Moving my betta

[ndw]

I have a male betta in a community tank with a few other fish, he has been fine with the others since I've had him but I bought a 5 gallon tank as I want to transfer him to his own tank I have a few questions
1. Will this have an effect on him seem as he's been in community for a few month and 2. How are bettas with shrimp as I am thinking of having a few shrimp in with him

 

[Nils]

He should be fine by himself, they aren't very social creatures in the first place, and with shrimp, it totally depends on your beta, and his/her personality, so you could test it with a few ghost shrimp, which re hard to see, and if they're still alive after a while you could try cherries. Hope this helped.

Nils

 

[ndw]

Thank you. He seems like a very placid betta. My first attempt with a betta in a community and I was shocked at how relaxed and unbothered he is so Id like to think he would be ok with a couple of cherry shrimp.

 

[jasmin1502]

Just watch out because I had a betta that after I moved him he got fin Rot which can be due to suddenly moving a fish into a different tank or can be from fluorescent lighting


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[ImACoolguy]

He might be timid at first. Mine pouted when I put a tank divider in his 10 gallon kingdom.

Like stated, with bettas, everything is a hit or miss depending on their personality. RCS are notorious to become food or just get harassed by bettas because of their bright coloration. If you were to do shrimp I would try Amano or Glass shrimp. They are less colorful and harder for the Betta to see.


Caleb

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