bamboo shrimp question

[California Roll]

This is an eclipse filter and I clean it weekly so I think it is unlikely he would rot if he did die. I guess my thought is if he wants up there so bad he is willing to climb there every week then so be it. Even when he is in the tank he hides behind driftwood so I never see him so it really doesnt matter much to me. I dont think I will be investing in any more. They are pricey and when healthy just sit in one place. They are very cool looking though.

 

[pik01]

Bamboo shrimp are not a 'dwarf shrimp' species. Usually, when people say dwarf shrimp, they're referring to Neocaridina or Caridina species. Bamboo shrimp are of the Atyopsis genus, and not closely related at all. FYI, the 'dwarf' in dwarf shrimp does not really apply to the overall size of a shrimp. It was first used to describe the size/length of the chela (claws), in relationship to the size of the body of the shrimp.

ooh, good to know, thanks for the clarification

 

[pixl8r]

This is an eclipse filter and I clean it weekly so I think it is unlikely he would rot if he did die. I guess my thought is if he wants up there so bad he is willing to climb there every week then so be it. Even when he is in the tank he hides behind driftwood so I never see him so it really doesnt matter much to me. I dont think I will be investing in any more. They are pricey and when healthy just sit in one place. They are very cool looking though.

Another easy way to get him/her to stay in the tank, and out in the open, is to put a power head in the tank. Put a filter on the end, I use a hard clear plastic tube, with a block of filter foam stuck at the open end, and ram the power head intake into the pipe. You can aim the jet of water to a rock or chunk of wood. This will cause the Bamboo shrimp to feed in the strong current.

The reason why the shrimp is migrating to the filter is because of that very reason. The HOB has a stronger flow of water than in the tank.

 

[Kaylee Skylyn]

Bamboo shrimp should last much longer than 2 years in captivity.

I bought my first ones as mature adults and the male lived 2 years with me, the female over 3 years. Both times they died I was being tardy with tank care so highly suspect their demise was water quality related.

I second the comment about them loving high flow. Their natural environment is fast flowing rocky streams and anytime they can they will place themselves right in the fastest current they can find in your tank and out come the fans.

 

[pixl8r]

Bamboo shrimp should last much longer than 2 years in captivity.

I bought my first ones as mature adults and the male lived 2 years with me, the female over 3 years. Both times they died I was being tardy with tank care so highly suspect their demise was water quality related.

I second the comment about them loving high flow. Their natural environment is fast flowing rocky streams and anytime they can they will place themselves right in the fastest current they can find in your tank and out come the fans.

It's true that they live longer than a few years, but I've no idea how old they are when I bought them. To date, I've never found a confirmed account of someone successfully rearing Atyopsis moluccensis larvae to adult hood. The most successful person was able to get zoes to progress through two to three larval stages. But after two to three weeks all had parrished.