5.5g betta tank mates

[serena00]

So I have always kept bettas and other fish separately. I recently upgraded my favorite betta to a 5.5g from his 3g... I would love some shrimp but not sure how he will get along.

Who has had success with this? And if so what type of shrimp?

Side note... I also have a puffer in a separate tank. So I was thinking that if these shrimp start to breed by chance it would be okay because I can feed them to my puffer.

 

[serena00]

Anybody??

 

[Pseudomugil]

Amano shrimp would be your best bet if you want shrimp. I kept a few zebra danios in a 10 gallon, but that tank was almost twice the size of yours so I'm not sure how that would work.

 

[serena00]

Yeah I don't want any fish... Leaning more towards shrimp or snails. Does that kind breed easily?

 

[ImACoolguy]

Pond snails are great for puffers but they WILL take over the tank..


Caleb

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[serena00]

Yeah that's what I'm scared of

 

[addisonnolann]

Ghost shrimp would be what I would go with. A betta may eat a shrimp here and there, but ghost shrimp are like 50 cents and are harder for fish to see.


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[serena00]

Okay perfect thank you so much!

 

[Pseudomugil]

Ya and ghost shrimp are probably the easiest breeding shrimp.

 

[serena00]

Oh nice. Any recommendations on amounts of ghost shrimp?

 

[Pseudomugil]

3 shrimp per betta I'd say.

 

[addisonnolann]

Ya and ghost shrimp are probably the easiest breeding shrimp.

Actually, I don't think they are. I'm fairly sure ghost shrimp need green water for their fry to live. I may be wrong, but that's what I've heard. Red cherry shrimp are easy to breed.


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[serena00]

I'm just looking for something cheap, easy to breed, and small enough for my puffers.

 

[addisonnolann]

Puffers prefer snails. I don't think shrimp would be a good long term choice for puffer food.


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[addisonnolann]

Red cherry shrimp should breed readily, but if your betta decides to eat them they will be a lot easier for him to find, and they are much more expensive.


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[serena00]

Okay thank you. I just went to my lfs and they are givin me snails for free because of infestation

 

[addisonnolann]

What type of snails?


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[serena00]

They said mystery

 

[ImACoolguy]

They said mystery

What do they look like? Mystery are quite big usually. I have no doubt a puffer could find a way to eat it though.


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[serena00]

Jut tons of tiny baby snails that are brown and round. Perfectly round no designs/patterns. I would take a picture but I can't at this time.