Jan 24, 2014 · 15 gallon: 1 Pea puffer, 5 harlequin rasboras, 5 neon green Rasboras, Clown pleco, Shrimp. 10 gallon: 2 betta's and a snail 10 gallon: 1 Pea puffer, two Guppies and 6 Panda loaches and shrimp. 5 gallon: Red Cherry Shrimp and snails 5 gallon tank: WIP tank 37 gallon: 2 F8 Puffers 7 bumblebee gobies.

May 5, 2013 · Actually, lots of people on this forum successfully keep shrimp with their bettas, including myself. The most recommended shrimp are Red Cherry Shrimp, but they can get expensive, Amano shrimp are cheaper and are great algae eaters, and I've got Ghost shrimp which are omnivores and great all around cleaners, but they tend to be a little aggressive which I why I'm switching to Amanos soon.

Aug 7, 2012 · Anyway, I looked at the freshwater shrimp on the website, and they had one called Blue Velvet Shrimp. They're really pretty. I know if you're going to put shrimp with a Betta, you usually just hear about ghost shrimp and cherry shrimp. But what about other types of freshwater shrimp? What size are Blue Velvet shrimp normally?

Aug 20, 2012 · I do have Darwin Algae Shrimp (sort of like ghost shrimp in size) with my wild bettas and after a week of being picked on they are pretty much left alone now. If I had a less aggressive betta splendens and wanted more permanent shrimpy tank mates, I'd probably go with larger varieties of shrimp like ghosts or the Darwins and see how those went.

Apr 16, 2015 · There are shrimp that, as juveniles, look like Ghosties. Suppliers of PetSmart, et. al., send the wrong shrimp and there it goes. True Ghost Shrimp cannot do the damage some claim. But Red Claw can and they look almost exactly like young Ghosties. What's funny is the neatest, least aggressive shrimp are the Vampire Shrimp and other filter feeders.

Sep 1, 2016 · Seldom do healthy shrimp die from Betta predation. To help assure a stress-free shrimp habitat tanks should be stable which means a minimum of 2-3 months past cycling and heavily planted. There should be some sort of Betta-proof hide for the shrimp to molt as that's when they are the most vulnerable.

Jan 7, 2015 · As a rule, Betta do not catch and kill healthy adult shrimp. Unfortunately, too many people do not realize how sensitive are shrimp; much more sensitive than most fish. Stress, unstable water parameters and large water changes make for weakened or dying shrimp that are easy prey for a Betta and other fish. 1.

Nov 14, 2012 · The Betta and the Shrimp With just the singular betta inhabitant, sometimes the average fish tank can seem a little… empty. Many of us with small tanks often face this dilemma, to tank mate or to not tank mate? In all reality, the greater majority of bettas do not need a …

Apr 8, 2014 · He is one feisty fellow. Yes put him in a tank of his own. or keep watch on the tank, if in a few more days he stops and you still have all your shrimp Well then He just needed to assert his authority. telling the shrimp there is a new sheriff in town. I added 10 ghost shrimp to my 4 gal the other week and I only have 4 left.

Mar 31, 2011 · My shrimp was a true ghost shrimp and it still nipped and hung off my betta.(made a post here with photos of it because I was worried it wasn't) Of course it died a few days later..so I believe they may have been sick when I bought them...They all died one by one..besides one..I only have one left in my 10 gallon and he is a nice little guy.