Shrimp-proofing Bettas

[supersudo]

you're forgetting White Cloud Mountain Minnows ... i've had them in my 2.5 gallon for the past 3 months and i still get plenty of RCS baby shrimps swimming around.. needless to say they are still breeding

i got them originally to take care of those unsightly white speck decapods and indeed they got rid of them and left my shrimp alone... pretty good deal

 

[kj5kb]

I have "black" caridina shrimp probably the same babaulti, barely larger than RCS, in a community tank. There aren't a LOT of them, but they are obvious.

~70% of the bottom is planted, and there is a load of Java moss in there too.

I suspect a betta + RCS in a 10G would be fine with at least 40% of the tank full of cover...najas grass, java moss, hornwort, etc...

Give the shrimpies some cover.

 

[Chrisinator]

I don't really wanna have just 3 White Clouds since I prefer that they have a school of their own. Thanks for the input!

 

[supersudo]

I don't really wanna have just 3 White Clouds since I prefer that they have a school of their own. Thanks for the input!

yeh, that was the point of my post.. u can have a school of them because they are a schooling species and u have a bigger tank than i..

and from what i've read, they are very easy to breed and take care of. they are one of the only fish species that don't eat their fry (which is why i think they leave the shrimp alone)

 

[Chrisinator]

But the amount of water in the tank is only 4 gallons. I think I'll end up getting a betta. If that falls through, he'll go in his own tank.

 

[eraagne]

I keep my females with ghost shrimp and they are fine. The shrimp are much too fast and the females are usually about the same length as the shrimp. You just have to protect them for the molting process really. Something I should set up. Not that I care much about my shrimp they were for the bettas to eat originally.

 

[Linda S]

I have a betta in my 36 with amano and rcs, the shimp seem to do fine, I have java moss for cover and it is a heavilly planted tank.

 

[Chrisinator]

Ended up getting a betta! I'm in luck! So far no shrimp has been attacked that I've seen...

 

[bettabeats]

I've bred cherries in a 10 gal with a betta, a swordtail, and some rasboras.

its possible, just give them lots of hiding places like under driftwood, in plants, etc.

 

[Chrisinator]

I ended up getting a plastic plant that had a bunch of hiding places.