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These small shrimp, generally only reaching a maximum size of 2.5cm, are harmless omnivorous scavengers, suitable for any freshwater tank. As you can see, they are completely see-through, meaning that at a glance you can see what they last ate!
They are particularly useful in home aquariums because they love to feed on algae, and keep your tank clean. If there is no algae, the shrimp will eat the leftovers of anything that you feed to your other fish. They are hardy little animals, and can generally take care of themselves.
Glass Shrimp can be viewed as food by larger fish, but if they have plenty of cover in your aquarium, you can give them a good chance of survival in a fish-populated aquarium. As an example, we use them in tanks with our small rainbow fish to control the algae.
Glass Shrimp are very unlikely to cause any harm to even your smallest fish or eggs, and are not really interested in anything moving.
How many should you put in your tank? It is unwise to put much more than 60-100 into a 4 foot tank. They are quite small but with a large number of them they will add to the bio mass in the tank, and if the tank is already loaded with fish it could be too much for your filter system.
Supplied shrimp are around 1-2cm long, and come in a pack of 10.
They are particularly useful in home aquariums because they love to feed on algae, and keep your tank clean. If there is no algae, the shrimp will eat the leftovers of anything that you feed to your other fish. They are hardy little animals, and can generally take care of themselves.
Glass Shrimp can be viewed as food by larger fish, but if they have plenty of cover in your aquarium, you can give them a good chance of survival in a fish-populated aquarium. As an example, we use them in tanks with our small rainbow fish to control the algae.
Glass Shrimp are very unlikely to cause any harm to even your smallest fish or eggs, and are not really interested in anything moving.
How many should you put in your tank? It is unwise to put much more than 60-100 into a 4 foot tank. They are quite small but with a large number of them they will add to the bio mass in the tank, and if the tank is already loaded with fish it could be too much for your filter system.
Supplied shrimp are around 1-2cm long, and come in a pack of 10.
| Scientific Name | Paratya australiensis |
| Size | 1.5 |
Customer Reviews
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Shrimp are awesome Review by Fishcase
Customer Rating I love these shrimp. Of the 20 I bought 17 were alive and a few looked sick. I had a big order and everything else arrived alive, so I guess these guys aren't frequent flyers!
Based on this and on the other posts, I'd say if 11 were put in the packs of ten it'd really do a lot for the customer experience....
As it is, 4 stars for you shrimpies! I would recommend these guys for sure. (Posted on 10/11/11) -
Seem Happy Review by Nicholas
Customer Rating All 10 arrived alive, 2 of them were white though, the travel maybe made them upset, they are already gettin into the food that sinks away from the fish and are doing a good job of makin the gravel neater (Posted on 3/11/11)
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Excellent! Review by Karin
Customer Rating I only have a small tank (18 litres) So I only ordered 10. They all arrived alive and after an hour are all happily settled in and munching away. Thank you very much, great price, great service.
(Posted on 28/10/11) -
like cartoon characters Review by Yvonne
Customer Rating These guys are really cool. We have them in a biorb with some White clouds and they are really making a difference to the setup.
They 'run' around the tank and seem to treat it like a racetrack and go around and around and around. The fish are curious and check what they are but are so small themselves aren't a threat so it's worked out quite well. They seem pretty industrious and are working hard on the algae which they have found on the rocks and walls of the tank.
