Any bamboo shrimp owners out there?

[Andos99]

I was picking up some frozen foods at Petco today and I noticed that they had a tank of bamboo shrimp, which I've never seen before. These suckers were pretty big, almost 2.5 inches. I was considering going back tomorrow to pick up a few. Anyone have any experience with these guys?

 

[Michael]

Yes, I have a pair in a 20 gallon planted tank. They are great, very active, lot's of fun to watch. They are harmless, but you must keep them with very mild fish. I put some cory eggs in the tank with them, I now have 9 Matea Corys, 3 months old in the tank, plus three Endlers. They like warm water, 76+ degrees. Mine are a 78. Mine just spawned, the female is holding the eggs, can't wait for them to hatch. They also need very fine food with a good assortment. They are filter feeders so I crush up the flakes plus feed powder foods and frozen cyclope-ezz. They also clean your gravel better than any other fish I've seen. They are very sensitive to ammonia, nitrites and any chemicals.

Hope this info helps. Here is a good link to more info: http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Shrimp.htm?fanshrimp.htm~mainFrame

Good luck if you get them, Michael

 

[Lance M.]

I second Michael's advice. Bamboo shrimp are great inverts and are totally harmless and easy to care for.

Michael- Can you explain how/what to do to have the shrimp breed? I have 3 vampire shrimp and I'm wondering if they will breed and what I need to do.

 

[Michael]

I really don't know, I bought a pair 10 months ago with the hopes of breeding and it took this long for it to happen. The tank they are in is heavily planted with only a sponge on a powerhead for a filter. I started feeding frozen Daphnia regularly, maybe that helped, but I'm sorry, I don't have any specific trigger that caused the spawn.

 

[Lance M.]

Ah your lucky I guess if you just got a pair and they happened to be one male, one female. My tank is also heavily planted. Maybe I should just wait a little longer?

 

[Veneer]

I second Michael's advice. Bamboo shrimp are great inverts and are totally harmless and easy to care for.

Michael- Can you explain how/what to do to have the shrimp breed? I have 3 vampire shrimp and I'm wondering if they will breed and what I need to do.

By some accounts, collectors preferentially gather the larger and more impressive males; females are a rare find.

In any case, I would provide a wide range of high-quality food and conduct water changes with slightly greater frequency. The planktonic young will require water of at least brackish salinity to develop.

 

[id10t]

I'd have one if the local shop didn't want $8 each...

 

[Michael]

$8.00??? that's cheap, they are $16.00 around here!

 

[krap101]

i can get them for around 6$, but ive lost alot of them to them climbing out of the tank

 

[Andos99]

The Petco near my house is only asking 4.99 each