Marble Bamboo Shrimp

A bamboo shrimp color range is generally a brown reddish with a very pronounced and wide egg shell colored stripe down the back.

Marble bamboo shrimp. When first introduced it was difficult to obtain but not many local fish stores and big box aquarium retailers carry this shrimp. Atyopsis moluccensis maximum size. The shrimp s color also shifts ranging from more red than brown and then more brown than red. Family owned and operated.

It is also referred to as the whitespotted bamboo shark and has a brown colored body with broad tan stripes and spots. Bamboo shrimp can grow up to 8 10 cm 3 4 inches and live over 6 years if you kept them in a suitable environment where they can be happy and thrive. The shrimp is rather large which is necessary for it not be carried away with the water flow. Bamboo shrimp filter shrimp fan shrimp atyopsis moluccensis scientific name.

The bamboo shrimp is native to southern asia where it is valued as a food source. Call 830 693 1526 or visit 909 highway 281 ste. Genus of bamboo shrimp. Unlike other ornamented dwarf shrimp it is very easy to differentiate males and females once they are about two inches long 4 cm.

Occasionally bamboo shrimp color turns greenish and sometimes it shifts to the orange ish or yellow brown side. Typically bamboo shrimps stay in the places with strong water flow they rise their fan like legs and filter the water. The bamboo shark is a bottom dwelling shark that is common in the home aquarium. In the united states it is sold as a community tank invertebrate.

While females have all three pairs close to the same size males forelegs are much larger than the other. It will eat any crustacean in the aquarium. From southern asia it has found its way into the american aquarium hobby. 8 10 cm sold at 5 cm and up temperament.

It is also called the flower shrimp wood shrimp singapore wood shrimp asian fan shrimp and the marble shrimp. Their popularity comes primarily from their importance in aquarium trade. The bamboo shark is also known as a cat shark because the barbels at the mouth look like cat whiskers. A more popular name of these species is flower shrimp marble shrimp wood shrimp singapore wood and the asian fan shrimp.

Wood shrimp asian filter shrimp bamboo shrimp singapore shrimp flower shrimp marble shrimp mountain shrimp sexing edit edit source besides the difference in size males are generally larger gender can be determined by the legs. Bamboo shrimp uses its fan shaped legs to filter water and capture microorganisms plant remnants algae and other small rubbish. The bamboo shrimp atyopsis moluccensis is a filter shrimp species found in southeast asia. It is not just used as a food source but is also quite popular as a pet.

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