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[@vansa14]

The best way to prevent over feeding a single tank when you enjoy watching the shrimp eat, is to have multiple shrimp tanks and feed them at different times of day. There is always a tank that can be fed when you want to watch the little guys run around and eat.

[@garthantash]

I have taken to writing the date on my tank with a wet erase paint marker when I clean the sponge filters, that way the last date is staring me in the face and I know when I really should clean them again.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Great idea 🤜🏻

[@whirl00]

I like your genuine enthusiastic passion in this hobby! Thank you sharing your knowledge and expertise, now, i am pumped up to start my new hobby !

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Awesome, thank you! Would love to hear how you getting on

[@BigFadZ]

I got into the hobby 7yrs ago and struggled to find info on cherry shrimp. You have taught me so much since you been posting videos. I'm a subscriber and love your content. Very helpful and informative, keep up the good work!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. Glad you are finding the videos helpful 👍🏻

[@ikanpari24]

thank you for sharing your experiences with us. this channel should grow much much bigger.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🙏🏻

[@RWAquariumPages]

great video! shrimp mania is such a great channel. I love your comment about experience and credentials, it's like that for any hobby, I find, anyone and everyone can make a video, make a post make a comment or troll, but that's the internet for you. I have the same bad habit, i over feed my shrimp, so i wrote a sticky note on my shrimp rack saying only feed on wed and sundays. I love the comment you wrote about water changes/stability and testing the water to see if it needs a change. that's such a much better approach! until next video!

[@McMartinVille]

Another excellent video! I've been sharing them with my daughter who is exploring the possibility of keeping/breeding cherry shrimp this fall.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for sharing 🫶🏻

[@flscubadiver]

Always excellent advice, thank you!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Pleasure 👍🏻

[@InsideTheStadium]

You rock brother, just got neocaridina shrimp and tgis helped me out so much ❤️👑✌🏽🙏🏽

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Glad I could help

[@aimeeallee5421]

I sent you my email for the ebook! Thank you for all the helpful information. I want to get some shrimp soon. Hello from North Carolina!

[@dimitristhomazos-musiclyri7149]

Well done my friend Richard !!!!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🙏🏻

[@markfranklin8831]

Very good advice thanks for sharing 💗👍💯✌️

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🫶🏻

[@AsianAmericanGuy]

Ever since I gotten my shrimp tank started I forgot about the fishes I had.😂

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

😂

[@Chompchompyerded]

I don't have any of those bad habits, or any of the good ones either, but still I have no shrimp. I'm thinking that it might be time to add some water and some shrimp to the tank for the first time to see how that goes. Somehow, none of that seems to want to show up by magic.

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Cheers from Chicago! Love your good/bad list. even if you're a "loon with a bunch of shrimp tanks."

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks 😂🤣😂

[@johndunbar5889]

Cheers mate!

[@theseaworldd]

You are really a good teacher sir 👏

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Smalltimetanks]

I got rid of scuds with hot water ,I did lose some baby shrimps I couldn't catch out ! I ran plants threw hot water as well and substrate! No scuds now 2 months shrimps are still going great 👍🏻

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Glad you managed to sort the problem. Thanks for sharing the tip 👍🏻

[@Smalltimetanks]

I will say I don't mind trumpet snails to much but hot water did not kill them they are back lol I didn't order any ramhorn or trumpet snails yet they live bahahaha ramhorn are much easyer to get rid of ! Seems trumpets are investable without poison lol but it's a shrimp tank so they are good in moderation lol

[@tommy10009]

Love your videos, I'm new at Shrimp. I have a five gallon very heavily planted Fluval Spec tank. I have 3 dwarf red platies and 3 Ottos and I plan on adding Blue Dreams. I now do a small water change weekly. Should I continue this when I get the shrimp? I want to keep the water good for both shrimp and fish. Thank you.

