For my new 100 gal planted tank, I bought 3 Ghost shrimps (is that = Amano shrimps?) and two Algae eaters.
At the LFS they seemed to be a little mixed up, and after looking at pictures at the web I figured I got one True SAE, and one false SAE (= Flying Fox???). I guess the "Flying Fox" is just a variety of the false SAE's.
Okay, now my observation: The Shrimps are great fun, one of them seems to be full with eggs, and sometimes they are very active. It's fun to watch them clean themselves and eat with their 4 (?) claws.
What makes me wonder is that the famous true SAE is laying apatically on the ground all day, while the "false" one is busy scrubbing leaves, glass, wood and gravel.
I suppose the true SAE is either sick or doesn't like something in my tank, but I was expecting it to be the big star of algae scrubbing...
Any ideas on how to convince Mr SAE that it is time for lunch???
:mrgreen:
At the LFS they seemed to be a little mixed up, and after looking at pictures at the web I figured I got one True SAE, and one false SAE (= Flying Fox???). I guess the "Flying Fox" is just a variety of the false SAE's.
Okay, now my observation: The Shrimps are great fun, one of them seems to be full with eggs, and sometimes they are very active. It's fun to watch them clean themselves and eat with their 4 (?) claws.
What makes me wonder is that the famous true SAE is laying apatically on the ground all day, while the "false" one is busy scrubbing leaves, glass, wood and gravel.
I suppose the true SAE is either sick or doesn't like something in my tank, but I was expecting it to be the big star of algae scrubbing...
Any ideas on how to convince Mr SAE that it is time for lunch???
:mrgreen: