Caridina Shrimp for BEGINNERS [Shrimp Keeping Guide]

Caridina shrimp can be intimidating as many believe they are hard to keep but are they? Let's dive into some beginner friendly Caridina shrimp and how you can successfully keep them in your aquarium.
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Crystal Red Shrimp
2:20 Tangerine Tigers
3:01 Mixing Caridina Shrimp
3:45 Red Fancy Tiger Shrimp
4:39 Tank Setup for Caridina
6:28 Water Parameters
8:13 Outro
8:59 Shrimp B-roll

[@LupDiesel]

Caridina shrimp don't have to be hard. They are actually really easy to keep if you have the right setup. I hope you are able to use the tips I gave in the video to dive into some Caridina shrimp yourself. Check out more beginner shrimp keeping guides here: kzbin.info/aero/PLkj2jEAp8whm7j0-vd13y1iv2SrE-Z8zI

[@melvinhernandez6303]

I have a 5 gallon tank that I am starting for cardina shrimp, Do I only add Gh+ to the one gallon of water or all 5 gallons?

[@poeticsong725]

Thanks for the refresher. I took physical notes. Maybe this time my next shrimp tank will be even more successful. ❤ I love what you do

[@alantooth48]

Hey Rob it's great to see you back doing videos again. You've really stepped up your video quality and style really like it!

[@brazycovid]

Got my products from your guys website in the mail, and I am really impressed with the care I saw in the packaging. I also find it cool you guys throw in a little notice on who packs it for you, so thank you Amanda!

[@Swanoka]

Hi. After seeing this video. I dared to try start keeping Caradina shrimp. I had a 64 L. tank with anscitrus and cherry shimp. Gravel for substrat and water at 590 Tds. I contacted a dealer some distiance away from where I live. He told me that i needed to. Empy my tank completly use shrimp soil and use osmosewater as i use to my reptiles tanks. Ad miniralsalt and get the TDS right just as you show in this video. So now I have my first Caradina shrimp. Thanks. Im from Denmark.

[@Cleeon]

590 tds? Wow, your water source, maybe through underground hard rock minerals

[@Silver_Creek_Aquatics]

Awesome video, thanks Flip Aquatics!! You rock like a Fraggle!

[@shannarafryer3111]

Not to sound weird but I love you for making this video

[@LupDiesel]

Thanks Shannara :)

[@Odipodi]

I keep cherry shrimps and Crystal red's together. I only ever use rain water with a Ph of 6.5. They both do extremely well together. Apart from the ph, I've never tested my water for any other chemistry.

[@exoticcast2816]

Love this video ❤ you inspire me a lot.

[@carybritton4178]

Thanks for the video! Learning on shrimps Starting with the neos then I’ll move up to some of your strains 🤘🏼

[@GROCK619]

Flip finally cranking out video s... Nice!!

[@maximus8119]

Didn’t know you guys had a KZbin got some healthy active ottos from you guys the other day another great order my cpds are stunning and all healthy as well. You guys rock.

[@vanessasandlin6244]

AWESOME info!

[@puVaNcR07]

This helped me so much. Thank youu.

[@heidealbre1518]

Thank you for the information ❤️🌻

[@TheOriginalBrian]

Good job Frank you reminded Rob...

[@hannaroberts281]

Woah, that sounded ridiculously easy

[@waterlover]

Great tips never had luck with shrimp

[@wingingitadventures]

Good stuff.

[@garthantash]

I haven't tried CRS yet but I am currently having a lot of success with tangerine tigers. My water is pH 7.4, GH 7, KH 4 and TDS around 200 but they are thriving and breeding in my tank for a few generations now. They are a really cute shrimp that are fun to watch.

[@urbansk8r231]

What's Gh/ kh do you have with those shrimp? Thanks

[@FatherFH]

I just used the father fish method to setup a tank and used melted snow as water. The 1 crs I put in there is still alive.

