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Old October 4th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
shrimps bioload?

i was thinking of adding a couple ghost shrimp and maybe a bamboo shrimp to my 29 gallon. how do these specimens add to the bioload of my tank? is it noticable? i am already kind of close to my limit as far as stocking goes.
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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They don't really add to the bio-load at all, add a bunch if you want. They're pretty comical.
Give them plenty of hiding spots because some fish find them tasty especially when they molt and are vulnerable.
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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I think the main concern would be if the fish you already have would consider ghost shrimp lunch. They dont have much of a bioload at all so if you add them to an almost stocked tank it wont push it to overstocked. They are really cool to watch just make sure if you get them you dont feed food with cooper in it. Good Luck!!

Oops it looks like Lucy and I were typing at the same time..
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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thanks for the quick replies guys! i think that i am going to get a few of these little guys (mainly for entertainment purposes!)
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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Oh, I missed the bamboo shrimp part. My reply was about ghost shrimp. I don't know anything about bamboo shrimp

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Oops it looks like Lucy and I were typing at the same time..

lol, that happens a lot!
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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If you look closely at my avatar there is a ghost shrimp eating the cucumber with my snail.

Lucy we did it again lol.............
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Old October 4th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
so does anyone know if bamboo shrimp contibute much to the bioload?
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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Any shrimp, bamboo, cherry, ghost, amano, etc. have negligible bio-load. Add a bunch. Enjoy them. They're big and really awesome looking. Your fish may try to pick at them, so be aware of the possibility before you spend a ton of money.

Fyi: unlike other types of shrimp, bamboo are filter feeders and need a current to survive. Definitely don't spend the money on them if they'll just die without the current.
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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Your fish may try to pick at them, so be aware of the possibility before you spend a ton of money.
will neons eat shrimp? (more specifically RCS)
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Old October 4th, 2009  
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i think that my tank has a descent amount of current in it. all of the plants wave around. especially on the side with the filter. do you think that is enough? should i there be alot of current? i don't want to make the fish uncomfortable.

this probably isn't the correct thread for this, but just a question.

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Old October 4th, 2009  
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i think that my tank has a descent amount of current in it. all of the plants wave around. especially on the side with the filter. do you think that is enough? should i there be alot of current? i don't want to make the fish uncomfortable.

this probably isn't the correct thread for this, but just a question.
It's your thread - you can go where you want with it. If your plants are waving, that should be plenty of current without needing to increase it and tire out your fish. Sounds like some awesome bamboo shrimp are in your future. I'd love pics if you do decide on them!
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Old October 5th, 2009  
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i am going to go to the LPS and pick up some shrimp when i get off work today. i got most of my new plants in their permanent homes, and other aquascaping done over the weekend. i hope that it goes well
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Old October 7th, 2009  
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i finally got my shrimp last night! i got four ghost shrimp and a bamboo shrimp. i put them in yesterday evening and haven't seen them since! i am sure that they are just adjusting to their new surroundings!
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Old October 7th, 2009  
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i finally got my shrimp last night! i got four ghost shrimp and a bamboo shrimp. i put them in yesterday evening and haven't seen them since! i am sure that they are just adjusting to their new surroundings!
Lol! Yep! That's exactly what happened to me. Give them a few days (or more if they have bothersome tank mates )

Congrats on your awesome new shrimp!
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