Green Lace Shrimp (Atyoida pilipes)

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I have grown really fond of these shrimp and thought I would share some pictures and information.

They are the smallest of the fan filter shrimp and originally come from Southeast Asia. They can tolerate a decent range of parameters from soft to hard with somewhere around 7-7.5 being ideal with moderate hardness. A temperature range from low 70's-80 can be used. They get about two inches long and have a range of colors from a speckled green to a reddish green.Their average lifespan is about two years. Unlike some of the other fan filter shrimp, this particular species is exceedingly easy to supplement and its not at all uncommon for them to both filter feed and pick at the substrate with their fans. Similar to the care of other fan filter shrimp, they do best in well established aquariums.

All in all, a very peaceful shrimp with fairly easy care and forgiving of a range of parameters.

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Great photos.

I do not have any fan shrimp, but if I did I would want these!!


Steve
 
Are you selling them Jinkzd?
 
Ooooh, I like those. I will PM you.
 
sounds good :) They are really neat. I keep them with my tylos and cardinals in a 60 breeder. There are always a line of 5 or 6 in a row on that one sword runner I have floating. They amuse me :)
 
Those are neat! They look very blue compared to bamboo shrimp. My bamboo is getting very large, and I worry about him getting enough food from the 20s water column. Perhaps I will get one of these, as it sounds like they stay smaller. I'm sure my lfs would be interested in my bamboo. He is HUGE and RED.
 
Gosh how I love these little guys. I wish the local stores would bring them in more often than the usual Bamboos and Vampires.
 
They are hard to get, I have only had them show up twice on my lists. I really really enjoy them. You can trade your bamboo for these bio <whistles>
 
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