5 Important Tips for Keeping and Setting up a Shrimp Tank

Hey guys, this video will cover 5 important things you should know when your setting up your shrimp tank. These include filtration, substrate, decorations, cycling and water parameters.
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[@69meowy2]

Thank you! I’ve been wanting shrimp for so long now

[@ryanllewellyn3472]

I bought some this week and set up a tank. I have 2 with eggs which I'm hoping will be successful!

[@vedantraut327]

Any success?

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

Those blue shrimp are a trip. I never knew such a creature existed! I'm still a fan of red cherry shrimp though. And I do have a question: what other kinds of shrimp can live with cherries, if any?

[@SourCat420]

Kaiser Frost pretty sure most of them, I got some blue and yellow ones today and put them in with my cherry shrimp doing great, have heard though they will starting breeding ugly colors like a brown or black

[@worldofaquariums5534]

If cherry shrimp parameters, you can do a huge range of cherry colours (all colours of rainbow are available now eg) or tigers like oebt, bamboo shrimp or ghost shrimp eg

[@urbansk8r231]

If youre amazed by that then have you heard of a king Kong shrimp, green jades cherry, tangerines tiger shrimp, an red crystal shrimp

[@Dalli70]

The blue shrimp Are the same as the red cherry shrimp just a colar breed

[@ReinhardvonHolst]

great advice. Thanks

[@luclefeber7426]

Goed idee met dat sponsje aan de filter.

[@stevehornshaw4478]

Fantastic just what I was looking for. You are an excellent presenter. Huge thnx

[@reconnaissance7372]

1:21 Very helpful chart

[@quinchieaqua4338]

Nice work !Have a nice day !

[@Spicy_Coffee]

I'm a bit new to this hobby and I'm sorry if I sound a bit stupid but I'm not exactly sure what pH, gH, kH and water parameters.. I was wondering if you could maybe help me..

[@worldofaquariums5534]

All good, I've made a beginners guide on all those parameters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIiqhJmBgKiBqa8. But basically pH measures how acidic or alkaline your water is (different species prefer different ones). kH is the buffering of your water (Will Stabilize your pH at a certain point) and gH is the general hardness of your water (calcium and magneisum). Shrimps use these for there bodies and shells and during molts so its very important.

[@eliegbert8121]

kH ist really necessary to know most of the time, and hardness is usually nothing to worry about unless ur tap water is weird

[@sko1beer]

Before you buy anymore shrimp buy a ph and tds meter 👍

[@PutYourPJSOnASMR]

Same here. I bought an aquarium but I have no clue what to do with all these different things I am too scared to begin my aquarium

[@saltyrice9506]

Do you have a video of in depth on cherry shrimp care. Or a video on the tank setup exactly?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Will be making one soon, currently I am doing a full tank setup for crystal shrimp

[@ZomBeeNature]

Shrimp can be tricky, someone really should make sure their tank is cycled so the shrimp are less likely to die.

[@worldofaquariums5534]

100% agree

[@eliegbert8121]

mine was cycled and they just up and dies one day

[@ZomBeeNature]

@@eliegbert8121 yeah, all mine died too. I don't have any. I only had snails until last month when I put goldfish in with the snails. And I don't even like goldfish.

[@gujwdhufjijjpo9740]

I cycled my tank for 3 weeks and added my shrimp. One died but the rest are starting to breed.

[@james__anna_burns4885]

my tank has been cycling for over a year and 2 shrimp died :( i think its bc i didnt acclimate them correctly

[@fenyx2558]

0:52 how are those neos that red?!

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Selective breeding, already have ones way nicer now then those in video

[@AnnabelleBeaudoin]

Great video 👍

[@SuperShandy777]

Beautiful

[@MFarid92]

i need to hire you for my own setup

[@raphaelmousseau5778]

nice tips, thank you

[@MichaelsHomeCooking]

Thank you very much!

