BAMBOO SHRIMP (first week of life in RIVER AQUARIUM) | EP6 HILLSTREAM AQUARIUM

In this episode of Hillstream aquarium I introduced Bamboo shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis) to River aquarium. After feeding Bamboo shrimp on the first day with small particles (fry food) I didn't see him for the next 5 days. Usually they can be very shy and skittish when introduced into the new environment. After a week Bamboo shrimp finally felt comfortable to venture into the open and position himself in front of the stream pump. Bamboo shrimps are filter feeder shrimp and they catch tiny particles from the aquarium water with their web like claws or "fans".
00:00 Intro
00:24 Recap EP1-EP5
01:00 Day 26 Hillstream Aquarium
01:22 New Cryptocoryne
01:48 Day 27 Hillstream Aquarium
02:03 New Bamboo shrimp
02:17 Bamboo shrimp hiding
03:06 Feeding Bamboo shrimp
04:17 White cloud minnows eating fry food
04:35 Bamboo shrimp went into hiding
04:48 Day 28 Hillstream Aquarium
05:10 New glass lid
05:29 Day 29 Hillstream Aquarium
06:02 Stick to the glass tab for White cloud minnows
07:13 Day 32 Hillstream Aquarium
08:00 Bamboo shrimp tail
08:41 Day 33 Hillstream Aquarium
Aquarium - 120cmx45cmx30cm (47inx18inx12in)
Optiwhite glass 10mm | Tank Volume 162LTR | 43GAL
Filter - External with pre-filter basket (1000L/H | 264GAL/H)
Light - LED Power: 53W | Luminous flux 4800lm
Stream pump - (2000L/H | 528GAL/H)
CO2 - NO
Heater - NO
Plants - Bucephalandra wavy green, Anubias barteri nana, Anubias barteri coffeefolia, Cryptocoryne wendtii green, Microsorum pteropus, Vallisneria spiralis
Instagram - / im_aquariums
Music - Epidemic Sound:
Madison York / In Pieces / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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Johannes Bornlöf / The Rose And The Thorn / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com www.epidemicsound.com/track/n...

[@Lazarusthefishboy]

Incredible work man! You’re getting better and better at this! Keep it up!!! 👏

[@IMaqua]

Well I am just enjoining the process of making videos. Thanks Lazarus.

[@TobyCreates]

Bamboo shrimp are awesome, I was considering getting one for my own hillstream at one point. Love the stocking choices in here.

[@IMaqua]

They love to hide. So be ready to not see him a lot haha.

[@philcarlino6942]

Another great video. I have a bamboo shrimp, too. Had him for about 6 months now. He loves to sit on the sponge filter and collect particles as they come in. He is a master at camouflage, especially when he molts. He disappears into the hardscape and it's almost impossible to find him. The tank is very mature so there's plenty of food for him. He's definitely been fun to keep. I can't wait to see more updates on this aquarium and to see what next you stock with. Take care and God bless.

[@IMaqua]

Thanks Phil....yeah my experience has been more or less the same. Usually he has his timing; 9pm when lights go to 1% for an hour. Then he will go around the tank. Other than that he found his sweet spot, you will see in the next few episodes...

[@barrncat]

One of my bamboo shrimp escaped from my tank last month and I thought it was gone for good. However about four or five days later my cat caught something and lo and behold it was my shrimp and it was still alive. So I put it back in my tank but sadly it passed away but it amazed me that it survived so long out of water. I have five others in my sixty gallon tank and they all are doing well.

[@IMaqua]

Thats a really interesting story. Thanks for sharing.

[@richardj5468]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.

[@IMaqua]

Thanks Richard

[@syntheticsolace]

You should be getting way more views. Great work, coming as a fan of foo the flowerhorn, I think you should have just as many views. Thanks for some very relaxing videos

[@IMaqua]

Thanks a lot Justin. I am a big fan of Foo the flowerhorn videos.

[@syntheticsolace]

@@IMaqua it’s beautifully shot. High def, good lighting, the pacing is right, you let us just observe at our pace, I hate when people just cut cut cut, it’s great when shots linger for a bit so we can enjoy the scenery and life inside. Nice choice of neutral classical music. Text on screen instead of voice is definitely my preference(I watch these videos at night to relax me to sleep). I’m starting with this river aquarium first and I’ll move on to another one afterwards. Very enjoyable. I’m happy someone recommended this channel to me. Thanks for your very very hard work on this channel!

[@IMaqua]

Wow nice to hear I get recommend to people. That's cool.

[@dax8753]

beautiful tank with great stocking

[@IMaqua]

Thanks Dax.

[@Dan-mw2vp]

Wow, j'ai vu plusieurs vidéos, je pense que ce n'est plus de l'aquariophilie, c'est carrément de l'art. De la conception des bacs, du choix des matériaux, des plantes, des poissons, des gestes doux et précis, c'est presque parfait. Le grand plus, c'est que tous ces bacs donnent un aspect très naturel, contrairement à l'aquascaping en général. Regarder ces vidéos m'ouvre à la méditation. Les images, la musique, la façon de filmer fait très professionnel, c'est admirable. C'est un vrai bonheur de découvrir tout ce travail. Ça me donne envie de refaire mon bac...😛 Bonne continuation et grand merci pour tout ça ! ❤️

[@IMaqua]

I don't understand French but Google translate does. Merci.

[@Dan-mw2vp]

@@IMaqua I was thinking that Google will do the job. My English is not so good as it was, sorry.