Highly recommended. (Posted on 28/10/11) -
100% happy all round Review by Amanda
Customer Rating These shrimp all arrived healthy and are adjusting well to my tanks with Neon Tetras, Bristlenose & Guppies. Super fast dispatch and delivery - arrived at my door in Perth less than 24hours after leaving Qld, excellent service. All alive and with a female in each lot carrying eggs - how cool! Great fun to watch for something different in an aquarium. Thanks :) (Posted on 26/10/11)
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Great cleaners Review by Kerrie
Customer Rating Got 10 of these guys and was so happy with them I got another 20. These guys are doing a great job of cleaning up my tank. Always busy eating algae, poops or left over food. Awesome must have addition for a planted tank. (Posted on 30/09/11)
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Excellent Review by Troy
Customer Rating Fantastic, fast deliver. After releasing the 10 little guys into the tank, I was able to relocate about 4 30 minutes later. Unfortunately 1 died overnight, but that's what happens I suppose. I spent most of the afternoon watching them, and they've already made a dent in the algae after 1 night. (Posted on 22/09/11)
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All alive! Review by Elise
Customer Rating I ordered 20 and they all arrived alive much to my surprise. Great to watch swim sound my tank. A+ (Posted on 27/08/11)
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Glass Shrimp Review by Peta
Customer Rating I cant wait for these little guys to arrive i am so happy there is a site such as livefish i think its excellent way more range than in my local Aquaria shops and great prices (Posted on 20/08/11)
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Glass Shrimp Review by Peta
Customer Rating I cant wait till these little guys arrive i saw them on this site and had to get them i have a tank of non agressive tropicals (Posted on 20/08/11)
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Awesome!! Review by Leslie
Customer Rating I ordered 10 and all arrived alive and kicking, 2 have eggs so bonus YAY!! They are a good size and as my first time owning these little critters I can't wait to see how they grow and look forward to much cleaner tanks!!
Thank you <3 (Posted on 12/08/11) -
Arrived well, a little small? Review by Nikola
Customer Rating I ordered 40 of these guys, with 30 surviving the trip. No loss, as I fed these to my Oscar on arrival.
The live ones seem healthy and active, with a few females with egg sacks as previously mentioned by other posters.
They are pretty small however, barely reaching 1cm (at largest) out of the 30. Was a little disappointed with this, but otherwise happy with my order. (Posted on 15/06/11) -
dissapointed Review by meagan
Customer Rating was very dissapointed with our shrimp, of the 30 we ordered ony 3 or 4 arrived alive. I can understand a few being dead due to travel, and stress, but nearly all being dead shouldnt happen. (Posted on 5/05/11)
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My first live stock order Review by Raj
Customer Rating I am very happy with the customer service. Received an email and text message yesterday to inform me that I will be getting my shrimps the next day. I ordered 30 glass shrimps and all except one arrived alive. Nevertheless, I am very happy that my first live stock order went good and my 29 shrimps look good and healthy. I even got one female with eggs. Thanks guys! Will be buying more live stock soon! :-) (Posted on 7/04/11)
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good little cleaners Review by paul
Customer Rating I got a ten pack... some had kicked the bucket as we say in Ireland ( DOA) but the rest were alive and kicking... hard buggers to catch.... well some of em are shy the ones I see are busy little fellows tidying up my tank for me... getting more for my other tanks and would recommend them as little or no care required.... they gobble up left overs and any other stuff on the tank bottom... so thumbs up from Me (Posted on 18/02/11)
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Great addition to tank Review by Helen
Customer Rating We brought 10 Glass Shrimp at the start of December last year. Had a really good hunt just now and can see we've had some babies since they arrived and I found the large female and she's got a load of berries :) They're doing a great job of cleaning the tank. (Posted on 18/02/11)
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likeable Review by chris
Customer Rating Shrimps in general are too expensive and the ones from live fish are no exception. Apparently these are hard to breed but after slowly dieing off one after the other there are now a hundred or so and doing well. I like them as well as the cherries but they seem slightly more difficult. (Posted on 6/02/11)
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Great to watch Review by Angela
Customer Rating We received our order during the week and already these little guys are fascinating to watch. (Posted on 6/02/11)
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Awesome, but... Review by Wendy
Customer Rating Do not get these awesome little guys if you have any clown loaches at all. I loved seeing them swimming around until the loaches appeared from their cave and took about 20 seconds to gobble them all up. It was very sad :(
(Posted on 1/02/11) -
Shrimp Review by Jason
Customer Rating They were alright a couple were dead on arrival but they were good,
These guys dont breed in freshwater though they need saltwater for their eggs to hatch (Posted on 24/01/11) -
happy little shrimp Review by Andrea
Customer Rating 2 months down the track and these guys are still going strong and I now have baby shrimp in the tanks too. Fun to watch and great for the tank, I'd recommend these to anyone. Love having some hiding spots under the driftwood but happily swim around in the open tank & not bothered by corys, platies or my fighters. Buy them!
