Suspicious activity from Betta

genetics · 04-07-2006, 08:48 PM

Hi everyone,

I got home from work today, and went to my betta tank (which I am becoming hooked on, lol).
Anyways, as I was inspecting the tank to see if all is well, I noticed that one of my ghost shrimp laid upside-down. After removing this body from the tank, I took a close look at it in the net and realized that it the shrimp was ripped in 2 pieces.

And yes, I know you're probably thinking 'Betta cannot live with other animals', but I purchased g/shrimp after doing research concluding that they are successful 'tank-buddies'.

Anyways, I guess unexpected aquarium losses happen to everyone, and I wanted to share this story with you guys because I rely on your opinions a great deal.
So yeah, I'm curious if other betta enthusiasts have had a similar exp?

Thanks,

Christine · 04-07-2006, 10:23 PM

I've heard of it happening... I personally dont keep my shrimp with my bettas... in fact, I only keep my shrimp in tanks with fish when the tank is quite full of plants and hiding spots. My son had 2 guppies and a shrimp in a 2gallon and they ate him

If you have to keep something with him, you'd prolly do better with a snail.

MaryPa · 04-08-2006, 04:17 AM

My Bettas ate anything that fit in their mouths. I had on jump a divider and eat many guppy fry. I thought for sure she`d get bloated but never did. If the tank is big enough you can add a Wood ( Singapore shrimp),they`re too big for the betta to eat.

**Damon** · 04-08-2006, 09:49 PM

Bettas can have tankmates, but not all. SOme bettas eat shrimp (I've had 100's that will). SOme wont (I've had 100's that wont). It depends on the betta.

genetics · 04-08-2006, 10:50 PM

Wow, interesting.
So would you suggest I separate my G/shrimp from my betta even after this one incident? or do you think this is just 'bad luck'.

04-07-2006, 08:48 PM	#1
genetics Resident Geneticist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MD, USA Age: 25 Posts: 50	Suspicious activity from Betta Hi everyone, I got home from work today, and went to my betta tank (which I am becoming hooked on, lol). Anyways, as I was inspecting the tank to see if all is well, I noticed that one of my ghost shrimp laid upside-down. After removing this body from the tank, I took a close look at it in the net and realized that it the shrimp was ripped in 2 pieces. And yes, I know you're probably thinking 'Betta cannot live with other animals', but I purchased g/shrimp after doing research concluding that they are successful 'tank-buddies'. Anyways, I guess unexpected aquarium losses happen to everyone, and I wanted to share this story with you guys because I rely on your opinions a great deal. So yeah, I'm curious if other betta enthusiasts have had a similar exp? Thanks, __________________ Only 7% of our genes code for proteins necessary for our survival. The remaining 93% of our genes are.......... literally useless. The human genome has been sequenced, but the function of >90% of these genes are unknown.

04-08-2006, 04:17 AM	#3
MaryPa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenville,Pa. Age: 58 Posts: 272	My Bettas ate anything that fit in their mouths. I had on jump a divider and eat many guppy fry. I thought for sure she`d get bloated but never did. If the tank is big enough you can add a Wood ( Singapore shrimp),they`re too big for the betta to eat. __________________ 125 gal. 5 Clown Loaches 4 Phantom Tetras 8 Hyphessobrycon vilmae tetras 1 SAE 1 ABN Pleco 5 Bronze Cory 9 Gold barbs 55gal 1 Angelicus 1 Clown Pleco 1 ABN Pleco 12 cories 2 Discus 55 gal Severum, Blood Parrot 55 1 Threadfin Rainbow 4 cherry Barbs CT Betta 2 Bumble Bee Catfish1 Swordtail Guppy Male 29 gal Platies 29gal Cories 29gal Endlers and RCS 10 Swordtail guppy females and fry

04-08-2006, 09:49 PM	#4
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Bettas can have tankmates, but not all. SOme bettas eat shrimp (I've had 100's that will). SOme wont (I've had 100's that wont). It depends on the betta. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

04-08-2006, 10:50 PM	#5
genetics Resident Geneticist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MD, USA Age: 25 Posts: 50	Wow, interesting. So would you suggest I separate my G/shrimp from my betta even after this one incident? or do you think this is just 'bad luck'. __________________ Only 7% of our genes code for proteins necessary for our survival. The remaining 93% of our genes are.......... literally useless. The human genome has been sequenced, but the function of >90% of these genes are unknown.

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04-07-2006, 10:23 PM	#2
Christine Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 860	I've heard of it happening... I personally dont keep my shrimp with my bettas... in fact, I only keep my shrimp in tanks with fish when the tank is quite full of plants and hiding spots. My son had 2 guppies and a shrimp in a 2gallon and they ate him If you have to keep something with him, you'd prolly do better with a snail.

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