Do Amano Shrimp REALLY eat hair algae??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2019
- Today I just wanted to show you HOW efficiently Amano shrimp can take care of algae if set up properly.
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Pound for pound, Amanos have to be the most efficient algae eaters out there! Check out what they did in just 24 hours to clean up some algae infested driftwood.
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they don't eat Compsopogon sp. stag-horn algae :/
That was INCREDIBLE! I think I can hear the tiny shrimp burps from here.
Wow!
Every ecosystem has something that does a little bit of everything to make it balance.
This is another incredible example of this.
And now I know what to do for my two smaller tanks.
Question; how many of these little treasures can I put in. Guppy tank ( 10 g.) that has 5 guppys in it?
Have a wonderful evening with all your beautiful tanks.
This is perfect got it in my guppy tank among the subwassertang - I'll get a group to work on that!
24 hours, that's incredible!
You just sold me on getting some amano shrimp for my hair algae infested planted tank. I did not know they ate it. As usual, you taught me something important.
I felt the same way
It's like an all-you-can-eat algae buffet for the shrimp!
I have a freshwater tank set up at home while I’m at college that I come home to maintain on the weekends. It’s set up on timers and auto feeders, but over time my thermometer (magnetic) built up a ton of algae, so I unclipped it and lie face up on the gravel. The following weekend, it was completely clean like brand new.
I remember when I first bought a handful of amanos and dropped them in a tank to handle brown and green algae. In a single night there wasn't a speck of algae in the tank! I've noticed that hair algae is on the bottom of their priority list of food to eat but nonetheless make a great cleanup crew.
Once I get my tank setup again, I might look in to getting shrimp because videos like this demonstrate just how useful they are at keeping things like algae under control (and they're damn good at it!)
I still have four Amanos I got from you over a year ago. They keep my main Rainbow Fish tank clean of algae. They also get some algae wafer to supplement them and the huge Rhino Pleco. Recommend them for a clear tank. Great vid Rachel! Thanks.
Wow, I had not thought about having a cleaning tank full of Amano shrimp. This is a great idea and I want to thank you for sharing what you do and how. Thumbs UP and I wish you all the best.
I had a lot of Algae in my 20 gallon tank every day I would get in there with a tooth brush and get some out. I put 6 a Amano shrimp in first couple of days they just hid. But now they clean my tank so well my filter and heater were green now they look like new. Great addition to my tank. Interesting to watch too.
I love your videos! This was great!
I love these guys, I have a few in my betta tank and algae is never a problem anymore. They’re so helpful and pretty cute too, I keep some Pygmy corys with them too, they seem to work well together 😊
What amazing creatures ! A little creature doing a big job!
Amanos are amazing. I love my little guys. Doesn't hurt that they're pretty cool looking too!
so cute! i am going to get some tomorrow for my 2 big tanks :)
WOW I guess they are great algae eaters ill have to get me some for sure, nice video
omg Rachel! What a genius move!
Wow!! What a difference between what 1 or 2 in a tank can accomplish vs a tank full like you have!!
I JUST got my first small group of Amano Shrimp last night!! Cool coincidence for me!
Wow! That's impressive!
I put a couple in my nano tank, they’re doing their best lol
That is absolutely incredible!! Wow! I would love to hear you talk more about amano's sometime. What happens when you need to medicate your tank with amanos in it? If you move them into a different tank to medicate the original tank, will the amanos carry the disease into the other tank? Will they be carriers for life? How do you QT them before adding them with your fish? How do you prevent them from escaping tanks and going into HOB filters?
Ahhhhh, I just learned how to text on youtube. Rach, your my hero.
Excellent narration and very cool to see it happen before our eyes. I just wish they also had more colormorphs and patterns.
Function over form? They are worth it. If they eat clado they turn blue
That was crazy good! :)
Absolutely !!! Experienced this first hand few weeks ago . They cleared up a Christmas moss drfitwood within hours . Will mark you on my insta post 😁.
i do this with my amano tank too!
It's amazing how they didn't touch the hair algae in the background.
