Bamboo vs. Amano Shrimp

Bamboo shrimp have fans, amano are tinier and have dots I think. Bamboo is more solid in color, have fans, much bigger.
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/s...ate-thread-pictures-videos-2.html#post1157651

bamboo shrimp will grow out to be pretty big

Eden Marel said:

Bamboo shrimp have fans, amano are tinier and have dots I think. Bamboo is more solid in color, have fans, much bigger.
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/s...ate-thread-pictures-videos-2.html#post1157651

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thanks. I put the bamboo shrimp in to see if my tank would be alright for inverts, I'll hopefully end up with some tiger or orange shrimp. since the bamboos filter I assume they don't take down fish? Should I worry about my rummy nose tetras killing a tiger, orange, or even amano shrimp?

I have also been told you really shouldn't mix species?

You should do some reading in this forum, there's a lot of good information available here.

mordalphus said:

You should do some reading in this forum, there's a lot of good information available here.

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Appreciate the info.

You are pretty much safe to mix one neocardinia and one cardinia species together plus any other species that isn't a neocardinia or cardinia. If you mix two cardinia and/or two neocardinias, they will interbreed with their own respective species and you may come up with some weird looking kids.

http://www.theshrimptank.com/articles/compatibilitychart.html

Eden Marel said:

You are pretty much safe to mix one neocardinia and one cardinia species together plus any other species that isn't a neocardinia or cardinia. If you mix two cardinia and/or two neocardinias, they will interbreed with their own respective species and you may come up with some weird looking kids.

http://www.theshrimptank.com/articles/compatibilitychart.html

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thanks for the chart, yeah I really just wanted some deep colored yellows with a few amanos and probably take out the bamboo. I don't want any weird looking shrimp like you said and definitely nothing too difficult. The pictures of the yellows at alphaprobreeders look sick. Are there any sellers you like?