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Could I add some shrimp I was thinking bumble bee shrimp or Caridina serrata? I have always wanted to get shrimp as they seem to be interesting little creatures.


10 Gallon
Red Gravel
Java Moss
FISH
1 Honey Dwarf Gourami
3 Platy's (1 Male, 2 Female)
3 Cherry Barbs (2 Female, 1 Male)
1 Ramshorn snail
Temp 75F or 24C




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I am pretty sure that Bumble Bee Shrimp are saltwater shrimp. Correst me if I am wrong.


Christina

Im not sure I found it on a freshwater shrimp website but I may be wrong.

http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Shrimp/

Last edited by bcwcat22 at 25-Oct-2005 17:15

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Bumble bee shrimp live in freshwater but I'm not for certain on breeding conditions. I think they are in freshwater through their entire lifecycle. The problem is gouramis and shrimp rarely mix well. Especially the smaller species of gouramis. The platies and barbs also aren't a gurantee on what they'll do. I'd test it with some cheap ghost shrimp first. If ghost shrimp survive for weeks then other shrimp should be safe but it's still not a 100% gurantee. If the ghost shrimp disapear then you know everyone would just be enjoying a nice meal of live shrimp.

The reason I though that is because I remember someone else talking about putting them in their saltwater tanks.
Thanks for figuring it out. Are they hard to get a hold of? The only shrimp I have seen anywhere are ghost shrimp. Anyone know why it is so hard to find anything but ghost shrimp?



Christina

I have another tank but it doesnt have a full hood and has airline tubing in it would the shrimp be able to climb out??

12 Gallon
Black Sand
1 WPG
PLANTS
1 Amazon Sword
1 Saggatarius
Java Moss
FISH
1 Female (I think) Bolivian Ram
3 Panda Cory's
5 Bloodfin Tetra's
76F

How good are amano shrimp at eating algae???

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I do know that the ghost shrimp are better at eating algae because their pincers are bigger than the amano shrimp. If you are looking for algae control then the ghost are much better at that.
I am not 100% sure but you might want to be careful with the ram and shrimp. I think they can eat the shrimp also. If you were to get ghost shrimp I know for a fact you can put 4-6 shrimp per gallon in your tank before it starts to influence your bioload. So if you really liked the lil' buggers you could have as many as 72 ghost shrimp in there at one time lol. That would be interesting. Also the shrimp do jump so you want to be careful about them if you do not have a cover on your tank. They will jump out at times.


Hope this helped



Christina
Sorry for any typos

Thanks for the advice I think that I will pick up 1 or 2 ghost at the store and see what happens. But before that I have 1 question could the shrimp injure any of the fish I am especially concerned that they may pick on the cory's.



Last edited by bcwcat22 at 25-Oct-2005 19:00

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Ghost shrimp eat anything but mostly they eat leftover foods and such not algae. Ghost shrimp won't make a visible dent in most types of algae but they are very useful for cleaning up my fry tanks. Amano shrimp are one of the best algae eaters. Usually shrimp don't attempt to leave the tank. I've never seen mine try to climb up the filters or tubing to the co2 units. They do climb on driftwood or rocks to find food but don't seem interested in leaving the tank. Not saying it couldn't happen to a curious shrimp but it's not that common. The front half of my 90g isn't even covered and I have several rainbow shrimp in there. I plan on adding more along with midget shrimp.
The only concern in that tank might be the ram but it will probably ignore the shrimp. Ghost shrimp have been known to eat very small fry but otherwise most shrimp are harmless to fish. There are a few species that can eat fish but I've never seen them sold in stores here or the online sites I order from.

Whats an easy way to tell ghost and amano shrimp apart I dont want to get ripped off by my lfs.

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and this one
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Aye amano's are better algae eaters than ghost, but some of the other varieties seem t be even better(the easiest way to tell them apart is that ghosts have a crooked back where as amanos have a smooth one). Crystal red, tigers, and cherry shrimp have proven more effective against algae in my tanks. Dwarf Gouramies are definetly a gamble as they will most definetly try and eat the shrimp, especially the birghter colored ones as they are easier to spot. But i guess with red gravel they would blend in. I have only ever found one shrimp to escape my tank so yes you willr arely get an adventurer who chooses to see what's on the other side of the glass.

If you are ordering shrimp online I suggest aquabid or franks aquarium. I would say avoid azgardfens for shrimp becuase they tend to have a lot of dieoff, and on top of being expensive they charge the crap out of you in shipping. they charged me $70 to ship my shrimp O.o

HTH,
Megil

Last edited by Megil Tel'Zeke at 26-Oct-2005 08:10

yes u may add shrimps in there...the amano would be tough enuf to defend itself even when the cherry barb becomes naughty from time to time.