8 Reasons Why Your Cherry Shrimp Aren’t Breeding

If you’re not seeing any shrimp babies, follow my complete checklist for figuring out why!
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[@GirlTalksFish]

*Any tips for breeding cherry shrimp?* Comment below to share your advice, and subscribe if you want to see more videos like this! goo.gl/4q2idY

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

I’m not sure if it works for others but I don’t do water changes at all and just have a huge clump of java moss and the java moss would flourish I mean like seriously that thing is a nitrogen Absorber,growing out of hand very easily and it gives a natural hiding spot for baby shrimplets they can also graze on the algae growing on the moss and you shouldn’t have any problems with your shrimp colony

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

Oh and I see you finally added a substrate to that shrimp tank nice choice to pick a dark colored substrate to really showcase the shrimps’s color I wish u all the best for your shrimp colony !

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yes, the ultimate shrimp jungle! Sounds like amazing...

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! I think the shrimp definitely appreciate it. :)

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

No problem !

[@monzibijleveldvincenti8330]

Had the oppositie problem. Started my first tank ever in December with just 10 shrimp. Now I have over 100 shrimp. They are breeding like crazy and I'm thinking the tank will be overcrowded soon. I guess I will have to sell some soon.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Nice! Congrats on your awesome success. :)

[@mangoeos]

Monzi Bijleveld send them to me

[@tracylee4297]

Monzi Bijleveld Congrats on your early success.....what substrate are you using?

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@tracylee4297 I use black sand, but would be interested to see what Monzi says. :)

[@tracylee4297]

A Gamers Wife....nice job with the channel. I'm starting to really like it. I used Eco Complete in my first cherry shrimp tank and they reproduced like crazy. LoL, I'm using Black Diamond Blasting Sand now and I really don't like it.

[@Cory_Dora]

My cherries breed like mad but I was curious what the 8 reasons are they wouldn’t breed. Nice coverage of the basics!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! And congrats on your booming shrimp colony. :)

[@STE.B]

I got 4 in a 25 liter.. still waiting..

[@snehasisroy4180]

Any suggestions

[@ogueyratogeyrat7448]

@@snehasisroy4180 feed alot

[@jrycsssss]

same loll

[@FishForThought]

Awesome! Are you going to start selling soon? Locally or online

[@GirlTalksFish]

I think I'll bring some to the next fish club auction and see what happens... I think it'd be fun to ship shrimp at least once, just for the experience. :)

[@TimoAgain]

Fish👏tank👏review

[@lightify.]

Omg

[@mrgrump2534]

How many can u let go b4 having to step in on a well filtered 10 g Cherry tank I’m at roughly 50 now can I really go upwards of 150 like u mention in the video as long as I keep up with water quality

[@ravenravero8059]

Chris is here whaaaat

[@alwaysLurking]

IMPORTANT FOR SHRIMP: anyone reading this, theres been a study done on neocaridina and water temprature, they found that 22'c was the sweatspot for getting a good spread of both male and female shrimp, and that having water temprature above 24'c resulted in excessive hatching of males leading to female shrimp death in the long run due eto exhaustion from the males as after one or two generation at hoigher temps the males completely outnumbered the females, in the 22'c tank they had a more even spread of male and female shrimp. HERE is the link to the study www.researchgate.net/publication/322007591_To_what_extent_does_temperature_affect_sex_ratio_in_red_cherry_shrimp_neocaridina_davidi_The_scenario_global_warming_to_offspring_sex_ratio note that they also found that in the tanks where the temprature was 24 or higher the adult shrimp were much smaller. I have done my own experimentation and my cherry shrimp i keep at 27'c are almost all males with only 3 or 4 females out of the 18 shrimp and the adult females are only 1cm long. In my other 2 tanks and my pond outside where the temps range from 20 - 24'c my adult shrimp are about 3cm long and about 45% females, the biggest shrimp are in the pond where the average summer temps are aropund 22'c and winter around 10'c

[@fatfroggo12]

Ha! I was wondering why my shrimp weren't breeding, but I realized that they were just yet too young.

