Betta With Bamboo Shrimp

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Betta with bamboo shrimp. The bamboo shrimp likes to swim through the water and it filters the flow of water to get food. Betta fish wouldn t eat the plant anyway and as long as the bamboo plants are green and healthy you need not worry about toxic contaminants. These are filter shrimp and as such require extremely well established aquariums of at least 30 gallons to survive for any length of time.

Some a greenish yellow or. I like the black ones because they give a pretty. It looks like a large brandy snifter and holds about two and a half gallons of water.

A betta couldn t eat a bamboo shrimp they are bigger than most bettas but it could seriously damage its fans if it decides to peck at it which some fish do. Atyopsis moluccensis common name. My rocks also came from target.

A 20 gallon long aquarium has dimensions of 30 25 x 12 5 x 12 75 inches and thus provides enough vertical space for both species to live in peace without bumping. Bamboo shrimp are completely defenceless so you don t really want to keep them with any fish who are likely to nip at them. As long as you choose lucky bamboo then your betta fish should do just fine.

Also the bamboo shrimp prefer waters with a moderate to strong flow unlike a betta. They congregate around the filter to get nearer to the current unlike other shrimps which forage on the tank. Lucky bamboo even serves to filter aquarium wastewater.

Bettas and bamboo shrimp make a mismatched pair because the shrimp loves strong water flow in contrast to the weak currents in a betta tank. I found my bowl at target. I have been disolving algae wafers in the water so they can eat.