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Quote (Vertigo @ Sep. 02 2003,09:3
</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hey all, I just became the proud new owner of a Bamboo Shrimp. And boy do the little guppies want it to be food.
Good thing he's so much bigger than their brine shrimp, though I do feel bad feeding the guppies extremely distant cousins of the bamboo.
Anything special I should know or may want to know about this guy? The net seems to be pretty vague unless you want a good restaurant in hong kong that fries them up.
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You see? We're all so upsessed with carnivorous plants now, we say 'growing tips', on animals, instead of 'care tips'!!!
I believe the bamboo shrimp and ghost shrimp are the same... am I correct?
If so, they clean fish tanks very well. they will scavange on any fish food that has not been eaten by the guppies and has sunken to the gravel. they also like sinking cichlid pellets and koi pellets. Oh, and they like to eat cut up beef heart, beef meat, chicken, etc. Good luck!
-Spec
edit: found some info on your shrimp:
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Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Survive in aquariums: Yes
Survive in warm ponds: Not recommended
Survive in cold ponds: No
Plant eating capacity: Low
Algae eating capacity: Low for surface algae, high for suspended algae
The wood shrimp is a great shrimp. Wood shrimp are Atyopsis species such as Atyopsis moluccensis and may also be called Singapore shrimp or bamboo shrimp. They are unique in that they grow up to three inches, live longer, and are filter feeders. They have two pairs of feathery appendages to collect suspended algae and microorganisms. Wood shrimp need temperatures in the mid-70's F to mid 80's F and cannot tolerate cold. Our local aquarium store has them in a 200 gallon completely planted tank at 80 degrees F. This is an ideal home for them. They will not do well in small tanks without a lot of suspended foods. Wood shrimp are so named because they blend in with driftwood. They have a dark stripe down their wood-colored body. They can change colors within the brown, yellow-brown, and orange-brown area of colors to match their surroundings.
One aquarist has 6 wood shrimp in a 150 gallon tank and provided the following information. Some of the tank statistics include 83 degrees F; web/dry filtration, UV sterilization; live and fake plants, rocks, driftwood; pH 6.9, GH 4, KH 1; 7 discus, 6 angels, 10 cories, 1 dwarf pleco; 33% weekly water change, 5% mid-week water change; feeds flake, spirulina disks, and live foods. One of the shrimp is larger and a deep and bright orange. This one stands on top of the other shrimp and travels all over the tank, and is therefore, most likely a male. At least three of the duller shrimp carry eggs that are bright red-orange under their bodies. The females fan the eggs which fade in color as they mature. The shrimp are elusive but females with eggs seem to more vigorously and boldly eat off things growing on the driftwood.
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Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Atyopsis species, Wood, Bamboo, Singapore Shrimp. Up to three inches in length. Filter/suspension feeders, good for green water conditions. Tropical, temp.s. in mid-70's to 80's. Shown: Atyopsis moluccensis. Have two pair of specialized sieving appendages. [/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
i will post the pics in a minute
these shrimp may get bigger than your guppies... and start eating them
Good thing he's so much bigger than their brine shrimp, though I do feel bad feeding the guppies extremely distant cousins of the bamboo.
