AMANO SHRIMP CARE - Best Algae Eater for Planted Tanks?
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0:00 Intro
0:34 What are amano shrimp?
1:20 Tank setup and water conditions
2:08 Molting
2:41 Suitable tank mates
3:23 How to prevent amano shrimp from escaping
4:15 Food and nutrition
5:05 Breeding and sexing amano shrimp
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
*Need help getting rid of algae? Here are my top tricks and algae-eaters I use in my planted tanks:* kzfaq.info/sun/PLlBBJ7xBuquYN1TkIpb62os9kyqB_mvKr
@samuelsagun1723 2 жыл бұрын
Pp
@anthonyragan2696 4 жыл бұрын
Amanos really are greedy for food. I once saw two of mine engaged in a tug of war over a wafer one of them had stolen from the fish. I could almost hear tiny voices yelling "It's mine! It's mine!" :D
@quakeur 3 жыл бұрын
The ”come at me bro ” part got me. Instant subscribe
@theultimateartistprodigy5726 4 жыл бұрын
I got this notification and I never clicked so fast SHRIMP LIFE BABY
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, love it! Yeah, as much as I love cherry shrimp, I feel like amano shrimp are a bit hardier and easier to care for. 🦐
@gabegaming8216 4 жыл бұрын
I looked at your channel 4 times a day then I saw the video and I said “YAY”
@bethnoirable 4 жыл бұрын
LOVE how you split the progress bar and annotated the different sections of the video, I've never seen that before!
@ctaqua6623 4 жыл бұрын
Can I just say, this is so well organized with time stamps and very helpful tips/facts. Some of the best guides on youtube! Thank you!
@patriciapowers3751 3 жыл бұрын
Well, you were spot on and I was a day late. Bought some Amano shrimp yesterday and sure enough, found one dead on the floor today. I could have cried. Fish keeping is profoundly humbling.
@marypaigeflynn4512 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Irene.. another great video filled with all kind of information! Thank you for sharing about these little amazing guys!!!♥️🌿🌱🐟💕🙏✌️
@kateprescesky3060 Жыл бұрын
This was the perfect length of video for an introduction to my new Amanos. Thank you!
@LucyGr 4 жыл бұрын
I am actually going to get some amano shrimp today! Perfect timing 😋
@philipbengtson7066 3 жыл бұрын
Five years ago when I started back in the hobby I bought three amanos. Next day I found two dead. No not dead as they had mysterious appeared three days later. Just as you said they had molted.I was very happyI have gone on to raising cherry shrimp since then and breeding albino cats, German Blue rams, and dwarfs rainbows. All were by letting the fish do their own thing by accident except for the Rams which I purchased as a breeding pair.
@Vincent-ws5dg 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Irene ! Love your videos ❤️ I get so much information from your channel. You've Inspired me to start the fish hobby, thanks!
@sakaynafilms4904 4 жыл бұрын
I actually have amano shrimp in my community tank (guppies, a female beta, and tetras) and the shrimp have been doing great! I also have six in my 25 gallon aquarium and they are happy and healthy. I was sad to find out they only really live up to 4 years but they actually have been around longer. My male to female ratio is 2 to 4 males. Constantly breeding but I don't have time to raise the fry :( Thank you for your wonderful video!!!! P.S YES they eat PEAS like MAD. They grab the entire thing and eat at it like it is NOTHING!
@habibhasanishan 4 жыл бұрын
Really love your videos 😍😍😍 was lookin" for this 😘😘
@Smokeyddth 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are always on time. I just purchased some Amano shrimp
@codyhayashida8123 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!your channel is amazing full of great info you've helped me lots
@EverythingOnIce22 3 жыл бұрын
Got 4 of these for my 20 gallon 😍 excited to add these tonight
@CantrellBeau 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Love my amanos.❤
@knoxvitela2277 2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos , your voice is awesome and I get excited when I start your videos !
@brittanytaylor4761 4 жыл бұрын
Amano shrimp are so fun to watch!
@ilikesims6674 4 жыл бұрын
Your so helpful thank you so much
@FrederickDunn 3 жыл бұрын
This is a VERY interesting presentation, and thank you soooo much!!! Mine is being flown in so I'm trying to learn as much as possible before they arrive. Thumbs up and I wish you all the best!!!
@GirlTalksFish 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy your amano shrimp as much as I do. :)
@FrederickDunn 3 жыл бұрын
@@GirlTalksFish They are here and have disappeared into the tank... can't even get a glimpse of them. Thanks for the kind response!
@katsumikurta 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice!
@freshwaternature696 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@naegwut 2 жыл бұрын
Doing research now, thanks!
@MidnightGeekSS 4 жыл бұрын
I love amano shrimp, very quirky and pretty compatible with many fish
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
Yessss! They're such great cleanup crew members too.
@Blck_Stallion 4 жыл бұрын
Amanos are my favourite janitors 🤩😍
@kigsmcgreen7386 3 жыл бұрын
Phew! I just found two shrimp molts and panicked until I watched this video-- I thought I lost two of my new shrimp babies 🥺
@butterflyera4628 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks irene now i know which shrimp i have to buy.💖
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
They're awesome! Just gotta get that tight lid and make sure they have some minerals in the water, and they should do fine for you. :)
@ftc559_ 4 жыл бұрын
Your content is wonderful and informative! appreciate you!
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@oskar2936 4 жыл бұрын
So damn good vid. Truly love it =) needed this info.
@itsjohnny4267 3 жыл бұрын
These are really entertaining shrimp!! I had a pair with my giant betta (no, it did not work out ☹️) and I swear I lost them. Turns out, when lights were on they’d hide ON TOP of the floating Salvinia to hide from the betta!!! They’d just surf on the surface until they can come out at night LOL Put them in another tank to rescue them. Then they made it a game to climb up the outflow of the HOB filter and give me mini heart attacks 😤 unfortunately, they eventually escaped the tank so RIP to the shrimp versions of Bonnie and Clyde 😭
@hilmarv9548 4 жыл бұрын
OK but you are the best educational fish you tuber and it's a straight up fact
@ernestogiovani1296 2 жыл бұрын
perfect, time to get some amano new project
@d-op1502 3 жыл бұрын
I have tried these but can't keep them in my tank. I have found them walking across my floor before. Any tips
@professorm4171 4 жыл бұрын
My Amano shrimps are pretty shy. It's a 75G and I see one every week or so.
@phoebec3174 4 жыл бұрын
Oh that explains a lot. I had a cherry shrimp not to long ago and I would check on him often but one day he was gone. (My tank lid was not securely put on)
@KiLLJOY1056 Жыл бұрын
Ahh the escape artists of the water!!
@KingsAquariumsAndAntWorld 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, I have some in my 125ltr community tank, got a large albino shark, pearl gourami, Swordtails, and they are doing fine. Thanks for sharing
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome to hear they do with much bigger fish! They're very bold and tenacious in my experience.
@KingsAquariumsAndAntWorld 4 жыл бұрын
@@GirlTalksFish yeah they seem to be doing fine had them for nearly a year there's only two in there, maybe check my channel out its the 125 community tank
@liamperotto4380 3 жыл бұрын
You should do a amano shrimp compilation because they are so interesting
@KingerlySHolt 4 жыл бұрын
OMG THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO, I still have the amano shrimps even after my betta fish passed away recently ;w;
@cyanblue5888 3 жыл бұрын
my amano ate my baby guppies😨
@zalfanyurfianto3504 3 жыл бұрын
@@cyanblue5888 ‘Hol up-
@VinnysAquatics 4 жыл бұрын
New subscriber! Looking forward to seeing more 👍
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome and thank you!
@user-nq3xi4wm2k 3 жыл бұрын
My female guppy is perfectly fine with the Armano shrimp in the tank. Also mine haven’t ever tried to escape. It’s basically a shrimp only tank. I had two in the tank for two and a half months and recently added in 4 more
@ussy6223 4 жыл бұрын
As always GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!🥰🤩😅😊😊😊😋😋😊😊😍😘
@gsmhnc12 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Irene, Do you quarantine and treat new shrimp arrivals the same way you would a fish? Love your channel.
@barracagodofredojr.c.6817 4 жыл бұрын
Awww I've missed you!
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
Oh you noticed! Haha I didn't say anything on my Community tab because I figured most people wouldn't notice, but I guess I was wrong. Thank you for being such a loyal supporter. 🤗
@martintv9144 4 жыл бұрын
If mine keeps eggs for 2 week, when should i transfer it to the breeding box, how long is it ok to leave the larvae in freshwater and how the waterchages go if the larvae are like 0,5 mm big? sorry for that too much questions, but i killed 2 batches and i wont let that happen again
@midnights349 2 жыл бұрын
Would I be ok putting one in with my betta and mystery snail in a 5 gallon tank?
@mikeymaiku 8 ай бұрын
welp, started to research these shrimps because i went to my local fish store to get some ghost shrimps... the worker put two amano shrimp with the group of ghost shrimp, didnt even realize until i got home.... time to learn some more lol
@adminaquatics5668 4 жыл бұрын
Love aminos! I used to have one but he died a week ago, I believe you can have a betta with one but I suggest have a few of them that way they don’t see them ass food
@joewilliams5072 3 жыл бұрын
I’m in process of switching a 20 GAL. Cichlids tank to nothing but some red/blue Colombian tetras. Tank is almost cycled. I removed everything, especially the crushed coral, and started over. I plan to add about 10 of these tetras. Having a little trouble getting PH below about 7.8,but just added some driftwood, also a few plants. My questions.... what do you think of these tetras? And what’s a good tankmate bottom cleaner. I’m done with dirty piecos. Thanks !!! Hope you see this. I like your no nonsense videos.
@davidsalmeron2336 3 жыл бұрын
i have a 10gal w 1 paradise male betta, 2 amano’s and 1 assassin snail. They live together harmoniously
@lukecarperson3980 3 жыл бұрын
I have 2 fancy goldfish a blackmoor 2 zebra Danio and 4 white cloud mountain minnows living with 2 amano shrimp they have been in there over 3 years now, the temperature in my house is within both of there types of species range they like 👍
@montaramike 3 жыл бұрын
Snails are AWESOME! lol
@smokehousesyndicateseattle3998 3 жыл бұрын
I have 3 in my 20 gallon tank, I have a beta and 7 glow fish and I just ordered 11 Amano cause that's how the shop sells them so I will add 5 more to my tank and take the other 6 to this mom and pop pet store and trade them for more live plants!
@lahormiga1989 4 жыл бұрын
I have ghost shrimp, they live with my female betta and a school of neon and glowlight tetras. They do fine and nobody is eating each other. The betta even schools with the tetras sometimes. I recently also got a male betta I want to get tank mates for later. I didn't think they could see each other at first. But when I called my mom on my break she showed me the bettas were flaring at each other. The funny part was the tetras were also showing interest to the male until my mom put the phone closer to the female tank and she swim away. The tetras went there own direction a few seconds later. We put cardboard on the sides of the tanks because the female started hitting the glass to try to get to the male.
@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын
amano shrimp are awesome i have 3 called scampi,takashi and amano
@besthobbit 4 жыл бұрын
Gonna get some of these bad bois
@michaelharrity9795 4 жыл бұрын
Will my electric blue acara or krb bother them
@RedlineRevs 7 ай бұрын
Is it true that amanos eat AR mini?
@willyacosta3842 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, regarding red panda or melon barb, are they gonna eat amano shrimp?
@thirdaquino566 4 жыл бұрын
Y soo longg😭 but yeheyy finally new vids
@LankyBeamer 10 ай бұрын
Could I keep amanos with dwarf cichlids such as kribensis
@catfishcave379 4 жыл бұрын
Escape artists eh; now I know where the 20 I bought disappeared to... guess I’ll have to look behind the tank...
