giantlumberjack Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Hello, so a few weeks ago I bought a female Betta for my 20 gallon, but then a week after my mother wanted to get me a surprise and she got me a really beautiful Male Betta. Obviously I could not refuse such a nice gift from my mother, but the problem now is, can I put them in the same tank with little drawbacks? I have a 10 Gallon shrimp Tank that I could put one in if it is ever a problem, the only thing is I've heard that you can have a better live happily in a shrimp but one day just develop a taste for said shrimp and end up eating them all... Give me a bit and I will get you some pictures of both tanks and Betta's if you guys want to see them. Edited October 2, 2022 by giantlumberjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 What kind of shrimp are they @giantlumberjack? Amanos are relatively safe I have found, whereas cherry shrimp need a thick ‘lawn’ of micro sword to keep them alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantlumberjack Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 They are Blue cherry shrimps. Mmm so should I set up a another new aquarium for one of the m the,? The Female looks young, small and did not develop her colors yet. Don't know if that can help with something. On 10/2/2022 at 10:29 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: What kind of shrimp are they @giantlumberjack? Amanos are relatively safe I have found, whereas cherry shrimp need a thick ‘lawn’ of micro sword to keep them alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Males and females can only be put together for breeding purposes. You can divide the 20 gallon with a screen if you don’t want to put a betta with the shrimp. But many members here have bettas with shrimp and shrimplets and from what I can tell have had no issues with predation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 4:38 PM, giantlumberjack said: They are Blue cherry shrimps. Mmm so should I set up a another new aquarium for one of the m the,? The Female looks young, small and did not develop her colors yet. Don't know if that can help with something. A screen is best ( unless you want to set up another aquarium which I fully understand 🙃) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I kept my female betta with shrimp she wasn't really fussed about them but I made sure the tank was full of shrimp hiding places. You probably won't see your shrimp as much of there is a fish in the tank though. I kept two Betta in a divided tank for awhile (made the divider out of plastic canvas). In the end I moved them into separate tanks though as one seemed stressed (constant glass surfing) possibly because it could see/smell the other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantlumberjack Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 11:41 AM, Flumpweesel said: I kept my female betta with shrimp she wasn't really fussed about them but I made sure the tank was full of shrimp hiding places. You probably won't see your shrimp as much of there is a fish in the tank though. I kept two Betta in a divided tank for awhile (made the divider out of plastic canvas). In the end I moved them into separate tanks though as one seemed stressed (constant glass surfing) possibly because it could see/smell the other. Ok, that's good to know, wanted to not have to remake another aquarium but if its better this way then I guess I will have no choice. By the way who would be better in the 20 Gallon? The male or female? I think Males have territories so I think it would be better to keep him in the big one but what do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Males tend to defend small territories in the wild, and mine was quite content downsizing from a 35 gal. Females also tend to be less aggressive, and therefore do better in community tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantlumberjack Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 1:14 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Males tend to defend small territories in the wild, and mine was quite content downsizing from a 35 gal. Females also tend to be less aggressive, and therefore do better in community tanks. On 10/2/2022 at 11:41 AM, Flumpweesel said: I kept my female betta with shrimp she wasn't really fussed about them but I made sure the tank was full of shrimp hiding places. You probably won't see your shrimp as much of there is a fish in the tank though. I kept two Betta in a divided tank for awhile (made the divider out of plastic canvas). In the end I moved them into separate tanks though as one seemed stressed (constant glass surfing) possibly because it could see/smell the other. Alright I will put thee male in the 7 Gal. Thank you all for the help. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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