Bamboo shrimp

[valiko]

I've seen some bamboo shrimps at the Big Al's on Innes on Sunday. They are freaky  and very nice


Although the tag did not specify that they were bamboo shrimps, I just assumed that.

Does anybody have any experience with them?

[StylinT]

were they the ones that are over by the marine tanks they run for 10 bucks or somthing

i saw them saterday an was wanting some but i couldnt afford them at the time

[valiko]

yep. That's them. ~10 cm each.
They are really really nice

[Eagle_Eye]

What do theese guy's look like??

Currently have a good sized ghost shrimp and i find it neat to have, yet i am now quite intreeged in finding what this bamboo shrimp looks like?? Any one with pics?

[valiko]

They do have the fan-line claws thingies, instead of claws. And the closest    shrimp that I've seen, are bamboo shrimps.


I believe they are the same shrimps, except for the lack of the white stripe  on the spine.


Here are some pics that I've found:

[gvv]

Also from I-net sources:

"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."