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is there a filter in your tank?
I'm looking for ornamental invertebrate that wont't destrop plants or eat other invertebrates.
Planning of putting them with my bettas so they cant be too big or produce too much biomass and can't be prey/predator species (no shrimp)
Pictures, common name and Scientific name greatly appreciated!
is there a filter in your tank?
Originally Posted by lucasjiang
unfortunately no.
forgot to state that.
the tanks are just run of the mill betta tanks.
Never create what you can't control
How big is the tank exactly? I have said this before, we are not clairvoyants, so information on the tank setup would really be helpful for others to help you, yeah?
If the tanks are really too small, small invertebrates are likely to be food for the Betta, while larger invertebrates will stretch the bioload. So I would not be too keen to recommend any.
around 15 x 10 x 15 thereabouts. sorry about the miscomunnications ^^
Last edited by Quixotic; 29th Jul 2008 at 00:32. Reason: Remove immediate quote
Never create what you can't control
In cm or inches? If in cm, assuming you only have a single Betta sp. in the tank, then I would think perhaps a nerite snail would just about be okay, providing the pH isn't too low. Shrimps are definitely no-no, will end up as snacks. Just in case, get one which is larger than your fish's mouth.
There are many species of nerites, horned nerite is one of them. Picture courtesy of Justikanz.
If in inches, then a few Caridina multidentata (Yamato shrimps) can also be kept. You can choose larger ones, which will be too big to fit into your fish's mouth.
Picture courtesy of valice.
will the nerite snail crawl out of the tank?
Never create what you can't control
Depends on how you keep the water conditions, if they don't like it, they will probably try to escape.
I'm interested in what are the water conditions that are good for the horned snails? Do they breed easily?
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