Betta With Cherry Shrimp
A cherry shrimps size varies.
Betta with cherry shrimp. Some will get eaten. In my desk tank i expect to lose 2 4 shrimp a month to my betta. Not sure about cherry shrimp but my female betta gets along with my ghost shrimp without issues.
If you add your shrimp in a tank with bettas watch how the latter behaves and act accordingly. Some aquarists will add the cherry shrimp first and then the betta. Bettas are highly individual.
It is a freshwater shrimp which is one of the reasons why is compatible with the betta. Bettas need a temperature between 76 82 f and a ph level as close to 7 as possible. A female cherry shrimp will grow to 1 inch but the males will be a lot smaller.
You ll have to accept one thing. Although it may sound to be impossible cherry shrimps can stay with betta fish without any problems. Bettas are an excellent companion to cherries with some caveats.
However this does not in any way imply that the cherry shrimps are going to be fodder for the betta fishes but rather they are going to live together as tank mates for a considerable period of time. 10 gallon parosphromenus deissneri breeder. Then again she as also been housed with angelfish guppies and danios on and off.
Neocardinia heteropoda is a peaceful shrimp that is native to the waters of taiwan. With heavy planting and time however they re not able to out do a breeding colony of shrimp. The betta can feel protective of their territories and attract additional species.