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Bamboo Shrimp scientifically known as Atyopsis moluccensis is a freshwater species native to West Africa and South America. They are found in freshwater streams and rivers. These shrimp are unique in the fact that they are filter feeders. They have long claspers that catch food particles in the water currents. We feed these shrimp a rotation of Shrimp King Atyopsis, Glasgarten Bacter AE, and Glasgarten Betaglucan. You can also take pellet foods and grind them to a fine powder for feeding.
Bamboo shrimp are non-aggressive and work well in community tanks, providing that they have cover to hide in after molting. They can be kept with other invertebrates and non-aggressive fish. We recommend keeping them with nano-fish species such as small danios, rasboras, and tetras. These shrimp grow to six inches in length and come in a variety of colors including red, brown, green, creamy white, and blue. Throughout the year, they can change colors in congruence with breeding seasons.
Ideal tank conditions should provide a moderate water current for the shrimp to feed in. We keep our Fan shrimp on pool-filtered sand in a tank with a Matten Filter. The flow from the filter is adjusted to have a moderate flow. We provide driftwood and Indian almond leaves for resting on and cover. Fan shrimp make a great addition to any community tank and will provide a topic of conversation in your aquarium.
You will receive one (1) Bamboo Fan Shrimp, and the shrimp you will receive will be juvenile to adult, ranging in size from one to four inches. They will be healthy and guaranteed alive.
Great packaging!! He arrived safe and sound. Lucius Fox acclimated to Wayne Manor very well and with a few days he was roaming around the tank! Thanks for the great addition!!
I ordered three bamboo shrimp. When they were scheduled to ship the temperature dropped to an unsafe level. I was glad to see that they waited to ship them until the weather was reasonable to protect the shrimp. I got them quickly and they are in great shape. I love these shrimp. Flip did a great job.
3 arrived a LIVE, But 10 days from shipping DATE , 12/16/2024. But 1 of the Bamboo Shrimp DIED, on 12/26/2024. The other 2 are still alive
Arrived healthy and active, they continue to thrive and are a great addition to my shrimp tank.
I ordered 2 bamboo shrimp, they arrived in great time, unfortunately I did have 1 DOA but Amelia was awesome in helping me getting another one shipped promptly. I now have a total of 3 amazing bamboo shrimp in my 55 gallon tank from Flip Aquatics.
I've owned multiples of these guys. They are always amazing to watch. Their reported lifespan seems to be 1-2 years, but I've had most of mine for MUCH longer. My last remaining one died 6 months ago (he was OVER 3 years old). When housed in multiples, one will attain a dark orange color, sometimes they seem to glow; the color is so intense. I guess the "glowing one" is the alpha of the group. They are extremely docile.
This is my first purchase from FA, and so far I'm extremely pleased. Packaging was excellent with insulation. It would have been nice to see a heat pack in there, since temperatures dropped dramatically during their transit time. Out of 4 ordered, 1 did not make it. FA was quick to respond to my concern and are working to remedy the situation as stated in their live arrival guarantee.
As a side note, these guys seem to acclimate a lot better when they are small (so if you get a small one, or several, don't consider it a negative!). I received two small ones and a larger one. The two small ones started "filtering food" within a few hours of arrival. The larger one happen to pop in today (a day after I received them) as I was writing this review.
- They are considered food in some Asian countries - I guess some of them won the lottery! -
I love this shrimp! Arrived fast and is very happy and healthy.
I ordered one Bamboo shrimp and he has turned out to be my favorite shrimp!
Well packaged and very healthy!
I love this shrimp so much and can't wait to get more!
I received a beautiful shrimp, really awesome white coloration and very large and healthy. He's a little shy but I'm sure he will be cool as hell
If you want a shrimp for a community tank, the Bamboo Shrimp is the way to go. All the other little ghost/baby shrimp are too small and get lost. This guy is active, sociable and fun to watch.
We love him although we can never find him and often think something has eaten him then he shows back up lol
He is doing great! Mr miagi has settled in very nicely!
Amazing lil guys
Arrived alive and so far still is
A great addition to the tank! They're adapting great to the new tank they're in and definitely thinking of getting a few more for the other tanks I have once they are more established.
They are great on customer service, but slow on REPLYING…
Hey Mike thanks for your feedback! We are available Mondays-Fridays from 9am-5pm through email, but are out of the office on the weekends. As a small business we try to do our best to get back to all emails as soon as possible during office hours!
Got one really tiny one, while technically still alive, it seems to be struggling. The bigger one is acting all chill like he’s used to being handled and moved around lol. I’m just worried I’ll lose the small one. Otherwise, they were packed well, little bit of water leaked but nothing worrisome.
Cute little guy
My son has wanted one of these bamboo shrimp for some time. Flips is out go to, much better quality than our lfs. He settled right in and we see him hanging out on the filter all the time.
All my marine Biology Students love the Bamboo shrimp. What a wonderful addition to our classroom! They are so complex and so small, but they are a real marvel.
Shrimp are beautiful, maybe wrap the spider wood itself next time? It poked their bag open and most of the water leaked out, but they were alright once in the tank.
I absolutely loved the bamboo shrimp- unfortunately he died after a couple of weeks
-very sad
I did order and received another bamboo shrimp - keeping my fingers crossed - they are fascinating
We finally decided to add 2 bamboo shrimp to out 15 gallon aquarium and couldn't be happier. I'll admit I was worried as the bigger of the 2 was just laying on his side when I pulled them out of the box. I had to actually touch him to get him to swim upright, SCARRY!!
I'll say now 6 days later that they are happily filter feeding right under the intake on a pile of Chola wood just as we intended. Their tank mates are 2 dwarf orange crawfish, 7 Neon Tetras, and 5 yellow Neocaridina shrimp with 7 baby yellows hiding very very well also.
I do want to add that I actually hate that the Bamboo shrimp are ALL wild caught with zero success in captivity breeding adding to the depletion of these amazing guys in the wild. This is why the 4 STARS! It's not FA.com fault. The baby shrimp have to grow up in Saline or brackish water {Meaning slightly salty} and then they move up into fully fresh water as adults. It breaks my heart that they will never breed and that they were taken from there happy homes just for my {YES, MY} enjoyment but I love these little guys and I will always do everything to give them a very happy life while they are alive.
Would definitely order from Flip Aquatics again, I will add that I normally use a different site but these guys are top notch also....
Hi Glenn!
Thank you so much for your order! There has actually been success in breeding these shrimp in captivity and we do get tank bred shrimp in as well as Wild caught. If your shrimp are larger they are likely wild caught, but if they are smaller than they may tank bred. If you have any questions about this please email us at store@flipaquatics.com.
Amanda
They look great in the tank fun to watch
Bamboo Fan Shrimp
All good!
These little guys are very cool to watch. I am very intrigued in there characteristics very please with them
