Brian P Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I ordered 6 Amano Shrimp and they arrived yesterday via UPS. I drip acclimated them and then put them in my 29g tank. The tank has 20 neons and 4 male molly fish. The shrimp were somewhat active last night, but this morning they are MIA. I can't find any of them. Are they hiding until they get acclimated to the aquarium or do Amano just stay hidden? These are my first shrimp and am concerned I just murdered a small family of Amano's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 How hungry were your mollies? Any body parts lying around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Ugh, so that may be my answer. I really thought the Amano's were too big for the Mollies. Guess I was probably wrong. This is very sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Likely Amano Shrimp murderer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Just like with humans, no body, no murder. They are amazingly good at hiding. Check again at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 i agree with the above. amano shrimp can flat disappear when they want to. not saying they werent snacked on, but very likely they are hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 I just found two with a flashlight, they were hiding like Dr Richard Kimble. I have a lot to learn about shrimps. Thanks for all the help. Being an anal retentive fish keeper is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 They are really fast when they want to be as well. I think a molly would need to be pretty motivated to eat one. Looking at your aquarium it has tons of wonderful hiding spots so I'd assume the rest are alive and chilling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garren Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Fully agree with everyone in here. When I got my Amanos they his well for weeks. I also have mollies in that tank. All survived and are now coming out more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 This makes me so more calm. Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 In a Thanksgiving miracle, I fed a lot of BBS to the tank this morning, and lo and behold a single amano shrimp came flying out of nowhere. He/she swam around like a mad shrimp amongst the BBS and had a good time. Then, poof, gone. So far I have found one dead shrimp, one shrimp skin only, and now one live shrimp. My mollies left the shrimp alone and it just did shrimp things. This gives me hope some of the others might be hidden as well. My kids (20 and 22) think I am crazy. My wife knows I am. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Do amano shrimp molt like neocardinia? If so you'll see a molt about every month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yes, Amano's molt every 5-6 weeks and hide while they are naked. I would too. I have now found two shrimps. Truly a Thanksgiving miracle. I have to now apologize to my Mollies for accusing them of murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiteContrary Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Brian P said: My kids (20 and 22) think I am crazy. My wife knows I am Yeah, same here (kids 17 and 20, husband of 27 years). Good to know what to expect when I finally do get the planned Amanos! Thx for this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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