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06-26-2011, 12:39 AM
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What shrimp?
I want a shrimp that is an omnivore that will eat plant matter, fish food you know, just the yucky stuff that get's on the bottom of your tank( I know they don't eat waste). I have a gravel vacuum but I want some just to help out a little. Thx
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06-26-2011, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BettaKing
I want a shrimp that is an omnivorous shrimp that will eat plant matter, fish food you know, just the yucky stuff that get's on the bottom of your tank. I have a gravel vacuum but I want some just to help out a little. Thx
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What size aquarium?
What other inhabitants are in the aquarium?
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06-26-2011, 12:41 AM
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10 gal. and I female betta and 3 platies. And it is cycled.
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06-26-2011, 12:42 AM
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amano shrimp
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06-26-2011, 12:43 AM
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10 gal. and I female betta and 3 platies. And it is cycled. |
Any of the dwarf shrimp Ghost, Rudolph, Red Cherry's. Idk how big Amano's get but those might work.
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06-26-2011, 12:47 AM
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he needs a larger one so they dont get eatin by the betta so i think ghost or amano are best
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06-26-2011, 12:49 AM
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he needs a larger one so they dont get eatin by the betta so i think ghost or amano are best
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There is only one Female Betta, they are less agressive then Males and depending on the Betta's diposition they will most likely leave the shrimp alone
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06-26-2011, 12:51 AM
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Yeah my female is really laid back. She loves the Platies.  I need an all around scavenger. A good omnivore.
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06-26-2011, 02:01 AM
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RCS and amanos are great algae eaters. Ghost shrimp are good scavengers. My females bettas have a better track record with the colorless shrimp than the colored, FWIW.
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06-26-2011, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BettaKing
I want a shrimp that is an omnivore that will eat plant matter, fish food you know, just the yucky stuff that get's on the bottom of your tank( I know they don't eat waste). I have a gravel vacuum but I want some just to help out a little. Thx
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Get AES (amano shrimp), they'll eat any and everything. I have them in every tank I have.
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06-26-2011, 09:29 AM
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Yeah like most on here say, Amano shrimp is the way to go. They do a great job, mine even clean my filter and decorations.
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06-26-2011, 10:10 AM
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Ok then Amano it is! Thank you all!
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