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SHRIMP VS ALGAE! EPIC BATTLE
What is the Best Algae Eating Shrimp?
Shrimp are natural cleaners of your aquarium, and almost all shrimp eat algae. A Shrimp can be perfect for algae control in your tank, but not all shrimp eat all types of algae.
What shrimp is the best algae eater? The best Algae eaters are the Amano shrimp. The Amano shrimp or Caridina japonica is for a good reason, also known as the “Algae Eating Shrimp.”
The Amano shrimp is one of the best algae eating shrimp out there but not the only one. Most shrimp will eat algae, but not all shrimp will eat all types of algae.
Amano shrimp are larger than cherry shrimp and can grow up to 2 inches (or about 5 centimeters). They are sometimes mistaken for ghost shrimp because of their size and their translucence. Unlike Glass or Ghost shrimp, they have dark spots or dashes along the sides of their bodies. They can also have shades of green or light brown on parts of their bodies.
When it comes to eating algae, Amano shrimp are the most efficient of all the freshwater shrimp. Because of how active they eat algae, this is one of the reasons why these shrimp were introduced and made famous by the late Takashi Amano, where they got their name.
The Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata, also known under its synonymous name Caridina japonica) is native Japan.
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