Bamboo Shrimp

[Drip Loop]

I recently purchased one of these for my little tank and read up on them. I was hoping if anyone had additional experience with them they would share with me. One thing to note. When I added him to the tank, he molted in about 15 minutes after being put in. Is that normal? Bad? Good?

Thanks for the help.

[Red]

They filter the water for poop food etc and they are good at it........ i think him molting is fine and all

[Drip Loop]

Should I remove his molt? I heard some shrimp will eat it for extra calcium. Does this shrimp do the same thing?

[Drip Loop]

shameless bump

[shockshockshad]

Nope, don't remove it. The only experience I have is that my library has a HUGE 4 inch one.

[Red]

Here is a good link that will tell you everything about the shrimp...
http://www.petshrimp.com/bambooshrimp.html


O btw sorry it took me so long went golfing :)

[Sasquatch]

Moulting just after you add them to the tank is normal. Don't know why, but it's happened to just about every crustacean I've added to a tank. You can leave the molt in there, the shrimp and other fish will eat it.

Bamboo shrimp are different than most shrimp. They like a lot of current for one, it circulates the water and stirs up particles that they feed on. They also live better in mature tanks that have a lot of "natural" particulate matter and go well in larger tanks.

If you ever see it walking on the bottom sifting through the substrate, it's hungry, drop some flakes in your filter outflow to feed it.