Scientific
Name
 Atya sp.
Common
Names
 Brackish Bamboo Shrimp
Origin
 Asia
Water
Parameters
 Brackish water required
Temp: 74 to 78
PH: 8 and up
Total Hardness: 400 and up
Feeding
 Filter Feeders, any edible matter in the water column, Algae, Detritus, Dead
Plant and animal matter, crushed flakes. When food is scarce in the water
column they will pinch their fans into a hand shape and pick at the gravel
and decorations.
Maximum Size
 3.5 inches
Breeding
 Temp: Unknown
PH:
Total Hardness:
Notes: Traditional
Compatibility
 Species With Possible Hybridization: Unknown
Safe to Mix With: All Brackish shrimp, Most  brackish fish that cant fit
them in there mouth
Never Mix With: Crustacean eating fish
Additional
Comments
 These are a brackish water shrimp. They will survive in freshwater for a
month or two. The salinity does not have to be perfect do to location of the
wild populations. In brackish bays the salinity varies depending on rainfall.
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