Yay Amano Shrimp :D

[Revenantwing]

So luckily my betta isnt flaring but ive heard that armano shrimp can get pretty big. Can there be any problems? i picked the bigger shrimp and they are about 2 inches. Almost as big as the betta. I also have an apple snail in there. Armano shrimp peaceful?

 

[siva]

It's actually amano shrimp. They stay small, an inch or so, and are great algea eaters, very peaceful.

 

[Revenantwing]

yea i spelled it wrong. Really an inch? mine looks like its 2 or 2 1/4 inches

 

[fort384]

Yeah, I would have to agree... Amanos can get pretty large in comparison to the other common FW shrimp species.

 

[siva]

Oh wow. I don't care for them myself, I like more colorful shrimp, so I don't have them. But I've read max 1.25". Sorry

 

[siva]

But over 2"? Really? Sounds like ghost shrimp to me...can amano really get that big?

 

[fort384]

They are not very colorful, but they are wonderful algae eaters, and great for cleaning up plants.

 

[fort384]

This is a terrible vid of 1 of my old tanks...go forward to 1:19 and check out the amano...

 

[Revenantwing]

i heard amanos are bigger then ghost shrimp.

 

[fort384]

Much bigger. I would say fully grown, 4X as big. There are a lot of ghost shrimp swimming around in the video too... some are visible a few secs before the big amano, so you can get a size comparison.

 

[Revenantwing]

how long have yours lived? and how active are they?

 

[fort384]

They are pretty active... they live 18-24 months.

 

[Revenantwing]

i just introduced them to my tank and they are pretty much hanging out on one spot but occasionally the will move

 

[fort384]

What do your water parameters look like? Lethargic FW shrimp is usually a sign of poor water quality.

That is not to say they will not occasionally stay in 1 spot... especially if feeding.

 

[Revenantwing]

.25 ammonia
0 nitrites
0 nitrates
7.2 ph

 

[fort384]

hmm, that doesn't look good. Is your tank not cycled?

 

[Revenantwing]

they look like they are feeding but only a bit.

 

[Revenantwing]

er nuuuu D: the tank has to be cycled?

 

[fort384]

I would say your tank is not cycled... if there continues to be ammonia readings, it may kill a few or all of your amano shrimp. FW Shrimp + Ammonia = bad news

 

[Revenantwing]

oh no... looks like im doing water changes everday...