Yes I have heard of them before.. They did a Bio & Intro on them one morning on the Today Show.. They are neat looking.. However I know nothing about keeping one.. Good Luck & I know you will do well.. Whats the new name??
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Lol...Shrimp Skampi!Originally Posted by lute
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They don't really need anything special. Just keep the tank clean & feed the fishies & it'll be fine. But they do have very short life spans.
If you see it turn white, it's going to die soon.
If you see something like it's brains moving in it's body, thats normal, you're just observing its digestive system in action
If you see a 2nd shrimp but it looks hallow, remove it, because your shrimp has molted it's old shell so it can grow.
If you look carefully your shrimp will infact have colour on it. Some have yellow markings, red marking, & if your lucky like me, You'll have BLUE shrimp. When I say blue I mean their whole body is blue, BUT you can't really tell unless they are in an all white container hehehe
I buy 20-30 of them at a time for my 90gal tank. Usually after 6 months they are all dead. I believe they need saltwater for the young to live.
If you want a friendly pet shrimp that you can enjoy for years, get a Flower, Banana, or Rock Shrimp (they all look the same IMO).. they do get a little larger so you might want a 5g tank.
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I bought a few ghost shrimp for my 55 gallon tank, because they were cute and interesting. The next morning when I got up, they were all dead ... on the floor! They apparently crawled up the air tubing and out of the tank where it was open in the back of the hood for the tubing, filters, etc. It was sad.So just make sure you have a completely covered tank!
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Please tell me you aren't trying to keep mollies in a 2 gallon tank.
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King2005, Thanks for the info! I didn't know they had such a short life-span. I'm kinda bummed.
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