish products have been shown to contain amounts of heavy metals like mercury from water pollution.