Red Nose Shrimp?

**cherabin** · 5th Jun 2014, 22:12

I had just removed all the yamato shrimps (10 pieces) from my 2' tank as they were removing more than algae. My monte carlo, weeping and christmas moss are constantly grazed by the yamatos and bits and pieces can be found everywhere in the tank. Moss tied on wood not firmly rooted yet took a worse hit as the moss will completely drop off. I am thinking of adding red nose shrimps instead as have read that they are very effective algae crew and seemingly substantially smaller in size than yamatos. Will this be a good move or will the red nose repeat the actions of the yamatos?

Looking forward to fellow hobbyists' with experience with both shrimp types.

Thank you.

**inrewind** · 5th Jun 2014, 22:37

Hi Cherabin, so far my experience with red nose shrimps has been rather pleasant. I have 5 of them, and they have totally removed stubborn hair algae in my 2ft tank. I have had them for almost two weeks, and I have purposely not fed them to see if they would be chewing off the plants in my tank. They have uprooted some of the HC, but it was nothing like when I had nerite snails (which would uproot a whole patch). I suggest maybe buying three first, and slowly see if you will need more. They are a bunch of efficient algae crew, coupled with Otos.

**seudzar** · 5th Jun 2014, 22:51

Note that red nose shrimps are easily spooked and when they spooked, they tend to jump out of the tank

**cherabin** · 5th Jun 2014, 23:22

Thank you for the advice. I am in the midst of acclimatising a pack of 5 red nose shrimps, bought earlier from C328, into the mentioned tank.

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**cherabin** · 5th Jun 2014, 23:40

Hi inrewind. Was there any reason for choosing red nose over yamatos for your algae cleaning crew?

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**inrewind** · 5th Jun 2014, 23:46

Yamatos did not clear the stubborn hair algae in my tank. A fellow AQ forumer recommended red nose shrimps so decided to try. I'm not sure if keeping yamatos is easier, but it seems that I'm having better luck keeping red nose shrimps alive. They're also smaller than yamatos so they fit into the scape.

**cherabin** · 6th Jun 2014, 00:59

I only had yamatos from GC and East Ocean lasting in my tank. The rest just died off within a week. Hopefully the red nose from C328 are used to my tank parameters. May I ask where did you buy yours from?

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**inrewind** · 6th Jun 2014, 05:39

I bought mine from C328, before Aunty repacked them into smaller packets. I've had them close to two weeks & not one casualty yet. I dose Tropica premium & specialised ferts, 2ml of Excel, & potassium daily. They do not seem to be affected.

**cherabin** · 7th Jun 2014, 02:03

Fantastic to hear that.

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**Goalkeeper** · 9th Jun 2014, 18:52

Got pic of red nose shrimp to share?

**raytan12** · 11th Jun 2014, 12:53

Anywhere else can i buy red nose shrimps?

**titusxc** · 11th Jun 2014, 14:10

Originally Posted by raytan12

Anywhere else can i buy red nose shrimps?

Hey you can try aquarist chamber. Got mine last week from them.

**raytan12** · 11th Jun 2014, 16:52

Originally Posted by titusxc

Hey you can try aquarist chamber. Got mine last week from them.

I have just tried calling, but the number seems to be invalid. How do I contact them?

**Goalkeeper** · 22nd Jun 2014, 18:44

A picture will be good. Was trying to get this at C328 yesterday but couldn't find any named after this. Thinking of getting some cherry red but not sure if they are good algae eaters too.

**inrewind** · 22nd Jun 2014, 19:30

Hi Goalkeeper, you can ask Auntie if you're not sure. She definitely knows Red Nose Shrimp. One definitive feature of this species is it's elongated rostrum. Cherry are good algae eaters, but they stay away from hair algae.

**inrewind** · 22nd Jun 2014, 20:16

I hope this photo will help. Pardon for the low quality shot, I do not have my macro lens with me at the moment. It looks somewhat like a yamato. Like I mentioned earlier, the one definite feature is it's elongated rostrum, hence also known as rhino shrimps in the aquarium trade.

**Ingen** · 23rd Jun 2014, 11:34

Do they eat BBA?

**Goalkeeper** · 23rd Jun 2014, 17:32

Thank you bro inrewind. Will check it out there. The fire red cherries are beautiful and tempted to get those instead if they are equally good algae eaters. Currently have a number of yamato in tank. Hopefully they will all get alone well. Thanks for the picture.

**Ingen** · 27th Jun 2014, 22:52

Just gotten a package of 6 from c328, turned out only 5 in that pack haha. Did more reading hoping to find some result if they eat BBa, however, there are some that say these are brackish water shrimp and would only last a few weeks in a freshwater set up. Anyone managed to keep them for long in freshwater planted?

**inrewind** · 27th Jun 2014, 22:55

Hi Ingen, mine have been in my tank for around 2 months. They are all alive & active. As far as I know, they would not breed in freshwater set up but has no problem living in one, just like yamatos. Just remember to drip acclimatise & take your time adding them to your established tank. Good luck.