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[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Did you know, I recently wrote the most comprehensive book ever written about keeping, feeding and breeding Cherry Shrimp. Check it out here neocaridina-shrimp-handbook.com

[@poquito808]

Now i am again tempted to buy the printed book. How much is it? I already have your ebook.

[@poquito808]

I’m again tempted to buy your printed book. I already have your ebook. 😁

[@clementbellande8720]

❤

[@kekoa6]

Me too ❤

[@Outfitters35]

I have shrimp because of you. Thank you.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks. Hope they are doing well for you 🤞🏻

[@Outfitters35]

@FishKeepingAnswers they are they have babies now

[@space_ghost_z941]

Same and same to the above!

[@janryckmans3902]

Me too, i was searching for info about fish tanks but i ended with shrimps because of 1 click on a video of this channel.

[@LMatRC]

I love how passionate he’s on fishkeeping😅

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks 🫶🏻

[@TheRemkoe]

You have tought me so much about shrimps. Started 6 months ago with bloody mary's and now have allot of baby's. Tomorrow i will get some neon yellows for my new tank! Thank you for my new addiction....!

[@EuroGupper]

Imagine spending money to buy 5000 shrimp ... I would cry a few weeks or months later when I found out how fast they breed and grow and that 10-20 shrimp potentially become 5000 in a 1 year or 2

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

😂

[@Ghosteminx]

I feel attacked 🤣🤣 Insert me... Who bought 200 shrimp to start ........!!!!! 🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🥴🥴

[@adamberg5809]

The Brad Pitt of the neocardinia shrimp hobby! Another great video, thanks.

[@igorgilza]

Hello Richard Thank you very much for your tips! I've found background music to be a bit distracting The countdown is overly sophisticated and is not necessary at all imo

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. It's appreciated. The truth is, a video with a countdown timer gets better viewer duration than one without, and viewer duration dictates everything as far as KZbin cares. I appreciate you letting me know though

[@kjudestevens1519]

In this particular video, the music does seem much louder than his other work. That countdown trick helps me keep watching, if he's covering something I think I'm good on I start skipping forward to that next timer. The new overly complicated timer is more distracting compared to the old simple one however.

[@igorgilza]

@@kjudestevens1519 I agree. I just think that chapters would look and work better

[@AnnabelleMay-o7o]

I always refer you to beginners!! I myself watch religiously! Thank you for all the tips and help 🦐

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you for the support 🫶🏻

[@bk14biker]

When I first started keeping cherry shrimp I lost quite a few, presumably because some of them couldn't acclimatise to the new water conditions. However, the ones that did adapt formed the basis of my now thriving colony.

[@AgxntAqua]

I lost 2 of 9 in the first 3 days but now I’m getting babies galore. I think that’s normal tbh.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

This is typically what happens in my experience. Glad it is going well 👍🏻

[@lostykitkat]

Thanks for keeping it real! Such a relief that I’m not the only one who is totally not worried about water changes or parameters! Mine are happy and healthy and breeding and my only issue is that my plants have grown so fast that they’re out of control 😂 And thanks for all your info - best source of advice for newbies 🥳

[@clementbellande8720]

Hi Richard, Thanks again for the inspiration, passion and tips ! All the best to you and all shrimpkeepers ❤❤❤

[@nicholas99norge]

The best shrimp aquarium expert on youtube, enjoy all ur videoes. My shrimp triving super well after learning super usefull tips form u. Javamoss all the way! :D

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for taking the time to share. Glad you are enjoying my work 🫶🏻

[@kekoa6]

I learned so much. I love all your vids. Love it. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏽

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks. I will keep them coming for you 🫶🏻

[@LMatRC]

Got shrimp a few days ago and so far I haven’t seen any of them (I bought 11) but today I saw that one died😢

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

It happens. Hopefully the rest will be fine and you’ll see more of them once they settle in 🤞🏻

[@Freedom_Fighter72]

The more hiding spots you have ( moss, shrimp hide shelter , plants) the more you'll see them ❤️🫶

[@LMatRC]

@@Freedom_Fighter72 I have a lot of floating plants and a large chunk of hornwort but hey maybe they’re out my shrimp are yellow and blend in with everything😭

[@EmmaMorgan09]

I Bought a well rooted golden pothos in Morrisons, washed off all the soil and put it in the top of my nano shrimp tank. Nitrates are consistently negligible! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Great to hear. Pothos is a machine when it comes to removing nitrates 💪🏻

[@Power2ThePeaceful]

Just ordered a copy of your book, your the man Richard 🤙🏽

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🫶🏻

[@JonBWinston]

richard! i wanted to tell you i got the paperback copy of your handbook and i love it! also thanks to you and your advice on this channel, i got 6 red cherry shrimp just 1 week ago, they are thriving and the biggest female is already berried! thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge 🦐❤

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

That’s great to hear. Thanks for sharing. Could I ask a massive favour. Could you head over to Amazon and leave me a 5* review. It would mean a lot to me. 🫶🏻

[@Ghosteminx]

Can I buy the paperback on Amazon? Id rather the paperback than the ebook!!... EDIT: found it! Purchasing now. 🥰 Thank you so much for everything you do!

