A wayward shrimp

communitywater · 12-05-2009, 07:13 AM

So I purchased two Algae Shrimp about 2 months ago. The day after I put them in my tank, I could only find one of them. Now, two months have gone by, and this morning I sat down on my couch and saw something on the floor about 6 feet away from my tank. Sure enough, it was the missing shrimp! Somehow he had gotten out of my tank and traveled on dry ground about 6 feet away! It was sad, but very astonishing!

Fozz · 12-05-2009, 12:05 PM

It only took an hour or so for mine to jump out. I was lucky enough to be cose to the tank and the time and got him back it. I made sure to seal the top of the tank after that point.

communitywater · 12-06-2009, 04:21 PM

Yeah, I didn't know that was normal for them. What is funny is that my other shrimp has never tried to escape.

12-05-2009, 07:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
communitywater communitywater's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 43 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	A wayward shrimp So I purchased two Algae Shrimp about 2 months ago. The day after I put them in my tank, I could only find one of them. Now, two months have gone by, and this morning I sat down on my couch and saw something on the floor about 6 feet away from my tank. Sure enough, it was the missing shrimp! Somehow he had gotten out of my tank and traveled on dry ground about 6 feet away! It was sad, but very astonishing! __________________ Wil

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Fozz Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 35 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: A wayward shrimp It only took an hour or so for mine to jump out. I was lucky enough to be cose to the tank and the time and got him back it. I made sure to seal the top of the tank after that point.

12-06-2009, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
communitywater communitywater's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 43 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: A wayward shrimp Yeah, I didn't know that was normal for them. What is funny is that my other shrimp has never tried to escape. __________________ Wil

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