Oh damn! Gonna get me some
Those are so cool. I've sold thousands of them over the years.
I have a feeling this will be an invaluable fish keeping tip. Thanks for sharing😁
Hi Rachel! I love all your videos! Thanks for teaching all of us! My question to you is what kind of air pumps do you use for your bins? Also what pump would you recommend to run 4 20Gallon shrimp tanks? I’m tired of fussing with 4 separate air pumps (plus 3 pumps in other aquariums)
oh gosh- I have been using the same stuff for SO long, I have no idea what to recommend. I would reach out ot jehmco.com as they are really helpful at suggesting pumps and their customer service is great.
The best shrimp for sure 🤘
Crazy little critters!
That's Amazing! 👀
OMG WOW thanks 💞🥰🦐🌟🌱
Little algae eating machines. Tireless, love them.
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How many would be good in a ten gallon with a betta? And are they good for a 10 gallon divided tank (I have two ten gallons. One divided into two sections -5 gallons each- and then a 10 gallon not divided). My ten gallon divided has a major hair algae problem on the bonsai tree inside of it that I need help fixing.
Thanks for this video!! I've recently started seeing hair algae in my tank, and was wondering if tAmano's really did eat Hair Algae. :P Thanks for answering from the AEther!
Amazing
Ok I need these shrimp
They're like a tornado! *_:D_*
Can I keep one Betta with 2 ghost shrimp in a 3.5 gallon tank ?
OMG if I didn't see it I wouldn't believe it👍
Cute idea for a shirt. Lookin for noms...
Dang!!! Would they still mess with hair algea in a community tank? Also would they have issues with Rams?
WOW!
Next time do a time lapse of the shrimps eating the algae Rachel! :D
they totally cleaned that up so quickly. I thought it was going to be a week later lol
LOL wiped clean!
how many were in there
I had a tank full of hair algae and I couldn’t get rid of it so I took some of my guppies and put them in and they cleaned the tank up over night.
Wow.
I have 110 Amano shrimping my 72 gal planted and they have picked it clean of algae, my light stays on for 16 hours a day just so they can keep eating
i just got myself a pair of amano shrimps. i hope they become robust enough to swarm on my algae mess.
Gotta set me up an amano shrimp tank. I have a good couple of plants with algae on em.
Some algae looks pretty cool on certain stones or wood... Do you think Amano Shrimp will eat that Algae too?
they are so great. love them. can they go outside in a tub?
i am sure they could, but they do not breed in freshwater
@@RachelOLeary yes I know that, but for algea control I thought it might be helpful
Astonished! Do you know if they will eat cladophora algae?
yes, they will
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Can you recommend a great place to bu Amano shrimp in bulk, like say 20 at a time. Thanks.
Believe it or not, my local Petco carries very young Amano shrimp.
Julie Martinez Hayes , thank you. I’ll give my local Petco a call.
I love my Amanos, but mine are spoilt rotten so they don’t really do anything about the hair algae in the tank 😬
See, I’m having a minor hair algae problem (not SUPER bad yet, but will get there if I don’t get something to deal with it, and chemicals are my LAST resort), and I WOULD get Amano Shrimp, but the problem is that they don’t live that long, but they also can’t breed in freshwater to replenish their numbers. I also would rather not have to get Nerites or any other snail that would dig around in my gravel and uproot my micro swords.
Is there any other type of shrimp anyone would recommend to eat hair algae? Preferably something that can breed in freshwater.
Cherry Shrimp
Pls do reply does heater is needed for red cherry shrimp ? 😍❤️ And can I add Amano shrimp with red cherry 🦐 ? Waiting for ur reply & TY
Depends on your ambient temp but they don't generally require a heater. Amano should be fine but are more aggressive eaters
a few weeks ago, we added about a half dozen amanos that we've had for about 6 months to a larger (40 breeder) tank..since then, they've been quite shy compared to when they were in a 15g fluval flex...today one of them molted and he was very intense blue, one or two of the others (that are larger females are slightly blue)
I've been reading this can either be stress or them feeding on certain algae, which they have been doing some of both. they act pretty normal, should we be concerned?
