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Amano Shrimp

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Amano Shrimp for Sale

Amano Shrimp or Caridina multidentata are a freshwater species of shrimp native to Japan and Taiwan. Amano Shrimp were introduced into the aquarium hobby by Takashi Amano in the early 1980s. Amanos are widely popular among planted tank enthusiasts as they eat algae off of plants and substrate. These Amano Shrimp grow to 3+ inches in length and display clear body coloration that can change during breeding to different hues of red, blue, and green. They can cohabitate with small fish species, snails, and dwarf freshwater shrimp. Amano Shrimp can tolerate a wide range of water parameters and work in almost any aquarium setup. Along with a steady source of algae and natural biofilm, Amano Shrimp eats any shrimp-specific pellet food or bottom feeder wafer.

Discalimer:Amano shrimp range in size. They may arrive blue but will revert back to clear after a few weeks.

What Do Amano Shrimp Eat?

We provide our shrimp with a premium NorthFin mix that includes everything from the NorthFin Bundle. This blend features NorthFin Community, Veggie, Kelp Wafers, and Bug Pro, ensuring a balanced and nutritious diet.

How Big Do Amano Shrimp Get?

You will receive amano shrimp at least .5 inches and up to 1.5 inches in size. They will be healthy and guaranteed to be alive. 

Common Name: Amano shrimp, amanos, Yamato Shrimp

Scientific Name: Caridina Multidenata, Caridina Japonica

Our Tank Parameters:

  • pH: 7.0 to 7.6
  • GH: 7 to 15
  • KH:  2 to 8
  • TDS: 150 to 350
  • Temp: 68°F to 72°F

Tank Recommendations:

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      Juan
      Amano shrimp

      Two weeks into having them, and they have already established themselves nicely into my aquarium :)

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      Matthew fultz
      Amano shrimp

      Came in looking good aclimated properly with easy, Awesome little guys 5 +1 . Instantly went to work fixing all my mistakes along the way. Tweaking everything in and Tanks looking better everyday with their help, an excellent addition to clean up crew.

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      Chris K.
      None Survived

      I recently ordered these and an assorted snail mix. One was not showing signs of life and after following the acclimation instructions, over several hours all of the amano shrimp died and one of the snails did not make it. Waiting on a response regarding how this can be resolved. The plants that I also ordered did arrive ok. With the cost of shipping, I’m upset with the turnout.

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      Robyn Miller
      Alive and well!

      All 5 + 1 amanos arrived healthy and happy and have been doing well so far in my community tank. They're on the smaller size (see pic with youngling and one of my adults) so I'm hoping for long and happy lives. 😊

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      Sara Denton
      Beautiful and Lively

      Adding more Amano shrimp was a great idea. These guys/gals are doing great in my heavily planted community tank. I love watching them!

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      Cody N.
      Amano vs The World (or at least my tank’s BBA)

      These guys have been doing WORK! Arrived great, and I’m pretty sure they’ve grown about 50% bigger in the past couple of weeks.

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      Jeff S
      Great Exprrience

      All the shrimp arrived alive and did not appear excessively stressed. Once I put them in my heavily planted aquarium, they went right to work cleaning up algae and detritus. Very happy.

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      Amy L
      Amano shrimp

      These arrived healthy and went right to work. They are amazing little workers and cleared algae in just a matter of days. They have renewed my confidence in my ability to keep shrimp, after failing in the past. They are thriving and have made their tanks look pristine. it actually seems like the plants in the aquarium are healthier. I will likely order more of these for other tanks.

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      V.M.
      big shrimp

      received 6 amanos in great shape. all were at least 1 inch big. first time with this species and flip aquatics is setting me up for success with these high quality shrimp. will buy from here again

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      Ryan Taylor
      Amano Shrimp Temperament

      All Amano’s (as well as the orange pumpkins I ordered even further back) arrived healthy and in good condition. While for the first two weeks they were a bit sneaky now they are quite bold in traversing the tank. As picture attached shows, the Orange Pumpkins also quite enjoy their company

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      Vincent Lascheid
      Amano

      These critters are thriving in my guppy tank. Though, they’re hard to spot out at times, I do occasionally find them.

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      V.M.
      Bold and Beautiful Water Crickets!

