cheapest hardworking shrimp

[dnsfpl]

other than cherry and yamato, what other shrimp is best for algae control

where can i get them? west side preferred

thanks

ps glass shrimp is out as they are difficult to breed

[felix_fx2]

Malayan shrimp

[tiintinn]

Thumbs up for Malayan shrimps, quiet and efficient workers

[dnsfpl]

where can i get them?

c328 or polyart got sell? price per piece?

thanks

[felix_fx2]

328 have sell. Need to ask aunty to pack.
Not too sure the price, but confirm cheaper then cherry shrimp.

Btw, these shrimp will also prefer pellets then algae. I normally starve my tank to make sure they work

[Shadow]

c328 have $4 for 50 if remember corectly

[dnsfpl]

thanks for the info

will head down c328 tomorrow

cheers

[alvinchan80]

My vote goes to Red Nose Shrimp.. They don't go for my shrimp food, just concentrate on their algae diet.. Haha

[ciaossu]

hmm, i think fire red also very hardworking. previously my 2 feet a alot of those brown hairy debris stuck on the bogwood and some debris on the moss, after 2 days all clear i was amazed by how hardworking they are. i bought 10 though, beautiful and hardworking love it.

[dnsfpl]

c328 sold out, polyart dont sell

any other lfs carry malayan? seaview?

thanks

[Sadan]

Seaview should have them. Come in few sizes. Just tell the worker at the packing counter and they will pack for you. The price is stated at at the shrimp tank.

[dnsfpl]

called a few LFS, either not selling or must preorder
are feeder shrimp profit margin better than malayan shrimp?

by the way, are malayan shrimp ban in AQ too? or only "high end" shrimp are ban?
thanks

[Trichopsis]

Nature Aquarium at Novena should have a tank full of Malayan shrimp.

[Cyberkinetic]

I noticed my ex-Malayan shrimps(mostly dead after insecticide fiasco) only ate algae initially. Once there's fish food in the tank, they will go for the fish food.

So it's still the usual scrubbing on the tank walls which I need to do.. but with the Malayan shrimps around, my substrate was really clean... no rotting food or debris...

Am also hunting for replacement but Seaview which is near my place is out of stock.

[dnsfpl]

thanks for the lead, bought app 40 from NA at $6

[Whitefit]

App? Nice shrimp btw


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[dnsfpl]

app = approximately

i thought malayan are brown and grey?

[globalcookie]

Malayan shrimps are 'multi-colored'. No consistency of color. It appears to me, when they are stressed, they are like glass shrimp. When they adapt to the environment, they can end up like cherry shrimps, sometimes brown, some red, some blueish, etc.

Not always available. There was a period I went to a few places over a few weeks before finding them at Yishun eventually.

[felix_fx2]

fyi, NA always seems to have have. but so so price..

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[gid]

Malayan shrimps sounds like a good alternative (im so sick of my yamatos kamakazi-ing).

Where can I get just a few, say 8?