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malken
05-29-2008, 10:01 PM
I saw something I've never seen in person before the last time I went to my lfs. they were filter feeding shrimp about 2-3" or so. they weren't labeled and I wanted to learn more about them.
emptywallet
05-29-2008, 10:05 PM
they need to be in a well established tank thats all i know they will also except small crushed flake food
SchizotypalVamp
05-29-2008, 10:06 PM
another one of their common names is bamboo shrimp
malken
05-29-2008, 10:37 PM
oh, i didn't realize they were the same species. i have a well established 30 long. do they breed in fresh water or do they go through a brackish phase?
emptywallet
05-29-2008, 10:45 PM
i have no clue about that sorry all i know is that they like flow and they like well established tanks im not much use sorry
thebullit
05-30-2008, 3:46 AM
would probably be a bamboo / rock shrimp. they need brakesh water for the younge to go through there stages to be come like there parents.
did it look like this?
TwoTankAmin
05-30-2008, 2:02 PM
Other filter feeders are:
Vampire Shrimp- Atya gabonensis
Green Lace Shrimp- Atyoida pilipes
Lace Shrimp- Atyoida cf. pilipes
btw-the bamboos are Atyiopsis mollucensis.
vampie
05-30-2008, 2:12 PM
It's likely a Bamboo Shrimp, the other species aren't imported often, and rarely end up at a LFS.
malken
05-30-2008, 7:28 PM
are there any filter shrimp that live their whole lives in freshwater?
KuchDaddy
05-30-2008, 7:40 PM
are there any filter shrimp that live their whole lives in freshwater?
Not sure, but I think that with the bamboo shrimp, they only need brackish water when they are young. So if you buy an adult it will be fine. Only if you are breeding do you need to worry about brackish water.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's true.
from my understand, that is the case.
I've got a couple of these guys.. they're pretty neat.. I usually feed my tank with Kent Marine micro-vert (after a WC) and a few drops of liquid fry food the day before a WC.
They are interesting little creatures and can be fun to watch.. the other day, I noticed one of mine trying to crawl into the out flow of the powerhead he was feeding at.. he would get in, then barrel roll a whole bunch in the current... and pop out only to take his place back on the driftwood with his buddies. PIGGY!
TwoTankAmin
05-30-2008, 11:06 PM
Frank sell filter feeders. He has 4 listed but is currently out of stock on all but the Green Lace Shrimp- Atyoida pilipes.
http://www.franksaquarium.com/filterfeeders.htm
malken
05-31-2008, 9:57 PM
what sort of life expectancy do they have? are they fairly hardy?