Vampire shrimp care

Mordaki · Post by **Mordaki** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:00 am

im so happy last night before i turned my tank light off and went to bed my fan shrimp was out of it usual hiding place and walking/swimming round the tank, it hasnt really came out too much but maby it noticed that the female beta was gone. i sat there on my computer chair watching it for a good fifteen minuits. then thismorning i turnedy light on to feed my fish and it was out again. it stopped comeing out i thaught because it liked sitting in its hiding place but i think it was that female beta that scared it into hiding. when i got up i told my father he came up to watch my fan shrimp or drummer boy as my pareants call him.

Ecir · Post by **Ecir** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:21 am

Mordaki wrote: guess ill ask in the real fish shop i go to they may order me some if i set my tank up and just order a whole tanks worth of shrimp at once.

If you do plan on getting a whole tank full make sure to take the time and read about each on on the Shrimp Varieties link on the left. Many of them need different water conditions and if you throw any Macrobrachium into the mix all your smaller shrimp would more then likely become snack food.

Mordaki · Post by **Mordaki** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:08 pm

will do that atm im having alot of stuff to sort out but once i set my tank up ill try and find someone with a decent cam and post pics

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:15 pm

Great, we look forward to seeing the pics and best wishes with your tank.

Mordaki · Post by **Mordaki** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:44 pm

thx

suppose i will put together a tank after i pass my written test for driving licence

stretchybabe · Post by **stretchybabe** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:39 am

can u keep vampire shrimp with crays?

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:42 am

Big crays would carve them up, and all crays that I know about need hard water, and vampires are a soft water species.

stretchybabe · Post by **stretchybabe** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:02 am

i have a vampire shrimp in with 2 p clarkii,,shrimp is bout 2half inches and the crays around the same,1 slightly bigger,, all doin fine at the minute,,i was told that the shrimp cud defend himself as the cray cant get threw his hard shell,,

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:04 am

When he molts, he's dinner.

stretchybabe · Post by **stretchybabe** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:08 am

thanks for the tip,,but dont they harden up pretty quickly,, and do u know if the shrimp eats their moult