My betta ripped my shrimp in half

[Benji k]

I just watched my betta rip my red cherry shrimp in half and he’s still alive will he grow back his body.

 

[Back in the fold]

Feisty little buggers those Bettas .

 

[Benji k]

Feisty little buggers those Bettas .

He sees the shrimp and rips him in half and then the shrimp is still alive and hidein the plants lol

 

[Back in the fold]

I like how Bettas slowly stalk their prey , getting up close and sizing up the situation and then BAM ! Good night Irene.

 

[Benji k]

I like how Bettas slowly stalk their prey , getting up close and sizing up the situation and then BAM ! Good night Irene.

Yeah lucky the baby shrimp are fast and as soon as the betta move they just zoom away

 

[Benji k]

Do you think shrimp will live or die a slow death

 

[Rocky99813 23]

How much of his body is gone?? I mean the shrimp could still kinda be "alive" but not really ALIVE. Just dying slowly. His whole system is in shock.
If ite just a little bit of it's tails it COULD be ok... But if its his body ripped in half like you said, then no.

 

[Benji k]

How much of his body is gone?? I mean the shrimp could still kinda be "alive" but not really ALIVE. Just dying slowly. His whole system is in shock.
If ite just a little bit of it's tails it COULD be ok... But if its his body ripped in half like you said, then no.

Yeah it’s like his tail and a little bit up his body but I think the betta has found the rest of his body if he brings it to the front I’ll get a pic.

 

[Back in the fold]

Do you think shrimp will live or die a slow death

Start building his little coffin.

 

[Benji k]

Start building his little coffin.

Oh no maybe might need two now he’s chasing his girlfriend around ahahah why is this so funny to watch

 

[Rocky99813 23]

Oh no maybe might need two now he’s chasing his girlfriend around ahahah why is this so funny to watch

Well live feeding I suppose
Not really funny, their dying... But I could see why its entertaining to watch the bettas hunt.

 

[Benji k]

Well live feeding I suppose
Not really funny, their dying... But I could see why its entertaining to watch the bettas hunt.

Yeah hope he doesn’t eat the other ones I don’t want to by more funny how he just sneaks up and then the shrimp turn around and the bettas just ther.

 

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Oh no maybe might need two now he’s chasing his girlfriend around ahahah why is this so funny to watch

Why ? Because it is. I'm laughing just reading about it.

 

[Benji k]

Why ? Because it is. I'm laughing just reading about it.

The shrimp don’t have a chance I feel so bad if I was the shrimp I would go hide in the plants but ther just sitting on the piece of wood waiting for him.

 

[Back in the fold]

@Rocky998 A basic fact of life is that the big fish always eats the little fish. Always. It's happening in millions of places right now all over the world. And , sad to say , almost all of us are closet sadists and like watching it.