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Why are cherry shrimp so tame?
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:57 am
by Acsuth
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 6:13 am
by filishy
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...
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:37 am
by amanda_h
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...
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:54 am
by filishy
Hmmm. Maybe it's because you don't have a cat...
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!
You're too much, too much!!!!
Have a great weekend!
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 7:11 pm
by scrimp
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:47 pm
by John P.
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:28 pm
by amber2461
I have yet to stick my hands into the shrimp tank; it usually is the tweezer
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:46 pm
by amanda_h
amber2461 wrote:...it usually is the tweezer
Me too, but I learned the hard way... (ewwww!)
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:01 am
by amber2461
amanda_h wrote:amber2461 wrote:...it usually is the tweezer
Me too, but I learned the hard way... (ewwww!)
hyuk hyuk hyuk
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:41 am
by scrimp
I dont get it? I wanna get some tweezers. Ill look for some here while im out next time.
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:52 am
by Evan
They're probably eat the germs and crap of your hands.
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:05 am
by Acsuth
Evan wrote:They're probably eat the germs and crap of your hands.
eloquently put
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:13 am
by amber2461
Evan wrote:They're probably eat the germs and crap of your hands.
Hee hee hee
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:58 am
by Evan
Lol
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:34 pm
by amanda_h
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!