Fenrisulfer
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hey, I could use some help regarding Amano shrimp. I absolutely love watching shrimp of all kinds, they're really amusing...Amano shrimp seemed to me to be the best suited to my tank, however this is my second try with them and they have died. I feel horrible about this and do not want this to happen again, but I am unsure of what is happening to cause this.
The tank is my smaller one, 6.5 gallons long. Its well planted with live plants and dense moss and is established. The water parameters and heat are appropriate, and in addition to the fallen food and algae (tanks by a window-sigh-) I also made sure that they got pieces of both types of sinking wafers too.
The other tank inhabitants do not even notice they are there, so I do not believe it is a case of predation, but they are a couple of guppies, an older betta, two juvenile corys and two juvenile otos.
Anyone have any ideas what is going on here? They just...die. The one today has been in the aquarium for almost two weeks and was happily eating this morning...this evening it was dead, bright orange in color and not touched by the fish. Other than appropriate conditioning for the water change I did two days ago nothing has been added to the tank and I only use invert safe products as I have snails too.
Also, I saw that there was a discussion previously on the board about putting shrimp in a tank with larger fish and it was suggested that perhaps-that being the key word of course-they could be kept if they were the bigger Amano shrimp and plenty of cover was provided. I have a 38 gallon that is planted and has drift wood and cholla wood...the only thing that would bother the shrimp is the angelfish. I fully understand that it may eat a shrimp when it is an adult, however has anyone successfully done this with plenty of hiding spots?
Thanks for any and all replies!
-Shayla
The tank is my smaller one, 6.5 gallons long. Its well planted with live plants and dense moss and is established. The water parameters and heat are appropriate, and in addition to the fallen food and algae (tanks by a window-sigh-) I also made sure that they got pieces of both types of sinking wafers too.
The other tank inhabitants do not even notice they are there, so I do not believe it is a case of predation, but they are a couple of guppies, an older betta, two juvenile corys and two juvenile otos.
Anyone have any ideas what is going on here? They just...die. The one today has been in the aquarium for almost two weeks and was happily eating this morning...this evening it was dead, bright orange in color and not touched by the fish. Other than appropriate conditioning for the water change I did two days ago nothing has been added to the tank and I only use invert safe products as I have snails too.
Also, I saw that there was a discussion previously on the board about putting shrimp in a tank with larger fish and it was suggested that perhaps-that being the key word of course-they could be kept if they were the bigger Amano shrimp and plenty of cover was provided. I have a 38 gallon that is planted and has drift wood and cholla wood...the only thing that would bother the shrimp is the angelfish. I fully understand that it may eat a shrimp when it is an adult, however has anyone successfully done this with plenty of hiding spots?
Thanks for any and all replies!
-Shayla