Amano Shrimp

caridina multidentata

Amano Shrimp are small, colorful creatures that love to swim around in aquariums! They help keep the water clean by eating algae, making them great little helpers for fish tanks.

Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and streams, often found in aquariums.

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The Amano Shrimp has a translucent, greyish body often adorned with a broken line of reddish-brown dots or dashes along its sides. Its clear shell allows a glimpse of its internal organs, distinguishing it from more opaque freshwater shrimp.

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Amano Shrimp

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Their babies must hatch in saltwater, then move to freshwater as they grow up!

These tiny shrimp can sometimes jump right out of their tank!

They are named after a famous Japanese aquatic gardener.

They spend their whole lives nibbling tiny invisible bits off surfaces.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Amano Shrimp can consume various types of algae, including stubborn black beard algae, that helps keep their environment clean.

Amano Shrimp can subtly change their body coloration to better blend with their surroundings, helping them avoid predators.

Amano Shrimp lay tiny eggs that hatch into larval stages, requiring brackish water to develop and survive.

Maße und Details

Länge: 5 cm
Lebenserwartung: 3 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

Amano Shrimp are nature's tiny clean-up crew, munching on algae and decaying plant matter.

Hauptnahrung

Algae
Biofilm
Decaying plant matter
Detritus
Small food scraps

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Donko goby

Odontobutis obscura

a freshwater fish that preys on smaller invertebrates.

eaten by

Ayu sweetfish

Plecoglossus altivelis

a river fish known to consume various aquatic insects and shrimp.

eaten by

Japanese eel

Anguilla japonica

eats shrimp as part of its varied diet in rivers.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.