Ghost Shrimp in Betta tank to eat algae?

Hey all! Fishlore edited my title so that’s not what I’m asking haha not sure how to fix that but-
To start off this post to make it clearer- no I am not asking if my betta will get along with ghost shrimp or shrimp in general. I have a heavily planted 10 gallon tank with a mystery snail and a betta.

My two questions are:

1. I have some mild algae growth (some hair algae) and my tank is decently aged so I was wondering if ghost shrimp would enjoy the algae and tank
2. My only concern if the safety of my betta fish, I’m worried he could attempt to eat a shrimp and choke and get hurt. I know this may seem silly but I’ve seen my dwarf gourami in my larger community tank eat a plant stem and have trouble swallowing it (he’s totally fine now but it was a stressful ten minutes lol). I’m not asking if my betta will get along with the shrimp, I’m asking about safety because I’ve seen posts where the betta died from choking on the shrimp
Thanks I’m advance! I asked this elsewhere and everyone thought I was asking if my betta will get along with the shrimp- not answering my question about safety. I hope this makes sense- is it possible for him to get hurt and how likely which I think can be answered separately from if they’ll get along. I just want to know the risks

 

I have kept all sizes of shrimp with betta. Never an issue. Baby shrimp is a good food source for the betta .

 

Ghost shrimp may munch a bit on the hair algae, but I don't know if they will eat it all. The best way to get rid of it is to keep the tank in the dark for a few days, and maybe add a floating plant or two to soak up some of the nitrates. You can remove hair algae by cleaning the decor, and removing most of it with your hands (that's what I did). Then turn off the lights for a while, and keep it out of the sun. I covered my tank with a towel.

I think the real issue with bettas eating shrimp would be if the betta got bloated from it. Bettas can have a pretty delicate digestive system. Since ghost shrimp get a bit bigger, they are usually pretty safe from bettas eating them. Baby shrimp would be a whole different issue. They might get eaten.

Hope this helps!

 

Thanks everyone for the replies! Also fishlore edited my title lol not sure how to fix it back I’ll try the shrimp. I actually like algae in my tanks it looks natural to me but I think I will add in some floating plants

 

Just FYI, I keep ghost shrimp with my betta & have had no issues with choking. What I've observed is betta dismembering slightly larger prey shrimp before chewing them up. In my experience, ghost shrimp don't tend to reproduce easily at all so there are rarely baby shrimp, just the giants that betta hasn't managed to kill & ignores once they've reached maturity.

What I have been concerned about is that ghost shrimp sold as feeders are not always the non-predatory shrimp we expect. There are varieties labelled glass or ghost shrimp that can be aggressive. I don't remember the name off-hand, but did at one point have to cull a couple of the long-armed guys to keep betta fins intact.

Otherwise, I've experienced no choking betta issues with shrimp but have seen them galvanized by the hunt. Sometimes they just like them to hunt but not eat & I either fish the uneaten bodies out or let the snails clean them up.

Just algae hasn't been enough to sustain my ghost shrimp tho. They can be pretty picky about the kind of algae they'll eat but seem to enjoy sinking pellets made for omnivores.

Hope it helps.

 

Just FYI, I keep ghost shrimp with my betta & have had no issues with choking. What I've observed is betta dismembering slightly larger prey shrimp before chewing them up. In my experience, ghost shrimp don't tend to reproduce easily at all so there are rarely baby shrimp, just the giants that betta hasn't managed to kill & ignores once they've reached maturity.

What I have been concerned about is that ghost shrimp sold as feeders are not always the non-predatory shrimp we expect. There are varieties labelled glass or ghost shrimp that can be aggressive. I don't remember the name off-hand, but did at one point have to cull a couple of the long-armed guys to keep betta fins intact.

Otherwise, I've experienced no choking betta issues with shrimp but have seen them galvanized by the hunt. Sometimes they just like them to hunt but not eat & I either fish the uneaten bodies out or let the snails clean them up.

Just algae hasn't been enough to sustain my ghost shrimp tho. They can be pretty picky about the kind of algae they'll eat but seem to enjoy sinking pellets made for omnivores.

Hope it helps.

Ok thanks! I’ll have to make sure I’m getting the correct ghost shrimp for sure, I’ve heard this problem popping up recently