Bamboo Shrimp

[Theplayboy]

About a week or 2 ago i brought home a bamboo shrimp to put in my 60 litre cherry shrimp tank. But i have not seen him since before the weekend. He was hiding under a piece of bogwood but now hes not. I have moved around everything in the tank to try and find him but still cannot. He wasnt exactly small and theres been no sign of his body or anything.

Where is he

Any help appreciated.

 

[SchottayB]

Strange , checked arround the out side of the tank? Floor etc? He might of gone on a wonder

 

[stoneagedinosaur]

I though I had lost my cherry shrimps for about a week (Angelfish looking way too smug for me) then I saw one scooting along the front of the tank this morning. I know he's prob a good size but they are amazingly good at hiding! I think mine are digging into the substrate to moult...

 

[Theplayboy]

Strange , checked arround the out side of the tank? Floor etc? He might of gone on a wonder

Yea checked everywhere i can get to without moving the tank. It has a tight fitting lid i dont think he could of got out.

I though I had lost my cherry shrimps for about a week (Angelfish looking way too smug for me) then I saw one scooting along the front of the tank this morning. I know he's prob a good size but they are amazingly good at hiding! I think mine are digging into the substrate to moult...

He's a good 4" long and i moved everything around to try and find him but still nothing....

 

[OneOnion]

I think bamboo shrimp are filter feeders, so he should be near the filter catching small food with his 'fans.' Once he's found a good spot he won't move that much, so finding them will be pretty hard. Check in places near the filter: leaves next to the filter, on top of the heater, on ornaments near the filter...

 

[SchottayB]

Any luck finding him? Hopfuly you do!

P.S, can you post me a picture of your shrimp tank thats 60L? Just wan't to see how it looks if that's not being too cheeky

Thanks!

 

[Theplayboy]

Found him!!!!

My mum couldnt believe that i lost him so last night i went to show her and turned the lights back on and surprise surprise there he was filtering away.....panic over!

Yea no probs ill get some pictures up later for you.

 

[Theplayboy]

Here ya go a few pictures. Im still waiting for all the mosses to take hold and the windelov fern to grow back after its excessive prune to get rid of the hair algae.

Just added some apple snails today as well

The moss wall is just starting to come through

 

[SchottayB]

haha glad you found him! Do you have a picture of him ?

Tank looks good, be nice when that wall grows thro

 

[Theplayboy]

Next time hes out and about ill try and get a picture.

Yea from what i hear it will take a little while untill the wall is looking how i want it. At the moment it just looks like ive stuck a bit of plastic to the back!

 

[SchottayB]

Awsome ... haha, yup but like you said in time to come it will be great