Bamboo Shrimp

"Bamboo Shrimp Species Profile"," They come from the family Atyidae and are ""distributed throughout South East Asia"".
 It is not recommended that they be placed in newly set up tank but in more mature tank of at least 20 gallons.


The Bamboo shrimp is fairly easy to care for and will perch on driftwood or plants near the areas of highest flow in order to filter feed off the micro organisms.
 Specialized foods may include Shirakura Chi Ebi or Borneo Wild Bebi **Others TBA**

Physical Description: Typically these shrimp have a white or cream colour base with stripes down running lengthwise over the body.
 When kept in groups they may turn a bright pink-red colour.


Breeding: **no information available as of yet about breeding in captivity** See comment below by RTR

General Comments: Fan shrimp are filter feeders.
 They use these fronds to collect micro organisms from the water column.
 It is suggested that driftwood and taller plants be placed near these area in order for the Fan Shrimp to perch and feed.
 It is advised that, should this be the case, it is possible that they will damage the fronds used to skim the water of the microorganisms.

[So far as I know],the entire group develops as planktonic larvae in SW, so are expected to be difficult to breed in captivity.
 All these critters (along with certain snails) are a major challenge for the interested breeder, but not at all impossible.
 Commercially its completely impractical.



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