[@deadfred821]

It's videos like this that are the reason I'm subscribed. I may not comment much, mostly because I don't even plan to set up my next/first tank till the turn of the year, but I want to take the time to thank you for the wealth of knowledge you've shared through your channel. Keep it up. Quality content, as always....

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh my goodness, you are so sweet! Thank you so much for making my day. 🤗

[@cahuman443]

That's a great video. I'm having a blast w ghost shrimp. They are so much fun to watch. I have a community tank..w 2 goldfish. The stay on one side of the tank for the most part. I have soo many hidden areas the golds came reach my little guys. 2 years of planning. Worth every second⚘

[@Evil_Genius_888]

Cool video. I’ve been planning on adding some inexpensive neocardia to one of tanks soon. It’s my oldest planted aquarium with 4 amano shrimp and 6 black neon tetras.

[@GirlTalksFish]

That sounds awesome! Totally worth it... I'm sure they'll do very well for ya. :)

[@catfish9539]

Omg so many great tips. I always manage to suck up babies but even though I have basters for my Axys I never even thought about it from the shrimps. I literally stand under my brightest light, (bathroom) pour the water in a white basin and then stare ate it for a ride out of time then try and scoop them up in a container. This is going to be a real game changer for me. Thank you.

[@chantel8889]

Thank yooouuuu !!! You’ve been helping me so so so much !

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, I'm so glad to hear that! Hope you make lots of shrimp babies. 🦐🦐🦐

[@shesellsfish]

Excellent tips. I really like how you are able to pack so much info into simply explained videos. 👍💕👍

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! I'm afraid of the channel getting boring by doing too many "listicle" videos, so going to try to mix things up with the next video. :P

[@ronlafond5288]

Very helpful, Irene. Thanks!

[@johnwood738]

Try tofu as a food.Its protein and calcium by firm and cut into small chunks and crumble around tank.

[@THEprincessFirefly]

Happy to see you use a turkey baster aswell. I used one when breeding live bearers (mostly guppies) Ive used mine to also pick up left over food and poops. I keep telling my friend who just started to breed guppies she needs one.

[@eatclem]

7:34 that piece of poop is literally twice its size

[@GirlTalksFish]

Haha, I know - isn't that crazy? 💩

[@spintwinz5824]

I really love your videos. Your voice is very nice to listen to :)

[@saipyaesoneaung3575]

Bought 40 of them and brought home and i check alot of babies on bags :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lucky!

[@stevelaw2000]

another great video. we too are trying to raise cherry shrimp. Ours seem to young as they are pretty small. Thanks for the info.

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure! Glad to help others hopefully learn from my many mistakes. ;)

[@ImpetuousPorkus]

You forgot another important tip, playing some smooth jazz or Barry white to get the shrimp in the mood! I’ve been binge watching your videos because you break down complicated information for beginner aquarists to understand and you don’t take 20 minutes to explain something as simple as female shrimp get mated as soon as they molt. I’m excited to watch your future shrimp videos, especially since I’ve got a small colony of 30 shrimp right now :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, yes I totally forgot about Barry White! 😂 Yes, I totally want to make more shrimp content... trying to pace myself so that viewers who aren't into shrimp don't get bored. :P

[@ddsaquatics5170]

Great job! Thank you.

[@GirlTalksFish]

DDS Aquatics My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@twunderaquatics1770]

Wow!!! Very informative! You covered everything I could think of. I have cherries in most my tanks with fish due to the amount they breed. Great video.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, that's great! They're such interesting little creatures... just wish my betta fish would get along with them. :P

[@jlathem56]

Congrats on the shrimp! That's awesome!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! I'm having a blast with them. :D

[@Lumpydog]

Another fantastic video. Really good information with the usual Gamer's Wife enthusiasm. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, thank you! In real life, I'm easily excitable about the smallest things, and my husband likes to tease me for it. :D

[@weezypeezy1725]

A tank with as many plants as possible is always best for shrimp. This way, your tank can handle extra bio-load (more shrimp) and they have tons more grazing area. A simple java moss tank does the job.

