Shocking Discovery

[MermaidMel]

Amano shrimp are very messy. Does anyone else find that?

 

[Spishkey]

ive had my shrimp for three weeks, only seen them twice so wouldnt know!

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yeah they're poop machines, i totally don't understand why people don't count them in the stocking sometimes, they poop for england!

 

[Colin_T]

yeah they're poop machines, i totally don't understand why people don't count them in the stocking sometimes, they poop for england!

lol

on another note, it's good to see you back mel, your new avatar looks good too.

 

[MermaidMel]

yeah they're poop machines, i totally don't understand why people don't count them in the stocking sometimes, they poop for england!

lol

on another note, it's good to see you back mel, your new avatar looks good too.

Why thank you

yeah they're poop machines, i totally don't understand why people don't count them in the stocking sometimes, they poop for england!

I am stunned and amazed as the general consensus is that shrimp have a low bioload, is it just the amanos that don't?

 

[rocknurworld2006]

yeah they're poop machines, i totally don't understand why people don't count them in the stocking sometimes, they poop for england!

lol

on another note, it's good to see you back mel, your new avatar looks good too.

Why thank you

yeah they're poop machines, i totally don't understand why people don't count them in the stocking sometimes, they poop for england!

I am stunned and amazed as the general consensus is that shrimp have a low bioload, is it just the amanos that don't?

i here all the time that not to count them on the bioload, i never knew they were this bad lol!

 

[Esfa]

my shrimp poop 24/7

i think people say they have low-bioload because most of their diet is vegetation, so its not as messy as meats?

and they eat any leftover foods that'd cause bad water quality.

 

[MermaidMel]

Well I put an amano in one of my small tanks to clean up a bit of an algae bloom that occurred, which he did do. But since then he has just poo poo poo poo poooooo'd everywhere and I am not bloody impressed.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

i think people will just find any excuse to get a few extra fish in so it's the 'oh the shrimp don't count' card to be totally honest!!

they'll more than happily feed on flake/pellet food if any of it finds it's way to them so i don't think you can say their waste is less bad than anything else in the tank.

 

[Esfa]

they could also be pooping a lot cause they graze all the time, i suppose.

 

[Colin_T]

shrimp have a high metabolism and as such when they eat a lot, they make a lot of mess. In the average aquarium there is plenty of food for them so they feed all day and poo all night.

 

[MermaidMel]

shrimp have a high metabolism and as such when they eat a lot, they make a lot of mess. In the average aquarium there is plenty of food for them so they feed all day and poo all night.

Sounds a lot like my husband that does

 

[Miss Wiggle]

shrimp have a high metabolism and as such when they eat a lot, they make a lot of mess. In the average aquarium there is plenty of food for them so they feed all day and poo all night.

Sounds a lot like my husband that does

 

[Colin_T]

ditto wiggles