[@ethanjrjames821]

Yo bro I’m just wondering what’s the best amount and healthy amount of shrimp too put in my 25 litre...... and can I mix shrimp

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Can have a few hundred, I will just get 20 and let them breed. You can mix shrimp but some interbreed. E.g. crystal shrimp breed with tigers and taiwan bees Cherries with other coloured cherries

[@noahst.laurent3399]

@@worldofaquariums5534 he laid litre not gallon

[@worldofaquariums5534]

@@noahst.laurent3399 yea can have a couple hundred in 25L, even with harder to keep Taiwanbees, if done properly

[@haykbozoyan7812]

You can put 10 and they will control their population on their own

[@18_kristie-anntan55]

heyy was just wondering how many cherry shrimp i can keep in my 6gallon and what cheaper plants can i use?

[@jameswilson9866]

2-5 shrimp per gallon. Yo could use java mass and moss ball

[@18_kristie-anntan55]

@@jameswilson9866 ahhh okok thanks!

[@999waves]

@@18_kristie-anntan55 anachris

[@PureShrimp]

Cool

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

Nice

[@Alcoholpad]

Omg the shrimp look like peppermints

[@2asianguys667]

After setting up a new 2.6G tank, how long I have to wait before adding shrimp??

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Best wait 4 weeks always in my opinion. You can get away with shorter times but really depends on many factors and longer you wait is generally safer

[@kelly2423]

But you have to put something in there to make biomatter. Food, biomatter from another tank. Something. Otherwise, youre just cycling water.

[@fishy658]

Hypeee

[@tomgillespie195]

I’m also wondering about a mini pump/filter as small as possible do you know of any

[@Jake3eee]

Buy a cheap air pump and a cheap sponhe filter youle find a good combo on local websites amazon etc,

[@melmel7442]

Aquarium co op sells a tiny portable pump that’s is usb connected

[@kelvin3583]

what do you meam "cycle"?

[@tomgillespie195]

Hi great video I wanted to create a mini desk top water feature what kind and how many shrimp should I add not made yet so any suggestions

[@clinical_caliber]

dude u could get away with 50 shrimp in a 50 gallon tank. pretty sure 10 per gallon works. and when they keep breeding u can keep selling them and make side cash

[@an-insane-llama]

I put 4(2 cherry 2 orange) in a 1.5gal as an experiment(hornwort ludwigia anubias java fern etc growing In it.) Have atleast 12 now, the orange ones died. Cherries thrived

[@ElCompaMau]

Is their a way to skip the cycling time? Mabie get some water of a cycle tank and a filter with beneficial vacteria?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

You definitely can, but I personally always recommend a longer cycle time as it is generally safe. For me personally, i don't cycle that long for less expensive shrimp as they are generally a lot more hardier and will be fine as long as my water parameters are correct.

[@astro8boy]

love your vids and thnx for sharing your knowledge. i'm a beginner and trying to keep and breed cherries in a 3 gallon low-tech nano tank (marineland contour 3), with lots of plants and some drift wood and mineral rocks. it's taken me 2.5 months of learning, trial and error, and sadly killing a bunch of shrimps in the process. i finally have the water parameters within range, with ph @ 7.1, kh @ 4, and gh @ 7. however, the tds likes to stay around 250. i tried water changes and lowered it to 200; it eventually slowly creeps back up to 250. i don't know if tds will continue to rise; i guess time will tell. so my question is how accurately should i monitor the water parameters, esp. tds? i keep hearing to do less and keep it stable. at which point do i need to lower tds? and besides water changes, what else can i do to lower tds? 2nd question is my water temp fluctuates from 72 to 75 everyday, depending on day/night natural room temp. is that ok? last question, how many shrimp in a 3 gallon tank is too many for them to breed? many thnx. your fan, david

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Tds isn't as important as keeping the parameters stable. The recommended is just between 150-250 but at same time if your shrimp are used to tds of lets say 400, they will breed just as well. I've heard and seen a lot of breeders (even shrimp competiton breeders) keep their high end shrimp in very high tds conditions, well beyond the recommended. 3 gallon tank can have up to 100

