Wanted: Amano shrimp

[vanessa317]

looking to buy some amano shrimp im off of 45 and cullen

[mnemenoi]

Fish Ranch 2 had quite a few last time I was in...

[Totenkampf]

houston aquarium warehouse often has them as well.

[MURRAY]

Houston aquarium warehouse does have themin stock.they are closed today but will reopen tomorrow as normal

[vanessa317]

are they normally 2.50 a shrimp seems steep

[Totenkampf]

2.50 apiece is actually pretty cheap for them so check the size. i paid closer to 5 bucks apiece for mine but they were 2.5 inch females

[vanessa317]

ok ty . they called them algae eating shrimp i asked where they amanos she said no but similar?

[mnemenoi]

Its about market value, especially as they can not be bred (or are very difficult to say the least) locally. They live quite some time, I have had them for over a year or two. Unlike other shrimp, most never show up in the sell/trade area unless someone is breaking down the tank.

[Totenkampf]

i have been seeing these 'algae eating shrimp' on lists from a nursery out of florida that have been shared with me. it seems that they are some sort of cross breed from grass shrimp and something else. i cant say anything about how effective they are at eating algae, but when i saw those i went over to HAW and gladly paid twice as much for the real deal. if you are trying to stay in a budget and the shrimp arent the priority, the local aquarium clubs may be a place to check as well. I bought some at a GHAC meeting and there is a HAS auction coming up.

[djmatthewblack]

I bought some a few years ago. They both jumped out of the tank and crawled across my apartment. I've heard they are like that in a new tank but eventually settle down. Might want to keep the glass tops on your tank for a few days cause finding a shrimp in your bathroom in the middle of the night is pretty freaky.

[Totenkampf]

i did have a couple of the males take off, they didnt make it past the first cat. now that they settled back down i can take the tops off again with no further issues.

[jeb102385]

I had 10 in my planted tank for over a year. I never had any jump... But I hated those damn things. They eat small fish. As long as they are smaller than your fish you should be fine

[aquabee]

I had 10 in my planted tank for over a year. I never had any jump... But I hated those damn things. They eat small fish. As long as they are smaller than your fish you should be fine

Yeah. They're efficient but they can be really annoying too. )