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  1. charlie

    Amano Shrimp Breeding Second Attempt

    Brilliant stuff. Great to see what is possible with time and dedication. Fingers crossed all goes well.
  2. charlie

    Urgent!! Shrimp trapped in spraybar hole still alive

    Great result. Now you just need to fatten the shrimp up, or crank up the filter so its impossible to swim against the flow ;)
  3. charlie

    Urgent!! Shrimp trapped in spraybar hole still alive

    Another thought . Try blocking the other holes and maybe the shrimp will be forced out ?
  4. charlie

    Urgent!! Shrimp trapped in spraybar hole still alive

    Remove spray bar from tank, quickly use hacksaw to cut above and below shrimp, effectively taking a slice out of the spray bar, then very carefully use blade os sharp scissors to snip up to the hole the shrimp is stuck in. You will wreck your spray bar but could save the shrimp. Good luck.
  5. charlie

    will shrimp kill each other if hungry enough?

    Just to chuck my ten penneth (sp?) into the mix. I have had amano shrimp chase and eat other amanos in a 200 ltr tank. The eaten shrimp may have been ill but did not show any ill effects prior to becoming the main course for their tank mates. Mlgt may have a point about the pheremones ?
  6. charlie

    Cyrpts and Anubias in the shrimp tank

    Never heard that before. Have kept amano shrimp for over 15 years in tanks with crypts (lots of them) but never anubias. I have never experiencd any problems when trimming or suffering the inevitable crypt melt . 5 to 6 leaves should be fine to trim. I would .
  7. charlie

    amano v's cherry

    I was wondering if anyone has experiance of Amano shrimp and cherry shrimp. I currently have about 20 amano in a 180l tank and think they are superb, but am struggling to find a supplier for other tanks i want to set up. Yes i have tried to breed them but never got past day 20 with the tiny...
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