Marine Bettas?

[a;lksdjf]

Hello I have heard a lot of conflicting information about whether marine bettas are easy to care for or should only be attempted by experts. I have a 45 gallon and I was thinking about getting one depending on how easy/hard they are to care for. This is my first saltwater tank. My current fish are 2 ocellaris clowns, 3 blue-green chromis, and a fire fish and I'm planning on getting a royal gramma basslet and either a valentini puffer or a red-lined wrasse (probably the wrasse because I really like my inverts and I have plans for a BTA and a tuxedo urchin once the tank is more established). And would a betta on top of these fish be too heavy on my bioload?

 

[Tahoe61]

They are cryptic fish that prefer dark areas and is more active at night. Betta need caves and will spend the majority of time in the rock work. They can get very large and would gladly eat your chromis and fire fish once mature. It's my opinion that your current tank is too small.

 

[Carterfish]

Chromis May disappear. They aren’t necessarily for expert though. I think their easy to care for. Tank size might be too small.

 

[Mark Gray]

I like Bettas, but they do tend to hide a lot in the day, they also will sometimes get a taste for Shrimp. I have never had any of the tank raised ones they are your best bet easier to feed, I do not have any right now Good luck

 

[Fudsey]

I have had 2 over the years and one was in a 45G. They are an easy fish to care for but can be very finicky eaters. One took a while to eat frozen food and I had to feed ghost shrimp or feeder fish for a while before he started accepting frozen. The other came accepting frozen and was much easier to feed. I think it was tank raised and was acclimated to eating frozen. They love to hide but will come out occasionally. I would love another but will only think about getting a tank raised one, if possible.

 

[eatbreakfast]

They like dimly lit tanks, otherwise they will hide alot. They are very hardy. I have kept them with pretty small fish without issue. Shrimp are definitely on the menu.

 

[Richie27]

i have one we feed her shrimp on a stick very peaceful fish bothers no one in tank

 

[a;lksdjf]

I have had 2 over the years and one was in a 45G. They are an easy fish to care for but can be very finicky eaters. One took a while to eat frozen food and I had to feed ghost shrimp or feeder fish for a while before he started accepting frozen. The other came accepting frozen and was much easier to feed. I think it was tank raised and was acclimated to eating frozen. They love to hide but will come out occasionally. I would love another but will only think about getting a tank raised one, if possible.

do you think my scarlet skunk cleaner or fire shrimp would be on the menu if I got one?

 

[Mark Gray]

do you think my scarlet skunk cleaner or fire shrimp would be on the menu if I got one?

I have had 2 one ate shrimp one did not. I think if you can find a tank raised small one you might be ok I have never had a tank raised one but they are more likely to eat about anything you give them, if you do get one post pictures

 

[eatbreakfast]

Depends on the size of the betta and the size of the shrimp. My marine bettas were small when I got them. They are big now, but the skunk and blood shrimp they are with are pretty big. There haven't been issues. But any peppermint shrimp I have tried to add have been eaten.

 

[Fudsey]

Can't say anything more than what has been said about shrimp

 

[Richie27]

I have a cleaner shrimp and I blood shrimp with my beta I just keep her fed well I chop up shrimp that I buy from shop rite put it on a little stack and she comes up and eats it right off the stick