[@astro8boy]

@@worldofaquariums5534 appreciate the reply. yes i am trying to keep my water parameters stable; would you mind elaborating on what 'stable' mean? so far, my ph, kh, gh, and temperature are all pretty stable, fluctuating up and down just a tiny bit. however, my tds slowly rises each day. for example, from 200 last week to 255 today. at which point does my tds become unstable? i'm glad you brought up tds differences between breeders, i've been getting my cherries from 2 different local aquarium stores (in san francisco); one keeps their cherries around 220 tds, the other around 600). thnx!

[@worldofaquariums5534]

@@astro8boy stable as im your not drastically changing the parameters constantly. For example doing a large water change with water very different parameters to your tank parameters would be not stable. If your keeping your parameters constant it is fine. Tds is going up for u due to evaporation which is fine.

[@worldofaquariums5534]

@@astro8boy if your buying from tank with tds 600, just be careful as that is a big change from there tank to urs. Even long acclimation time might mean some will die.

[@astro8boy]

@@worldofaquariums5534 thank you

[@kalkatchow]

i have a still water aquarium. And have 4 ghost shrimp in a 1.1 gal, with plants and substate and rocks. How offten should i do a water change?

[@fxtshrahm2012]

Once every couple of months.

[@sonjanicker9831]

Not a single word about shrimps ability to climb out of their aquariums and squeeze through very tight spaces tho.

[@atravers349]

I am wondering the same thing. I want to get some shrimp, and need to know if they can/will climb out. I recently lost my two crayfish because they climbed out via the filter tube..

[@sonjanicker9831]

@@atravers349 They can. Normally they only do it when you change plants &/or the water though. (Also when you get them fresh they might try to get out until they feel comfortable with the new environment.) Good way to keep the shrimp in the tank is to not fill it completely for a while, just so the distance they'd have to climb is not too small. If its too far, they'll crawl right back down into the water.

[@atravers349]

@@sonjanicker9831 thank you.

[@sko1beer]

Shrimp don’t do that unless the waters really bad

[@sonjanicker9831]

@@sko1beer it depends on the shrimp and is NOT only caused by water quality. Sudden changes in temperature are the cause most of the time, as it sometimes happens while cleaning the tank.

[@araara6388]

Is it ok to use a trickle filter

[@bp4682]

Totally newbie here, what do you mean by cycle the tank...... I know absolutely nothing but willing to Lear, great video ❤️

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Hey so i have a video on the nitrogen cycle if you want to check it out. Basically its like establishing or maturing your aquarium before adding livestock into it.

[@dylanescorcia7124]

What filter should I get for my 10 gallon shrimp tank?

[@nagasai6636]

Which water we can use means (house hold purpose water or river water) and which is better

[@rabytman3389]

good

[@flyersfan-xw5ng]

What does it mean to cycle the tank? Sorry I know dumb question but I'm really new to this

[@worldofaquariums5534]

So to cycle a fish tank, it means you have no ammonia or nitrites in your tank and a colony of nitrifying bacteria (beneficial bacteria) in your filter. These live in your biological media such as ceramic media or sponges and convert waste products (ammonia) produced by your fish/shrimp into less toxic ones (nitrites and then nitrates).

