1x Glass Shrimp - Algae Eating
Paratya Australiensis
Supplied 1x Shrimp
$4.03
Availability:
In stock
SKU
LP450025
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These small shrimp, generally only reaching a maximum size of 2.5cm, are harmless omnivorous scavengers, suitable for any freshwater tank. As you can see, they are completely see-through, meaning that at a glance you can see what they last ate!
They are particularly useful in home aquariums because they love to feed on algae, and keep your tank clean. If there is no algae, the shrimp will eat the leftovers of anything that you feed to your other fish. They are hardy little animals, and can generally take care of themselves.
Glass Shrimp can be viewed as food by larger fish, but if they have plenty of cover in your aquarium, you can give them a good chance of survival in a fish-populated aquarium. As an example, we use them in tanks with our small rainbow fish to control the algae.
Glass Shrimp are very unlikely to cause any harm to even your smallest fish or eggs, and are not really interested in anything moving.
How many should you put in your tank? It is unwise to put much more than 60-100 into a 4 foot tank. They are quite small but with a large number of them they will add to the bio mass in the tank, and if the tank is already loaded with fish it could be too much for your filter system.
Supplied shrimp are around 1-2cm long.
Scientific Name | Paratya Australiensis |
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Hi,
Unfortunately no Shrimp at all are allowed into WA, this is due to WA fisheries/ Quarantine restrictions in place. No Inverts (Shrimps, snails, yabbies etc)
Read full answerWA fisheries/ Quarantine won't allow any Shrimps, Yabbies/ Crayfish, Snails, Freshwater mussels, Murray Cod, Aquatic plants, Jade Perch into the state.
Read answer summarySo the Glass shrimp can live in dams, ponds and aquariums, filters are ideal for the fact of clearing out ammonia and helping to offer aeration to the water :)
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