Amano Shrimps

[Wrams]

Hi All.
How many Amano shrimps can i have in a 90L tank with the following fish?

Look at Sig for 90L tank and fish stock.

 

[rabbut]

As many as you like within reason realy. Shrimp don't use much oxygen and also don't make much waste. A group of 10 could be counted as 1 inch of adult fish, so 200 could be held by the tank with no other occupants, though why anybody would add 200 is beyond me With the occupants, you could add upto 10-20 IMO.

On a side note, the salifin pleco will get too big for a 90l tank. I'm shure you know this though, and will already have plans to move him into a friends tank when he stops growing proberly. He could get as big as 18inches That said, 15 would be more common

HTH
Rabbut

 

[Wrams]

As many as you like within reason realy. Shrimp don't use much oxygen and also don't make much waste. A group of 10 could be counted as 1 inch of adult fish, so 200 could be held by the tank with no other occupants, though why anybody would add 200 is beyond me With the occupants, you could add upto 10-20 IMO.

On a side note, the salifin pleco will get too big for a 90l tank. I'm shure you know this though, and will already have plans to move him into a friends tank when he stops growing proberly. He could get as big as 18inches That said, 15 would be more common

HTH
Rabbut

Thanks Rabbut. The Pleco is still small thankfully but yes i know one day he'll be a beast of a fish. Also i want the Amano shrimp as my algae (Oedogonium) is becoming more and more each day so hopefully they will help control it. I've also purchased some Flourish Excel to overdose it.


http/www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm Following this advice.

 

[Wrams]

Can anyone tell me what Yamato Shrimp are like? A friend gave me some of his and said there fine. Will these help control algae?

 

[Corleone]

Yamato shrimp are the same thing as amanos. I think it's just an older common name.

 

[Shrimper]

Yep its the same shrimp... I've seen them for sale as Japanese Swamp Shrimp in one LFS, most seem to call them Amano or Yamato though.

 

[Wrams]

Thanks Guys for you help! I bought 10 yesterday and already there snatching the food and running off and hiding with it. There quite funny when you watch them.