[@XxSwagGamersxX]

I kept losing shrimps 1 by one and after months of trying to figure out it was oxygen, although filter on high flow and being planted it just wasn’t enough the moment I added an air stone I no longer saw deaths, I also added fluval stratum and removed the sand to lower my ph

[@st0nedglory]

I love how there's a shot showing the difference in gender. I learned a lot watching this

[@josecitonoseque]

My shrimp eat shells of dead snails And they get calcium

[@Kdawg562]

Pretty sure we got a pregnant one from the fish store because a month later, there were babies everywhere. Now they've all grown up and I'm surprised how well they integrated with the cray fish and fresh water crab in there.

[@watchthiseverythinglucy8276]

Big thanks for this ! Wasn’t watching for baby shrimp I wasn’t trying to breed so I didn’t think I would naturally happen silly me . Anyway moves a plant from one tank to another had some baby shrimp my betta found as snacks . That’s how I found out my community tank had baby shrimp and I literally just finishing doing a gravel vac ! Oh no 🤦🏻‍♀️ lucky I hadn’t emptied the bucket. You saved a handful of baby shrimp ! Thank you ☺️

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, so glad I helped out! Yeah, I'm afraid to move one of my plants because I know there's probably a ton of baby shrimp hidden in it. 👶👶👶

[@cheryllong995]

Love your videos, wondering what the plant is at 2:19, looks like some type of moss. Thnks

[@mikef3300]

I’ve never kept shrimp but have kept fish for years. What do you do with the culled shrimp? Are they placed into a separate tank? If the culled shrimp bred would their offspring have any chance of being a great red color even though they were not? Might have to give them a try but in order to do so I’d have to order them through the mail because my lfs doesn’t sell them

[@aquaman269]

Thanks for the video!

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure!

[@damondefranco]

Hi Irene! I know this is an old video, but I was wondering why you don't keep cherry shrimp anymore. I know nano tanks are your specialty so I was just curious and wondered if you could give us an update on your experience with keeping shrimp. Thx!

[@sunnycal2293]

You gave out a lot of great information for anyone to think of the "why's" none berried. It's funny because when I first started keeping neocaridina's several yrs ago I had about 10 shrimp and I never saw any berried and no young shrimplets. It came to the conclusion I only had females. I purchased some beautiful males from a trusted follower on my IG page and a few weeks later started finding Berried females. Before too long my aquarium had a large colony of healthy, beautiful, shrimp 😀

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yes, that male/female ratio is of course important but often overlooked!

[@sunnycal2293]

@@GirlTalksFish yes, but I had zero males☹️. I've been talking to someone now on IG dm's and I think the person only has females in the tank. He thinks so too. Just no guarantees really when your purchasing young shrimp and getting both genders

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@sunnycal2293 For sure! Very frustrating and clearly something that other aquarists have struggled with since I found articles like these: www.madisonaquatichobby.com/forum/index.php?threads/odds-of-getting-a-pair-of-fish.5116/ www.drislink.com/slink/fish/theodds.htm

[@yassysgdk]

Do you boil almond leaves to release tannin before putting into the tank? Also, do you feed alder cone?I do not have shrimp yet but would love to in the future.

[@animalboy1992]

yeah I lern always form your channel about my shrimp yesterday my shrimp give birth

[@fernandoarredondo7620]

Thank you, this information is helpfuñ

[@FishFound]

Nice! I'm planning to breed some shrimp on my channel as well

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yay, best of luck to you!

[@FishFound]

@@GirlTalksFish haha thanks alot! I started it recently so getting subs is tough >_>

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@FishFound Oh my goodness, yes the KZbin grind is real. Something that helped me was doing collaborations with other creators at a similar size as me. I've met some really cool people that way. Best of luck to ya!

