Vampire shrimp.

[Joey17]

Anybody here ever keep these? I can't find any info if they are fresh or brackish water. All i've read is that theier babies need brackish water but that's about it.

 

[talloulou]

I only found one site that claims that they are a freshwater shrimp from africa Attya Gabonese. There sure doesn't seem to be alot of available info on them.

 

[Tiffi]

Hey, I've found something on a very good German page.

Here's the translation:
Atya Gabonensis
(Westafrica and northeastern Southamerica)

Gender dimorphism: the female have all leg-pairs the same size, male have the front pair larger

Size: male up to 10cm, female up to 7cm

Temp.: around 24 degrees Celsius

Water: around 7ph, harder water (around 20dgH)

Tank: min.20" long

Likes dark corners to hide, food is everything fishes eat too.

Community: with all small and middle size fishes


Hope that'll help .

 

[Joey17]

Cool, thanks. Yeah it is hard to find any other info on them.

 

[Toirtis]

After a while of wanting these, just scooped a pair myself yesterday.

 

[krap101]

pretty expensive, 25$

 

[Toirtis]

pretty expensive, 25$

Mine were $6 each.

 

[krap101]

oh, i can get bamboo shrimp for around 6$, but only 1 store has the vampires. pretty cool blue, but those are suppose to get huge. like vampire shrimp=kind you eat in like asia and stuff. MONSTROUS

 

[Toirtis]

I got mine at wholesale, but they are still small at 2"-2½" each.

 

[Lance M.]

Nice info Tiffi it is all correct.

When they are very small (one inch) the are red for some reason... Then after one molt they're a very dark blue.... And when they get around 5 inchs they are an awesome electric blue (just like the crayfish).

They are $15 each here. All filter feeders are $15, so my bamboo was $15 along with my two vampires, but it isn't that bad when I get like $12 store credit every couple weeks from selling them hornwort....grows insanely fast.

 

[Joey17]

They sell them fro $6 each around here.

 

[Lance M.]

I wish they sold them that cheap here... I'd have a lot more.
The cherry shrimp here are $8 each.... :?

 

[Toirtis]

These pics, I think, show why there is so much vampire shrimp love going on here:

 

[Joey17]

What kindof setup do you have yours in Toirtis?

 

[Toirtis]

Just a heavily-planted community tank with assorted small fish (tetras, guppies, catfish, etc).

 

[Joey17]

The water is Brackish or freshwater?

 

[Toirtis]

Fresh...they are a FW species.