[mtndweller]

hello! hoping someone can tell me if i have a female or male. i've been calling her a her because i can't see "claws" like i've read the males have. anybody know?

 

[Kubla]

Looks like a female.

 

[mtndweller]

Looks like a female.

i thought so too. good thing 'cause i've been calling her bambi lol!

 

[Kubla]

Well.........Bambi was a boy.

 

[mtndweller]

Well.........Bambi was a boy.

lol! that is right.... brain fart in old age. guess i best come up w a new name, huh? lol....

 

[BlanketHogg]

Bambi's still a nice name, also. What kind of creature is that? I looked up Bamboo animal but didn't get anything.

 

[mtndweller]

Bambi's still a nice name, also. What kind of creature is that? I looked up Bamboo animal but didn't get anything.

bamboo shrimp, freshwater filter feeding shrimp. very neat critters!

 

[BlanketHogg]

oh, cool!

are they hard to keep?

 

[*Ci*]

i thought so too. good thing 'cause i've been calling her bambi lol!

Ummm, the original Bambi was a boy deer, you know... : )

 

[Zoidburg]

Males have a set of arms that appear as if they've been working out at the gym! It's pretty obvious when you see a male vs female! So yup! Female!

 

[MissCris]

oh, cool!

are they hard to keep?

Depends on your setup. They have to filter feed, so they do best in a fairly large, mature tank with good water flow where they can sit on the intake and catch debris as it goes by. You can also feed them directly with a long pipette using really small food like infusoria or really fine newborn fish foods.

Assuming you can keep them fed though, they are otherwise very hearty and extremely peaceful despite being relatively large.

 

[BlanketHogg]

Depends on your setup. They have to filter feed, so they do best in a fairly large, mature tank with good water flow where they can sit on the intake and catch debris as it goes by. You can also feed them directly with a long pipette using really small food like infusoria or really fine newborn fish foods.

Assuming you can keep them fed though, they are otherwise very hearty and extremely peaceful despite being relatively large.

Awesome! I read some about them they sound awesome!

 

[mtndweller]

here is another image. i tried to upload a 1 minute video of her catching stuff in her fans but it wouldn't upload. i'm a beginner at these but they seem pretty hardy. but my aquarium is well established.
bambi's mate was faline..i think i like bambi better regardless. so i have bambi the bamboo shrimp