Betta Fish Eating Ghost Shrimp

Could eating dead ghost shrimp be bad for betta.

Betta fish eating ghost shrimp. But the 2 shrimp could not be found. Ghost shrimp don t even stand a fighting chance. Yeah so what s sold as ghost shrimp at most pet stores is actually a random collection of different shrimp species.

They are more likely to emerge from their hiding places during the night as there is less of a chance to be eaten but if they are comfortable enough with their surroundings and other fish in the tank they will regularly be out foraging in the foreground. Anyway i decided he needed. I looked in his tank this morning and he was fine.

Knowing which tank mates can live with your betta is important if you are a beginner betta owner or a seasoned veteran. Ghost shrimp are a pretty underrated addition to the aquarium and can be as exciting as watching a fish move around. Betta fish are not fast swimmers while ghost shrimp can move very quickly if they need to provided a hiding spot is handy to move into.

Ghost shrimp and betta compatibility. If the fish is quite determined to eat the shrimp it will probably succeed eventually but if not the shrimp may well be fine. They re very aggressive and will attack other fish.

The only chance they have is if the betta fish leaves them alone. Ghost shrimp are also smaller than the betta so hopefully the betta won t perceive the ghost shrimp as a threat. I really recommend no one keep ghost shrimp with anything slow moving like a betta.

Hello all i introduced ghost shrimp to my 2 5 gallon heated and filtered and live planted tank with one male betta. I got a new betta fish last night d he had 2 ghost shrimp buddies which i thought would be kinda cool to have in my 10 gallon tank. Ghost shrimp need.