Feeding The Bamboo Shrimp

[@Razedot]

Bad day, then a Dave video comes along. Thank you for your videos.

[@TheDave333]

Glad you like them! I hope that your day improves. 🤗

[@austinpetemo]

I always learn something when I watch one of your videos. Great footage as always too. Thanks again, The Dave!

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome, and thanks for always watching my videos. :-)

[@MrSenecaaa]

Hi Dave, Best video if seen about Filter shrimps! Love it !!!how is the vortizella situation going? I am planning a bigger tank with the main purpose of housing various filter shrimps. I would assume a reasonable amount of vortizella should be benefitial. Thus would a cleaning crew of neocaridina or Armano shrimp or even bigger snails reduce vortizella to a manageable level? Also I am assuming that after molting / shedding their skin they would be vortizella free (until reinfection) . Love to here your thoughts on it.

[@TheDave333]

Hi, thanks for watching the video. The vorticella are still around, but in small numbers. The best way to control their numbers is to keep the water column from getting too dirty, but just dirty enough to keep the filter feeders happy. Vorticella thrive on the bacteria living in dirty water. Adding more shrimp won't really help. Target feeding the filter shrimp is one way to keep the water clean while still keeping the shrimp fed. If their numbers get out of control, you'll see them on the shrimp and that's when you need to seek treatment (salt baths). Yes, I would imagine that they're vorticella free immediately after molting.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Sharon is a stunning beauty, I must say. As always, your video is a feast for the eyes, and the mind. You provide useful and important information, along with perfect visuals…who could ask for anything more? Once again, thank you Dave, you always make the day a little brighter.🖤🇨🇦

[@TheDave333]

You're so sweet. Thank you. 🤗

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@TheDave333 🥰🖤🇨🇦

[@spooky15]

Very interesting seeing the vorticella living on the shrimp

[@TheDave333]

Yeah, everybody needs a home. 🙂

[@sergeiiakimov3277]

Now I am in process of a long trip far away from my aquarium but your video makes me feel home:)

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video, and stay safe on your journey. :-)

[@susanstaples6171]

It's amazing how much we miss our tanks when we are away!

[@Andrei8pa3]

Can you make more videos on shrimp? They're really fascinating!

[@TheDave333]

They really are fascinating little creatures. I'll make more in the future. . . Promise. 🤗

[@clarissakay2139]

Hi Dave, thanks for your video, you’ve inspired to get some wood shrimp! Q - are vorticella easy to distinguish from detritus worms?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, detritus worms are much larger, and if the substrate is disturbed, they can actively swim through the water column. They can easily be seen. While vorticella are very very small and tend to remain stationary. A small colony of vorticella looks like a tiny bit white fuzz growing on a shrimp, or on a piece of wood, plant, or rock. You'll need a magnifying glass to see them, while the detritus worms can be seen with the naked eye.

[@moonpleco5083]

Sharon is shrimp superstar! Beautiful footage of her moments in life, please do more video with Sharon 🦐 Is this shrimp species good to keep with guppies?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, they are good to keep with guppies as long as the guppies don't pick at their feeding claws. . .

[@moonpleco5083]

Sounds good, they only help regulate population, bigger guppies are safe. This species is known as filtering shrimp in my country, I'm more and more convinced to add few of them

[@caewalker9276]

Sharon is a Superstar 😀. Thanks Dave.

[@TheDave333]

You're a superstar for always watching my videos. So, thank you. 🤗

[@shuanminchia2298]

Wow! Love your video quality, can see the micro worms clearly. 👍

[@TheDave333]

Awesome, thank you! 🤗

[@KushyCouch]

Just got 2 bamboo shrimp and I already love them. Kept neocardinias for a while but these just have that extra size and interesting behaviors that put them above. I only wish I watched this and knew about the vorticella so I could check and treat them if needed.

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for watching the video, and best of luck with your bamboo shrimp.

[@crab1507]

Is vorticella an issue in a tank with low flow on, say, an amano shrimp? Or would it end up just starving itself due to a lack of particulate to feed off of?

[@TheDave333]

It really depends on how bad the infestation is. They do feed on suspended particulate matter, so the cleaner the tank is the better. A dirty tank with low flow can still develop a vorticella problem.

[@crab1507]

Hey Dave! I absolutely adore bamboo shrimp and I was wondering: what are your thoughts on keeping one in a betta tank? I know they prefer higher flow while bettas prefer lower flow, but I'm wondering if it'd be doable with target feeding.

