These Amano are transparent with a brownish tint and feature small dots along their sides. Amano shrimp are peaceful and make excellent additions to community tanks, helping to maintain a clean and healthy aquarium environment.
Algae Control: Amano shrimp are excellent at consuming various types of algae, including soft green algae, hair algae, and even some types of black beard algae, making them invaluable for maintaining a clean tank.
Detritus Removal: They help keep the aquarium substrate clean by scavenging for leftover food and organic debris.
Low Maintenance: Amano shrimp are hardy and adaptable, requiring minimal special care beyond basic tank maintenance.
The perfect tank friends Ideally include small, peaceful fish like tetras, guppies, and rasboras. Avoid aggressive species that might prey on the shrimp.
Scientific species name
Caridina multidentata
Juvenile to Adult (1-2 cm)
Water parameters Requirements:
pH 6-7.5
GH 1-12 dGH
kH 3-7
Nitrate 0-20ppm for best results
Temperature 18-27
These shrimp are well-suited for freshwater aquariums and are renowned for their algae-eating abilities, contributing to a cleaner tank environment.
Our recommendations:
The shrimp do well in a sizeable colony of between 10-20 shrimp. This is to ensure there is a good mixture of sexes within the colony.
Usual maintenance: Feed the shrimp at least three times a week, with a wide range of foods. At Shrimp Corner, we feed our shrimp with Vegetable Shrimp Bars , which is plant base protein containing seaweed, providing lean and optimal nutrients for shrimp. Once a week we feed our shrimp with Protein Bars, this is a protein base food to increase the growth rate of our shrimp, the shrimp breed faster & females can carry more eggs. All of these foods were developed by us, over 10 years of breeding experience, we have bred thousands of shrimp
On a serious note, do not feed shrimp with any foods contain copper.