[@IMaqua]

That's ok, I understood your comment. Thanks

[@CLuigiplayer]

Really cool aquarium! I love bamboo shrimp

[@IMaqua]

I like bamboo shrimp also....whenever I see him and thats not often. Maybe 2-3 times per week. He is very interesting creature.

[@danielilicic2711]

If you look at the shrimp at 5:50, looks like he's playing the piano background music

[@IMaqua]

Plot twist...he actually is 👍

[@chrismurray3038]

Loveliest piano

[@IMaqua]

Thanks Chris.

[@didnthurt4077]

Is that the sea in the background on your patio? Where you from? Loving the Hillstream vlog updates! I have a hillstream 180L and can relate a lot to it. Watching them all right now. Good work!

[@IMaqua]

Yes that is the Adriatic sea. I live very close to the sea. Thanks for watching.

[@singapore4k]

Wow! Love your channel, an aquarium lover myself with several tanks. Subscribed! Keep making these videos!

[@IMaqua]

We all start with one aquarium but somehow always end up with several. Thanks for support.

[@theboraxbandit9563]

That was a very peaceful watch. I'm gonna go order one :)

[@IMaqua]

They are interesting creatures. But be prepared to not see him much around. They love to hide.

[@theboraxbandit9563]

@@IMaqua I'm already used to that with my shrimp in the community tank ^^ there's a few nice caves he can call home.

[@IMaqua]

I will transfer bamboo to the new river tank that I made with a lot of caves. At least I see bamboo shrimp more often than a vampire shrimp.

[@theboraxbandit9563]

@@IMaqua Very nice! and I take it your vampire only comes out at night?

[@IMaqua]

Yes that's true. Whenever I see him (and thats once a month) it's during night. I guess thats why they are called vampire.

[@kjkszpj77360]

Nice video, sir 🙌 Love it!

[@IMaqua]

Thank you.

[@12345678985940]

I really like your aquarium

[@IMaqua]

Thanks

[@mblit1918]

Looks great 👍 and your filming skills are amazing 👏 👌

[@IMaqua]

Thanks Micah.

[@lorenzospina3174]

Great job man 😉.

[@IMaqua]

Thanks Lorenzo 👍

[@fredrikjensen2596]

Thank you!

[@IMaqua]

Einar is the best 👌

[@fredrikjensen2596]

@@IMaqua Haha 🙂

[@pleiades1725]

close call armano shrimp 7:39

[@IMaqua]

He was polite enough to wait so he can pass through....

[@Hikarixhikarixhikari]

Where do you get your fish fry food? I'm unable to find any with small particles of food. (I'm sorry I know this video is old, I'm just searching and cannot find it locally or on amazon!)

[@IMaqua]

Actually I got this food when I was travelling in the US. Ordered it on Amazon.

[@Hikarixhikarixhikari]

@@IMaqua Okay thank you! I appreciate it, I'll take a look on there! edit: I found them! All I had to do was look up 200-300 microns fish fry and it came up! Many thanks! I didn't look hard enough the first time, haha.

[@IMaqua]

Good luck with your fry.

[@SurrealPink]

what food do you use that sticks to the glass?

[@IMaqua]

I am using Sera O-Nip Tabs.

[@DanielLoncarTV]

👍🏼

[@IMaqua]

:)

[@hiarahkimusic3282]

What is the song at the start please?

[@IMaqua]

All the songs are listed in the video description.

[@fahmysalleh-qn4uk]

Do you think bamboo shrimp are much more similar to armoured shrimp?

[@IMaqua]

Do you mean Vampire shrimps?

[@fahmysalleh-qn4uk]

Yes

[@IMaqua]

@@fahmysalleh-qn4uk yes the are very similar. They are both filter feeders and also both shrimps are extremely shy.

[@fahmysalleh-qn4uk]

What Bamboo Shrimp like the Temperature?

[@IMaqua]

@Fahmy Salleh I keep them at room temperature, no heater.

[@epsilon.delta.]

Can we get some new music?

[@IMaqua]

Each aqurium will have its own theme song. So different aqurium different song...

[@whodatking26]

Getting a new 20 gal ready. Thinking I want to put a school of like 10 or 11 platy in there with a couple of live plants and what not. Would I be able to fit a snail or two and a bamboo shrimp in there without causing stress for the fish?

[@IMaqua]

Yes you can, one bamboo will be enough. Just make sure there is enough flow in the tank because these shrimps are filter feeders.

[@whodatking26]

@@IMaqua I don't have massive flow but there's good movement consistently throughout the tank. All I have is soil, sand and 4 live plants with the heater and filter running, I've added a couple drops of this stuff that's supposed to help the water get clean.

[@IMaqua]

Good water movement is sufficient. Bamboo shrimps are shy and love to hide so they also need rocks, caves, wood and a lot of plants. I rarely see my shrimps, maybe once a week.

[@whodatking26]

@@IMaqua my biggest issue has been those sucker fish. They get huge and everything gets off balance after a while and before I know it half the fish are dead and I have a foot long frankinfish sitting at the bottom. I don't want to have snails making babies in the tank since it's only a 20 gal so I'm really trying to find the right combination to have a school of platies and also have help with cleaning glass and waste management.

[@IMaqua]

If by sucker fish you mean plecos avoid they those fish, they are too big for small tanks. I have snails in all my aquariums and they are not a problem, don't overfeed and they won't over-breed.