mellowvision
Seafood Lover
shrimp and snails are fine. I think the betta will be fine as well, but never had a beta. get the amanos, they're way more entertaining than the cherries. way more.
How do amano shrimp affect your bio-load?
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I have an answer for this from experience. I have a small 5 gallon tank with two platies in it, the tank was cycled for a week or so with no ammonia, and no nitrites, nitrates between 10-20. I went out and bought 10 Ghost shrimp, expecting that a few would die. Well, the shrimp are thriving, and the tank is recycling, with huge ammonia spikes. in one day it jumped to .5. I did a 25% water change and checked the next day.... .5 again.
They definitely affect the bio load, and it is even more apparent in a small tank. I know I should have gone with less, but I didn't expect them all to live....
They definitely affect the bio load, and it is even more apparent in a small tank. I know I should have gone with less, but I didn't expect them all to live....
I have 5 amanos and 30 cherries in a 10g tank and they're all really entertaining. I have 6 different types of snails in there too. It is all working out well. The bioload added by the shrimp is probably mitigated by the fact that they don't let fish flakes rot in the tank. When my cherries start to overpopulate I'm going to sell the excess to a LFS or something.
cherrys tend to be a bit more shy than amanos. i love my amanos. they scoot around the tank all day. it is really funny to see how they interact with the fish. they are easily the most entertaining animal in my tanks.
As others have said, you have to be careful with Bettas and tankmates. Some bettas are pretty aggressive and won't tolerate others.
I've had several bettas in community tanks with various shrimp, cories, and otocinclus catfish, and I'd say that most learn to tolerate and give up chasing the faster, smaller fish.
Bettas are naturally very curious critters, though, and they always seem to be cruising around looking for trouble. If you get amano shrimp, you will definitely need to give them places to hide like live plants. In general, a well planted tank is probably a lot healthier for small community fish like the otos and amanos.
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
absolutely. my otos and shrimp are always roving around the plants, and avoid the open areas most of the time.
i have a cave in my betta tank, the amanos hang out there all the time, i think it makes them feel secure
i have found one amano death sinc the betta was introduced, but the reason is unknown
the bamboo and the frogs have been fine
i have found one amano death sinc the betta was introduced, but the reason is unknown
the bamboo and the frogs have been fine