[@hollynguyen9308]

I really enjoyed the info, so thank you! Do ramshorn snails eat detritus worms?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for taking the time to share the feedback. In my experience, no Ramshorns do not eat detritus worms. I am however currently experimenting with Assassin Snails 👍🏻

[@missyflutter5562]

I completely understand your research compulsions 😂

[@ThermicLight]

As far as advice goes I'd say is be careful in how much water you use when making a change. Or at least make sure you're able to be gradual in refills too.

[@survivqueen]

Sooooo true. The last habit bro... you're speaking facts

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🤜🏻

[@MrG.Ivan76]

I'm being overfed with Your valuable knowledge sir 😂 Thanks for everything M

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

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[@MrG.Ivan76]

@@FishKeepingAnswers added shrimp to tank today 🤗 just to say thanks to you and all your helpful uploads and the handbook of course I'll hopefully have a colony soon M

[@DogBehaviorGuy]

i admit that i wash my intake sponges on my hob filters with tap water. yes, it kills the biofilter function, but i've got *so many* nooks and crannies and plants and the internals of the filter to all support the beneficial bacteria cultures i'm not too worried about it. but if that's someone's primary biofiltration they definitely shouldn't do that.

[@komodo54]

I found baby shrimp recently but I’m worried that they’re getting picked off by the fish in the tank (Green neon tetra and Chili Rasbora) and I would appreciate some tips for increasing the survival rate (I’m in the process of obtaining Java moss) and I’m also considering getting a hatchery breeder net that sits inside the tank with a 1mm grid size, don’t know if the babies can fit through it or if it’ll just not work out.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Unfortunately, ANY fish will eat baby shrimp given the chance. Java moss will certainly help as will large piles of rocks. At the end of the day, when you keep fish and shrimp together, it is a numbers game. Over time, providing you breed more shrimp than the fish eat, the colony will grow. This is essentially what happens in the wild.

[@user-tq2sz8lr1p]

I have 14 aquariums. The nitrate test takes 5-7 minutes. To do tests in 14 aquariums is 98 crumple. I change the water in less time.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Definitely go with what works 👍🏻

[@gojakeman]

A smart man would start all the tests at the same time and number or arrange them to tell which is which.

[@user-tq2sz8lr1p]

@@gojakeman A smart person wouldn't give stupid advice. 🤣 It is necessary to have 14 sets for tests.

[@Feliciathefishtanklady]

What about water parameters that we don’t or can’t measure and their impact on the shrimp? Might it be helpful to change water regularly to correct for these unmeasured parameters( perhaps hormone levels as one example)?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Possibly right, but then we are weighing up things we don’t know and don’t/can’t measure versus real world experience of shrimp keepers on platforms like KZbin who are literally saying ‘I stopped doing water changes and my shrimp colony improved!’ At the end of the day I genuinely believe, if it is working for you, stick with it. 🫶🏻

[@chadholladay6228]

So how do you keep the worms in check?

[@mariacristinaantiniw1497]

great video you remind me of obi wan from star wars

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Wow, thanks

[@jasonanderson846]

Aquarium tips: 1. Place the fish tank with the open end up 2. Put water in the tank 3. Feed the fish 4. Do not eat the fish tank 5. Cycling the fish tank does not involve a bicycle

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Solid advice 😂

[@madmax1412]

Can I please ask the type of shrimp at the 2:00 mark? It looks more "solid" in both body and colour than a regular run-of-the-mill cherry shrimp, so is it a Bloody Mary or a Fire Red? Maybe when showing "B" roll, could you put the name of the type of shrimp in case some viewers want to get some eg the ones with clear centres at the 3:12 mark. Love the videos and have subscribed 👍

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you so much for the feedback. From memory they are Fire Reds. Adding the names is a great suggestion. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@MohamedM-re5tv]

This has got to be the most educational guy to watch and learn from on KZbin regarding shrimp 🫡👍🏽 keep up the great content

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@marcleroux3426]

lets say you do a water change weekly, how often would you clean the sponge filter? surely not every week along with water changes?

