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walls
03-06-2006, 10:18 PM
Was at my LFS and they were selling Bamboo Shrimp. I have never seen these before and was wondering if they are a hardy species? They were pretty big, about 2" but the kid working at the store said that they were harmless to even small fish. True or not??
THANKS!
FlammingWoodChuck
03-06-2006, 10:20 PM
I had one a long time ago. He didnt harm any of my fish. They are filter feeders. Have Fans to collect Food particles from the air. My advice if u do get 1 Make sure that there is NO WAY from it to escape. and if u are missing yours check your filter first. Mine went up into there and when i chnaged the filter media He would pop out
rottbo
03-06-2006, 10:22 PM
harmless is right but they dont always do good i have had several two ended up on my floor the other lasted a long time but then died for no apparent reason
Thanks for the info guys I think im gonna pass on these.
Don't pass them up!
I have 3 right now in my planted 35. One is two years old, one is a little over a year, the the thrid is new.
They are really cool, they sit in the filter flow with their little "fans" open to catch food. I have a power head near the bottom of my tank and they also sit in front of that. They will crawl around and pick stuff off the gravel sometimes. They change colors from bright red to orange and brown.
They like soft to neutral clean water with high flow areas so they can fan for food.
They are also known as wood shrimp and singapore shrimp.
BigPleco
03-07-2006, 9:30 PM
Yeah theyre pretty cool little guys! I had a couple of them some years back and they were pretty fun to observe! Go for it!
Never had one so much as molest a neon and they will eat flake food that is drifted to them.
Catfish_Junkie
03-11-2006, 11:20 PM
Yeah I love these shrimp. I plan to have a community of different types of shrimp, they are definately on my list. Get a few they sell them for $6 here at Petco.
Never had one so much as molest a neon
best saying ever
dmarinko
04-23-2006, 8:41 PM
true i have one and they are so peaceful and cool
nick h
04-30-2006, 11:49 AM
yeah they add that little bit of something to my planted tank. they never bother me and are real low maintenance. thats not to say they arent cool tho. id get em.
They do sometimes die for no apparent reason
Anyone know for sure or have an opinion if the Bamboo shrimp are from cold water or tropical water?
And if they are pure fresh or should have some salt?
Our LFS keeps the bamboo shrimp in cold water (goldfish section), and they seem to do great. I bought a few several times and put them into my community 30gallon and they never lasted very long.
I want to try again, but it just breaks my heart every time they die.
yea, anyone know if these guys could survive in brackish water? they would be ideal for my tank... just wat i need to help maintain it...
They are also sold as wood, Singapore, fan, and flower shrimp. They do best at a near neutral pH but are adaptable, they are sensitive to temperature changes and need temps between mid 70s F to mid 80s, They collect alwost all their food from the water column itself, espesially where there is a bit of currnt, They are a bit soft bodied so many fish eat them.
They will accept moderately brackish environment and their larvae require a strongly brackish water to mature.
StevePerry
06-22-2006, 2:22 AM
Be careful about what you house them with. I had one that was attacked and eaten right after he molted. I found the front part of the "shell", the back part, and some scattered shrimp meat. Poor lil' guy:cry:
toper777
07-09-2006, 2:04 PM
They are cool i had one but it got sucked up in my power head. I got it out but it only lasted a few days after that it was the bigest one I've seen about 3 inches:(
lil_blue
07-10-2006, 12:42 AM
how big is your powerhead?
these shrimp lack the big claws, so wont do anything to your fish, and will just catch food that is drifting in the water column
they have these at my petco with a stick of bamboo for each one (idiots) they say they have to have water bamboo to live very long (idiots)
There just selling people the bamboo too, they say they are "Bamboo" shrimp after all! :ROFL: