Amano Shrimp Care Guide - Best Algae-Eating Shrimp

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‎ Amano shrimp (Caridina japonica) are great algae eaters that will eat black beard algae and hair algae.
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0:00 - Identifying Amano shrimp
1:13 - How to care for Amano shrimp
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@AquariumCoop 4 жыл бұрын

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@DSteel5408 3 жыл бұрын

$50 minimum shipping fee or am I understanding that wrong? 10 shrimp for $25 not including shipping is a really good deal. But total with shipping would be $75. I can go to local store and then for $3.5 each plus gas to get there so call it $40. If your code saved 50% then it would be worth it but then you have to wait for it to arrive. 🤔

@domepiece11 2 ай бұрын

My Amano shrimp love Indian almond and Catappa leaves, Alder and Casuarina cones, Mopani and Cholla wood, Java moss, Marimo moss ball, etc. They also frequently munch on their Wonder Shell. I love watching them. I drip acclimated mine just to be safe. My betta harassed them at first but got accustomed to them quickly. Now that the shrimp have grown larger, my betta leaves them alone. I’m so glad I got them. They are entertaining, peaceful, hardy, long living, don’t reproduce, and are potentially compatible with bettas due to temperament, larger size, and minimal coloring.

@FrederickDunn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information, I found it very helpful! Thumbs up and I wish you all the best!

@ssss-df5qz 6 жыл бұрын

They don't hatch in brackish water, they hatch as soon as mum releases them into fresh water where they are then washed out to the estuary and stay there for 25-35 days before morphing and returning. Using RO to simulate rains upstream stimulates the females to release the young. Great video as always though.

@AquariumCoop 4 жыл бұрын

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@tomllewellyn7263 6 жыл бұрын

I believe that the Amano shrimp was reclassified from Caridina japonica to Caridina multidentata about 10 years ago.

@ramenb6324 6 жыл бұрын

Love your tank

@mrmoss7455 7 жыл бұрын

Thx

@dizzyducky14 4 жыл бұрын

Can you elaborate between the difference between algae eating shrimp and Amanos? I can't seem to find info on that.

@meagenberstecher2713 3 жыл бұрын

Your speaking skills have greatly improved from this video! Not to say it is bad, just sounds unsure/shy compared to today's more confident vids :)

@leonardbarron6967 Жыл бұрын

Will amono shrimp be ok long term in a 40 gallon breeder tank with wild sailfin molly's, and brackish low end water 1.003 ? L. Barron

@petestockus1082 2 жыл бұрын

Can you keep Amano shrimp with gold barbs?

@youngidealist 4 жыл бұрын

What breed of cory is that?!?! It's marbled with white and royal blue.

@mikengo6055 5 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a squad of Amano Shrimp from Rob to deal with the crazy black beard algae I have

@kathleenmonsegue9700 7 жыл бұрын

got some black hair algae growing on my Amazon swords, and starts repens.

@sewerskvnk 5 жыл бұрын

What type of water do they live in and where do i get it or create it??

@foreign_swagger6259 4 жыл бұрын

Freshwater

@Andy36yr19 5 жыл бұрын

Will yoyo loaches kill these shrimp? When I got my yoyo and I put him in my tank he ate my 3 ghost shrimp. So I want to know if he will eat these guys. He hasn't attacked or killed any neons, betta, or plecos that are in that tank. I know they're supposed to be in school so I'm giving him to a friend soon sk he can be in his school soon

@RhysWW1 6 жыл бұрын

Love the videos! Question for you: Ive got 4 Amano shrimp in my tank, ever since theyve been put in havent seen a peep from them. Can see that theyre hiding in the nooks of the wood but never out during the day. Is this normal?

@venusvoorg1616 5 жыл бұрын

Rhys WW that’s how mine is too! It’s always hiding in the shadows while my cherry is always out and about

@HardstyleGamerz 4 жыл бұрын

@@venusvoorg1616 can you combine them with neocaradinas?

@amanda67 4 жыл бұрын

Can u add to betta tank 7 gal?

@danielledewitt1 2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean 7 gallons? If so stick to battery powered robotic fish.

@brodierichards4610 5 жыл бұрын

Do they eat brown algae?

@kathleenmonsegue9700 7 жыл бұрын

would the amano shrimps go after my red cherry shrimps if they get hungry?

@AquariumCoop 7 жыл бұрын

+Kathleen Monsegue if they were starving to death probably. That situation should be easy to avoid

@lizdyson3627 5 жыл бұрын

Are those blue spotted Corydoras in the tank with them?

@louisazouita 5 жыл бұрын

They are peppered corydoras

@jhonsel999 9 жыл бұрын

It's crazy because my amano shrimp keep jumping out of my tank and my most recent one I can't even find.

@myles4081 7 жыл бұрын

Jhonsel Collado its called a lid

@chrissy24-7 6 жыл бұрын

Mine too. I have a lid and can't find my 3rd one.

@fishrrelaxing9361 6 жыл бұрын

When your shrimp are swimming so hard they jump out the tank it’s cause your fish are chasing them trying to eat them.

@shravansmasher 5 жыл бұрын

Never had an issue with this. I have 5 in a 20 with a pea puffer and 5 danios. I was really afraid of this happening but I think everyone gets along well. Sorry to hear that.

@jdssurf 4 жыл бұрын

Never had one jump, weird

@JJ1Monster 7 жыл бұрын

Is there a fish that is under 3 inches that is better or equal to the Amano Shrimp in eating all types of algae such as the hair and black beard. If not would the amano shrimp work in a community tank with fish such as kuhli loaches, some rams and tetras?

@AquariumCoop 7 жыл бұрын

+JJ1Monster I think you are seeking something that doesn't exist unfortunately

@Rokisempai 4 жыл бұрын

What about Kili fish? the American flagfish as they call it...

@crittersofearth9914 2 жыл бұрын

Mine live with red mary shrimps to 🐠

@troybelanger974 6 жыл бұрын

Will Amano shrimp go after my guppy and platy fry? Are they safe to put into a fry tank?

@ArmandoFL 6 жыл бұрын

Troy Belanger they won’t go after them

@seanflynn8467 3 жыл бұрын

@@ArmandoFL do you know if they need heaters or not, happy new year by the way

@hazeld768 6 жыл бұрын

do a vid on algea shrimp .coz thats what i bought 🙈

@jaybrielakoi7747 2 жыл бұрын

8 bucks for moss balls? Are they huge?

@n.u1232 6 жыл бұрын

I'm planning on getting a coldwater tank which will have some goldfish, white cloud mountain minnow, bloodfin tetras and some danios. Will this kind of shrimp be fine with them? I don't really want a shrimp that will kill the fish 😂

@zaink7037 6 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't mix coldwater fish with freshwater fish. Probably best to not get goldfish but get the others. Amano shrimps are fine with smaller fish. Just don't get really small shrimp as I bought some zebra danios and they ate my velvet blue shrimp 😢

@tayh3645 5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mix goldfish with white clouds, eventually goldfish will get big enough to eat them. You shouldn't have any trouble adding a paradise gourami in there. I believe they live in the same areas as white clouds used to, so they should be good tank mates. Only one male though, females are less colorful, but still nice enough. You should be fine with Amano shrimp, I've heard they might catch and eat lethargic or sick fish, but normally they are docile.

@55mebiggs 7 жыл бұрын

Should the Amano shrimp be quarantined and treated with meds before going into the big tank?

@AquariumCoop 7 жыл бұрын

I personally don't. I've never had a problem with shrimp carrying disease to fish. There are some specific shrimp diseases but not many cures for them.

@55mebiggs 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Cory.

@stephaniefockler335 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I was wondering too.

@LMAO-ef3ip 5 жыл бұрын

what would you say is the best algae eating shrimp out their?

@AquariumCoop 5 жыл бұрын

Amani shrimp

@LMAO-ef3ip 5 жыл бұрын

The only downside is that they also produce alot of waste right? due to their size

@Tusar47 6 жыл бұрын

I don't have any shrimp and i want some but i some say they jump out of their tank and they can't find them, my tank is open top planted with a couple of HOB filter. Do i go for shrimp or is there any chance they are going to jump and suicide?

@AquariumCoop 6 жыл бұрын

Without a top, there is a chance anything will jump out unfortunately.

@zaink7037 6 жыл бұрын

I've had amano shrimps for years. First bought 2 when I was starting out one disappeared (probably died and got eaten) and the other is still alive till now which is 6 years now 😱. I bought another to replace the one which died and he's still alive. I did buy 2 cherry shrimp and a velvet blue shrimp. The cherries disappeared and the velvet blue got eaten when I put some zebra danios in😢

@kathleenmonsegue9700 7 жыл бұрын

:/ I don't want my critters to go hungry, but at the same time I want the amano shrimp to eat the hair algae up.

@kathleenmonsegue9700 7 жыл бұрын

if I don't feed the 6ember tetras, guppy, 4 emerald eye rasboras, red cherry shrimps, and 4 otocinclus, 5 pygmy corydoras, for a 5 days will the fish starve?

@AquariumCoop 7 жыл бұрын

+Kathleen Monsegue usually they can handle 5 days with no food

@tristan6509 3 жыл бұрын

wow are tropical animals expensive in the us, here amanos are $1 for 50, which is $0.02 per shrimp.

@qazqazqazqaz100 Жыл бұрын

These shrimp could attack small sick fish like guppy's if they are hovering around the top. it happened to one of my guppy's that i transferred out of a less busy tanks that i had because he had velvet.

@anindyapakhira2821 9 ай бұрын

How big was the amano shrimp and the tank?

@samuelcarr4973 5 жыл бұрын

The amino shrimp at my LFS are 12$

@HAlves-ip9cn 4 жыл бұрын

And i thought here in PT they were getting expensive at 3-4$. They used to be around 2$.

@rogertorrez1798 6 жыл бұрын

My amano shrimp is green in color is that normal?

@AquariumCoop 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that can be a normal coloration.

@dores3705 6 жыл бұрын

it must be an alien

@Blck_Stallion 3 жыл бұрын

Amano hulk

@varanidguy 5 жыл бұрын

Has anyone had amano shrimp that attack and kill fish? A friend of mine had two that ganged up on an oto and killed it after harassing it for a long time.

@jamie91995 5 жыл бұрын

I personally haven’t, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they got a small fish cornered (like an otocinclus, bumblebee goby, zebra danio, etc.)

@chrundlethegreat812 5 жыл бұрын

sorry but thats actually pretty badass

@prrre1269 4 жыл бұрын

Woow, this happened to me yesterday

@wescoopdol 3 жыл бұрын

I have had cherries hold down a new rasbora and eat it. Terrifying sight

@kathleenmonsegue9700 7 жыл бұрын

Lol but how? they are not gonna be fed for 5 days....i don't understand, cuz if I don't feed the fish they will go hungry and so will the shrimp right? there's only a lol but of hair algae in the tank. the fish I have don't eat hair algae.

@Lflower1Stars 5 жыл бұрын

How many for a 30 gallon tank? Ok to be with Bettas...

@Keikothefish Жыл бұрын

Sells for 8 dollars in Norway! 😳

@mrmoss7455 7 жыл бұрын

who do i feed these guys, or do i even have to feed them.

@AquariumCoop 7 жыл бұрын

they'll pretty much eat anything.

@renovideos2013 4 жыл бұрын

2020 they cost me $5 each

@FuzzyRatMeat 3 жыл бұрын

4.99 as of today

@robser7538 3 жыл бұрын

@@FuzzyRatMeat prob depends where you live...

@remhk6672 3 жыл бұрын

1.99 at my LFS.

@dmythica 6 жыл бұрын

Don't they eat the pants too though?

@dmythica 6 жыл бұрын

Plants *

@AquariumCoop 6 жыл бұрын

No, they are algae and detrivore eaters.

@GatorDave 3 жыл бұрын

Will Amano Shrimp eat fish Eggs?

@AquariumCoop 3 жыл бұрын

Usually, yes.

@ednajwolff 5 жыл бұрын

Not picky about water parameters?! The first 3 we got died in 24 hours bc they weren't drip acclimated! I also read that if the hardness isn't right, it can make the exoskeleton too hard or soft which makes molting impossible. 🙄

@AquariumCoop 5 жыл бұрын

Well I import thousands of them monthly and we don’t drop acclimate. We also have almost no hardness in our water etc.

@ednajwolff 5 жыл бұрын

Not having hardness doesn't mean they're not picky though, right? It can still effect them. The drip acclimation was a process of elimination finding the cause of why our first 3 died. All else looking fine, they told us to drip acclimate instead of float. That batch is doing well. 🤷 You have way more experience than me and I watch your videos before other channels about fish since you saved us with sponges in the filter. My comment was more directed at the other readers of comments than it was at you, to share personal experience.

@fishkeeperdanielthegreat1285 6 жыл бұрын

what fresh water shrimp is the best algae eater then? my life is a lie!!

@glavstroy 6 жыл бұрын

brackish noooooo!!!! salted water.

@huyquoctran2088 5 жыл бұрын

Then what is algae eating shrimp? Another name for amano shrimp is call japanese algae shrimp unless the place that states algae eating shrimp is ghost shrimp and they trying to rip people of.

@hassainarvly8363 6 жыл бұрын

@SC-hk6ui 5 жыл бұрын

These are store tanks. This advise is quite generic. What tanks have you had success with? Did you try breeding them? How many in a diorama etc.? I don't mind these videos but what you are saying is hardly worth my time - we need a little bit more.