bettas and shrimp?

ElChef194 · 06-08-2012, 03:10 PM

will they work? small shrimp of course, ghost or cherry. maybe half a dozen in to clean substrate and plant deterius, and get anything the corys miss.

snail · 06-09-2012, 04:40 PM

Sometimes it works, sometimes Bettas eat shrimp. It partly depends on the Betta, good cover for the shrimp will also help.

ElChef194 · 06-10-2012, 01:31 AM

yea on next paycheck i am picking up more plants. want shrimp to get what corys miss.

dirtydutch4x · 06-10-2012, 08:54 AM

I recently added my female to a tank with about 8 grass shrimp and she went postal, 1 full day all shrimp gone.

majerah1 · 06-10-2012, 10:38 AM

one of the food sources for bettas is freshwater shrimps so its most likely they will get devoured or be too frightened to come out.

You can very well try it though just have a backup tank for one or the other just in case.

freshwater77 · 06-10-2012, 11:04 AM

I agree with Shrimp up there; it really depends on the Betta. I had a male betta that ate all the shrimp a few years ago but my most recent one (rest in peace, little buddy =[ ) didn't bother any of the shrimp, minnows, or danio. I'd say put three or four in there, wait a week, and if you still have them all, then go for it ='

snail · 06-10-2012, 11:12 AM

I'd say try it... as long as you don't mind that there is a chance the shrimp end up as dinner.

ElChef194 · 06-10-2012, 11:21 AM

don't really mind at all if they get eaten. they are $.33/shrimp. i feed them to my ctenopomas already. if the shrimp survive, great. if the breed, even better! free food!

majerah1 · 06-10-2012, 11:32 AM

LOL.

Well then,wonderful :D

snail · 06-10-2012, 02:26 PM

In that case you can't go wrong

MWA_HA_HA · 06-14-2012, 12:40 PM

Cherry shrimp are very small so they usually will get eaten by adult bettas. With ghost shrimp it can be a bit different. Ghost shrimp a larger and are less likely to get eaten. To minimize the possibility of aggression from the Betta you should add bushy plants that will cover the tank such as java moss or hornwort. These will help with the Betta eating the shrimp as the ghost shrimp/cherry shrimp will be able to retreat to the cover. But there is still a possibility of the Betta eating the shrimp

snail · 06-16-2012, 05:19 AM

Have you tried it?

MWA_HA_HA · 06-16-2012, 08:23 AM

I've personally tried it many times before. Ghost shrimp usually don't get eaten

ElChef194 · 06-16-2012, 12:19 PM

ghost skrimps are the way i am gonna go. wednesday or thursday of next week i am going plant crazy. i am picking up several plants for all tanks. i need to fill them in. i also plan on getting several ghost shrimp. maybe a dozen to 18. a few ill be food for the ctemopomas.

snail · 06-17-2012, 03:07 AM

Someone else mentioned in another post that they had problems with shrimp nibbling on the Bettas tail, so keep an eye on that.

clep.berry · 06-17-2012, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElChef194

yea on next paycheck i am picking up more plants. want shrimp to get what corys miss.

Cory are not there to clean up but need their own food.
I believe a lot of cory are not fed properly out there which is why I\m bringing this up.
cb

MWA_HA_HA · 06-17-2012, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by snail

Someone else mentioned in another post that they had problems with shrimp nibbling on the Bettas tail, so keep an eye on that.

Ghost shrimp can easily be confused with another more aggressive species of shrimp and shipments are mixed up very often. Sometimes the "ghost shrimp" you're purchasing can be another species if shrimp. A true ghost shrimp will rarely ever nibble on a bettas tail unless you barely feed it or the bettas Dieing

ElChef194 · 06-17-2012, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clep.berry

Cory are not there to clean up but need their own food.
I believe a lot of cory are not fed properly out there which is why I\m bringing this up.
cb

i know, i feed my corys shrimp pellets and small algae wafers(which they hardly eat and i am probably going to remove from diet) with a bi-weekly treat of bloodworms or brineshrimp, but they always root around the tank anyway. i don't expect them to get rid of the deterius or fish waste at all, but they keep the substrate clean(ish) nonetheless.

snail · 06-18-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MWA_HA_HA

Ghost shrimp can easily be confused with another more aggressive species of shrimp and shipments are mixed up very often. Sometimes the "ghost shrimp" you're purchasing can be another species if shrimp. A true ghost shrimp will rarely ever nibble on a bettas tail unless you barely feed it or the bettas Dieing

I think you are probably right but thought I would mention it. Ghost Shrimp being a common name what is being sold as Ghost Shrimp probably varies quite a bit in different areas and countries.

clep.berry · 06-18-2012, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElChef194

i know, i feed my corys shrimp pellets and small algae wafers(which they hardly eat and i am probably going to remove from diet) with a bi-weekly treat of bloodworms or brineshrimp, but they always root around the tank anyway. i don't expect them to get rid of the deterius or fish waste at all, but they keep the substrate clean(ish) nonetheless.

Susan cleared up the fact that they're carnivores for me... forget the algae wafers.
I feed my cory every day now.
cb

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