@aviation47551 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Do amano shrimp need to live in groups?
@Spicer1104 3 жыл бұрын
I bought most of mine from an employee at my favorite fish store, I’ve lost 2. One was murdered by the others. They pushed a rock and it landed on one, he died later. The Honey gourami decided to eat one when I was stuck at my grandparents house for the week and couldn’t go and feed him. I kept them originally in a 5 gallon tank with two guppies, they never climbed out. They loved the rock pile along the side of the tank.
@braddersz4115 2 жыл бұрын
I have a 72 LITRE tank 2 shrimp , 4 guppy’s and 6 neon tetras 😃
@danielledewitt1 2 жыл бұрын
You need a bigger tank for all those.
@leo2o915 3 жыл бұрын
Would they do good with cherry shrimp and baby guppies ?
@robertma6068 4 жыл бұрын
I love my ammonos! They are in-freaking-destructable! I hear they are wild caught, but thankfully without environmental impact and that they have dense populations. Thus their genetics have not been sunk by inbreeding. I find that I hardly have to feed them at all. They eat most any alage etc in the tank. I have found, too that more space is needed if you have a betta fish. Otherwise, there is not enough space to establish territories. The humorous (but gross) thing I see lol is when they clean themselves by putting their tail into their own backside...eww..but oddly hilarous to see haha It's fascinating how you can see right inside of them! I so highly enjoy them and recommend them!
@jessicashou768 4 жыл бұрын
I made sure to get algae tablets for my amano because I don’t have algae problems. He would get to them SO fast no matter where I dropped them in the tank. He didn’t play around when it came to food. None of the other smaller shrimp would try to steal his food. 😂 Sadly, one day I found him on the floor 2 FEET away from the tank!
@GirlTalksFish 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Amano shrimp are so incredibly tenacious. Wish they didn't like to escape so much though. :P
@IMaqua 4 жыл бұрын
Amanos are the best, my female gave a birth to a couple of thousand shrimplets few days ago
@ChristosChristos 4 жыл бұрын
at 4:40 I thought I had a mosquito near my ear and I slapped myself HAHAHAHAHAHA Listen!
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, it's the music! But I would totally do the same thing. I hate biting bugs!
@hannahsms3816 3 жыл бұрын
Just heard it!
@cheehowloh8033 3 жыл бұрын
Can they go with sucker fish?
@alhjurkhan.dumaguin4519 2 жыл бұрын
I have a Amano shrimp and kuhil loach in the same tank
@trenaebowers1968 3 жыл бұрын
Can you put them in a Koi or garden bacyardk pond
@natosi5588 3 жыл бұрын
I've had 5 amanos in a 5 gallon planted tank for nearly a year now and they are thriving. Currently their only tank mates are a mystery snail, a tiny rabbit snail and oodles of those itty bitty snails... I'd love to add some green neon tetras but fear overloading, thoughts?
@butkusfan23 2 жыл бұрын
I have 5 green neons in a 5 gallon planted tank with a few ramshorn snails and a couple cherry shrimp, and everyone does great. I make sure to do plenty of water changes and my water lettuce floating on top also helps remove a lot of nitrates.
@laurenceevasco 3 жыл бұрын
Can molly fish can be tankmates with amano
@prabhdeol8098 3 жыл бұрын
I got Amano shrimp 2 days ago and drip aclimated them, they were all fine and then today I saw one of them bright pink on it’s side. What happened?!
@LeSurrealDream 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought some ember tetras and there’s a little amano shrimp in the bag with them. I do not have a tight fitting lid and I don’t know how it will do with my other fish :S Guess I’ll find out lol
@pleaseleavesarayualone 4 жыл бұрын
Can you please do a video on neon tetra ,angel fish or goldfish care video.I would really appreciate it if u could also do a tank setup video but I understand if you have something else planned or if you don't have enough time. I love you soo much and you have really helped me a lot.
