Betta Fish Eating Shrimp
I have a 1 2 gallon tank so i was wondering if i could keep one or two shrimp in that.
Betta fish eating shrimp. Betta eating shrimp food i recently moved 5 of my shrimp from my 15gal to my 5gal with my betta because i was afraid they weren t getting enough food the big shrimp and the dwarf gourami kept chasing them away but my betta keeps eatong their food too. I searched around on here and most shrimp got killed by the betas they were housed with so i m thinking that s not a good idea. One of my shrimp died recently and i think it s because he wasn t getting enough to eat.
Don t pick a betta that s on his own. Ghost shrimp live for up to a year and a half. That said its most likely that other fish including your betta will eat many of the baby shrimp.
If you provide your shrimp with the right tank conditions and plenty of cover you might only need to buy one group as they will keep on reproducing to keep your tank well stocked. Betta fish eating my shrimp s food. Pick a betta that already lives with shrimp.
Discussion pearl is generally tolerant of the shrimps in his tank but when i drop in food for the shrimps he shoves the shrimp out of the way with his nose and eats the food. So i was wondering if i could keep a shrimp with my betta and snail. However it s always important to remember that it depends on the temperament of your betta.
Can betta fish live with shrimp. The past couple of days i have been taking my betta out of the tank so that i can feed my shrimp. This is a clear indicator that they can be a good tank mate and they won t kill your shrimp.
For bettas and shrimp to live together you need to make sure the tank is right for both of them. Whenever i feed them my betta fish ends up eating their food. The good news is that in the majority of cases bettas and shrimp will be able to live together peacefully.