Interested on making a good tank

[jnmrcs]

Hi. I have a male betta in a tank. (more info) (http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/ftopict-742.html) I wanted to add more fish and a shrimp. I thought on a ghost shrimp.

Can I do that? Any advice? Thanks.

[rollie]

do not see why not. the ghost shrimp is small, so some fish just might eat him.

[jnmrcs]

Some people told me about give to the ghost shrimp where to hide. So I'm trying to find that before buy the ghost shrimp.

Thanks for your help.

[rollie]

if he got somewhere to hide, and you stay with smaller type fish, he might be okay.

[William]

Yes. But there is a danger with Betta and Ghostshrimp since Betta fish can be aggressive and could kill the shrimp. I do however know that people keep them together, just a worst case scenario.

[rollie]

that is very true. i had seen some mean betta! but i had seen some mean neon to!

[William]

LOL. Yes its very much up to the fish in question. I had a group of 10 small killer discus once. They where about 2 inch / 5 cm and among other things killed a pair of 10 inch nicaragua cichlids, an 8 inch dempsey and a pair of fully grown convicts which they where temp housed with. And I was afraid for the Discus putting them in that tank.

[rollie]

they show you, but you must remeber discus is cichlids!

[William]

Yes, they are. But usually timid cichlids while the other fish in questions also were cichlids, Big mean cichlids.

[jnmrcs]

I will have alot of hiding spots but anyway I will also have a smaller tank just in case I have to move the ghost shrimps. Thanks for all the advices.

[rollie]

you are very welcome!