Double Filtered Water, Shrimp Style

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I've always wanted this shot since I added the green lace filter shrimp in my tank with my bamboo filter shrimp.
Finally, they decided to pose for me!

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i saw a bamboo shrimp in petland today and REALLY wanted to get it, but it was 12.99 and i haven't read anything about them. yours is beautiful!
is 12.99 a good price? special care?
 
i saw a bamboo shrimp in petland today and REALLY wanted to get it, but it was 12.99 and i haven't read anything about them. yours is beautiful!
is 12.99 a good price? special care?


Yeah, they are super cool looking! They are usually really dull at pet shops, and color up in a few weeks in a real tank.

They are not too demanding. They need at least 20 gallons, as they need a decent volume of water to filter from.
Also, the tank should be mature, but I'll admit I broke that rule, lol. I figured my tank was still better than the store tank he was in. But, ideally, the tank should be at least 6 months old.
You don't need to feed them, they'll just filter food out of the water, and often times trying to target feed them will just make a mess in the tank.
I do think mine enjoys it when I feed microworms those, as some undoubtedly get caught in the water current. :)
12.99 is about average. I've seen them range from 8 to 15. I got mine for 11.99.
 
Thank you for the info! My 55 gallon could definitely use one of these big beauties haha. The only thing i might have to do is move one of the filters by the tall driftwood to give him a place up high to sit and get some good current action

im going to be there tomorrow after school to turn in my application, it must be destiny! hahaah
 
i got mine for 1.99 lol i actualy bouth the entire tank, a male and a female. male died after his first molting two month later.
 
wow that sounds like a steal lol. where was this?
 
Yeah, definitely put something right in the flow of the filter. The more flow, the better. They'll stake out a spot right in the thick of it.
 
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