Protecting dwarf shrimp from predators

Okay, after the bettas figured out that the red dwarf shrimp were actually an expensive appetizer (well, they kinda are), I decided I needed a place for the shrimp to hide, so I constructed a shelter for them to evacuate to.

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It uses the same needlepoint plastic canvas as the dividers with the pieces smoothed and attached using an aquarium compatible silicone.

(Insert photo of it installed)

I just hope they don’t stay in there all the time. Time, and hopefully the population, will tell.