Clado algae makes them turn a deep blue every time
@@RachelOLeary he looks beautiful, I was hoping it was for positive reasons
Hi Rachel! Quick question for you--are Amano shrimp better at eating algae than the blue velvet shrimp or cherry shrimp?
100% yes
They pretty much ignore the hair algae in my planted tank, but I do feed heavily. Who knows, maybe they're eating more than I realize.
Damn!
So if I stop feeding my shrimp they'll eat the string algae and they'll be ok cause I got a lot
I have a 100 gallon tank and am getting hair algae. I have the tank set up so that i dont feed the fish everyday but more about 2 or 3 times a week. If i were to put in amano shrimp, would they help with the hair algae? And how many would you recommend?
So.. Have you got rid of hair algae?
@@bamboo9666 yes I have. The shrimp took care of it
@@dabeast987 my shrimp didn't touch it :'( is it has to be amano?
Wow. Do all shrimp do that. Mine seem to prefer to eat each other.
is this australian amano??
I keep cherry and i dont feed them with any pallets and etc, They just munch on mosses and eat somethings that i dont know what... But i wonder if i get amano wouldn't it clean the tank so badly that there would nothing left for cherries??
no, not likely
Rachel O'Leary why not?😄 elaborate your thoughts pls
amanos are SO EASY to supplement, even if you were concerned, they will literally eat anything. I also think its unlikely to run out of biofilm and microorganisms unless in a very small tank
Hi Rach,
Does Amano Shrimp also eat Black Beard Algae?
Yes
I just got a dozen for algae control this morning and they are so small my fish would eat them now I'm scrambling to set up a shrimp tank for them. Not sure what the he'll I was thinking, I was expecting full grown shrimp because I'm an idiot.
Neat...I got a couple of these guys and found them dead on the floor the next day? Why the heck do you think they crawled out of my tank? I was so sad...😕
Amano shrimp are notorious for crawling out of tanks, that's why it is best to keep a lid in any aquarium they are in.
Will amano shrimp eat cherry or crystal red shrimp
They have been known to be more aggressive feeders than cherries and crs, but in my experience- no. However, there are quite a few reports of them predating on slower shrimp. I think a lot has to do with feeding, tank size, and decor.
Unfortunately my Amano shrimp are spoiled with leftover food from my other fish so they don't touch my algae.
You should do a timelapse
i had honestly planned on setting one up today, didn't expect that they would have cleared ALL that algae overnight.
Now are amano brackish creatures?
yes first GM Rachel
Morning!
Okay so it's really time for me to get amano ..
If only they could eat nerite snail eggs off driftwood as well... haha
No I have 20 amanos all my tank still have hair algy they don't touch it. Yours is green mi e is brown.
They only eat it if there is nothing else to eat-i.e. fish food
Does red cherry shrimp eat hair algae just like amano
Not nearly as efficiently
@@RachelOLeary then which algae red cherry shrimp eat
Just super fine hair algae really
@@RachelOLeary what if a I add red cherry and amano in same tank what will happen
Should be ok. Sometimes the amano outcompete the cherry but I have done it dozens of times
OMG😶
wow I thought it gonna take a week or something
Do you ever breed Amano Shrimp?
Wait... WHAT!?
Cinderella had mice helpers,
Rachel has Amano shrimp.
But can they make a dress for the Ball?
maybe out of the greenhouse fabric preferably
@@RachelOLeary I just had to go and watch '" Mice make dress for Cinderella" clip.
Reimagined it with Shrimp singing and sewing ( replacing Cinderelly with O'Leary). LoL!
I'm amused by the silliest things, but it would make an entertaining clip!
hahahah that is epic
Bruhhh
SPOILER ALERT: Yes they do!
I'm so mad I had a chance to get those guys a while back and I let slide because I didn't know enough about them and the guy was being a lil 2 pushy (now I haven't seen them since) 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Your amanos in the tank look all infected with muscular necrosis...
These are God's way of saying to me..(hey dummy take these guys and fix your tank).
Wait... WHAT!?