[@FishFound]

@@GirlTalksFish Thanks!!!!!

[@gabrieldemiguel9380]

Do you need substrate for shrimp to breed?

[@kpNov23]

Any tips on caridina shrimp?

[@neighborhoodman323]

Don’t have BacterAE on hand? No worries! Mark’s Shrimp Tanks taught me to use a coffee grinder where I ground up a power mixture of all the dried food types I had. My baby shrimp have been thriving! Another tip is to buy those instant laser thermometers. That way, you can perfectly match the existing water temperatures during water changes. Great video, AGW. I am in the process of setting up 2, 40 breeder shrimp tanks on a budget. I’m so close to getting my Bachelors in Science. I wish i had more time to interact with the community:(

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yes, I just saw his coffee grinder episodes and was totally blown away! I love the laser thermometer idea too. Best of luck on getting your BS degree!!

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

In my honest opinion perfectly matching temps between water changes actually harms your colony in the long run. You want to encourage the shrimp to be able to adapt to a change of temperature and get rid of the individuals who are too weak. Small temp changes in things like partial wcs are a great way to do that. Obviously you don't want to change the water by 5 6 7 degrees Celsius, but one or two degrees is probably healthy for them. Considering how many offspring they produce, getting rid of some of the weaker babies is probably not a bad thing and there will still be plenty of surviving offspring anyway. If you condition them right, neocaridinas can be extremely hardy creatures; mine have gone for literally 2 months without a water change and most of their water evaporating away, and while some did die in that period, enough survived to produce offspring and now I easily have 50 adult/sub-adult shrimps and who knows how many babies. A bit of natural selection never hurt anyone ;)

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@cryoraptora303tm2 That's awesome! I'm always for doing things as naturally as possible. Haha, survival of the fittest makes for hardier shrimp, for sure!

[@stephanierivera2972]

my shrimp just molted!! so excited

[@aaronschaekel8848]

What happens if I were to mix different types? Like cherry, blues, crystal, galaxy, etc

[@AQUAPLANET128]

Girl u make awesome videos 😃😍

[@ironfae]

Play some Al Green and Berry White. Awwwww yeah baby! “Let’s get it aawwwwnnn!” ❤️😍😂🤣

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

Congrats on 6.1k subs!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! I'm thinking of dying my hair to celebrate if I reach 10K, but then again I said that for 1K and ended up chickening out. :P

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

Well If u were to dye your hair what color would it be ? Also do a fave or eye reveal at 100k xD cause I’m certain that you’ll hit that milestone eventually

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@ryansucks-sucks395 Mwahaha, the hair color is gonna be a surprise. Wow, if I ever hit 100K, I think I could convince my husband to let me show my face. ;)

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

That would be in absolutely no time can’t wait to see the color!

[@youtubehero3409]

Hi, I’m wondering why you keep the plants and soil in those containers? Does it help with breeding somehow?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Great question! The sand in my shrimp tank isn't very deep, so I put my plants in little "pots" where the substrate can be around 2 inches deep so that the plant roots have enough room to grow.

[@MsSnowflake13]

Awesome video! Very informative! Just want to know what's the name of the floater plant you use?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! Are you talking about the plant at 5:52? Those are just some stem plants I was floating for fun - myriophyllum mattogrossense. :) I've since planted them and now have a little frogbit that I've started growing.

[@MsSnowflake13]

Thank you!!!

[@pek4146]

Great video,youve got some stunning shrimp to breed Maybe i should try breeding them to because i never kept shrimps😄🦐🦐

[@pek4146]

Can amank shrimp be kept with endlers ive heard that they can get aggressive

[@pek4146]

*amano not amank😂😂

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! Yes, I believe amano shrimp can be kept with endlers. They're bigger and won't have any problems getting to any foods you feed the tank.

[@KID-nl4fs]

Wow I had almost all my cherry shrimp buried but non hatched but when I put a heater in the next day 100s of babies I did not think temperature mattered

[@37Sith]

So the cuttlebone question. Do i just get one in the bird section at a pet store? And do i need one? If so, then why?

