They also live way longer than I expected them to. I still have the male from a pair I bought over 5 years ago....the female may still be in there but I haven't seen her for awhile (densely planted/algae on tank sides). The store (The Fish Store) where my coworkers bought their amano shrimp said to expect 18 months max from them. I bought mine from Blue Sierra (Issaquah). Betty Goetz _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member