Shrimps & snails in the fishroom

Anentome helena

Lived in the AA fishroom before.

Name often misspelled as 'Anatome helena', but anyway better known as the 'assassine snail'. And for good reasons. Watching this creature stalk, engulf and eat other snail is a gruesome spectacle. Work very well against plague snails.

Caridina multidentata

Currently in the AA fishroom (update 22 January 2023).

The classic Amano shrimp, called after Takashi Amano, the father of aquascaping. Very useful algae-eating shrimp. Frantic mating chases are fun to watch, but eggs won't hatch in freshwater. Can be bred, but laboriously.

Lymnaea stagnalis

Currently in the AA fishroom (update 22 January 2023).
Has been bred in the AA fishroom.

Very common in local Dutch waters. Do eat plant material. Breed like crazy, but surprisingly hard to keep alive when fully-grown.

Neocaridina davidi

Currently in the AA fishroom (update 22 January 2023).
Has been bred in the AA fishroom.

This shrimp is available in countless colour morphs. They breed (and interbreed!) like rabits. High-grade specimens are valuable. For line-breeding, culling is necessary. Eat everything. Easy to keep.

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