Amano shrimp

[Clover]

I just bought two of these guys.  FishLand has them on sale right now for $1 each!  They're very fun to watch.

[Ellen]

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Ah yes...I loved my amano shrimp until the day the angels found them tasty...

Oh and I found one up under the glass and the strip light...must have gotten out through the filter opening (not big at all mind you!!)... Looked like those dried shrimp you can find in the store - probably because it was a dried shrimp.

Also - I loved how a couple of them would swim upside down on the surface when I fed the fish to grab up the fish food. It was very comical. Mine were all named Pierre, don't know why, it just seemed to fit them!  

Ellen

[Somedrummer]

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Ellen,
You mean like the shrimp guy off of Finding Nemo?

[eklikewhoa]

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I got 12 of these in my new planted tank and these guys work non-stop! I also put one in my zebra tank to help keep it tidy in there.

[Tiapan]

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i love amanos the nly thing i dont like is that they are so dull looking compared to like cherry shrimp or crystal red however i saw those for a buck and may pick up a couple for another future tank (have some in my 29 the old one) i also like the red nose shrimp and i have one that always carries eggs in the 60 but i dont know how to raise the fry, dont know if anyone has ever bred them succesufully in captivity. that would rock if i could get the rednose to breed.

[Ellen]

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Is the shrimp in Finding Nemo named Pierre also? That's probably where I got that mine were French! LOL I didn't even think about that!  

I loved the Amanos while they lasted. They were very interesting and fun to watch. They just always seemed to be busy with something!

Ellen

[eklikewhoa]

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snapped some pics of mine cleaning off the aquasoil.

[firsttime-fishkeeper]

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hey these shrimp look cool but im afraid that the fish in my tank might find them very tasty... which fish r these guys compatible with?

[eklikewhoa]

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Mostly fish that have really small mouths or are not predatory that like live foods.

[firsttime-fishkeeper]

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awesome.... ill probably go to the local store soon =P.... not sure the store has any invertabraes let alone amano shrimp =(

[Strike2]

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I havent been to fishland in forever, wonder if they are still a dollar..I have one and he has a favorite hiding spot in some driftwood.

[eklikewhoa]

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gulfcoastdiscus has some for sale.