[@TimoAgain]

If you are really new to fishkeeping, i would not start of with shrimp, this will not be the optimal beginner fish. Try beginning with some platys, mollies or guppys. Most tetra's will also do

[@TimoAgain]

These fishes are a bit hardier and can withstand certain changes in water parimeters

[@bigmoose7]

@@TimoAgain I heard Danios were the easiest fish

[@Erisponsible]

@@bigmoose7 danios have a problem of jumping out of the tank

[@VinylUnboxings]

I bought a 120 gallon for cheap but now I don't think I'll be able to bring it to my apartment for college next semester. If I have it heavily planted and cycled well and buy like 20 shrimp and then just have an auto feeder set up for shrimp food (on top of the algae and biofilm i accumulated), would they likely be fine if I only did maintenance every month or so? Or even longer? I'm thinking with 120 gallons it'd take a long time to get too polluted from just shrimp waste. How quickly do you think they may breed if they had that much space and available food? I'm thinking I could actually probably sell some of them because I know sometimes the population can just explode, in theory it seems like I could have like 800-1000 before too long based on videos of smaller tanks, but idk if it scales the same way

[@Meeshaalline]

Can put all shirmp together?

[@YouTube4animal]

I like

[@0SIGMA]

Will shrimp climb out of aquarium and die ?

[@michelle3805]

How do you keep shrimp in a 125 gallon tank,I have a mass Java Moss in my tank and some guppies in there and Cory cats.

[@worldofaquariums5534]

If water parameters are all fine they shouldn't have any problems if tank is planted well. One concern is making sure they don't get sucked into the filter

[@evanchoo9241]

what moss was that in 3:07?

[@az_street_walker4181]

Hey don’t know if anyone is around on this video but what amount of shrimp is a healthy amount to be housed with a single fancy oranda goldfish in a 55 gallon tank?

[@az_street_walker4181]

It will be a planted tank if that changes anything

[@worldofaquariums5534]

None, goldfish will eat all if they find it

[@christopherspets4326]

Thanks for the tips, would you recommend using a heater in a 5 litre ( 1 gallon) shrimp aquarium?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Depends on temperature of the tank, generally should be fine without it unless it reaches under 15*C for your standard cherry shrimp

[@christopherspets4326]

@@worldofaquariums5534 Thank you so much

[@Kriss87]

what are you giving them to eat that they have such nice colors? What water hardness GH yours have crystal red ?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

I line breed, for example have 8 tanks of crystal reds to breed better quality

[@sabinegray1450]

3:09 what is this moss species here? It looks like some I’ve collected in the wild.

[@hi.587]

I know this comment is a little bit old but I think it's fern moss? Not very good on my moss types but I pretty sure it's fern moss.

[@suhailio45]

Do you know how to get more bacteria growth during the cycling process? I had dumped in spirulina powder, almond leaves and some nitrifying bacteria about a week ago, but I hardly see any particle bacteria in my tank.

[@cristianchan5402]

don't see your tank... see your bio filter... if the color change like a biofilm algae there... must be any bacteria there... but... do not think your tank is mature yet... the nitrification process is about 1 month... the bacteria will breed alot and your tank will mature... remember... fungus.. dust... bacteria... and any spore of algae can stay at bio filter too..

[@noahhowden-rich2148]

Anyone know what plant is at 2:43

[@Akane_Shinde]

Eriocoulon cinereum

[@wcfung14]

Hi. Should the plastic tube opening of sponge filters be below or above the water?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

I prefer under or if its high, slightly above. The higher it is, the less water is pushed out

[@ucanhfishman641]

i have been keeping my cherry for a while but their colors keep fading, are there any way i can improve it

[@worldofaquariums5534]

You need to cull the ones without nice colours, requires a lot of selective breeding to keep colours nice.

[@udaydas6291]

Water chemistry is very important for shrimps. When you keep you need Water test kit.. should cheak your water gh(genral hardness) And Kh.. these two tests very important..

[@blandetbolcher4779]

Hey... What are the small white crawling one's on the filter sponge.,.

[@worldofaquariums5534]

seed shrimp, completely harmless

[@salenyblazon]

hello, as a gift i got shrimp, could you advise to identify them? I would send photos of shrimps :) thank you

[@human9460]

How much space does one shrimp need?

[@SuppressedMark]

What kind of water did you use?

