Ghost shrimp attack

[jshchrtn]

Today In my 5 gallon betta tank found the ghost shrimp that were its tank mates for the last 3 months attacking the betta.  They had shredded its tail back by 25%, the 4 ghost shrimp were removed immediately and the tank was dosed with bettafix... fish looks stressed hope it does alright!  Just don't know why they chose today to attack the betta on inspection last night there was no damaged fins and fish and shrimp were both fine.  Definetly regret the addition of the ghost shrimp.

[exv152]

I've heard of them attacking sick or dying fish, and have also heard ghost shrimp sold aren't always ghost shrimp but instead Macrobrachium shrimp commonly mistaken for ghost. I'd bring them back to the store they came from or keep them separate indefinitely because they will eat all of the beta's fins if allowed.

[morrom]

That is strange indeed.
My beta wont have another living thing in the tank, he is simply the worst tank mate every. Shrimp he eats, I tryed ammno`s thinking they be big enough to not look like a snack... Wrong.
Would you be able to post a pick or your problem shrimp?

[jshchrtn]

I already sent the shrimps back to the store, they were sold as ghost shrimp and look like the ghost shrimp i googled online.  My betta died the next day. Just weird the shrimp ran from the betta until sunday when they attacked the betta.  From now on i'll just keep a tiger snail with the replacement betta.

[Fishnut]

The Ghost Shrimp can have attitudes and in a small enclosure, they could have most definitely attacked the  betta.  However if the betta was already on it's way out, the shrimp wold have likely sensed that and decided to get a head start on the meal.  They do, after all, eat dead fish.  Aquatic life is very cruel!

Bettas are odd creatures in the sense that some of them are friendly towards other species and some are not.  I've been able to keep amano shrimp with mine...larger adult amanos at 2". It was also a 5 gallon tank with lots of foliage.