[@1Axis]

Great video! I have a nice planted 10g for my cherries and keep the filtration pretty low. I'm getting those little water worms, is it something to be concerned about besides the fact its kinda gross? Thanks!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Ah yes, sounds like detritus worms. They should be okay, but if you're really concerned about them, fenbendazole is a common cure that is shrimp safe (but not snail safe). Do some research about it and see if it's something you want to pursue. Hope that helps!

[@1Axis]

@@GirlTalksFish Thanks a ton, you rock!

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@1Axis My pleasure! :)

[@dansethner705]

Very informative video and watching you is easy on my eyes. Lol

[@bipolaraquatics]

Neos like to have a safe place like a rock pile or dense plants to have there babies I have a big shell with moss on it they've made into there nursury

[@GirlTalksFish]

Great tip! I've definitely found them all over my moss, but haven't tried a rock pile yet.

[@JeremyGoneWildPets]

Great video my friend! I’ve never given much effort into breeding shrimp other than putting them in my tank and just hoping for the best. Long term I always end up with just 1 shrimp survivor.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! Yeah, I never thought about breeding shrimp before since I only had amanos. This cherry shrimp breeding project is definitely addicting. :P

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

You did a great job, pretty much covered everything. Just need to mention how important it is Shrimp are only added to fully cycled tanks, any shortcuts in this department and you will lose your whole colony guaranteed. Shrimp can handle varying degrees of water quality and temps, but they are SUPER SUPER sensitive to rapid fluctuations of the water chemistry. This is why only 10-20% water change at a time is recommended. Make sure not to have any heavy metals in the water, being invertebrates they are hyper sensitive to Copper and Aluminum. Breeders usually ship out younger shrimp because they are much hardier than the Adults, it would be best if they shipped the babies but they have no color and people don’t want that. Shrimp are extremely vulnerable when molting. Also Shrimp spend most of their time grazing on the Biofilm, also why an established tank is important, yes they eat algae but the biofilm is mainly what they are grazing on. Just to put it out there They directly compete with snails for food, so best not to have any but it won’t hurt your shrimp population in any way.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Amazing tips! Thank you so much for sharing them with the community - super helpful. :)

[@MrsShocoTaco]

My cherry shrimp were breeding like rabbits until I got a pair of kuhli loaches😬

[@fireclaw90a51]

What's Fenbendazole for? It's a canine dewormer...whats the use in shrimp? Did I miss that in the video

[@kerrypitt9789]

Dragonfly nymphs will probably only happen in a tank that is outside, so your pond tubs are where they will occur. If you are Tubbing outside maybe think about using strawberry netting on posts over the tubs. They spend two years or more in the water before emerging as an adult.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Great tip! Yes, thank you - forgot to mention the dragonfly nymphs are from raising the shrimp outside. :P

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

False, many live plants are grown outdoors in the summer months, and attract dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies and tons of other insects that have aquatic larvae from all around. Nymphs turning up in aquariums is actually a fairly common phenomena, and I actually had a damselfly nymph or 20 (who knows) find their way into my tank and eat through my guppy fry population. I'm pretty sure I've had mayfly nymphs at some point as well because I had an outbreak of small mayflies on my net last summer. I'm not bothered about mayflies though since they are very benign, don't bother anything living and are usually quite small so they don't activate my entomophobia. Most of the rest are hideous carnivores though that you don't want in a fish or shrimp tank.

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@cryoraptora303tm2 the only way you get nymphs in a tank is to bring it in in nymph or egg form from outside. My information is not false. They do not come in with tap water. You are bringing plants in or water in from outside, to get in that water the adult has to get to it to lay eggs in it. The life cycle of dragonflies, damselflies, caddisflies, Mayflies are well documented, so what outside source did you bring your plants or water from? Only the Giant Damselfly nymph is able to eat young fish, where are you located? I have never seen them you wouldn't have a picture would you? I have studied and captured a lot of insects but I have never seen a giant damsel and I would really like to.

