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Bamboo shrimp can change color as they age. It is normal for them to be brown, tan, maroon, and lighter red. It's a good idea to have a power head pushing water inside the tank. The current helps them to gather food more quickly. I'm currently down to one bamboo shrimp. He's getting old...

If you do feed meat, avoid fatty red meat (very bad for water quality). Stick with chicken and fish, and I would only feed your cray meat once every other week. Use algae wafers, sinking pellet foods, and blanched veggies for more frequent meals. Your tank water will rapidly build up...

I've friends who scuba dive some lakes around here, they use their gloves, sweep their hands around the bottom, and get pinched. They then deposit the crayfish in the bag traps. They have contests to see who catches the most in 30 minutes. They usually get 60+. However, the crayfish life...

That's how most Macrobrachium species go after food. That's not a real fight, more like 'haggling'. If you've ever seen two dominant, adult male, shrimp with insufficient territory, you'll find limbs and bits quick enough. While not always fatal, an Alpha male is always established. But...

Some species will change color as they age, all will as a reflex to stress. Similar to how people blush, flush, at stressful times. Just, it's a big deal, for a little invertebrate. Milky white is the color of a fatally injured/stressed shrimp. I can't tell, from your pictures, but...

Depending on sex, you'll want to split them up. The adult Alpha male could turn on any other male at any time. Since these guys are more walkers than swimmers, similar to crayfish, it's footprint, not only water volume, should be considered when tank size is considered, for any species of...

I have a few thoughts I'd like to add. I wish that I'd been able to see this sooner. As an tangent of learning to speak a few languages, I became interested in Latin, as it's roots go deep. Since it's not a living language, IMO, I don't particularly care how anyone pronounces any of it. I've...

There are two distinct species Caridina sp, that go by Tiger and Zebra shrimp. They are closely related being of the Caridina genus. These shrimp will definitely interbreed (Zebra and Tiger shrimp}, Crystal Red might interbreed as well, I can't remember for sure. Good luck with your shrimp!

Unfortunately they could be any species of shrimp. I've seen many outrageous non scientific names for shrimp and fish. If you can, take a a few pictures of them, and ask the store proprietor who their vendor/supplier is. They could give you a geographical origin for the shrimp, which can is...

FYI, hydra can be very difficult to remove. They have a 'root' that goes in the shell, and are best removed once the infected crustacean molts. The best way to get rid of the parasite is to remove the discarded shell immediately after it molts, and before the parasite has a chance to move to...

Here are a some pictures of a few species I've kept over the years. Both were taken with a camera with a flash. http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x130/pixl8r/?action=view&current=blue_cray3.jpg http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x130/pixl8r/?action=view&current=blue_cray.jpg

FYI, I wouldn't remove any molted carapaces. Even if a corpse has died, I usually leave them in for 24 hours or so. This gives the survivors time to pick off any bits that they want, and it will not foul the water in that short of time. All of the shrimp that die on my tanks end up as fodder...

If your goal is to breed shrimp, then you need to create an environment conducive to achieve that purpose. Have plenty of hiding places, both living plants, and artificial. Have plenty of vertical housing, enough for each shrimp to find their own place to feel safe, and not threatened by fish...

I agree that, from the pictures you've posted, they appear to be Amano shrimp. I've kept Amano shrimp, a.k.a. Caridina multidentata (which used to be Caridina japonica), off an on for many years now. It is true that they grow larger than most 'dwarf' shrimp species, such as...

Unfortunately, you will not find any species of shrimp that is an efficient algae eater. All species do consume it algae, some will even eat the more aggressive hair algae (Macrobrachium species).

I have found the same thing that fishdaze said. Crayfish tend to be a bit unpredictable. They can go from mild mannered to postal with little to no warning. The advice I give anyone who wants to add a non dwarf species of crayfish to a community tank is this; Only keep those fish, plants, or...

I've kept kuhli loaches with multiple species of shrimp. You should be OK. What you should look for is a kuhli population spike. Left to their own devices, kuhli populations will grow fairly large. Due to their timid disposition, their true numbers can easily go unnoted, since they hide in...

Any freshwater crustacean (shrimp/crayfish/crab) will most likely be killed by the fish. Even if the critters are not eaten outright, they will suffer from being stressed by the aggressive fish. If you are set on the idea of getting something different, I would recommend getting another tank...

The reason why 'feeder' shrimp die in such high numbers is they are predominately wild caught, handled poorly, and kept in stressful environments while kept in pet stores. High mortality rates are common among any species of shrimp that are captured in the wild, shipped to bait/pet/fish stores...

Don't wait to long, or the setup could die (beneficial bacteria could die off). The way I keep 'idle' tanks cycled is by putting snails (MTS) in the tank, and setting the light timer to 10-12 hours or so. That way I don't have to worry about adding food, or checking water parameters (I only...