Amano shrimp

[wetwetwet]

I brought 10 of these for my tank after being assured that they suitable for a community set-up,....though I'm not so sure now after 7 days.

I've seen a couple of shrimp shells/skin and can only account for 7/8 of them. I know they shed their skin, but how often would this happen and does this include the legs?

: :what:

 

[pete]

Do you have any Botia's or Catfish in with them?

Also Shrimp are really very good at hiding so count again lol

 

[wetwetwet]

Yeah, I have 5 clown loaches and a rtbs, reading in the search facility and other sites it seems possible these could be to blame.

When they shed is it a small part of the exoskeleton or does it look like a shrimp (legs, body, feelers etc) but with the guts missing?

 

[Rose]

They are the masters at hidding. I buy the cheep shrimp to feed to my guys in the 55. They love me for it.

 

[pete]

Clown Loaches EAT Shrimp did the lfs not tell you this?

If you want your shrimp to live either get them out or get the Clown Loaches out and QUICKLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Alien Anna]

I'm sorry!

I had to laugh because this is almost the same mistake I made!

I put snails in with a betta, not realising that bettas eat snails!

Have you got a spare tank you can rescue the shrimps to?

 

[wetwetwet]

My spare tank is housing fish for a mate while he moved house (that was 5 months ago lol) - 3 malawi cichlids and I fear that their fate would be even quicker in this tank.

Pete, lfs didn't say - I asked if they were suitable for a community set-up to which he said yes. I can't remember if clown loaches were specificaly mentioned, but with them being so popular in the hobby you would have thought he wouuld have asked :=)