Amano shrimp and BBA?

[jigabodo]

FWIW, I thought amano shrimp don't like to munch on BBA?

http://msjinkzd.com/news/articles/al...-amano-shrimp/

According to this guy, amano can definitely make quick work on a big patch BBA in just a few days (granted he said he's got 100s of them in his tank though).

Anybody would like to share their experiences with amano shrimp and BBA?

[msjinkzd]

that gal That is my blog, and my experience. They eat bba, but it is not the most palatable of algaes as it is quite thick and stalky. They will eat other things first.

[jigabodo]

Originally Posted by msjinkzd

that gal That is my blog, and my experience. They eat bba, but it is not the most palatable of algaes as it is quite thick and stalky. They will eat other things first.

Haha, sorry about that! That article is definitely very informative.

Just a quick question though, how many amanos would you put in a 20 gallon planted tank to keep algae down? I have 3 otos, 5 amanos and 5 pinoccio (algae eating as well, but less shy than amanos). I always see them grazing on my plants, but it seems like they haven't made much of a dent in my algae.

[Jadenlea]

Amanos are not usually shy. Did you just get them?

[somewhatshocked]

If you have an algae issue, it's probably best to identify what's causing it.

What's your lighting situation? Are you fertilizing? What about CO2?

[jeremyTR]

Amanos will eat anything as a last resort. They cleaned up TONS up algae for me

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[Overfloater]

Yes and mine decimated my hygrophilia kompact and alternanthera roseafolia. I have 32 in a 90-P. They are hungry little buggers.

[JasonG75]

Never have seen mine munching on plants, I always see them scavaging the substrate.

[HD Blazingwolf]

Originally Posted by JasonG75

Never have seen mine munching on plants, I always see them scavaging the substrate.

means u have food for them to scavenge, they are voracious eaters as far as shrimp go

i actually enjoy watching them bully my rcs around for food

[JasonG75]

Originally Posted by HD Blazingwolf

means u have food for them to scavenge, they are voracious eaters as far as shrimp go

i actually enjoy watching them bully my rcs around for food

It is kinda sick though, when I feed my fish (sinking shrimp pellets) they will pick up a WHOLE pellet and take it into hiding.

[HD Blazingwolf]

Yes they will

[jeremyTR]

Haha amanos are awesome

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[jigabodo]

Originally Posted by somewhatshocked

If you have an algae issue, it's probably best to identify what's causing it.

What's your lighting situation? Are you fertilizing? What about CO2?

Hello - sorry for the late reply.

My tank is 20L long. Its dimension is roughly 30 x 12 x 12. It's heavily planted and has been up and running for about 4 months now. Lately I have found just a tiny bit of BBA appearing on edges of some of my plants.

I have 2 Aqueon T5NO dual lamp fixture. It has one 6700K bulb and one 10,000K bulb. Each dual lamp fixture gives me 36W so 2 of them gives me 72W of lights over my 20L. I usually leave them on around 8 hours a day.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11248153

I fertilize with both flourish comprehensive and root tabs, as recommended.

I don't have pressurized CO2 or DIY CO2, but I do dose API CO2 booster (basically the same thing as flourish excel) twice a day, double the recommended dose.

Thanks!

[jigabodo]

Originally Posted by Jadenlea

Amanos are not usually shy. Did you just get them?

I have had them for a while now, but they are always grazing on substrate. Sometimes I even see them eating fish poo! (but they never eat their own, though)

[somewhatshocked]

It's possible that lighting could be your issue. Unless you have plants that are in need of tons of light, a single dual-bulb T5NO fixture over a 20L tank is plenty.

For me when I use more than one NO fixture on a 20L, I have to run CO2 and dose ferts on a regular basis.

What sort of plants do you have? It's possible one fixture would be plenty.

Photos of the tank would help, too.

One thing is for sure - you came to the right place for help! The forum is a great resource.

Originally Posted by jigabodo

Hello - sorry for the late reply.

My tank is 20L long. It's dimension is rought 30 x 12 x 12. It's heavily planted and has been up and running for about 4 months now. Lately I have found just a tiny bit of BBA appearing on edges of some of my plants.

I have 2 Aqueon T5NO dual lamp fixture. It has one 6700K bulb and one 10,000K bulb. Each dual lamp fixture gives me 36W so 2 of them gives me 72W of lights over my 20L. I usually leave them on around 8 hours a day.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...uctId=11248153

I fertilize with both flourish comprehensive and root tabs, as recommended.

I don't have pressurized CO2 or DIY CO2, but I do dose API CO2 booster (basically the same thing as flourish excel) twice a day, double the recommended dose.

Thanks!