my Bamboo Shrimp : Did it have a baby ?

Rasca43 · 04-07-2007, 04:33 PM

Firstly excuse the strange title, but here goes.

Today i bought a Bamboo shrimp from my lfs, i thought it was pretty big, even the shop guy commented on how big it looked.
Any way this evening i wanted to show it off to my partner, so i lifted up the piece of Bogwood in my tank to let her see, but then i noticed crawling around under the bogwood was a baby looking bamboo shrimp.
Its around 1.5 cm long, barely2/3 mm thick, it has 3 legs at each side of its neck area, and has a tail which is split into 3 different strands,looks a browny colour and swims pretty fast too.

I mean is it possible that the shrimp i bought could have been ready to have babies ? hence why it was looking so much bigger than the others in the tank it came from.

i dont know,its confusing me

PIC: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2...kkkkkkkyv0.jpg

gem · 04-08-2007, 10:30 AM

That does not look like a bamboo shrimp to me. Wish I could say what it was.

pleco_breeder · 04-08-2007, 10:43 AM

If you can still find it, get it out of the tank. The critter in the pic is a dragonfly nymph. At that size, it's not much of a concern. However, as it gets larger, it will start to use smaller fish as a food source. It is very uncommon to see one in a tank, so I'm curious how it would have gotten there.

Larry Vires

gem · 04-08-2007, 10:44 AM

That makes sense....it does resemble a dragonfly. Yikes!

Courtney · 04-09-2007, 02:36 AM

I had one didnt know it was in there ate some guppy babies, and it grew up before i found it

Rasca43 · 04-09-2007, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pleco_breeder

If you can still find it, get it out of the tank. The critter in the pic is a dragonfly nymph. At that size, it's not much of a concern. However, as it gets larger, it will start to use smaller fish as a food source. It is very uncommon to see one in a tank, so I'm curious how it would have gotten there.

Larry Vires

Yip i removed bogwood from the tank last night, and it was stuck to the bottom of it, so it was removed and disposed off.

Still strange as to how it got in there

manda · 04-09-2007, 12:36 PM

EWWW that thing is hideous!

04-07-2007, 04:33 PM	#1
Rasca43 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 5	my Bamboo Shrimp : Did it have a baby ? Firstly excuse the strange title, but here goes. Today i bought a Bamboo shrimp from my lfs, i thought it was pretty big, even the shop guy commented on how big it looked. Any way this evening i wanted to show it off to my partner, so i lifted up the piece of Bogwood in my tank to let her see, but then i noticed crawling around under the bogwood was a baby looking bamboo shrimp. Its around 1.5 cm long, barely2/3 mm thick, it has 3 legs at each side of its neck area, and has a tail which is split into 3 different strands,looks a browny colour and swims pretty fast too. I mean is it possible that the shrimp i bought could have been ready to have babies ? hence why it was looking so much bigger than the others in the tank it came from. i dont know,its confusing me PIC: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2...kkkkkkkyv0.jpg Last edited by Rasca43; 04-07-2007 at 06:17 PM.

04-08-2007, 10:43 AM	#3
pleco_breeder Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 73	If you can still find it, get it out of the tank. The critter in the pic is a dragonfly nymph. At that size, it's not much of a concern. However, as it gets larger, it will start to use smaller fish as a food source. It is very uncommon to see one in a tank, so I'm curious how it would have gotten there. Larry Vires __________________ Impossible only means that somebody hasn't done it right Find out what I've been doing

04-09-2007, 02:36 AM	#5
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	I had one didnt know it was in there ate some guppy babies, and it grew up before i found it __________________ http://monsters.rockyou.com/google_a...hp?i=167441100

04-09-2007, 12:36 PM	#7
manda Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southren KY Age: 22 Posts: 449	EWWW that thing is hideous! __________________ Proud mom of a SHELTIE 10 gallon: 6 black neon tetras, 1 male betta, 6 ghost shrimp 5.5 gallon divided: two male bettas 1/2 gallon: male betta 1 gallon: male betta 5.5 gallon: empty!!! ALSO mommy to two house rabbits! Ryo and Alex

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gem Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 42 Posts: 98	That does not look like a bamboo shrimp to me. Wish I could say what it was.

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gem Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 42 Posts: 98	That makes sense....it does resemble a dragonfly. Yikes!

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