Bamboo Shrimp

[freshwaterfishlover]

Will Bamboo Shrimp Survive with 10 H. Rasbora 3 Bronze Cory Catfish 2 Honey Dwarf Gourami Heavily planted with Fake Plants?

 

[KraKen]

I don't see why not

 

[raptorrex]

i would agree!

 

[dizzied]

Make sure you know how to take care of one though.

 

[eschaton]

Will Bamboo Shrimp Survive with 10 H. Rasbora 3 Bronze Cory Catfish 2 Honey Dwarf Gourami Heavily planted with Fake Plants?

If the bamboo shrimp doesn't have a place to hide in the tank, the Gourami could quite likely pick him to death when he molts.

 

[raptorrex]

they also like to hang over an airstone, so something that will let them do that will be good.

 

[dizzied]

Hanging over an airstone sounds sorta like a bad sign, as if they weren't getting enough current or oxygen.

 

[DevUK]

I've just been given 2 bamboo shrimps. They like to have a current as they feed by filtering microscopic food from the water. I added a powerhead low down in my tank and I've seen one of them filtering food which is cool

 

[freshwaterfishlover]

9 9" fake plants and 1 6" fake plant in the tank. I will keep an eye on things in the tank.

 

[raptorrex]

Hanging over an airstone sounds sorta like a bad sign, as if they weren't getting enough current or oxygen.

far from it!!!! these guys are filter feeders, the current caused by the air raising makes their job easy. its a trick used by many keepers. Airstones are often a favourite playground for inverts. if they are short of O2 they tend to head to the surface, and if they can, out the tank altogether.

 

[dizzied]

I do things differently. I keep a good current throughout the entire tank rather than coming from one spot. If they're good and healthy, there's nothing wrong with that either.

 

[raptorrex]

I do things differently. I keep a good current throughout the entire tank rather than coming from one spot. If they're good and healthy, there's nothing wrong with that either.

indeed so.
but they do seem to like it. and they do this sort of thing in the wild. never hurts to follow natures lead!

 

[DevUK]

Well, I've been playing with the power and position of the power head I put in the other day and seem to have it set out ok. Most of my fish seem to be enjoying swimming against the current, and as its "blowing" accross the front of the tank it means I get to watch them all front and centre playing about

The shrimp will stand out in the open at night and filter from it, and in the day they seem to have a good spot in a clump of Bacopa Australis at the opposite end of the tank, which has enough current for them to still feed