View Full Version : Are wood shrimp active?
goldfish freak
12-16-2003, 2:54 AM
I would like to know if wood shrimp are supposed to be active or not? Mine are quite inactive, they tend to stay in the same spot for longer periods of time, either not moving at all or moving very little. Is this normal or is there something wrong?
WARLOCKGP
12-16-2003, 3:02 AM
It's normal i think, Mine come out when the lights are off so turn the lights off and squint yer eyes me matey............
THey r also called bamboo shrimp, right?
goldfish freak
12-16-2003, 3:05 AM
Yes they are also called bamboo shrimp.
Hmmm... I have noticed that they are out in the open more when the lights are off. I sure hope that their inactive is normal.
How active is a filter feeder supposed to be? Wood shrimp when happy as larks are sitting very still facing current which carries food to them. The only movement seen is the flicking of their fans to their mouth. Then every x hours they will wander around a few minutes seeing if there is a better spot,
Not active at all, but not bashful either, in my tanks.
goldfish freak
12-16-2003, 12:22 PM
Thanks RTR. I find that my wood shrimp will sometimes sit still for a while, maybe 15-20 minutes while I watch them, without their fans open. Is this normal as well or should they always have their fans out?
Kagh't
12-16-2003, 2:19 PM
they won't always have their fans out, usually they're just lazy little guys anyway, so when they're not feeding, they're sitting:p
goldfish freak
12-16-2003, 9:11 PM
Thank you both for the info. So RTR would you say that I should see them with their fans out most of the time?
thekrib
12-16-2003, 11:38 PM
my bamboo shrimp is a character...he can be very active for long periods of time, and i love how they find strange "poses" in the current, i often find mine upside-down in a floating piece of wood...im glad he lived he had a run-in with an angry buffalo head cichlid and the shrimp is so stubborn he will try and chase a fish that bothers him away...he ended up with 1 leg!!!
but he regrew all of them and hes doin great now
Aquarius0015
12-17-2003, 6:45 AM
Is a wood shrimp the same as a Singapore shrimp? I was considering getting one someday. They sell for $10, is this a fair price?
Kagh't
12-17-2003, 7:11 AM
yup, that they are, the only different species are mountain shrimp, but they're all under the same family, and pretty much do the same thang.
about $10 is ok, they're £10 over here.
They also now have been bred in captivity - reported here on AC recently. I'll be setting up to try to repeat that this winter.
Kagh't
12-17-2003, 1:00 PM
yup, that was my breeding report:cool:
I'm going to attempt to follow your lead. That should be interesting.
Kagh't
12-18-2003, 7:38 AM
good luck!:argh :dance