[@TheDave333]

It would be doable with a consistent daily schedule of target feeding, as long as the betta was passive. Because some bettas can be very aggressive and will bite at the shrimp's feathery claws. As far as flow goes, even a gentle current from something like a sponge filter is better than no flow at all. If there is some flow, position a piece of hardscape (driftwood / rock) near the outflow of the filter and the bamboo shrimp will use that as a perch to help it feed. Bettas can handle some flow. So, if there is filtration/flow, then the main issue will be the temperament of the betta. It's hit or miss . . .

[@crab1507]

@@TheDave333 I've been considering getting one for my 20g community tank that has a betta living in it. Target feeding doesn't seem like it would be an issue for me to do, but my concern would be if I accidentally miss a day (like going on vacation) or in general if the shrimp decides they want to stop fanning and instead scavenge, since I do know that is harmful to their fans. I have a HOB as my filter, with the flow set relatively low, so there's not a huge amount of it in my tank, especially after being baffled by a lot of my plants currently floating in the water column. I'm also not sure how much the bamboo shrimp would enjoy eating microfauna either. The plus side about my betta though is that he is a long finned one and doesn't have much of an aggressive temperament. He flares at my Nerite Snails while ignoring my Cappuccino Spike Snails (which are the largest of all of my snails) and Malaysian Trumpet Snails and he completely ignores my amano shrimp 😄

[@TheDave333]

With lots of plants and other life forms living in the tank, there may be enough food circulating in the tank to keep the shrimp happy. If you miss a day or two of target feeding, the shrimp will still be okay.

[@groundhogguns5828]

Thank you for this Sir. Informative and beautifully shot.

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome! 😁

[@arthur3545]

Fantastic video and commentary once again!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much for watching my videos!

[@elr5475]

I enjoy your videos so much! Thank you!

[@TheDave333]

I'm so glad! Thank you. :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call an invertebrate that exercises? A yogapod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

yes

[@ontariofirs7347]

I recently bought my bamboo shrimp just 3 days ago and they still havent come out of hiding from my driftwood. Is this normal??

[@TheDave333]

Yes, it's pretty normal behavior for them to keep a low profile. Changing the flow in the tank might help because they tend to find a favorite spot in the current and stick to it. But it has only been three days, so it might be still a little afraid. Give it some time to become accustomed to its new home, and be sure that there are no aggressive fish in the tank that might be pestering it.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call an invertebrate that builds things? An archipod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

Yes. Arthropods are some of the greatest architects in the world. Probably due to their jointed legs.

[@quaaquatics9416]

Absolutely love your videos

[@TheDave333]

Thank you . . . I love making them. :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Hey Dave, guess what? When I was in a neighborhood in the Hampton Roads area yesterday, I saw a fiddler crab.

[@TheDave333]

Awesome! I love fiddler crabs. Hope you had fun.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 I only went there to celebrate a relative's birthday, and I had a little fun.

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

Do you think one of these would survive a black piranha that’s like 5 inches long?

[@TheDave333]

Yikes ! I'd have to say No. :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call an invertebrate that builds boats? An arkapod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

I would call it a shipwright!

[@audrameyer9558]

Thanks so much. Excellent info.

[@TheDave333]

You're very welcome.

[@dominiqueperrin4257]

Hello 👋 the next video : Sharon goes to the beach 😂🤣 always very informative and interesting 👍

[@TheDave333]

Coming soon!

[@susanstaples6171]

We could get pretty creative with your concept. Sharon takes Manhattan! Sharon gets caught between the moon and NYC! What Sharon does in Vegas stays in Vegas!

[@dominiqueperrin4257]

@@susanstaples6171 😂👏

[@dominiqueperrin4257]

@@susanstaples6171 👋 just kidding 😉it’s a joke about Sharon’s saltwater bath 🌊🌊

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call an invertebrate that draws? A markerpod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

yes ha ha ha

[@catfishcave379]

How does vorticella effect fish? Does anything eat it?

[@TheDave333]

I don't think it affects them at all too small. . .

