Can amano shrimp be acclimated to salt tanks?

[Frogmanx82]

They are good algae eaters. Has anyone tried this?

[Myrddraal]

I seriously doubt it, they are freshwater shrimp. Plus, they're so small they'd be treated like ghost shrimp, i.e. lunch. If you have a breeding colony then go ahead and experiment, just do the acclimation very very slowly, days if not weeks long. It might be easier if you start with young ones too.

[Myrddraal]

Sorry, double post.

[Frogmanx82]

They are not purely a freshwater shrimp. Hatchlings require saltwater or very brackish water to live more than a few days so I know they have the ability to tolerate quite a bit of salt.

As far as size goes, they aren't that small, at least as big as a peppermint shrimp. Obviously I would only put them in a shrimp safe tank.

I'm more interested to see if anyone has done it as opposed to people just guessing.