My betta tank.

[Kannan Fodder]

I recently set up a betta tank. Bought a Fluval Spec, 2 gallon with LED light. I decided on live plants, so got some anubias and dwarf hair grass. Tank has been going for over a month, plants look beautiful, Mr Fish is happy, and have had no problems.

I was planning on adding a couple ghost shrimp, but got talked out of them because the salesperson claimed they would attack the betta. She recommended a nerite snail instead.

 

[Neatfish]

If anything the betta would probably eat the shrimp. I've had some ghost shrimp
With different bettas and only one would hunt them down.

 

[FishFanMan]

Don't think GS can do much to a betta. Betta will nip at GS but it depends. Just try it.

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[rufioman]

My betta eats ghost shrimp, which sadly hide and reproduce all over my semi-planted 40b. He's five-ish and can eat the adults if he hunts them right...which is usually never because he's an idiot. I have found that a pvc tube or two floating at the top works great for keeping a betta in his own little world and away from the rest of your fish/inverts. I hold one at the surface and one down about 2" below the surface with a rigged pvc holding system them. The lower tube is covered on top with knifed and flattened marimo balls for looks. It works very well and the moss looks crazy as a makeshift carpet. My betta only bothers shrimp though is the moral of this story.

:cheers:

 

[Kannan Fodder]

I'd kept them together before with no problems, so was a bit skeptical about the claim. The salesperson acted like she was going to refuse to sell the shrimp, so I didn't press the matter. I'm actually quite happy with the snail.

 

[Neatfish]

Didn't she know they sell ghost shrimp for feeders for SW fish. You would of been trying to save them.

 

[Neatfish]

Got the new light on. I just use the filter when the water is dirty.

 

[Kannan Fodder]

Is this one of the tanks you talked about in the nano thread?

 

[Neatfish]

Yea I'm going to try to make it my show tank for when we have company

 

[Kannan Fodder]

Cool! Bettas are great fish. Lots of personality.