Why are cherry shrimp so tame?

Acsuth · Post by **Acsuth** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:57 am

They don't seem to mind perching on my fingers -- most will even allow me to lift them out of the water like this. The green and rainbow shrimp I have now zip away if I move my hand in their general direction. (and my bamboo shrimp is scared to death of me! LOL)
I'm not complaining of course

....but has anyone else noticed how tame these guys seem to be? The four I had months ago from a completely different source were just as tame.

filishy · Post by **filishy** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 6:13 am

Wow...

I wish mine could do that... Mine are not terribly afraid but are not that friendly.

Hmmm... I am envious of you guys; Amanda_h's shrimps help her kill unwanted snails, yours climb onto your fingers...

Do I have to change my name to Amanda to get some respect from my shrimps ????

Maria...

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:37 am

filishy wrote:Do I have to change my name to Amanda to get some respect from my shrimps ????

Yup. Afraid so. Actually, all of mine will try to land on my hand or crawl up my arm when I put it in the tank, including the greens (and the japonicas I used to have).

Hmmm. Maybe it's because you don't have a cat...

filishy · Post by **filishy** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:54 am

Hmmm. Maybe it's because you don't have a cat...

Hahahahahahaha!!!!!

You're too much, too much!!!!

Have a great weekend!

scrimp · Post by **scrimp** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:11 pm

For some reason mine have gone into hiding the past week. I think they are mad I trimmed down their plants too much. Ill call the pet psychic on animal planet and ask her sonjia what do my shrimp wanna eat for dinner lol.

John P. · Post by **John P.** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:47 pm

scrimp wrote:For some reason mine have gone into hiding the past week. I think they are mad I trimmed down their plants too much. Ill call the pet psychic on animal planet and ask her sonjia what do my shrimp wanna eat for dinner lol.

Maybe they're breeding? Mine were less outgoing, and that resulted in eggs!

As far as their "tameness" ... I imagine it could have something to do with the selective breeding of these little guys. Much like captive breeding makes fish lose schooling instinct, I would imagine these shrimp have lost their natural fears.

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:28 pm

I have yet to stick my hands into the shrimp tank; it usually is the tweezer

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:46 pm

amber2461 wrote:...it usually is the tweezer

Me too, but I learned the hard way... (ewwww!)

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:01 am

amanda_h wrote:
amber2461 wrote:...it usually is the tweezer
Me too, but I learned the hard way... (ewwww!)

hyuk hyuk hyuk

scrimp · Post by **scrimp** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:41 am

I dont get it? I wanna get some tweezers. Ill look for some here while im out next time.

Evan · Post by **Evan** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:52 am

They're probably eat the germs and crap of your hands.

Acsuth · Post by **Acsuth** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:05 am

Evan wrote:They're probably eat the germs and crap of your hands.

eloquently put

amber2461 · Post by **amber2461** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:13 am

Evan wrote:They're probably eat the germs and crap of your hands.

Hee hee hee

Evan · Post by **Evan** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:58 am

amanda_h · Post by **amanda_h** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:34 pm

scrimp wrote:I dont get it?

I just wasn't too thrilled to have a japonica crawling up my arm. I'll say it again: ewwwww!