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@cryoraptora303tm2 why would flowers attract dragonflies or damselflies, they are Carnivorous and their eggs are laid directly in the water.

[@omkarpuro]

Nice Information. Can Crayfish be harmful for Cherry Shrimp population?? can Crayfish eat the babies?

[@travisdt]

you have good quality shrimp

[@SoulRedeemer77]

I have blue shrimps. they carry eggs but not having babies so I lost 2 of them. I have 3 more carrying eggs but I am not sure if they will give a birth.

[@hongyuanzhou2032]

nice work

[@GirlTalksFish]

Hongyuan Zhou Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. :)

[@AquamanSL]

I lost lot of baby shrimp because of a damn dragonfly nymph. by the time i found out many has died. by the way my shrimp were cross breeds between red cherry and blue rilli. They all turned out to be wild type but they breed like crazy. I add indian almond leaves ( Catappa) after soaking them overnight in water. I make shrimp food with boiled carrots and spinach , with a bit of spirulina powder. Blend them together and sun dry them on a flat dish and you can get flake like food. this can enhance their color too. going to give away all those wild type ones and start with red cherries only this time lol.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Wow, I can't believe it! How did you get rid of the nymph? Sounds like a great shrimp food recipe that I should try. Haha, best of luck with the new red cherry shrimp!

[@AquamanSL]

@@GirlTalksFish That thing was fast and hiding in a plant but I detected it :D first i thought it was a shrimp lol but it was unusual so I used a shrimp net to catch it and it wasn't hard.

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

Sounds like how I found my damselfly nymph a couple years back. I uncovered it when I was looking for a missing guppy. At first I thought it was a mutant shrimp that had just molted but then I realised it looked a lot like an insect. After promptly getting it out, I learned how common it was and how they eat all your shrimp and fish fry (I had lost a lot of guppy fry as well). A couple months after, after not feeding my tank for a few days due to irl constraints, I found one of my black neon tetras surrounded by every other tetra in the tank, and in it's mouth was the head of a nymph. There must have been more that the tetras were big enough to eat.

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@cryoraptora303tm2 YES! That black neon tetra totally deserves a trophy. :D

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

@@GirlTalksFish I know right, but it might not have been the tetra that killed it. At the time I had two GBRs, so if they got hungry, well they were probably big enough to tear a damselfly apart. I have a feeling the neon tetra just picked up the head in the carnage. If I had a lot more larvae that I didn't find in that time, I can probably thank the GBRs for getting rid of them lol

[@stephenrothman6058]

won't an old stock covering the siphon take care of the risk of siphoning the babies out? do you know if you points would also apply to salt water shrimp? what is a good level of calcium in the tank?

[@GirlTalksFish]

I've tried using mesh and pantyhose to cover my siphon before with some success. I need something fine enough to suck out mulm but not tiny babies (which seem to be < 1 mm in width upon hatching), but haven't hit upon the right porosity yet. Good question about breeding saltwater shrimp... I unfortunately have no idea! I'm sure some of the high-level tips apply (keep water quality high, have a good ratio of males vs females, etc). As for calcium levels, I just researched what top shrimp breeders recommended for GH/KH and found what worked for my tank. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

[@kevinw1980]

A Gamer's Wife I’d love to see you do a video on how to breed amano shrimp. I’ve read some where on the internet that amano shrimp is super challenge to breed. Lol

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@kevinw1980 Lol, are you trying to kill me? Haha, I'm definitely no saltwater or brackish water expert so it'd be a challenge indeed!

[@user-IL1EL]

Wow nice shrimp tank

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! I'm really pleased with their progress. :)

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Mine just seemed to randomly stop breeding after a few months. Nothing changed in the tank. My amanos breed like crazy (though eggs don't hatch in freshwater).

[@GirlTalksFish]

Hmm, is it because of overcrowding? Once my colony got to a certain size and I didn't increase the food as much (because I didn't want the water quality to get too polluted), I noticed that breeding decreased. But once I sold a bunch of them, then breeding started up again.

