Keeping Betta With Shrimp
They re not going to pester any fish in your tank including your betta.
Keeping betta with shrimp. As you can see you don t have to worry about putting your betta or shrimp in an environment that s not perfectly suited for them. Remember bettas need a ph of 7 and their ideal water temperature is 78 f. Adult ghost shrimp tend to breed very easily and you don t want a population explosion which could easily happen if you overstock your tank with shrimp.
Likewise if you should keep your tank temperature at 80 f. Ghost shrimp also keep themselves to themselves. Give your amano shrimp places to hide in the form of caves tubes plants and driftwood.
If you want the short answer it s yes. While a betta does like a ph as close to 7 as possible if you can keep it at 6 8 then your shrimp will be happiest. Ghost shrimp need the companionship of other ghost shrimp to keep them happy and healthy.
A labyrinth fish has the unique ability to directly breathe oxygen from the air and take. The ideal number of ghost shrimp in a betta tank is two to four. The cyclical drastic changes in their environment have helped the fish adapt becoming a real labyrinth fish.
Bettas love planted tanks too and you can experiment with varieties like anacharis hornwort and java moss. While it s a tiny bit warmer than your betta is used to it s going to be the ideal breeding temperature for shrimp.