Mountain shrimp

[eddy planer]

Hi folks,

I just bought this mountain shrimp (1pc), this one seems has hairy front arms for feeding or picking food. It has strange character unlike yamatos or malaya shrimps, it doesnt move at all just sit at the moss eating quietly.

Can anybody give feedback about this mountain shrimp?Should i remove it from my 4ft planted tank? Let you guys know.... i dont feel good about this shrimp.

[EvolutionZ]

i kept this shrimp for months le..
basically this shrimp can go missing for days..
then reappear..
and once it finds a place where it likes.. it can stay there for weeks..

[eddy planer]

That strange! this shrimp wont move around to eat other alage?

[EvolutionZ]

they are not algea eaters.. they are filter feeder.. they stay at a spot with high flow rate passing them.. so that they can filter the water..

[eddy planer]

yeah!
that no wonder that mountain shrimp sitting in front of outlet flow and just open its web arms like a whale open its baleen mouth!

Anyway, is this shrimp any use for our tank?

[illumnae]

maybe if you have green water you can buy many many of them to clear the green water?

[eddy planer]

Look like i'm giving up this useless shrimp.

Anyone interested this shrimp...FOC

give me your PM to book it.

[Thirteen]

this particular shrimps love to climb out of the tank and commit suicide...i recommend a tank cover for anyone who keeps this

[mtanec]

this is a good shrimp if your tank has many loose particles (food) that it will help to pick up.. otherwise it is not a algae worker if that's what you plan to have him for..

[EvolutionZ]

this shrimp of mine went missing once again.. for almost a week already.. hopefully what thirteen bro said, did not happenned to him..