[@JustSuShrimp]

5:24 what plant is that I looked cool!

[@kittylife6145]

Would shrimp breed in a two gallon?

[@idkwhattoput7305]

me wondering why my shrimp aren't breeding a day after buying them... lol i need to be patient!

[@bubblegummel]

When my betta died 😢 i reduced the tank temp and left them to it while I decided what I wanted to do with the tank. A few months later i have 100's of babies

[@johnphilipdemesa4097]

It is okay if I mix different color of shrimp?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yup! People call them "skittles" tanks, and you'll get babies of all different colors. :)

[@dreamydonno]

I'm starting to think I just have three females. But I am also reaching the second to third month in which I've had them for, so maybe that's the issue too. I rarely do my water change for their tank too, because out of all four betta tanks, the one they are in doesn't ever look as bad as the other three. I mean, the betta in their tank DOES have the most tank mates (a black khuli, three cherry shrimp, two nerite snails) but otherwise, the only issue with his tank seems to be evaporation of the water. That's it. So I hardly change his tank and just do a quick gravel sweep and let the shrimp play on my hands for a bit. I really hope they start to breed soon though. Might get more shrimp in hopes to increase my odds.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Sorry to hear that! Yeah, maybe try to buy 3-7 more shrimp to increase your odds of getting a male. And then try changing the water and see it if helps with anything. Best of luck to ya. :)

[@GreaterBayArea]

Are cherry shrimp edible if they are my ps4 and monitor going on sale

[@saifulamir10]

Nice bro 😁 👍

[@putthecookiedown9761]

I got a planted guppy tank and added 5 cherry shrimp, now 3 months later I got dozens of cherry shrimp. I didn't do anything special just must of been lucky?

[@Ballacha]

Another important point is preventing inbreeding. If you don’t have enough money to start with lot of shrimps, say, you can only afford 15 shrimps initially, at least source them from two or three different aquarium stores or breeders. Inbreeding in shrimps isn’t as huge of an issue comparing to inbreeding in mammals. But it’s still a good idea to dilute any potential inherited genetic defects by having a larger gene pool. That will improve babies’ survival heaps.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Interesting! I don't think I've ever heard of inbreeding issues as much with cherry shrimp, but it seems to be the reason why red crystal shrimp are more fragile compared to other species/varieties. It might be a good idea to introduce some new shrimp from a different breeder every once in a while just to keep the genetics diversified. 👍

[@Ballacha]

A Gamer's Wife caridina shrimps are more fragile probably because lots of breeders inbreed them intentionally to get more intense colour/pattern. Neocaridinas are less expensive to so breeders usually make money by quantity rather than quality. But still, it’s never a bad idea to source your fish/shrimp from different breeders.

[@mybackhurts7020]

If I get a dragon fly larvae in my tank I’m keeping that

[@guillermovelazquez368]

Where did you get that shirt!

[@GirlTalksFish]

From Rachel O'Leary's Teespring account! Absolutely love it. teespring.com/stores/msjinkzd

[@FAKE-NAME]

Made the mistake of adding too much calcium at once before .... result too hard of a shell when it was time to molt causing shrimp to become trapped in their shell leading to death :-( I lost all my largest and brightest ones but since then the colony has mostly recovered but they aren't quite as large as the ones I lost yet.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yikes! I'm sorry to hear that. Definitely something I'm going to watch out for in the future.

[@AuznNjs]

I keep mine in 28-31 Celsius but they can still breed

[@josemontalvo4532]

My water Hardness is about 200 mg/L in my 58 Gallon tank. All my other parameters are fine, but the Hardness is a little high. It’s difficult to bring this down. I have plants, but no CO2. Can I keep Shrimps?

[@GirlTalksFish]

From what I've read, those GH numbers should be fine for cherry shrimp (Neocaridina davidi). Hope you try them; they're super fun!