[@jenniferbunker2757]

How do you get rid of the worms ?

[@dk-ku4tc]

I started with 20 red cherry(tap water) , gh 6 kh 1 ph 6.5 temp is 79-80fahreneits, and I have around 100+ in a 2 month period LOL! and I do feed daily and have Java moss , duckweed and a sponge filter, 10% water change only if my nitrates go up , thats it

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Sounds like you have it spot on. Just shows how adaptable RCS are 👍🏻

[@dk-ku4tc]

@FishKeepingAnswers yes, I tried CRS at 79-81f they all died (20) I'm definitely sticking with neos for now bcz of their temperature sustainability

[@dailydad6335]

The more time you look at them tanks, the more the Wife/boss Gets angry 😂😅

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

😂

[@demiegamboa8185]

Im guilty of over feeding😅

[@ijustneedausername6742]

Would a dwarf cori be a good compromise in tanks big enough? They don’t bother shrimp, wouldn’t really contribute much to the bio load, and they’d make quick work of the worms. If the shrimp are spawning in the moss, would that keep the fry out of reach of the cori? (I know you don’t have them now, but I’m also asking for myself as I’m planning my shrimp tank lol)

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Dwarf Corys go really well with shrimp and they would definitely eat the detritus worms 👍🏻

[@ijustneedausername6742]

@@FishKeepingAnswers do they fuss with eggs or fry? I know you usually just keep shrimp only for breeding, but if a Cory won’t interfere with breeding I’m definitely going to use them

[@laurabustos6560]

Please follow the channel's advice but don't get just one, or even 2 Corydoras. They're all fish that need to be kept in groups. The more the merrier and you can have a group of 6 pygmy Corys in even a 5g tank if it's just them and shrimp and snails. And dwarf Corys shouldn't affect your shrimp breeding. If anything, the shrimp will help the Corys breeding. I have Celestial Pearl Danios in a colony breeding tank with snowball shrimp and the shrimp tend to and clean the fish eggs!

[@The_real_LMat]

Richard is it true if you breed different colors of shrimp for a while they will come out like a wild type color?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Yes. I have a video in the works addressing this very point 👍🏻

[@tahmidtabaq2158]

Hi! I have a few pairs of orange shrimps. The substrate is white sand. Will it fade the upcoming babies color?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Not in my experience. I keep yellow and reds on sand, and they both look great 👍🏻

[@koentjuh1776]

I have 7 shrimp tanks all neocaridinas, maybe once week ill have a death shrimp with what seems like the ring of death. I maybe have combined 300 shrimp total. Is this normal to happen when you have a lot or does my GH 10 / KH 6 not good enough for them to molt ? Thanks mate!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hi. When you have a large colony, you will always get the occasional death. The more shrimp in a given tank, the less calcium is available per individual in that tank. If I lost one shrimp a week out of 300, I would not worry at all. That’s a die off rate of 0.3%. I reckon you are doing pretty well 👍🏻

[@MAR_10-x5w]

sir can i ask what temperature on your room?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

About 20 DegC (68 DegF) 👍🏻

[@SarahHeartzUnicorns]

I use a retractible razor to cut algae wafers into small bits, or more powdery if I want to feed my microlife. I dont see how my 2-5 adult shrimps could eat a whole wafer

[@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

[@stringer1818]

so i was think looking at my tank. here a question.. why not use a 40 gallon tank and divide it in to 3 tanks?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

This can work really well 👍🏻

[@stringer1818]

@@FishKeepingAnswers u think u would be doing a video on it?

