What shrimp?

[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

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

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

What size aquarium?

What other inhabitants are in the aquarium?

 

[BettaKing]

10 gal. and I female betta and 3 platies. And it is cycled.

 

[allaboutfish]

amano shrimp

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

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.

 

[allaboutfish]

he needs a larger one so they dont get eatin by the betta so i think ghost or amano are best

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

he needs a larger one so they dont get eatin by the betta so i think ghost or amano are best

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

 

[BettaKing]

Yeah my female is really laid back. She loves the Platies. I need an all around scavenger. A good omnivore.

 

[siva]

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.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

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

Get AES (amano shrimp), they'll eat any and everything. I have them in every tank I have.

 

[warthog76za]

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.

 

[BettaKing]

Ok then Amano it is! Thank you all!