Suggestions of filter feeder for betta breeding tank

[stormhawk]

Not if you intend for them to be fish food. In the wild, bettas feed on them anyway, so no difference.

They are only pests if they compete with your shrimplets for food and look disgusting to you. They do keep the tank bottom clean though.

[GuppyLover]

Uhh , I guess bettas can keep their population in check if I do add them. But they look rather disgusting from this video though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuF_pEYvKMQ .
If I do decide to get them , where to find them? Lol.

[Emokidz]

Seed shrimp are really cute actually! They look like small drunken bubble bees flying around. Haha!

[stormhawk]

The shrimp hobbyists should have these seed shrimp in some tanks. Since they view them as pests, would be best to ask them for their unwanted pests.

[johannes]

If you need scavengers for uneaten processed food e.g. pellets, flakes, etc. you can use snails too, such as apple snails or ramshorn snails.
They are quite harmless and less likely to be eaten by the Bettas

[GuppyLover]

I think snails may not be a good idea. My dad doesn't like the idea of snails on the glass tanks and booming of their population.

[Emokidz]

Apple snails dont reproduce that readily in my tanks. And they work great for me since I have no substrate in all my betta tanks. Personally, I keep 1 apple snail per 1 ft tank.

[GuppyLover]

Do apple snails have specific genders or they can reproduce from one snail itself? How much do they cost in LFS?

[stormhawk]

They are not hermaphroditic snails so they will need both sexes to reproduce. A single apple snail will not reproduce in your tank, unless it has mated before. Ramshorn snails, especially the darker ones, will reproduce quickly in some tanks.

[GuppyLover]

Thanks stormhawk. Is this how an apple snail looks like? http://www.google.com.sg/imgres?q=ap...:0&tx=71&ty=13

[GuppyLover]

Apple snails dont reproduce that readily in my tanks. And they work great for me since I have no substrate in all my betta tanks. Personally, I keep 1 apple snail per 1 ft tank.

Do they eat plants? I'm putting my bettas in a planted tank.

[Emokidz]

Yup that's an apple snail. They eat plants when they get hungry. Some of mine eat everything including my windelov ferns. Others leave them alone totally or eat dying matter only. They are good cleaners for tanks with no substrate though. Like grow out tanks. Their droppings encourage infusoria growth. just be careful when they die. Not funny... : /

[GuppyLover]

Oh oh. I just got myself an apple snail. It started eating some of my plants instead of the left over food.

[GuppyLover]

Have no idea to edit but

Edit: It started eating my plants because there were no leftover food even though there are some decaying plants.

[Emokidz]

Maybe it's eating the decaying matter then. That's a good thing actually. Just continue to watch over it to see if it consumes the other parts of the plant.

[Emokidz]

Oh, I just realised that you were selling the snail. Haha! You can try pygmy cories.

[GuppyLover]

Yeah I am. My dad doesn't like snails. Even if it is so nice. I don't think I would want any other fishes in the tank. Sakura shrimps perhaps? I don't mind some of the shrimplets getting snacked on.

[Emokidz]

It really depends on the type of betta you're keeping with them. The bigger betta will make short work of adult shrimp too.

[GuppyLover]

Was planning to keep channoides.

[Emokidz]

ohhh.. get those wood shrimp then. They work fine imo.