Should I Get Some Bumble Bee Shrimp?

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So I have a 6 gallon tank that is getting re-scaped and re-stocked ASAP. It is cycled and currently contains 1 female betta, 2 male guppies and 3 red tail rasboras(getting 2 more hopefully). I will be getting a second 6 gallon and moving the male guppies and rasboras into that one when cycled(which shouldn't take to long as I will be using mature media for the filter) and I will be converting the current one into a female betta tank. I'm wondering if I could have 3-4 bumble bee shrimp in this tank with 3-4 female betta's? If not what about getting them to go with the guppies and rasboras?
I can't get them to go in my 15 gallon tank for obvious reasons.

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This is the current tank.
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Cheers,
Paradise<3!
 
So I have a 6 gallon tank that is getting re-scaped and re-stocked ASAP. It is cycled and currently contains 1 female betta, 2 male guppies and 3 red tail rasboras(getting 2 more hopefully).
6 gallon is too small for the red tail rasboras (Rasbora borapetensis) as they can get to over 2 inches / 5 cm. You should consider replacing them with ember tetras or espei (not harlequin) rasboras which grow to only just over 1 inch / 3cm.

I will be getting a second 6 gallon and moving the male guppies and rasboras into that one when cycled(which shouldn't take to long as I will be using mature media for the filter) and I will be converting the current one into a female betta tank. I'm wondering if I could have 3-4 bumble bee shrimp in this tank with 3-4 female betta's?
Bettas can shred each other in something that small. You should consider a 2*1*1 ft (14 gallons) tank for a sorority. Shrimp may work, but unlikely.

If not what about getting them to go with the guppies and rasboras?
Yes, that would work.

I can't get them to go in my 15 gallon tank for obvious reasons.
Not so obvious, what do you keep there?
 
So I have a 6 gallon tank that is getting re-scaped and re-stocked ASAP. It is cycled and currently contains 1 female betta, 2 male guppies and 3 red tail rasboras(getting 2 more hopefully).
6 gallon is too small for the red tail rasboras (Rasbora borapetensis) as they can get to over 2 inches / 5 cm. You should consider replacing them with ember tetras or espei (not harlequin) rasboras which grow to only just over 1 inch / 3cm.

I will be getting a second 6 gallon and moving the male guppies and rasboras into that one when cycled(which shouldn't take to long as I will be using mature media for the filter) and I will be converting the current one into a female betta tank. I'm wondering if I could have 3-4 bumble bee shrimp in this tank with 3-4 female betta's?
Bettas can shred each other in something that small. You should consider a 2*1*1 ft (14 gallons) tank for a sorority. Shrimp may work, but unlikely.

If not what about getting them to go with the guppies and rasboras?
Yes, that would work.

I can't get them to go in my 15 gallon tank for obvious reasons.
Not so obvious, what do you keep there?

I understand about the betta's. I may swap my lone female for a lone male then and just keep him with some Otocinclus cats. I think my red tails are on their way out anyway because I just fed them and one isn't eating, has lost all colour and is getting very skinny. The other two are acting a little odd as well. They are quite old now though, the shop had had them in for about 2-3 years when I got them because no-one was buying them so I took them. They were discounted because of their age. I'll get the shrimp for the guppy tank, maybe I'll just have male guppies instead of having guppies and tetras/rasboras. They can't go in my 15 gallon tank because I have a breeding pair of paradise fish in that tank... The male isn't even fully grown and he's 3" long, the female is 2-2.5" long and still growing.

Cheers,
Paradise<3!
 

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