[@josemontalvo4532]

A Gamer's Wife sounds good!

[@tmategames5251]

i used to have a srimp tan in my home when i was young but i lost them to the heatwave last year i lost over 500 crystal black srimp with kingkong gen

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh no, that sounds terrible! So sorry to hear about your devastating loss. :(

[@steventwaq283]

What is that plant at 5:35

[@GirlTalksFish]

Brazilian pennywort or Hydrocotyle leucocephala :)

[@acvaristicatimisoara1416]

I have Cherry Shrimp whit guppy

[@Kat-hs2ij]

Heyy, you're saying the tank should be not too big but not too small... what do u recommend ? 10 gallon ?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Sorry, I should have been more clear! It's totally fine to have a giant tank if you have a ton of shrimp to start with. If you only have 10-20 shrimp, maybe start with a smaller tank like 10 gallons.

[@Kat-hs2ij]

@@GirlTalksFish okay thanks ^^

[@koston777]

Great video! How long did it take you to get from 10 to over 100 shrimps?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Probably 3-4 months? Haha, it's hard to count all of them so that's my rough estimate. It took about 1-2 months for the shrimp to acclimate to the new tank, 1 more month for the fertilized eggs to hatch, and then probably some more time before they were big enough for me to notice. ;)

[@koston777]

@@GirlTalksFish 100s of shrimps in 3-4 months is really good!

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@koston777 Oh good! I have no metric/standard to go by since this is my first time trying to purposely breed shrimp, but I'm personally very happy with the results. :)

[@joshpascual7539]

Very informative thank you gamers wife!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Josh Pascual Yay! So glad you found it helpful. :)

[@josyblenk9113]

My males are dark red??? But two of my dark red shrimp made blue baby’s 🤨. I never had blue shrimp

[@mike1984]

What is the plant at 5:30?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Brazilian pennywort, or Hydrocotyle leucocephala. Love the stuff!

[@TheNielsAlmelo]

I am so confused why my 54l tank wont grow algae. although i Do have a Siamese algae eater and all the algae eating cherry shrimp in there so i guess thats why.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, sounds like you have your answer. ;)

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

The current could be to strong. That will prevent algae growth.

[@kiwisdinosmore]

I’m trying to breed my red cherry shrimp.🐟🐠🐡

[@ramonochoa8852]

My shrimp breed but there is never any baby’s 😢

[@loneranger2630]

my shrimp shedded but i dont see any mating

[@ringosfruitreview3376]

How do I prevent inbreeding?

[@GirlTalksFish]

You can occasionally buy more cherry shrimp of the same color from another breeder/source to freshen up and improve the genetics.

[@ringosfruitreview3376]

@@GirlTalksFish Thanks! I think it would be interesting to buy different colored shrimp to have a better understanding of which ones are related or not

[@deejohnson3483]

😔 had to learn this the hard way please listen

[@deejohnson3483]

@Red Zodiac I constantly change the water in my tank during the time my shrimp was pregnant long story short no babies I also use plants from my local pond and kept large fish in the tank with them more bad idea's😵😔

[@josephstanley200]

Mine have blown up to the point I worry how am I going to cull them Babies everywhere

[@GirlTalksFish]

I know! I'm always accidentally sucking up babies and having to stop the siphon whenever I do a water change. Good problem to have. :)

[@roysshrimptanks1676]

Thnx a lot , my shrimp aren’t breeding 😇😇 . I am the same guy who loves ur videos and comments on all of them . Keep it , u r one of the best fish tubers , I think maybe even better than KING OF DIY

[@stevelaw2000]

I have to agree with you there. I liked joey when it was building things I could not afford to buy. Now he just talks alot.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh my goodness, that is so sweet! Thanks for the support. Haha, I don't have an ounce of skills when it comes to aquarium DIY projects.

[@jakubjilek7499]

i am INTENTINALY wnating to get shrimp with some fish BECAUSE i want to eat the smallest ones and the bigger ones will reproduse so i will have bigger shrimp