hippy guy said:Yeah id say no either. I have a vampire shrimp in a 10 gal, but its a lot of work to keep him happy. Id say for bamboo though, maybe even more room is needed (vampire shrimp have been known to pick up food with tiny pinchers)because there stricktly filter feeders
No, definitely not a good idea. I keep 2 in a 20 gal and they need almost daily supplementation with high quality foods they can filter from the water such as OSI's invert micro food and zooplankton. They also need a strong flow from the filter.? Please answer fast. Im at the store.
While this is true to an extent, the longer I own them the more I can see that they do take a break from filtering from time to time to forage along the substrate even when there is not a lack of food available to filter. I've witnessed my bamboo's pick up and eat a ramshorn snail. They are sort of like a cross between a shrimp and a cray. But yes, in general, you should see them posed with their fans out and not picking at things.Bamboo shrimp do that as well, but its a sign there isn't enough in the water column for them, so its bad.
At this point they are about 2" and molting only every 2-3 months (that I notice anyway!)Hey siva, how often do your bamboo.s molt?