      My previous beloved Amano colony all died of old age. I waited a few months, ordered the 5 pack of Amanos and received 6. I have had them for a little over a month now, and all 6 are healthy. Molting and growing rapidly! A bit timid at first, but now they feel at home. I love watching their antics, Amanos behave like no other shrimp! Some of them are now brave enough to swim up and take food from my finger, which my previous Amanos enjoyed doing. (My female Bloody Marys will do this, too, but not the males)

      All shrimpies are beautiful, but Amanos will always hold a special place in my heart. I heartily recommend Rob and the gang for all your shrimpie needs! 💕

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      R.Z.
      Busy little guys

      Such great, under appreciated shrimp! I got the 10 pack and they live happily alongside my Neos. They may not be as flashy in color but their pattern is still pretty and as a cleaning crew, they can’t be beat. I have them in all my tanks. When these guys grow a little bigger, I’ll be transferring some to a larger tank to get to work!

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      Gretchen Berg
      Wonderful

      Ordered a 5 pack, got 6! Shrimp were all alive and active and have transitioned to my tank well. They were smaller than expected, the largest just barely over a centimeter, but they’ll grow!

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      Saul
      All alive!

      I ordered five, and received six Amano shrimp! All alive on arrival. I can't say for sure how many are still alive after two weeks, since they easily disappear in my heavily planted tank. Usually I'll see nothing or only one, other times I'll see at least four at once. There's no other animals other than seed shrimp and possibly cyclops in my tank, and I haven't found any bodies either, so I assume they're all still in there.

      Shrimp were added to a high tech planted tank (CO2 remained off during acclimation) with a KH of 5 degrees.

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      Jeremy Maserang
      All alive! Super Active!

      Just received a 10 pack, excellent packaging and all shrimp very active! Thanks again Flip Aquatics!

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      Shannon B.
      Amano shrimp

      Ordered a 5 pack and got 6. All arrived healthy and got right to work in my tank after acclimating (came with excellent instructions). This was my first experience ordering live animals through the mail so I had a few questions and concerns and Amanda was very responsive and helpful, thank you! Overall very happy with my purchase and will be back for some neos once my new tank gets cycled.

      Edited to add: I received my order 2 weeks ago and for sure still have 4 (I can see 4 out of hiding often during the day) of the 6 that arrived - I haven't found any bodies (and I don't have any tank mates that would likely eat them other than 3 juvenile pearl danios who are too small at this point) so all 6 are probably still thriving but they like to hang out behind a large piece of Mopani so I never see all 6 out at once.

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      Terra Kim
      So happy!

      After stalking this website forever, I finally did it! I’ve been so scared to try shrimp but I have a heavily planted low tech tank and after watching MANY Flip Aquatics videos on YouTube, one in which he said, “don’t be afraid to try shrimp”, I felt as though he was speaking to me lol, and I’m SO glad I finally did it! I purchased all of the shrimp supplies here about a month ago so I’d be ready, and all of the products were superb! And the Swedish Fish that comes in the packages makes me want to keep ordering! Anyways, I ordered 10 Amano’s and received 12 happy and healthy and adorable little shrimps! I followed the instructions from the YouTube video on how to acclimate them and it was so much easier than I expected. Thank you Flip Aquatics for making this whole thing an amazing experience for me and I’ll be a lifelong customer...because now I’m hooked!

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      Alan Blanchard
      Hardy bulletproof amano shrimp!

      Received 10 amano shrimp no DOA, all were lively and super healthy. These shrimp were acclimated to my neotank and did very well. They are now in my tank eating up tons of algae, they're going into my community tank once they grow to a larger size !

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      Kyle Geyer
      Great shrimp!

      Ordered 10 Amano shrimp and received 12! Shipping was 2 days faster than predicted, and they came very well packaged and all were alive! Will order from Flip Aquatics when I need anything else! Drip acclimated them for about 1 hour (as seen in the photo) and they are all doing well in my 20 gallon long planted tank!

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      Jeff Baxter
      Excellent

      Ordered 30 about two weeks ago. Shipment was quick and all arrived in good health. As far as I can tell, all are still alive and thriving in their new home. I will definitely be a returning customer. Very pleased.