[@missy3609]

My silly shrimp are really picky. They don't like the pellet food, they don't like stinging nettles or spinach. My guppy will only eat the granule food and doesn't like flake food. Lately the shrimp are eating the granules that stick on the algae at the back of the tank. The 3 of them are worse than feeding kids, lol. Nobody wants the same thing, lol. But I do love watching them and I only got the shrimp after watching your videos :)

[@IgorEngelen1974]

I added 5 amano/japonica shrimp to 1 of my nano tanks with cherry shrimp to get the algae a bit more under control. It's just 1 big peaceful community. From what I understood they will not interbreed.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

They are different species. They definitely won’t crossbreed 👍🏻

[@garystein9536]

Richard, you're so intense on video man. Kinda clashes. Noticed you're demeanor chilled on lives. Think shrimp pretty chill subject.

[@garystein9536]

I feel bad..who am I ?

[@NicolaHill-cb4ic]

Love watching your videos. So much interesting information ive picked up from you. My birthday tank I got myself a few months ago has been thriving so much with my red cherry's..... that ive now got another one now with blue and yellows in. Its so addictive to watch them swim and live happily. 2 fully planted tanks with floating plants too with weekly water tests and mainly just top ups. So excited to order your book tomorrow on pay day. I could only find it for usa shipping before so waited for amazon uk to have it and blew all my money on a tank while waiting 🙈😂

[@archiemontecir2269]

I've 3 rcs last year and now I've dozen of them swimming in my tank they are breeding like crazy nonstop! 😅

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Boom 💥

[@TheRealTMar]

I think it's totally true. No water changes, unless actually needed, doesn't hurt the shrimp at all and both my blue dreams and bloody mary's are breeding very well. Though the tank with my bloody mary's is an open top scaper tank so that needs top ups every few days.

[@brantonlightcap]

I really enjoyed this one well done

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@beefbeef5342]

Brilliant! Thank you!!!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🫶🏻

[@janryckmans3902]

Couple of days ago i changed shrimps to an other nano aquarium because i wanted to change it. I did it to fast or caused to much stress. All 10 'died' so i threw them in my big fish tank as food for the fish. They didn't move for a long time so i was pretty sure i thought but apparently half survived. I was as happy as a little child 😁

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

My red rubies get a mix of cichlid pellets and tetra rubin, same as the platies they share the tank with, and they are doing fine.

[@chandrus03]

I've been watching your videos for past 3 days. I feel deja vu 😆

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

😼

[@matthew_thefallen]

As always great video and tips! Thank you so much! I'll probably get myself the book as soon as possible 😄

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for taking the time to share your kind words 🫶🏻

[@Power2ThePeaceful]

I’m so excited about the physical copy of your book thank you for delivering I’m ordering one right now 😁

[@suave9441]

Have been planning on getting shrimp for my community tank this is very helpful new sub🙏

[@LordChumbley]

Love the videos. Starting a new shrimp tank and using your info. Thanks

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Glad to help 👍🏻

[@nitewalker163]

I feel like this is a deja vu video

[@gerus416]

Haha same, similar thumbnails.

[@EuroGupper]

Scutariella japonica is also one of those don't worry about it problems. It doesn't kill the shrimp and passes after a while

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Great point 👍🏻

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

Great advice ❤

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@jimmyhfishes]

Great video....loved it

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@MrG.Ivan76]

Great advice

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for your support as always 👍🏻

[@TheGamingWolf123]

Would you ever do a video on keeping giant vampire shrimp?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Check out this video from @shrimplycanadian kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYGQY5Zrhs6oiJIsi=jYcnpldAX3GlVpr1

[@jadelquiz9886]

Great to see you posting sir.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@GreighFuller]

Hey man what do you suggest when doing a tank with fish and shrimp. Also, other than Java moss, what plant do you recommend most.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Provide LOTS of hiding spaces for the shrimp. I like Crypt wenedtii Green and water wisteria 👍🏻

[@GreighFuller]

@@FishKeepingAnswers ok thanks

[@daanvdw34]

What light fixtures do you use on the tanks?

[@EmmaMorgan09]

Thank you so much for all your advice. I have set up my first tank with your expert guidance and I have so many berried females now! They seem very happy. I am planning to set up my old 125L tank now just for shrimp and endlers. I’m going to have a go at my first proper aqua scape. And I’m going to buy your book! 💙❤️💛🧡

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Nice. Would love to hear how the 125 turns out. Also, I hope you enjoy the book. I am extremely proud of it and have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have ordered a copy. Have a good day. Richard.