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm, out of those 3 I've kept neon tetras, so I might do one for them. But I probably don't have enough footage of them. :P
@pleaseleavesarayualone 4 жыл бұрын
it's all right. Thanks anyway
@nairsreehari96 3 жыл бұрын
I bought 2 amanos and the next day I searched the entire tank and couldn't find them. Then after a while, I was sitting beside my tank and saw both of them hiding in a small gap where the suction cups are on my internal filter.
@shelbybloomingdale6670 4 жыл бұрын
I've had a amano get out hit with a vaccum and still live a while after
@xaviergarcia8774 3 жыл бұрын
Will cherry shrimp eat hair algae as well?
@mauricematla1215 3 жыл бұрын
In my case not so much for the algea. Creating circumstances in wich the latter have no real chance works better in my take on things but still love em anyway. When ever i have fish the can be kept with it is safe bet at least a few are in there.
@cooperfoster4645 4 жыл бұрын
How should I go about testing new food material and whatnot while not worrying about harming the shrimp? (I’ve just found out about this fantastic world of shrimp)
@GirlTalksFish 4 жыл бұрын
I actually have a whole video on great foods you can try with your shrimp! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edueiqegstG1nHk.html
@kennychen2735 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Irene I don’t know why my nerite snails not move
@johnallred5369 3 жыл бұрын
Hi I have a question I have a 10 gallon with a giant betta and 5 Amano shrimp. 2 of them were rlly small and I’m pretty sure the betta ate them. The other 3 are a lot bigger but don’t really come out. This is probably because they’re scared of my betta right?
@johnallred5369 3 жыл бұрын
It’s also pretty heavily planted and I have a hollowed our piece of drift wood.
@flixy010 Жыл бұрын
Mine 2 lost till this day found 1 and 1 stayed behind also after change for ich treath😢
@jacquelineleblanc7996 Жыл бұрын
Will they eat the gunk off of wood ?
@techwithbec 2 жыл бұрын
Should you take the exoskeletons out if you find the sheds?
@danielledewitt1 2 жыл бұрын
No.
@moojo777 3 жыл бұрын
Aggressive eaters all right, I have to hand feed my African Dwarf frogs every now and then with tweezers, because the Amano shrimp will snatch anything and everything the frogs try to swallow, (they have even snatch the blood worms from my tweezers the little buggers). Lol when I got the frogs, I originally wanted cherry shrimp in that tank, but the chap at the store advised to get Amano's as the frogs could potentially eat the cherries. Now I think the cherries would have been fine, but I'm glad as I love the Amano's, even if they are... unpolite.
@Pineapplepen-qb1sf 3 жыл бұрын
What is that fish at 3:15
@Tweetsix Жыл бұрын
Help I just got an annoying bit can't find them I have an angelfish and gold zebra loach please. Need help
@professorm4171 3 жыл бұрын
They live a long time too.
@connie6705 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I’m considering amano shrimp for my 29 community tank but I have some micro size fish in there (3/4”-1.5”). Do you think they would bother such tiny fish?
@ethanhan4129 2 жыл бұрын
What fish exactly?
@connie6705 2 жыл бұрын
@@ethanhan4129 green neon rasboras and red neon blue eyes are the smallest I have. Then the opposite concern…would honey gourami bother Amanos because I have two of those.
@ethanhan4129 2 жыл бұрын
@@connie6705 no your small fish would be fine and the gourami would do well to if you get a bigger shrimp
@connie6705 2 жыл бұрын
@@ethanhan4129 thank you for taking the time to reply! You were very helpful
@ethanhan4129 2 жыл бұрын
@@connie6705 no problem
@NoPe-no4sn 3 жыл бұрын
I have really hard water, and most of my shrimp died during molting until I started using the fish water from a store. They also won’t touch my black beard algae. I guess mine are just lazy
@CorkSnapple 3 жыл бұрын
Are they good with turtles? I have a baby painted turtle.
@beatap6250 4 жыл бұрын
Like my friend 😄😉🖐
@Edgar-gx6yn 4 жыл бұрын
Could you please for a video on crayfish I’m planted tanks
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