[@silentoperator9302]

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[@laki3630]

Thanks for amazing video. Do you think a can mix Crystal red with neocardina yelow stripe? I have pH around 6,5 ? Please let me know

[@yourgonajah1172]

Great video what would you suggest for tank temperature? Thanks

[@tigereye8593]

My tap water is naturally hard, and makes it very convenient for me to keep appropriate water conditions for my Bloody Mary neocaridina shrimp. But all the caridina shrimp are stunning. I want to try keeping them 😩

[@SirKingHoff]

Same! My tap is pretty hard and with ada amazonia v2 the ph stays nice and low around 6.5 which my fire red/bloody marys love. I got 6 "cherries" almost a year ago when I started the hobby and now have over 500 + like 300 culls / wilds with my set up

[@johnnydartersaresuperiorbeings]

Opposite problem for me. I have soft water and want neos 😭 I guess cardinas are what I have to do though

[@batkat0]

Going from soft to hard is super easy. ​@@johnnydartersaresuperiorbeings

[@kriswelch1]

I would love to see you guys doing a water change on a smaller tank I have a 10 gallon I want to start cardina crystal reds I have done neos a bunch have 2 colony’s of those but crs and tigers are so beautiful!

[@slamboy66]

My setup for thousands of shrimp: Matten filter, black sand, java moss, cholla wood that I harvest, feeding popped pond snails / shrimp pellets and guppies I raise, 1 gallon water change per month only top off, 77* F, TANK MATES MTS, Rams Horn and bladder snails. No Water Testing, the less you mess with it the better.

[@jskaggs93]

I do it literally the same way. Great success with this method. I use natural wood from where I'm from, instead of cholla.

[@slamboy66]

@@jskaggs93 cholla is all around me. Breaks down fast with minimal tannins

[@semadden5098]

I really like ant more information about the foam

[@lisaknakamura]

Could you please address how to do water additions? If you add re-mineralized distilled water, you keep raising the GH, which I learned after emailing your helpful staff (thank you!). My question is, at what point do you add re-mineralized water instead of plain distilled water? Thank you in advance for your help and your videos!

[@sststr]

Next: neo-caridina! :)

[@mackgmoney1515]

I rolled the dice on a 10 shrimp a few years ago...they started breeding and havnt stopped. 40 breeder ...plants....eco complete....wood and rock hardscape....and well water. For My water....they seem ok.

[@ljsshrimp]

UGH was shocked today, my Petco had crystals in their regular aquariums!!! I said about the need special tank employee said "oh theyre fine"

[@eyalharonian7496]

Hi I have questions how do you often give your shrimp food Thanks

[@HillfigureZzz]

Hi, with the above method do I still have to cycle my tank? bare bottom no substrate no plants

[@Nakamamas]

What is optimal temperature for caridina? I live in Hawaii and have tanks outside in my patio, worried it might get to hot for breeding activity

[@Thanks4Preston]

Do you use heaters in caridina shrimp

[@Lushaflor]

How come you dont need KH?

[@user-oq3vr7ls1j]

When you say mix it in the distilled water bottle until TDS is 150, do you have to use it all at once or can you put the lid on and use it for evaporation top ups and water changes over time? Does it need to be that exact brand or would doing the same process work with Shrimp King Gh+? I can’t find anyone with it in stock in Australia

[@GeneraIHide]

only use 0TDS distilled for evaporation top offs. Use remineralized (150 TDS) water for water changes. Evaporation concentrates the solids in the tank, so toping off evaporated water with anything but distilled water will raise the TDS of the tank.

[@meaganpendleton13]

Do you keep any bio-media inside that PVC pipe? Do you ever clean the sponge?

[@DofusNoob]

Nice video! But I noticed you didn’t mention if temperature is a factor.

[@whatstrend6564]

Thank's for your video but better if you tell how often you feed your shrimp and how long you keep your lights on.

[@BriclynForest]

So can we use just salt instead?

[@shoefanatic7076]

How does that salt affect a betta? I have neos but I want a little fancier with him.

[@unclebee9316]

If my tds is at 150, do I need to add salt?

