Think Better On His Own..

[jenny6165]

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[unspoken930]

Well, first off, tetras or any schooling fish for that matter should be kept alone. Its bad for them.
Seccondly, bettas dont like fish with much color, and some, if not most will not tolerate any fish except the very natural looking ones such as some corys and otos.
Keeping him in the tank with the shrimp is a good plan, as long as he doesnt attack them too. It all depends on the personality of the fish though, some are fine with fish, some are and I personally wouldnt take the chance.

 

[willtang3000]

Well, first off, tetras or any schooling fish for that matter should be kept alone. Its bad for them.
Seccondly, bettas dont like fish with much color, and some, if not most will not tolerate any fish except the very natural looking ones such as some corys and otos.
Keeping him in the tank with the shrimp is a good plan, as long as he doesnt attack them too. It all depends on the personality of the fish though, some are fine with fish, some are and I personally wouldnt take the chance.

yes would agree but shrimps and bettas a no no once they found them the betta will most likely eat them probably during the shrimps molt so its better to leave the shrimps with the other fish

 

[jollysue]

Some Betta will be fine in communities, and others will not tolerate any mates--as has already been said.

Some will do well with shrimp. (I am not familiar with Yamato Shrimp--did you research them?)

This Betta will probably not do well with any other habitants.

Schooling fish should be kept in schools: they are very vulnerable singley, and Tetras are very nippy in schools.

It would work better for you and avoid some complications if you research your fish before buying.

Is your tank cycled?

 

[t.ropical_m.istx3]

Well, first off, tetras or any schooling fish for that matter should be kept alone. Its bad for them.
Seccondly, bettas dont like fish with much color, and some, if not most will not tolerate any fish except the very natural looking ones such as some corys and otos.
Keeping him in the tank with the shrimp is a good plan, as long as he doesnt attack them too. It all depends on the personality of the fish though, some are fine with fish, some are and I personally wouldnt take the chance.

yes would agree but shrimps and bettas a no no once they found them the betta will most likely eat them probably during the shrimps molt so its better to leave the shrimps with the other fish

i had a ghost shrimp in with my betta and they got along fine.

 

[mommyof2bettas]

You shouldn't put bettas with tetras. Tetras nip at their fins and the bettas will chase them.

 

[jollysue]

Well, first off, tetras or any schooling fish for that matter should be kept alone. Its bad for them.
Seccondly, bettas dont like fish with much color, and some, if not most will not tolerate any fish except the very natural looking ones such as some corys and otos.
Keeping him in the tank with the shrimp is a good plan, as long as he doesnt attack them too. It all depends on the personality of the fish though, some are fine with fish, some are and I personally wouldnt take the chance.

yes would agree but shrimps and bettas a no no once they found them the betta will most likely eat them probably during the shrimps molt so its better to leave the shrimps with the other fish

i had a ghost shrimp in with my betta and they got along fine.

It depends on the Betta. Many, Many Betta will eat ghost shrimp. There are some shrimp that will hurt the Betta when they get big enough. This Betta is aggressive towards its tankmates, so an acceptable shrimp may not work with him. And I don't know what a Yamato shrimp is? How big does it get? Does it get aggressive? Some shrimp do!

 

[jenny6165]

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[jollysue]

I'm glad he is happier.

Yes, the Betta bioload is low. That with their labrynth means that they do well with some care even in uncycled tanks. I asked because of the loss of the other fish.

I found the post by wuv on the shrimp thing:

QUOTE (BettasRFriends @ Jun 24 2005, 03:14 PM)
About the ghost shrimp, do you think they can live with bettas once they're like over an inch in length because I have a ghost shrimp over an inch and I was wondering if it as alright.

[wuvmybetta's reply]
I was going to comment on that as well. In my experience it is really,really easy to be sold 'prawn' instead of ghosties. Ghost shrimp have a soft shell and they're an easy kill....but prawn they're tougher and they grow quite HUGE. Well over 3 or 4 inches in length. I've had several escape the mouths of my cichlids in the big tanks and after they grow to a certain length they get downright nasty. They'll snap at the fish and try to catch them. I can't even tell you how many times I peered in my smaller fish tank and found them munching on my khulies Or chasing my bigger fish. They're horrible. I would never recommend one with a betta.
A ghost shrimp, over an inch, should be ok. Just be sure it's a ghost shrimp [wuvmybetta's reply]

Acceptable betta tankmates pinned topic

 

[oddball_lover]

As far as I know, Yamato shrimp is just another name for Amano shrimp

 

[jollysue]

Are Amano the same as ghosties? I have not had shrimp, you see.

 

[oddball_lover]

No, Amano are different to Ghost shrimp.


Amano/Yamato shrimp = Caradina japonica.

These have a stripe down their back.


Ghost shrimp = Natantia spp.

These are pretty much see-through, and the one most commonly seen normally have little blue veins running through their bodies.

Type the names into Google images, and you should be able to see the differences

 

[Glod]

Amano / Yamato shrimp are the same thing (assuming they were correctly identified in the first place). Neither are a threat to fish unless the fish is already dead. They only have short manipulating pincers, not long claws. They live off scraps of fish food, plant litter and bio film. If they're really pushed they may even eat some algae

If the Betta doesn't bother with them then they will probably be fine. Yamato get to about 2 inches full grown, as long as they have somewhere to hide while moulting they should be ok.

 

[jenny6165]

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