Re: [GSAS-Member] Amano shrimp

[haika@drizzle.com]

One of those would equal the entire biomass in one of my 10 gallon tanks
<G>....I think the biggest tropical fish I own is less than 2 1/2". I
stick with the small stuff <wink>.

This is, of course, excluding my goldfish.

Betty Goetz

> My largest is 4" long.
>
> Susan
>
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> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Amano shrimp
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> I've not tried Ameca spendens as this is a fish that get WAY TOO BIG for
> my tanks. But I've used red cherry shrimp on tanks with hair algae with
> great results. It takes quite a few shrimp to make a dent though. And they
> haven't totally eliminated it....just kept it under control.
>
> I have a pair of Amanos in only ONE of my tanks and there is NO hair algae
> to speak of in that tank.
>
> Betty Goetz
>
>> Has anyone seen Ameca splendens make a dent in a tank with existing
>> hair algae?
>> I've almost completely stopped adding any food to my planted tank that
>> has a problem with hair algae. All of the fish including the four
>> Amecas that are in it are hungry, and the hair algae is growing as fast
>> as ever. When I do add a little flake food, the Ameca's devour it like
>> crazy, beating the Angel fish and the Corries to it.
>>
>> I've also doubled the amount of light to the tank on another member's
>> recommendation (the woman who moved to Hawaii). She said that would
>> stop the hair algae, but if anything, it is growing faster. Luckily I
>> enjoy the look of it, and most of my fish seem to like it as well. The
>> next step is to add 1ml per gallon of 3% H2O2, a recommendation made
>> about a year ago by another member.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 5, 2007, at 8:47 AM, SUSAN WELENOFSKY wrote:
>>
>> I have Cherry Shrimp that love hair algae and Ameca splendens
>> livebearers
>> which do an even better job on that and any other type of algae.
>>
>> Susan
>>
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>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:35 PM
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>> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Amano shrimp
>>
>> Does anyone have a line on Amano shrimp? I need some to clean out some
>> hair
>> algae. I'd rather get them from a member then to pay store prices for
>> them
>> since I'm bound to lose a few to my chinese algae eater. (trying to
>> catch
>> him without destroying the tank)
>>
>> Justin
>> AKA BS420
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