At Mother of Aquatics we pride ourselves on our quality and well cared for fish and inverts.
The images of fish on this website are often generic images that we use as we don’t always have time to upload fresh images of the current stock however;
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- Appearance: Armoured shrimp have a robust exoskeleton, often translucent or slightly opaque, varying in color from brown to green.
- Size: They can reach up to 15 cm (5.5 inches) in length.
- Habitat: Found in fast-flowing rivers in Africa and South America.
- Behavior: They are peaceful filter feeders, utilizing their fans to filter micro-organisms and tiny particles from the water.
- Compatibility: Best kept with peaceful community fish and other invertebrates.
- Feeding: Supplement their diet with frozen foods like cyclops, baby brine shrimp, and daphnia.