[@saladnander3690]

vorticella is awful. For so many months I was treating individual shrimp until I started just dropping 2-3 grains of aquarium salt in the tank every day. I never even got up to a teaspoon in my 5gal before I noticed no more vorticella. I did a water change and then repeated every other week 3x to try to get rid of any in different life cycles. After the final water change I haven't seen them and this didn't harm any of my neocaridinas or their babies. Not recommending it because anyone could have different results but its the only thing that actually made a difference for me

[@TheDave333]

Nice work with the vorticella infestation! :-) I was going to mention treating the whole tank with salt, but most aquatic plants don't really tolerate salt very well, so I skipped it. Thanks for watching the video. :-)

[@chrisloe3]

I got a baby one waiting to grow! And a African Vampire shrimp already maxed out. I'm trying to make sure the Bamboo gets enough particles of food coming it's way during feeding time, but it hides under a big leafy plant.

[@TheDave333]

Wow that's amazing, best of luck. :-)

[@Bishopisalive888]

Are the Bamboo Shrimp and Vampire Shrimp together? If so how do they get along?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

You should check out Baltimore Inner Harbor Wildlife. He has lots of underwater stuff just like you!

[@TheDave333]

Maybe someday I will. :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What to you call an invertabrate that paints? An artopod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, I do get it. 😁 but I don't call them artopods because they get all crabby. Get it?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 Yes 😁

[@TheSandwhichman108]

I once saw a bamboo shrimp on the show planet earth giving a prime example to the pros of living in fast flowing water if something is able to take advantage of it since said bamboo shrimps can just sit in a secure and safe spot and filter out passing food particles in the water. Life is good for them.

[@TheDave333]

Life has a way of producing a creature perfectly designed for each type of habitat. I love the endless variety in Mother Nature. Life is good, as long as we let it do its thing.

[@00saher00]

Believe it or not, my bamboo shrimp eats blood worms. Eating crushed food is one method, but they can eat solid food

[@TheDave333]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing that.

[@00saher00]

@@TheDave333 you are most welcome

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

awesome video

[@TheDave333]

Thanks!

[@ESF19791111]

GREAT EXP;ANATION VIDEO :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) YOU DOING A LOT GREAT WORK :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@AnthonyZiblis]

Another banger video. But I have heard you can breed amino shrimp in saltwater. Probably not farmed that way so your probably right.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, it's possible using fresh and salt water, transitioning from one to the other at just the right time, but it's very difficult and very time consuming. I covered the difficulties of this process in my video entitled "the complete guide to keeping the Amano shrimp" = kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvVYaNmiM2MprM

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call a male invertebrate? An arthurpod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

I get it. Here's one for you. An invertebrate who writes books = an authorpod

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 Hey! That was one of my jokes!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Sharon deserves more. . .

[@TheDave333]

They all want more time in the spotlight. . .

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

Can they eat vinegar eels that floated to the bottom of the tank? I have a big culture of vinegar eels at home.

[@TheDave333]

V-eels tend to swim at the top of the tank because they need to get oxygen from the surface. They do get mixed around in the water column by the current. So, they should work as long as there's some water movement. Be sure to rinse off the vinegar completely.

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

@@TheDave333 yea I do that all the time. I’ve noticed some of the vinegar eels settling down close to the bottom after a while.

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

@@TheDave333 should I get a powerhead? My two surviving bamboo shrimps are hiding in the plants. I did target feed them with a turkey baster full of finely crushed tropical fish food, and saw one eating it immediately and started going somewhere else. I also target fed the other one as well.

[@TheDave333]

@Kathleen Monsegue Vinegar eels can't survive in freshwater forever, so as they weaken, they'll drop to the bottom. As long as the shrimp are finding some flow where they can sit and feed, you don't need a powerhead. Providing a place to stand where there's good water movement from the filter will help.

[@tricksune9946]

Whenever it rains really hard in our area in the province, the farmlands here are close to nature and we have some bamboos near but there wasn't any wet lands near those. These shrimp only appear when the farmlands are filled with water for days or weeks. We don't know where they come from but the elders say that they came from underground. I caught a lot the last time they spawned, but I could only keep three.

[@TheDave333]

Sounds more like crayfish than shrimp. :-)

[@tricksune9946]

@@TheDave333 nope, they have the same pattern, I caught a lot back then. Some have light orange pattern with a white line from head to tail. Though I think a majority of thos might be Amano but eh. Its hard to tell cuz they are small.

[@TheDave333]

I'm assuming you live is Asia somewhere. . . ???

[@tricksune9946]

@@TheDave333 Yes, Indeed in the Philippines. Last I caught those shrimp was in the "Ber" months and its been raining here lately so I might see these again.

[@TheDave333]

Now, that explains everything. I hope to visit the Philippines someday. :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call a city that invertebrates live in? A metropolopod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

I get it. You're really getting into the invertebrate jokes lately. 🦐🦠🦐🦠🦐🦠

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

How often do you feed him?

