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I’ve had amanos for as long as I’ve kept fish, which is nearly five years. A lot of that five years of fishkeeping was very, iffy...

There’s also one remaining bamboo shrimp who regularly fan feeds on the filter intake tube.

 

I’ve had amanos for as long as I’ve kept fish, which is nearly five years. A lot of that five years of fishkeeping was very, iffy...

There’s also one remaining bamboo shrimp who regularly fan feeds on the filter intake tube.

Wow, definitely much longer than myself. I have owned my first group of Amano Shrimp for about 2 months now and I already appreciate them! I have 3 currently but they are not full sized yet, I bet that comes with age.

 

The older ones are much bigger than the younger ones. They’re all still munching down on the cucumber.

 

I’ll have to research Armanos.
I bought my 5 g as a single pea puffer tank. Went to pick it up and discovered it also came with half a dozen cull RCS. I had to do some really quick shrimp research!
But I still ended up eventually losing all of them.
I don’t think the puffer was to blame; she seemed to completely ignore them. She won’t even eat frozen shrimp!
I’m planning a complete rescape of that tank very soon and can slowly change the water parameters to be more shrimp friendly as I use remineralized RO/DI in all my tanks.
I love the brightly colored shrimp but I also want something a bit hardy.

 

I’ll have to research Armanos.
I bought my 5 g as a single pea puffer tank. Went to pick it up and discovered it also came with half a dozen cull RCS. I had to do some really quick shrimp research!
But I still ended up eventually losing all of them.
I don’t think the puffer was to blame; she seemed to completely ignore them. She won’t even eat frozen shrimp!
I’m planning a complete rescape of that tank very soon and can slowly change the water parameters to be more shrimp friendly as I use remineralized RO/DI in all my tanks.
I love the brightly colored shrimp but I also want something a bit hardy.

Amano shrimp are much more personable than Neocardinia shrimp. While their colors are a bit more drab, they are very interesting in their own right. My favorite quality about them is that they are greedy little eaters. So much so that they will eat out of your hand. They are super entertaining little critters and I would personally recommend them. I bet Ouse would say the same thing after owning them for 5 years.

 

 

The tank enjoyed a daphnia breakfast today. Let’s see what photos I’ve got to share of the tank.

Do the amanos’ eyes deceive them, or is there another tasty cucumber ahead?


...and goodness, looking back at the older posts here (and cringing at what the tank used to be like), the bush used to be so tiny, didn’t it? This is currently what the bush looks like...

...from the front:


...from above:


The bush is about 30cm long, 30cm deep and 24cm tall. When keeping in mind the tank dimensions are roughly 80cm x 40cm x 40cm, yeah, the bush really dominates.

I am considering getting more plants and more wood to accompany the bush, however that can only happen when I am out of self-isolation.

 

Hi.

Eleven new rasboras have been added. The focus is to be on the rasboras; I am letting most of the other species dwindle and become replaced by rasboras. So far, this has been happening. There are now sixteen of the rasboras in total.




Here they are! I cannot fathom the concept of taking a clear photo of these fish, provided they keep darting about.

Now I believe they are harlequin rasboras like the original five are, however there is a possibility of them being copper rasboras, as these were also for sale at the fish shop within close proximity to their harlequins. It is hard to know for certain. Regardless, I have seen the two species shoal together before, and the new arrivals are already mixing with the bigger, original rasboras. They have been in the tank for about five hours and settled in almost instantly.

A filter clean-out was also performed. They are not fun...

It is worth noting this aquarium is the only one left. It is nice having only one tank again, and it being of a manageable size. I can't see this tank going for a long time, but that is no problem; the new arrivals are making the tank enjoyable to watch. The plan is to give dominion to the rasboras in this tank.

 

A few days ago I noticed a baby crypt at the front of the tank. While checking the bush today, I discovered multiple new crypt plants sprouting. Take a look:




They are not very easy to spot in a picture, however in person it is possible to spot around five new sprouts. The rocks and wood have been rearranged slightly to make room for the sprouts.

I am hoping these sprouts make it; this species has very little requirements to live, so I predict they will fare fine. The bush is even bigger in the foreseeable future.

 

I have cut a sprout off and planted it in another tank from the same crypt you have. It was growing inside of decor and all leaves were completely white due to lack of light. Since being moved it turned a lovely deep green and has several new leaves.
Your crypt is looking wonderful !