[@Moneyi-sgame]

I am new to this so can anyone tell that can I grow them in fish bowl or not

[@Dylan1906]

Where you from ? Nice videos !! 👌

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Australia, thankyouu

[@urbansk8r231]

@@worldofaquariums5534 me too.. So where do you buy your shrimp from , mate.

[@SirKingHoff]

Whys your saturation so high

[@santamonicahelpassistant418]

Is it safe to place shrimp with other fish in the same tank? - Isabel

[@cleanducks8319]

Most of the time it depends on the fish. I’ve seen them be fine with bettas and other nano fish but it’s all a matter of the fish’s personality and if they will leave the shrimp alone or not.

[@brisreptilesd2264]

I am in the fish hobby but i don't keep shrimp can i put one in a 1 gallon or no?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

yea definetly,

[@brisreptilesd2264]

@@worldofaquariums5534 oop thanks i thought that was bad thanks

[@Idk-wu3eh]

Do I need a bubbler for them or will they be ok with a few plants

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Will be fine without

[@chococan83]

Sorry what's the last Pro tip I didn't get it ?

[@krullmeister]

What do you mean by cycle? What is KH? What is GH? Alot of questions still! Im thinking about using quarts crystals, various sizes for the substrate and Shungite to clean the water and for the sweets looks of it! I got my Aquael Shrimp Set Smart LED Aquarium and will check out my local Zoo store and see if they got shrimp :)

[@udaydas6291]

Gh mean general hardness of water.Kh mean Corbonate hardness.. so you need water test kit.. without two tests your shrimps hobby willbe unsuccessful..

How much red cherrys to 31l?

@Marsupilami cenKoçak I don't know. I have 31L

[@Dalli70]

I have a question can 2 species be in the same aqarium

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Yes, but keep in mind that caridina shrimp will cross breed with each other and neocaridina (cherry) shrimp will crossbreed with each other

[@MrTerryTurtle]

Can use gravel substraight

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Yep

[@ginaglory6040]

I know nothing about shrimp. Son came home with blue shrimp !!! Help will someone call me . What chemicals do I use ? Airstone ? Salt ?

[@cc77111]

What are those white worms/dots on your sponge filter? At 0:36

[@Jake3eee]

Maybe baby snails or something I really can't work it out

[@persephionie7412]

Those are seed shrimp:)

[@r6zoar441]

What about cycling with an ocean free hydra filter they have special technology that removes ammonia in a few days

[@adhifachmad]

What about watter flow? If the flow fast, it's oke?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Shouldn't be a issue as long as there is spots to hide/ shield away from flow.

[@arielkendrix1733]

I plan on getting shrimp is it ok for them to be temporarely in a 3gallon tank how many can i put in if so

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Yes of course, start with 10. My general rule for maximum amounts of shrimp is 10 shrimp per litre (120 shrimp max for you) eg if you know are experienced. However this is a maximum, generally will get around 30-40 when breeding at that tank size

[@arielkendrix1733]

Thanks

[@davidcgroberts9381]

Hello m6 can i ask what equipment you use to film.

[@leagueofpoppy1144]

Does the pumice stone safe for shrimps?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Safe, it's a good filter media as well

[@Jose-js7ke]

Can you have fancy goldfish in the tank also? Or do they not get along?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Most fish will eat shrimp including goldfish

[@sussybaka3229]

I was wondering if it is is ok if I only have one shrimp

[@amazonwarehouse7302]

Need more, they are very stressed when there’s less than ~10 of them

[@sussybaka3229]

@@amazonwarehouse7302 ok thank you

[@Crispix0218]

What type of shrimp would you recommend if I were to add any to a 5G betta tank

[@tatelangdon]

amano

[@sabinegray1450]

Amanos are a safe bet. Or ghost shrimp. You can try to keep cherry shrimps but it it’s a toss up whether your betta will kill them all or not. Better not to risk such expensive shrimp. Amanos are big enough to be safe from getting eaten.

