Amano Shrimp Gathering???

[GinnyFinny]

My shrimp gather at the top of one of my two thermostats several times a week. it doesn't appear that they are eating, just hanging out or resting.

Out of 15 shrimp about 6 do this. Anybody have this experience with their Amanos?

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[PokeSephiroth]

Mine like to do that on driftwood. They just stay there. Not picking on it or anything. Maybe they're just hanging out being little shrimpy shrimps. Hahaha...

Another odd-ish behavior I've noticed, is sometimes when they are grazing for algae, they tend to face the same direction. Or maybe I'm just noticing them at the right time. *shrug*

 

[GinnyFinny]

Hey Angelo, yeah mine usually sit facing upwards at the top of the thermostat, very close to surface. Or end to butt end. Hard to analyze the teeny tiny mind of an Amano, must be a prehistorically genetically ingrained survival behavior - OR NOT!

Of all my critters, these are the most interesting to observe. [emoji102]

 

[poneegryl]

Mine do this, too! They seem to like herding. Every once in a while they all crowd in under a piece of wood and just sit there...planning their next move...HA!

 

[GinnyFinny]

Never had Amanos in the past. A WAFISHBOX friend is babysitting my aquarium until I return from Calif in late July, & several are pregnant. Had I known this prior I would have had a tank all to themselves. I wondered why they looked odd sometimes. Learning curve can be a tricky turn along the way! I can hardly wait to get back and set up another tank just for them and maybe allow them to breed.....see how many I can raise[emoji4]


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[PokeSephiroth]

Amano shrimp are difficult to breed because their larval stage require brackish water to survive. Noto mention trying to feed them...

But I have read that some people have had luck with keeping them in full freshwater. Maybe there's a super Amano shrimp out there that allows them to do that in freshwater.

They will surely breed in freshwater without any problems, but once the eggs hatch, I'm not sure how long the larva would survive.

Unlike cherry shrimp and other shrimp, that hatch as fully formed shrimp and skipping the larval stage upon hatching, that's what makes them so much easier to breed :-D

 

[GinnyFinny]

Well it sounds like I'm over my head on that one. No wonder Amanos are a little pricey. If these guys I bought 4 months ago survive another couple of years, I'll have the time to devote. 20 years ago I had a couple of brackish water aquariums. Thanks fire-spinner guy! [emoji312]


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