[@TheNoWayOut85]

Hey Richard, I love your videos! When you were talking about water changes I remembered I saw a video that said that floating plants like water lettuce are the best at keeping nitrates low while aquatic plants are better at absorbing ammonia and nitrites, and with enough of both you can reach a point where water changes aren’t necessary anymore, is that true?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hi. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Yes, floating plants are great at sucking nitrates etc out of the water, and they can mean water changes are not necessary, but you may well still need to do water changes once in a while just to remove hormones and other chemicals that might be building up in the aquarium water.

[@TheNoWayOut85]

@@FishKeepingAnswers thank you, that’s really helpful!

[@freddysfish2424]

I am lucky because the cats I dispise drink water from my aquarium. I let it get down to where it would amount to 20% water change. I am also on well water with high calcium so the shrimp love it when I add fresh water.

[@providedjoker2649]

Great video as always…quick question….can I keep ghost shrimp with cherry shrimp?? 5 ghost n 5 cherry??

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Yep! They will be fine together 💪🏻

[@bigcatgaming3909]

you should make a video of a care guide for black rose shrimp

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Ok. Leave it with me 👊🏻

[@AgxntAqua]

Richard, my red cherry females all have a pinkish stripe down their backs. I’ve seen them on some of your shrimp in some of your videos. Is it something I should be worried about or just natural processes?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

It’s just a natural color variant. Certainly nothing to worry about 👍🏻

[@jessejames6181]

I've been keeping cherry in 31'c tank. They've been breeding but they seems to live short life. They'll die when they reach about 2 months.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Yep, that'll happen. Think of temperature a bit like driving a car. The faster you go, the faster you get to your destination, or the faster the shrimp live their lives in this case. You are essentially burning them out quickly!

[@GreighFuller]

Hey, one more question is it safe to plant plants in plain aquarium, gravel that you would just buy in a bag from Petsmart or something

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Yep, plants do fine in regular gravel. For decades that was all people had to grow their aquarium plants in 👍🏻

[@GreighFuller]

@@FishKeepingAnswers ok thanks, that helps a lot

[@juumira5537]

Hello are shrimps okay with terrestrial plants specifically pothos plants?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Yep 👍🏻

[@pukasdhakal3437]

How often do i do the water change? I’m trying to get them to breeding, 2 months in and no luck, I change my water every 2 weeks around 20/30%. I have males and females but they’re not breeding. The water temperature and parameters are all good but still no luck.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

My advice, stop changing water. Shrimp want a stable environment. If you change water every 2 weeks you are interfering with that stability 👍🏻

[@TexMex713-we8by]

Are scuds a problem in a cherry shrimp tank?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Not in my experieince, unless the numbers swell to the point they are spoiling your enjoyment of the tank.

[@Ghaz-it6pg]

Hi Richard, I aspired to start a planted shrimp tank. Theres no shrimps yet bc I would like the plants to get bigger and more abundant. My concern is my current tank is equipped with a diy co2(just a poor student,no budget for proper co2 equipment). Would it harm the shrimp if the diy co2 runs 24/7, or should I take out the diffuser at night and put it back in the morning? wont the co2 concentration fluctuate like that? The tank is a 3 gallon tank, n maybe I'll start with 5 shrimp.thanks

[@wesleyjones1667]

I have a question, I somehow got planarian in my tank. Is it actually harmful to the shrimp and will no planarian damage the shrimp.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

There is some anecdotal evidence that planaria eat baby shrimp, but I’ve never witnessed it personally

[@teorayhangmss]

I got a question not related to the video is that i cant find my blue rili shrimp even after removing my set up for a new one. But i left the aquasoil untouch so did they hid down there i really hope u can give me a possibilty so i can find my shrimp.(I only have 2 shrimp inside 1 male 1 female )

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hi. It is unlikely they buried themselves in the soil. They like to hide behind rocks or wood and in plants etc, but they don’t tend to dig.

[@infecteddc1170]

I just bought 3 new shrimp and put them in my tank of guppies mollies and angel fish i was scared i couldn’t find one of them and afraid they will be eaten by my fish? What do you reckon

[@GreighFuller]

You do look like him

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🤣

[@2011Illumination]

great advice, Brad Pitt!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

😂

[@jonathanschutz8563]

I'm a shrimp because of you...

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🥳

[@kazBrown4350]

Too many people chase numbers instead of leaving it alone if your shrimp are breeding leave yoir tanks alone!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@Nigelaquaticsfish]

You don’t gotta feed em live food

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Agreed! Frozen is much better.

[@SBandana-uw9ed]

dude, you’re a part of the Commonwealth why are you using imperial measurement

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Because my largest demographic is viewers in the USA.