[@PULAG]

What do you feed them? As a beginner i have no idea

[@seanaustin8516]

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[@cupcimut]

Is it safe for shrimp if I use phosphoric acid to lower the pH of the water?

[@jamesboyce9510]

Hey captain, I'm in love with the Galaxy shrimp, I'm making a 5 gallon planted tank, If I buy that substrate you spoke of, and do the distilled water to 150, and have floating and submerged plants, do you think I'll be ok?

[@LupDiesel]

Yep! As long as you follow this guide you should be good to go!

[@jamesboyce9510]

Sorry, one last question. is the Rio escuro-xf going to be sand sized particles, or bigger? I have sand in one of my tanks, and its just too fine I think.@@LupDiesel

[@JeysFishTanks]

you gotta mention about importance of temperature as well.. That's something we strive to make here in Chennai, India.. Here it is 85 and above most of the time..

[@Cleeon]

Have success breeding caridina with such temps, my friend?

[@JeysFishTanks]

@@Cleeon No, even hard to keep them at 85+

[@fadhilaiman7812]

Im still cycling my tank currently, my temp is around 29-30°C..currently planning on crs but i guess the warm temp arent good for caridina right??

[@JeysFishTanks]

@@fadhilaiman7812 yes their lifespan will become less, many wont make it at all,

[@fadhilaiman7812]

@@JeysFishTanks i see thanks for the info..how about neocaridina, i heard they thrived in warm water or is still too warm??

[@koyelsikder6537]

Is there any substitute for slaty shrimp mineral since i dont find this product in my area

[@LupDiesel]

Shrimp King has a good mineral too.

[@kriswelch1]

Just to show the basics of mixing and how much to do with crs and tigers

[@BriclynForest]

What would happen if you supplemented tapwater and distilled water together with no remineralizeR?

[@linnealeora]

You need a gH & kH & pH test kit to see…

[@Cleeon]

Ok, past ago, i have loss so many caridina shrimp, and at first I thought it always because the hot summer temperatures, but just month ago, I realize that tanks in Fishroom, only have maximum of 27 celcius..... Now I realize, the problem is not always with the rising temperatures, maybe I didn't provide enough oxygen, because I never use any aerator yet with my shrimps tanks?

[@fortunesfishing4766]

What the beat called that starts at 6:35 min

[@sststr]

I'm rather surprised they prefer a pH below 7 - isn't that rather harsh on their exoskeleton? Are calcium supplements a good idea? Or does that special substrate help with that?

[@markclayden7654]

They require foods with a high protein content. Mineral blocks also help.

[@fatterperdurabo42069]

They've evolved to cope with the low pH

[@purpleworm4725]

I think you forgot the easiest Caradina shrimp - Caradina multidentata or amano shrimp 😉

[@dax8753]

agree their a gateway shrimp

[@Cleeon]

Very difficult to breed

[@fatterperdurabo42069]

Very challenging to breed, but very easy to keep as adults

[@dougandersonza]

Do you use distilled water or RO water for caradina shrimp?

[@Cleeon]

He say yes

[@jamesboyce9186]

Those two things are the same.

[@LocalBoyFinance]

Have you ever shipped to Hawaii?

[@bornsniper9531]

I accidentally left a giant tape worm in my shrimp tank and now I can find it how do I rid the fish of tape worms without hurting my shrimps. Please help

[@SamuelDelBuono-fr3oy]

What was filter called again,,,Madden

[@LupDiesel]

Matten filters! Here's a link on our website: flipaquatics.com/collections/filtration

[@marveloussoftware1417]

What is the filter you use for your shrimp?

[@senjuhashirama1946]

Hamburger Mattfilter

[@kadag8540]

I have a few questions, With that water how long should we do a water change? Minimum tank size for these shrimp? are 3 gallons enough for 10-15? Do I need to cycle the tank with this type of water? Thanks for your video.

[@johnnybest6386]

Hello:: is there another way to make ur own distil water from your home.tap watrr

[@LupDiesel]

Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way to make distilled water from tap water. Your best bet is getting an RO unit.

