Does Yamato shrimp eat small plants?

[itsuki]

hi

i am getting a yamato shrimp for my nano tank. but i have java moss and us fissiden in it. is it possible the shrimp will eat the fissiden and moss???

thank

[Jervis]

I believe they do

[Tony]

I agree with Jervis. Some areas of my java and spikey moss carpet show signs of being eaten, though not very significant. Also, I can see the yamato bellies in nice green colour after they had their fill.

[Tony]

Not too sure about yamato breeding as it is know to be difficult to breed in captivity. So far mostly heard of success in other type of shrimp; but not yamato. Myself had cherry shrimp babies only.

[WaterH2O]

Yamato is difficult to breed in captivity beacause in nature they lay their eggs in slightly salty water but in the tank you cannot replicate this condition. I have not heard of Yamato breeding in captivity but maybe we can be wrong.
Remeber Jurassic Park " life will find a way" maybe yamato shrimp evoluted throught the years kep in captivity.
I have seen my female yamato with eggs but never seen shrimplets.

[antitrust]

breeding in captivity is possible but requires the set up of another brackish tank to raise the larvae.. too troublesome to do it...

here's a rather detailed guide if you want to have some idea on how to breed yamatos

[itsuki]

thank for the advices...