cherry shrimp weird behaviour

26-01-2009, 04:07 AM

i have this around 10 gallon paludarium styled tank which houses 5 cherry shrimps.every shrimp is doing well (its been 3-4 days now, water cycled before adding them) but there is this one shrimp which keeps on "climbing" up to the top of the driftwood, and starts grazing against the strong current (from ext mini canister tube).

here it is in action..

This is to show how high it "climbed"..

its not the only time. i caught it doing that 2-3 times already. i have to put my finger close to it and it'll jump back into the water.

anyone encountered this befoRE?

AveMaria · 26-01-2009, 11:39 AM

3-4 days is not enough to consider the water cycled...

even if u add commercialise biobacteria.. it will take them at least a week or two to develop into a colony we are talking about playing safe.....

looks like ur shrimp is trying to get out and find cleaner water.. trying to get out of the tank is what they do normally when water parameter are not right..

u can try and test out ur water parameters.. and let us know..

26-01-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by AveMaria

3-4 days is not enough to consider the water cycled...

even if u add commercialise biobacteria.. it will take them at least a week or two to develop into a colony we are talking about playing safe.....

looks like ur shrimp is trying to get out and find cleaner water.. trying to get out of the tank is what they do normally when water parameter are not right..

u can try and test out ur water parameters.. and let us know..

hi bro, i cycled the water around 1 week plus (with betta). i just recently removed the betta and added the shrimps and they have been there for 3-4 days. alright i'll monitor things here.

cheers!

26-01-2009, 07:01 PM

Hey bro...maybe water not good enough...but your picture quality is very good! the shrimp looks nice there though...

26-01-2009, 07:25 PM

haha yeaa maybe. im going to keep on eye on their behaviour. now everything seems fine, no more climbing up, all at the bottom grazing. no stoning or frantic swimming. i keep u guys updated.

cheers.

27-01-2009, 04:52 AM

i have a mature tank and some prawns of mine do that as well. They like to play with current just like us "jacuzzi"

28-01-2009, 02:05 AM

i do have a shrimp which likes to do that too!! i using a OHF, and it climbs to the outlet, and is almost entirely out of the tank's water level.

my tank's sakuras are breeding, so i m guessing its not a water quality problem..

28-01-2009, 02:18 AM

i had a few shrimp that climbed the tank wall when i used a rainbar flowing on da wall, i think they are juz curious of the surrounding, now my shrimps will only comeout when i feed them, if not i dono where they go

Gowling · 28-01-2009, 03:01 AM

My shrimps sometimes do try to go against the flow at the outlets. Seemed normal to me.

oldstone · 28-01-2009, 03:08 PM

same here.. sometimes my shrimps climb to the top of the drift wood and body is half out of the water..

26-01-2009, 04:07 AM	#1
69efan69 Guest Posts: n/a	cherry shrimp weird behaviour i have this around 10 gallon paludarium styled tank which houses 5 cherry shrimps.every shrimp is doing well (its been 3-4 days now, water cycled before adding them) but there is this one shrimp which keeps on "climbing" up to the top of the driftwood, and starts grazing against the strong current (from ext mini canister tube). here it is in action.. This is to show how high it "climbed".. its not the only time. i caught it doing that 2-3 times already. i have to put my finger close to it and it'll jump back into the water. anyone encountered this befoRE?

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26-01-2009, 11:39 AM	#2
AveMaria Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 385	3-4 days is not enough to consider the water cycled... even if u add commercialise biobacteria.. it will take them at least a week or two to develop into a colony we are talking about playing safe..... looks like ur shrimp is trying to get out and find cleaner water.. trying to get out of the tank is what they do normally when water parameter are not right.. u can try and test out ur water parameters.. and let us know..

26-01-2009, 07:01 PM	#4
xiaohuli Guest Posts: n/a	Hey bro...maybe water not good enough...but your picture quality is very good! the shrimp looks nice there though...

26-01-2009, 07:25 PM	#5
69efan69 Guest Posts: n/a	haha yeaa maybe. im going to keep on eye on their behaviour. now everything seems fine, no more climbing up, all at the bottom grazing. no stoning or frantic swimming. i keep u guys updated. cheers.

27-01-2009, 04:52 AM	#6
ultraboi Guest Posts: n/a	i have a mature tank and some prawns of mine do that as well. They like to play with current just like us "jacuzzi"

28-01-2009, 02:05 AM	#7
WaterDroplets Guest Posts: n/a	i do have a shrimp which likes to do that too!! i using a OHF, and it climbs to the outlet, and is almost entirely out of the tank's water level. my tank's sakuras are breeding, so i m guessing its not a water quality problem..

28-01-2009, 02:18 AM	#8
afai Guest Posts: n/a	i had a few shrimp that climbed the tank wall when i used a rainbar flowing on da wall, i think they are juz curious of the surrounding, now my shrimps will only comeout when i feed them, if not i dono where they go

28-01-2009, 03:01 AM	#9
Gowling Dragon Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 620	My shrimps sometimes do try to go against the flow at the outlets. Seemed normal to me.

28-01-2009, 03:08 PM	#10
oldstone Arofanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 50	same here.. sometimes my shrimps climb to the top of the drift wood and body is half out of the water..

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