[@TheDave333]

Once each day.

[@susanstaples6171]

Sharon, you are welcome to come and feast on the particulate matter in my tank anytime. I have hundreds of guppies and they eat like slobs. The cory cats can only eat so much! I wish shrimp were legal as aquarium pets in Maine.

[@TheDave333]

Hello again. I was in Maine this summer camping, snorkeling, and filming. . . I had no idea that aquarium shrimp were not legal in Maine. I guess it's a good thing I don't travel with mine. 🤗

[@susanstaples6171]

@@TheDave333 so glad you found time to visit our beautiful state. I believe we have some of the strictest aquatic pet restrictions in the country--no snails, no shrimp, very few frogs

[@TheDave333]

I try to get to Maine every year, and I had no idea their laws were so strict. On a slightly different note, did you know that Maine has the largest American eel fishing industry in the U.S.? They catch the baby eels (elvers) as they make their way inland from the ocean and begin swimming upstream into freshwater. I'm very interested in filming them in the wild, but it's very difficult. I went snorkeling off the coast a few years back . . . The water is very cold! 🤗

[@susanstaples6171]

@@TheDave333 yes, I was aware of the annual elvers harvest. I think there are strict limits on how many they can catch. Maine Coastal waters are crazy cold. I don't know how anyone goes in without a full wetsuit! My grandparents lived on the coast and we only went swimming on the hottest days of the year when we were desperate for heat relilef! I hope you're also taking advantage of all the Maine lakes. A lot warmer and all sorts of different habitats.

[@Apple-ei1ms]

I have those in my 20 gallon tank

[@TheDave333]

Nice, they're very interesting shrimp. :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What do you call a copperpod that arrests other invertebrates? A bookerpod. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

This joke has no spine, but a book does. Get it?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 Yes 😁

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Are there crayfish in your lake?

[@TheDave333]

There are, but I don't see them during the day. I find them more in rivers than lakes.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

And you might do an episode on them, right?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, eventually when I show my explorations of local rivers. I have the footage, but I haven't put together the movies yet. 😊

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What is your favorite species of dolphin and porpoise?

[@TheDave333]

The Ganges River Dolphin

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 What is your favorite species of porpoise?

[@TheDave333]

I don't really have one, but it's not my fault, I didn't do it on porpoise. 😂😂😂

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 Well, my favorite porpoise is the harbor porpoise/Phocoena phocoena. And my favorite dolphin is the killer whale/orca.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

What's the reason why you think the river herring joke is the funniest one I made?

[@TheDave333]

Mr. Shad and his Ale wife. . . that was creative, and those are fish right outside my backdoor every Spring. There's a train station not too far from me that's called Ale wife. And ale wives were actually real names for women who brewed beer a long time ago. So, it's not just about fish, but it's about real people as well.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 I see

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Have you ever seen a bowfin before?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, but not in the wild. We have them around where I live.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

The shrimp put his clothes in the clawset. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

I do get it. Do you make these up yourself?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 Oh yes!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Let's have a shrimp fest! 🥘🥘🥘🥘🍤🍤🍤🍤🦐🦐🦐🦐

[@TheDave333]

I haven't eaten shrimp in quite a while. 🍤🦐 when I tell people i keep shrimp in my aquariums, they always ask if you can eat them. . .

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

The humpback whale was baleen on the blue whale. Get it?

[@TheDave333]

Bailing as it had to leave? "Baleen on me when you're not strong, I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on."

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Have you heard of a Norwegian lobster before?

[@TheDave333]

I've never heard of these. I will look them up on Google.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 great

[@GooeyMango2587]

I wish i could get one. Srry i failed u dave😢

[@TheDave333]

No worries . . . You didn't fail me, you just love your shrimp! As long as you watch all of my other videos, you're a success! 🦐🦐🦐

[@GooeyMango2587]

Ty dVe i have cherry shrimp and they are probably thriving in my tank cuz of u

[@TheDave333]

Wow, I'm so glad to hear that!

[@thefuture4266]

oh no no no OH NO……WHY…..why have you DONE THIS……ARGH……NOOOOOOOOOOOOO…

[@TheDave333]

Why you ask why. I saw the future . . .

[@PaulsFishroom]

🤓👍

[@TheDave333]

🤗 A man of few words. . .

[@PaulsFishroom]

@@TheDave333 LOL that's me

[@SeanCox-ic3fm]

So weird

[@TheDave333]

They really are