Re: sick fish, wierdish possibly way off topic

["Mike Jacobs" <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com>]

I agree with Jerry, Teresa!  Probably doing it's best work at night too.  I
don't know this particular shrimp but most REALLY work at night so you just
think he isn't eating the algae.

Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: <JerrCarol@aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: sick fish, wierdish possibly way off topic


> Teresa,
>   I'm not even going to touch the part about stupid questions. I think you
> know better than that. I think the shrimp is probably doing more cleaning
> than you know. Below is a small paragraph I found in reference to a fan
> shrimp although there are many different species.
> Atyids represent a very old family of shrimp, all of which occur only in
> freshwater. They have been classified in 15 different genera that contain
> about 160 species. Fan shrimp are harmless scavengers perfect for
community
> aquaria. Their rostrum is reduced and their clawed legs have evolved into
> fine fans, that filter particles from the water and are used to lift
detritus
> from the substrate. Even the largest species will be peaceful towards
their
> tankmates, and as long as they aren't seen as food, they can live in any
> community. They should be fed an omnivorous diet including sinking pellets
> and frozen foods.
>
>
> Jerry*B*
>
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