[@markpalkowski9673]

what about salt water shrimp?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

They are completely unrelated. Most times you will have a established reef tank to get them

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

hello i am setting up a 65 litre tank and was wondering how much soil substrate you would reccomend thank you

[@sarcoidosis7271]

Lee and Mandy Battersby typical rule is 1 lb per gallon

[@fxtshrahm2012]

5" for your size.

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Guide i follow from asian shrimp breeders is 1L substrate per 16L soil minimum

[@parfaitamour1304]

I want to build a tank for prawns, how can I start bro help me pls. And those shrimps that you have is for sale or just pets?

[@Cleeon]

Prawn is very different with caridina orang neocaridina species

[@udaydas6291]

what kind of water do you use?

[@mostamazingtop6]

These are freshwater shrimps

[@lusv4316]

I want a cold Water shrimp tank with some small other fish is this possible

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Depends how cold, cherries can be fine even down to 10-14*C but will slow down a lot. Maybe those and cloud minnows?

[@sunnyteacher8717]

Hello what light do you use? Ur shrimp's color is popping!

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Normal white led light, shrimps have been selectively bred for better colours. Now they are already many times better then this video

[@khaitevalobashi566]

Cardina breed with neocardina parameters?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

They can but a lot less

[@nikolasgruttadauria2944]

How many can I put in a 3.5 gallon tank with heater and filter

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Can hold 100+ if maintained well, i would just start with 10 or so and let them breed, but you can add a lot more if wanted

[@suryaprakash6143]

How to measure the maintain ph gh and kh

[@sarcoidosis7271]

Surya Prakash test kits

[@urbansk8r231]

I use api master test kit to measure ph, ammonia, nitrite , nitrate, and to measure gh/ kh you need separate api test kit. Also get phosphate test kit and tds (total dissolve solids) metre .

[@isaiahlopez8381]

Using 30-35 ppi filter will not suck up any babies

[@lepotatoes]

I want shrimp so bad I’m so scared about being a bad shrimp parent and messing up with the water filtration and whateva

[@worldofaquariums5534]

honestly its pretty easy, just inert substrate, run your tank for a while before adding shrimp, sponge filter and some moss.

[@braddehler1811]

Do you mean Cycle= Water change of 40%- 50%?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

No, its to establish ur tank of beneficial bacteria

[@dudeamazed1236]

Can Limestone be Optional?

[@worldofaquariums5534]

Wouldn't recommend in high amounts as it effects your gh and pH. Having correct GH is very important as it effects your shrimps moult. Incorrect parameters will lead to there deaths

[@dudeamazed1236]

@@worldofaquariums5534 ahh ok gud thing I just throw the Limestone

[@bigmoose7]

@@worldofaquariums5534 My filter is built into the tank, its just like a grate in the wall of the tank,how would you reccomend i block it off for the shrimps whilst still letting it be functional.

[@worldofaquariums5534]

@@bigmoose7 Seems like you have a back filter, best option is to put a small sponge on the grate of the wall so it stops shrimp from being sucked into it but water and particles can still pass through. Only problem is that you will need to clean the sponge regularly as it will catch a lot of the waste also.

[@bigmoose7]

@@worldofaquariums5534 Sorry to ask a ridiculous question but how would i stick the sponge onto the back wall?

[@xxvoid4]

I don’t want to have filtration in my shrimp tank

[@dakshinadanidu6987]

Shrimps love smallllll pieces of coconut

[@moefuggerr2970]

What

[@HomnixHD]

34k views and only 15 comments lol

[@worldofaquariums5534]

I guess most people got there questions answered from the video :)

[@weliveinasociety5406]

be careful with plants! "snail-free"=treated with copper. killed all the neos in my tank :(

[@Hiyorin871]

huh? you saying dont get snails?

[@cursedaim8974]

@@Hiyorin871 No, he meant in the most Plants that are classifed as Snailfree there is Copper in, Copper is very harmful to the fish/Shrimp

[@steveo5174]

Mumfs.