[@saidmilani]

with this level of passion and experience and knowledge, why you don't shift your approach to work on Caridinas?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Honestly, that would mean manipulating my water using RO water etc. my water is perfect for Neos, so that’s what I stick with (for now 😉)

[@saidmilani]

@@FishKeepingAnswers 😉

[@bieuw5304]

I like your content mate! You talked about feeding to much, you do that on a breeding tank. Does that benifit the spawning rate? Or just for the baby’s to get enough food. Do you like bare bottom tanks with shimp? From a healthy water perspective, breeding tank

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hi. When I want to really boost a colony, such as when breeding to sell, I really increase the amount of food, especially high protein food such as frozen bloodworms. I never go bare bottom. I usually just use gravel or sand 👍🏻

[@christopherhernandez434]

Guys ive never had an issue of white alge on my tanks but it is starting to affect me i know its not bad but it makes my tank look foggy how do i get rid of it? Its a 5 gallon glass cube tank i usually have big tanks ans never had it b4

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

When you say ‘white algae’ is it attached to the glass of floating in the water? Do you have cloudy water?

[@christopherhernandez434]

@FishKeepingAnswers its on the glass not floating but the waters clear just makes it look foggy from the outside

[@lindseyivy9532]

It's biofilm, I usually scrub mine off the front glass only.

[@Siddy_7]

Mate how can I get in touch with you? I’m after advice about selling shrimp on ebay. TIA

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

You can email me [e-mail] 👍🏻

[@nabokovfan87]

1-3 are alleviated by doing proper maintenance..... the newest vid you put out says you don't do water changes. Color me confused.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

No need to be confused 😂. In this video I said changing water purely out of habit was bad, however testing and changing water when required is good. In my latest video I say I have stopped changing water, but clearly if I tested the water and saw a problem (which I haven’t) I’d still carry out a water change. Hope that helps 🤜🏻

[@Losendes]

My shrimp is always running in my tank is it ok

[@Losendes]

I have added some guppy is it the problem

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Shouldn’t be a problem, although guppies will eat some baby shrimp

[@Losendes]

Thank u ❤

[@davidrippingale]

Should you handle the shrimp?????

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I would say you should handle them as little as possible. Moving them between tanks as and when required is fine. Getting them out for a cuddle everyday might be a bit much 🤔

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

Why detritus worms are bad ?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Detritus worms themselves are not bad. In fact they make up part of a healthy ecosystem. However, in a shrimp only tank where there are no predators to keep the number of worms in check, they can run rampant and eventually out compete the shrimp for food 😞

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

@@FishKeepingAnswers I see. Where can i get these worms from ? 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@cadencetheronin756]

I can't seem to keep shrimp alive no matter what I do.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Sorry to hear that. I have 2 suggestions that might help. 1, join my Discord server. It’s free and has nearly 200 shrimp keepers in it, most of whom are happy to share tips, tricks and advice that might help discord.gg/eqbHhvNm 2, download a copy of my book The Neocaridina Shrimp Handbook. If it doesn’t make you a better shrimp keeper, I will give you a full refund - you have nothing to loose Https://neocaridina-shrimp-handbook.com

[@jc5066]

I usually love your videos. You are way off the mark on this one. If you fix bad habit then habit 1 is now a good habit (saves you money). How can anyone who has been in this hobby for more than a minute say don't do a water change if your tests are ok? Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate are not the only things that matter. You've never heard of Old Tank Syndrome?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I’ve heard of old tank syndrome, I just don’t find it to be an issue if your tank is set up properly 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@stoneysscapes7544]

I have been quite guilty for the exact same crimes 🪑 Again and again, OVER feeding the aquarium and moving pieces of the aquatic puzzles ...Just a little bit of a shitshow and the rest is the way I feel when I get the weekend water changes and I am sure that the average person is interested in bringing freshwater to prevent the problem beforehand from getting the fish sick ? Haven't seen the negative effects from a weekend WC. I have many times observed the fish become more energetic and the neons will start schooling, Hatchets are less likely to defend their territories etc. The only problem is the amounts that are removed and the other point is the way I return the water is very slow flow using a little Sicce pump !!! Every system is different and observation is right in line with the testing