(Posted on 20/01/11) -
Glass Shrimps a little harder to travel Review by Sharon
Customer Rating I would say that not as many survived the long journey but my turtle soon made a meal of them anyway...so still a win for him...a few have eggs and also babies in tow so I still have a few left in the tank (for now). (Posted on 20/01/11)
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Meticulous scavenging crew! Review by timmeh
Customer Rating These guys are great, they might be small but they do a hell of a job keeping the tank clean. Looking forward to seeing them breed! (Posted on 24/12/10)
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Be sure to protect against your filter also Review by Matthew
Customer Rating Great little creatures, how ever do make sure you have a pre filter fine enough so they don't get sucked into the power head took me a couple of days to find out where they were dissapearing to. (Posted on 5/12/10)
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I'm in love! Review by Andrea
Customer Rating Received my order of these little guys yesterday and once I settle them into their new tanks I spent a couple of hours watching them 'play' . They arrived in great condition and well packed, several females appear to have eggs which is great as I'll be glad to have more of them. Fantastic & just delightful little creatures.
(Posted on 19/11/10) -
Alive and well Review by Smithy
Customer Rating Well packaged and healthy.
Do their job well. Fairly hard to spot in a busy aquarium though ! Worth the money and got a lot more than I paid for!
Great service and quick postage.
Cheers! (Posted on 28/10/10) -
Great little cleaners Review by stacy
Customer Rating These little guys make great cleaners and are very interesting to watch. Half of mine arrived holding eggs and I now have over 50 shrimp amongst my 3 tanks (I started with just 10). There would be more except I was late in removing the egg carrying shrimp and all the babies in the first batch ended up as a tasty treat for my fish (Posted on 27/10/10)
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Micro Cleaners Review by sPuDd..
Customer Rating Delivered to door step. All seemed alive despite period of time in transport. Removed the lower cover from a canister power head filter and they picked it clean overnight! They now mow their way across every pebble and leaf removing anything that shouldn't be there. Nature’s micro cleaners. The Bristle Nose Catfish and Neon Tetra seem unconcerned by them and they get along like they are invisible.
Recommended cleaning crew for any aquarium who's inhabitants will not eat or attack them.
(Posted on 26/10/10) -
Very Happy Review by Jay
Customer Rating Received my shrimp promptly and very much alive. Now they are breeding in my tank and multiplying like rabbits! (Posted on 26/10/10)
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excellent Review by Stephanie
Customer Rating these guys are pretty darn cute. I received a few females that were harboring eggs, and now I have baby shrimp roaming around my tank :) (Posted on 26/10/10)
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Great little creatures Review by George
Customer Rating The glass shrimps are spectacular! They are amazing to watch, I love the way they hope from one rock to another.
Just a small tip, do not leave them with any large fish and plenty of hiding spaces. These shrimps are very small and will easily get eaten if they are kept with fast fish. (Posted on 25/10/10) -
Arrived healthy and loving them Review by Joseph
Customer Rating I ordered some shrimp as an after thought to another order I made and I'm loving them! They aren't shy at all and I can often see them foraging in the foreground or on the driftwood, though this is probably due to the fact I have a heavily planted tank and they'd feel safer.
Almost half of the shrimp I received were packed full of eggs so I'm expecting a small population explosion in a few weeks which is great. Definitely recommend these little critters for anyone with a peaceful community tank with smaller fish. They will act as great scavengers and will eat some algae (but from what I've seen tend to scavenge more than eat algae, and when they do eat algae its just brown algae). (Posted on 25/10/10)
