Amano Shrimps

[SCORPIO]

Amano shrimps (Caridina japonica) are known for eating algae. They are transparent with dotted lines on the body. They eat left food particles, algae etc. and cleans aquarium.

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Breeding Amano shrimps is a little bit difficult. Their larva need saltwater to grow.

[Abhishek]

Well I dont like them how they look pretty big and kind of alien, but true they are very much helpful in cleaning algae..

[Abhishek]

And Rajiv Ji, it would be good to call them as Yamato Shrimps than Amano shrimps..

[jack]

For me Amanos are very easy shrimps to keep and very hardy aswell.... eats algae and are awesome cleaners....

before i left for holiday i had 10 numbers of this shrimps and now my tank is full of these beauties around 20-25 odd numbers..... dont know why and what happened but they multiplied....

[ishaan]

For me Amanos are very easy shrimps to keep and very hardy aswell.... eats algae and are awesome cleaners....

before i left for holiday i had 10 numbers of this shrimps and now my tank is full of these beauties around 20-25 odd numbers..... dont know why and what happened but they multiplied....

are you sure they are yamato shrimps because they need saltwater at larva stage.

[Abhishek]

For me Amanos are very easy shrimps to keep and very hardy aswell.... eats algae and are awesome cleaners....

before i left for holiday i had 10 numbers of this shrimps and now my tank is full of these beauties around 20-25 odd numbers..... dont know why and what happened but they multiplied....

Post some images of them, I am pretty sure they cant be yamato then..

[vijendra_s123]

One of my Amano's

[Abhishek]

Lovely good to see so much of shrimp lovers

[SCORPIO]

Nice.

[jack]

For me Amanos are very easy shrimps to keep and very hardy aswell.... eats algae and are awesome cleaners....

before i left for holiday i had 10 numbers of this shrimps and now my tank is full of these beauties around 20-25 odd numbers..... dont know why and what happened but they multiplied....

Post some images of them, I am pretty sure they cant be yamato then..

Give me a day or two ll post them.... but i am sure those are amanos...... then lets see let the experts comment