I added another cherry (for a total of 2 since 1 went missing or is just really good at hiding) and an amano shrimp to my bettas tank last night. Everything was great, and everything looked fine this morning when I went and fed Waffle and turned on his mini Christmas tree. About an hour and a half later I was walking in the kitchen and saw a whitish fuzz on the floor. IT WAS THE AMANO SHRIMP all dried up 😭 I’m so confused, did he jump out?? Why would he jump out?? My tank is a good 65 feet from the kitchen, how the hell did he get all the way to the kitchen?? Waffle initially was being a bit of an asshole when he got his very first shrimp mates about two months ago but hasn’t been bothered by their existence since, took about 1 day for him not to care anymore. Am I the problem? I feel terrible because the shrimp was doing fine and enjoying the tank last night and there was plenty to eat! No one told me amano shrimp would jump out of the tank! I don’t have a lid because of my floaters and I’ve never had an issue with anyone jumping out 🙁 how do I prevent this? RIP MAYONNAISE 😞
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Amanos walk all the time and require tight fitting lids. Some, like I’m sure the color morphs, can be tank bred but they are typically still a mostly wild caught animal. They need ample space. They’ll leave the tank for many reasons besides just wanting to roam- temp, flow, oxygen, food (they love food but that doesn’t mean they won’t seek a different kind out especially when wild caught as our tank flavors are different), pH/GH/kh, or to find others. They do best in large enough tanks that can support having a group of them. They come from streams and rivers with flow. Like many inverts their bodies get signalled at ~75F that they should be breeding/moving to do so. Not sure what parameters you have or temp or if you have flow but those are some triggers that would make an amano want out quickly but it’s also so so common they die on floors when there’s no lid.