[@foxchasejrt1]

Thanks for the video! Wondering if I could ask your opinion on one of my Blue Dreams? I bought 11 juveniles this winter - all looked correct, uniform and mid deep blue. One has matured to a super dark blue/ black. Legs are blue, coloring is muted - like flat black/blue. I took pics and made a collage of different views. Wondering if you would consider evaluating the pics of him? Wondering if his darker color would help deepen my blues? Thanks 😊

[@markclayden7654]

It wont help deepen your blues, you get a few really dark ones, and lighter ones, in every spawn 😁

[@foxchasejrt1]

@@markclayden7654 Thanks for the info. Since he's the main male right now - should I keep him with the breeding group or move him to a different tank?

[@markclayden7654]

@@foxchasejrt1 I'd leave him where he is, he wont make any difference to the colour of his offspring, they'll be 99% regular Blue Dreams with the occasional lighter or darker one thrown into the mix

[@foxchasejrt1]

@@markclayden7654 Thanks!!😊

[@Justisobelxx]

Can I use tap water (with conditioner of course) and just increase the TDS as needed?

[@llomax1067]

I hope you bring some to aquashella..... Definitely will be stopping by

[@poeticsong725]

They mentioned he’d be there but would not have a booth

[@llomax1067]

@@poeticsong725 seriously??? I was trying to get out of shipping cost lol

[@wordsonice8996]

Hey, just a heads up. Your website is REALLY slow. Any time I click on a category, it can take up to ten or more MINUTES to go through. Also, it says your phone number is disabled. I've been trying to put together an order since last night.

[@JCampbell91x]

Did he fix this?

[@wordsonice8996]

@@JCampbell91x nope. I gave up. I just tried the site again, still not right. FYI, I tried it from my Android phone and my laptop. Doesn't seem to make a difference.

[@wordsonice8996]

@@JCampbell91x the website still says that the phone number is unavailable and it's still slow. I just checked again.

[@LupDiesel]

We are working on the fix now. It should be live by the end of the week. Sorry for the slow site. It is a problem we are aware of and working on

[@wordsonice8996]

@@LupDiesel no worries. I love you guys. Heads up, this problem has plagued your site for more than five months.

[@narwhalocean791]

shrimp eating a molt at 2:07

[@khol3167]

Wtf dude U gain some size since I last saw your vid. Put them shrimp away and start hitting those iron. JK good to see u.

[@elinjansson8638]

The background music is killing this video

[@blazequakes]

I love how you said "do some research BEFORE you buy!" I feel like this isnt said enough and it isnt drilled into peoples brains

[@csharpe5787]

Oh my God get rid of the music.

[@LupDiesel]

Hey this is Frank the videographer and editor for Flip Aquatics. Was the music too loud or was it not to your liking? I love feedback and criticism. 👍 It helps me to make the videos more enjoyable for our audience.

[@marcleroux3426]

@@LupDiesel i think it's not necessary to have it while someone is talking, maybe for intro/outro but not whole video. secondly i think its not the correct theme music for the video

[@AmishHitman73.Archive]

i prefer keep it silly sailor!

[@user-oq3vr7ls1j]

When you say mix it in the distilled water bottle until TDS is 150, do you have to use it all at once or can you put the lid on and use it for evaporation top ups and water changes over time? Does it need to be that exact brand or would doing the same process work with Shrimp King Gh+? I can’t find anyone with it in stock in Australia

[@markfigueroa2549]

Minerals do not evaporate with water so since you lose pure water, you want to replace it with pure water (R/O). If you were to top off with the remineralized water, you’d be increasing the overall TDS. You can use the saved remineralized water for water changes, provided no evaporation has taken place as there would be an increase in the TDS. If there has been some evaporation, you can simply add more R/O water to bring the TDS back to 150…Any brand with comparable ingredients will work.

[@user-oq3vr7ls1j]

@@markfigueroa2549 thanks that makes it really easy to understand. I appreciate the reply.