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I have a Betta who currently shares his 5 gallon with a single mystery snail. However soon I will be upgrading them to a 10 gallon and I would like to add a few more inhabitants.

My Betta is very gentle he does not bother anything I have only ever even seen him flare once and that was at his thermometer. I know many say its Iffy to keep a betta in with shrimp but I keep him well fed

My question is with 2-3 mystery snails and a betta how many shrimp would you put in?

I have a moderately planted tank but I plan to add more and I have two hiding logs and driftwood

I think it's up to you how many you would like to put in. I would put in none because I wouldn't want the Betta to eat them. If you aren't concerned with that, then maybe start with a few, see how it goes, and add more? I feel like 10 gallons could support a whole lot of shrimp though. If there are enough hiding places then maybe the shrimp would be somewhat safe.

A "gentle" Betta will still be hungry at some point. Unless your shrimp are too large to be swallowed, the Betta will most likely try to eat them. And even if they are too large to be swallowed, Bettas (and similar micropredatory fish) may try to take the shrimp apart piece by piece.