Brought out the big guns
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Same here, I set up the small powerhead at the back specifically for the bamboo shrimp. If you see them picking at the substrate, that is bad news, but you see them perched sometimes high up directly in front of a flow area. You can even feed them fry food or crushed flake. I don't think they are necessarily difficult if you take a little care to meet their requirements and learn a bit about them. I'd like to try vampire shrimp one day too. The cool thing is I can keep them with my angels.
Hmmm
The red one spends a lot of time on the bottom, hiding under a piece of sycamore bark. But she comes out... then is picking at the ground. The smaller one is always up top. That one darts off into the sword plant the moment the lights come on.
The red bottom lover isnt as timid, moves out and about more, shes even molted while she was here. But if theres something up, maybe from before at the store. I have ghost shrimp in the same tank too without issues
I havent had them long, a little over a week, so hopefully she turns around and starts acting normal.
You have a powerhead filter as well for them? Maybe you have a ton of yummies on the substrate? If they are picking at the substrate, it's usually bc they don't have a perch in the strong flow, but if you've supplied that, maybe he didn't find it yet? I have no idea. Have you fed fry food in the current yet? Keep your eye on him.
Sadly I lost one in QT. I had a powerhead in QT as well, and they both perched themselves (bare bottom), but one still perished anyway.
Sadly I lost one in QT. I had a powerhead in QT as well, and they both perched themselves (bare bottom), but one still perished anyway.
No powerhead but i got a 75 gal filter on this 20g tank you can figure out the current lol plus a sponge filter.
This lady is usually in the same spots and seems active and healthy. So hopefully just hasnt figured it out yet
I'm sure it is fine, but I find they like flow straight across, not sure about how the output flows from your filter, but it's more of a focused strong flow that they prefer I find. They perch themselves right in front of the powerhead, like their net paws are blowing. I used a cheap 3 watt powerhead filter. I had both the HOB (not as big as your HOB) and the powerhead on my QT tank for them. And I fed them specifically a couple times a day. Just telling you what I did, i'm sure they are ok.
Nah i like hearing different ideas.
I could consider a powerhead if necessary too. Though my DG may not like it lol its still something to consider.
The filter spills downward into the tank and across the surface. The shrimp sit upside down with their fans right in the current. Well, the other one does
I did see the red one poop, so shes definitely eating. I call her the red one but they change colours, but she shows bright red more than the other one.
Btw a vampire shrimp is on my list, ill be looking for one for my 46g.
Most people keep cherry shrimp, so its nice to find others who keep the more unusual shrimps. I keep ghosts too, great cleaners.
I could consider a powerhead if necessary too. Though my DG may not like it lol its still something to consider.
The filter spills downward into the tank and across the surface. The shrimp sit upside down with their fans right in the current. Well, the other one does
I did see the red one poop, so shes definitely eating. I call her the red one but they change colours, but she shows bright red more than the other one.
Btw a vampire shrimp is on my list, ill be looking for one for my 46g.
Most people keep cherry shrimp, so its nice to find others who keep the more unusual shrimps. I keep ghosts too, great cleaners.
I actually moved both bamboo shrimp to my 46g as its got stronger current. I found both starting to pick off the tank bottom in the 20, so definitely no good.
In the new one both were directly filtering in the filter current on my taller branches directly under the outlet flow.
In the new one both were directly filtering in the filter current on my taller branches directly under the outlet flow.
They are so cute ☺ I love their feathery fans, but they look delicate. Do you have to catch and move them without a net because of their fans?
