Algae Shrimps = Amano Shrimp?

[Neal]

I've seen "algae shrimp" in a pet shot near me, and I wondered if these are amano shrimp, and if they aren't, I would like to know a little bit about them, are they hardy ect?
Thanks in advance,
Neal

 

[The-Wolf]

yes they are one and the same shrimp cardina japonica

 

[Neal]

Cool, I might get some if they still have them next time I go, how many should I get for a 30" tank heavily planted, but the floor is taken by 4 small plecos?

Thanks,
Neal

 

[Rooster]

Our local shop says these are a bit of a handfull... attack small fish (neons) or attach to larger fish - is this bull ?

 

[Bloo]

I've never seen any such behaviour. And keep ten of them with endlers (tiny little things) and also wild guppies (also tiny).

 

[BigIan]

i read that they can atack a fish that is almost dead (as in to ill to swim away) and they also eat other carrion in the tank

 

[Bloo]

and they also eat other carrion in the tank

What Carrion ?

They are certainly opportunistic little scavengers, but attack fish (unless in a race for a tasty morsel of food) I think highly unlikely.

 

[BigIan]

dead fish. other dead shrimps, dead things in general...


I`ll see if i can find a link to the site i read it on, as i was looking for some crustatians for my tank

 

[Neal]

So how many should I get for my 20 Gallon do you think? I know they don't create much poo, only thing is there is 4 plecs so there might not be enough algae, but I do feed 2 algae wafers everyday...

Neal

 

[bUcky]

I dont know if mine are amano shrimp but i bought them under the name "algae shrip" for $1.50 each. They are about 2 inches for the males with big pinchers and 1 1/2iches for the smaller pincherless females. When i first got them i but them in a healthy 10 gallon with about 10 Fancy female guppies. and the next morning i went to check up on them and i noticed i was down 2 gups. i found 1 being consimed by 2 large male shrimp and the other took me about 10 minutes to find. and all i found wast the BACKBONE! i was so mad. i put all the shrimp in the oscar tank! oops...

 

[moray]

Bucky, they don't sound like amano shrimps, there are lots of species of shrimp some more predatory than others, sounds like a type of long-arm shrimp, which tend to be rather aggressive.

 

[Bloo]

Have to agree with Moray - Caridina Japonica (Amano Shrimp) do not have "pinchers"
You definitely have something else there.

 

[Neal]

I went out and bought 4 of them, are they hardy and can they live in coldwater?

Neal

 

[Bloo]

If you plan on putting it with your blackmoor - then no

 

[Neal]

My blackmoore died a while back, I was just gonna change that tank into a planted tank, but the water will be quite warm because of a spotlight above it. It was a tank just for them.

Neal