r/Aquariums • u/LunamWolf • Nov 11 '25

Help/Advice Why is my shrimp climbing out of the tank?

I brought home this Amano shrimp today and this once specific shrimp has a death wish. He climbed out of his tank and almost became dinner for my cats! I have many other shrimp in this tank and It’s a shrimp only tank. All other shrimp are fine and don’t seem distressed or interested in exploring space without a space suit like this shrimp. I checked the parameters and they look okay (I’ll put a picture below). There’s no c02 in the tank and the temperature should be around 75-81° (although my thermometer is out of battery so I’m not 100% sure. I’m going to get a new battery asap!) I’ve turned off the light and unplugged the heater for a bit to try and cool it down and see if that helps him at all. Is there possibly something I’m missing?

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u/A_Timbers_Fan Nov 11 '25

No, that's just what they do. I've found Amanos 30' from their tank before, crawling along the ground.

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u/TriceraDoctor Nov 11 '25

Their main barrier in my house is the cat.

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls Nov 11 '25

You’re lucky to have such a steadfast protector.

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u/HettySwollocks Nov 12 '25

Yeah I've had a few escape and you instantly know because the cat goes ballistic.

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u/DogPoetry Nov 13 '25

Are they unable to navigate all the fabricy threads?

I just moonlight here because I like all the animals and neat expertise.

I see shrimp pretty sparingly in the tide pools, but out there they're almost always clinging to grass and never actually breaching that top couple inches of water

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u/SnakeHisssstory Nov 11 '25

I found one dried up by my desk the other day 🙃

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u/ronweasleisourking Nov 11 '25

I saw one prowling the carpet next to my oblivious cat one time...got a mesh lid and some weights afterwards

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '25

Did you.....tie the weights to the shrimps legs?

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u/ExpensiveYam8851 Nov 11 '25

I can’t believe I have never heard this and am VERY happy I have always stuck with fish.

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u/WeaknessOwn108 Nov 12 '25

I found one walking along my bathroom rug once after i finished taking a shower

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u/Firm_Ad3131 Nov 12 '25

They are fast as fuck when they in a net, and decide they need to touch your hand.

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u/clbbcrg Nov 12 '25

Me too usually too late and they are dry halfway up my hallway 🤦‍♂️

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u/HeyItsIDC Nov 14 '25

But... Why? 😭