How to Breed Cherry Shrimp - Shrimp Saturday

[@LupDiesel]

You can purchase our cherry shrimp on our website. flipaquatics.com/collections/easy-shrimp/products/red-cherry-shrimp?variant=41831905668

[@lookslegit4147]

have you ever seen a shrimp have over 40 babies in one batch? is that a lot or small batch? my orange Sunkist had over 40,and there 2 weeks old,i havnt had any die yet! and I don't check water parameters at all,just keep the temp at 74,fluval stratum,and plants,and sponge filter,and they are thriving in the 1.5gallon,but slowly moving all 40+ to a 10. how do you recommend moving them safe,or when should I?

[@vaniakurochka]

Watch it in 1.25x

[@foxmustang302]

makes him go from nice guy shrimp breeder to nervous meth addict shrimp breeder.

[@protopigeon]

this made my life longer

[@kaptinKuba]

1 year later and still a helpful comment Haha

[@myusernameisthisduh]

crap, looks like i should have read the comments first.

[@xPorsum]

LOL it actually sounds so normal lmao

[@dougsensei]

Most important video for beginner shrimp keepers on the net. Will definitely share.

[@jeffparryncc1701]

My shrimp/snails love dwarf spinach leaves (iron, calcium, magnesium, vit a,k, phosphorus, protein + more.). I microwave 2-3 leaves for one tank. Great video as always.

[@anthonyburrell4693]

Just placed my order waiting to add more shrimp to tank. Love watching your videos very helpful for newbie like me. Keep them coming

[@BillyJoe316]

From before you attained all of your tanks until now, how much did your electricity bill increase?

[@adamm5087]

I have three very solid red, two female and one male from my local stores. They live in duckweed with zafina in soil, peat, sand, clay. They look happy and I hope the berries hatch so I can make a breeding tank to overflow to feed my goldfish an enriched diet. He lives on duckweed and gets mostly earthworms, slugs, and spiders.

[@LupDiesel]

That's how I started is by raising shrimp for food. I never actually fed them but I fell in love with the shrimp :D

[@Hippo232]

Great video! I just discovered your your channel and I really love the work you do. Just got into shrimp keeping, (well- I don’t have any shrimp yet…but I have a 3.5 gallon tank sitting around I am dedicated to shrimp) But should I put a heater in my tank if it’s in a pretty cold room? It’s probably about 17 degrees Celsius.

[@beansproutnow]

You should rename this cherry shrimp ideal care/aquarium (etc.), this is what I was looking for!

[@metaph6]

Darn it dude! We got the healthiest shrimp EVER from you. Two weeks later and at least 9 out of 10 are still alive (I'm sure they all are but I have a big 90 gallon tank; the most I've seen at one time are 9). THANK YOU will never order shrimp anywhere else ever again!!! Got nothing but problems from my local fish store, thankfully didn't get mixed in with my incredibly healthy display tank. Learned my lesson and will only buy from you from now on!

[@darlenebecherer3658]

You are getting me hooked on shrimp!

[@NeonTetraAquarist]

Can the next shrimp Saturday please be on blue carbon rili shrimp? Please!😁

[@markym12364]

crazy you just put this video up yesterday and i saw it was up ...and thought man i gotta watch that i wanna get my cherries to breed in my main tank. and today i was just checking out my tank and in the big branch covered in java moss there was at least 5 baby cherry red shrimp!! lol...but anyway man love what your doing keep it up!

[@Sean-yr2rl]

Great video! I'm getting back into shrimp keeping. I tried with crystal shrimp and it just was too demanding for me. I look forward to more of your videos.

[@newmexicoaquatics282]

Classic Flip! Thank you for doing what you do. Great info! - Little Bobby

[@MikeLovesLifeAquatics]

Just got cherry shrimp your info was very useful!! Thanks!1

[@bundlesofjoe]

The three places I always find my neos is the driftwood, the catapa leaves, and the balled up moss i take from other tanks and toss in the shrimp tanks. They barely touch their actual food.

[@jlathem56]

Well that cleared up some things I have been researching and not understanding. Thanks.

[@jlathem56]

another question or maybe it's just a couple questions for clarification. 1. If I understand what you were saying, the Painted Fire Red Shrimp is still in the Cherry Shrimp family just a higher grade, right? 2. Are there any higher quality than the Painted Fire Reds? 3. Do you notice a lower fry survival rate with the higher quality?

[@earthyvibrations1817]

Great vid! Just subscribed and I’ll be buying shrimp from you

[@sskyle227]

Just subbed to your channel! Super informative! Cheers from NL Canada.

[@R006WRX]

Another solid video, your knowledge is much appreciated.

[@DonovanCarr01]

Adding crushed coral will raise PH and KH too

[@fernselvis]

Nice video with all you need to know about cherry shrimp. I wanted to make an over flow not sure if you have made a video before or any reference for the same. Thank you.

[@jlathem56]

I have been trying to get a good look at his overflow too. Maybe he can show us a closer look and talk about the performances of the ones he has used in the past and how he came to use the one he is using now.

[@blastbaits3046]

Great videos. We don't have basements in California tho. 😋

[@ineerajbatra]

Loving your channel. Thanks a ton.

[@joshwebster3905]

Great video thanks man, I may have jumped the gun but I have one really great coloured cherry shrimp in a community tank with one opaque shrimp, both look happy and healthy, so today I bought 5 more including 1 or 2 females cattying eggs and I've set up a 40 litre tank for the new guys, it's dedicated to shrimp only but your video was great full of awesome info, I'm curious though if you could tell me if there is a quality difference in the original red shrimp I have and the new ones, (I've kept her in the community tank until I know how this will go. I'm making some videos at the moment so if you could help let me know and I'll share your channel when I make the video and hopefully you can help educate myself and anyone who watches my video. Great work keep it up 😁

[@codysaquariums6580]

very informative. love your channel keep up the good work

[@ACAquatics]

I know this is an old video but I'm having problems with my shrimp tank and I'm just getting back to the basics and simplifying my setup so I'm going back and watching some of your videos. I'm the 800th like on this video so congrats on that and thanks for sharing and as always keep doing what you do if it works for you.✌✌✌

[@SanshokuCustoms]

Nice 11:30 as long as you get the gh,kh leveled, the ph will stay 6.8-7 those three are inter connected. I mantain mine in 78F it thrive nice.

[@kennethyoung5936]

Do you ship to Canada?

[@monjak2444]

awesome video bro u almost made me cry to :) but serious its a good vid for the beginners :) here in denmark i know alot of shrimp keepers there keep their cherries in the pond at winter time,an the temperatures goes all the way down to under 30 fahrenheit an they still survive aver hardy shrimp :)

[@iLive2Ride76]

Thanks for yet another really good video. I totally agree with you that Bloody Mary have red flesh and the other have red shell. One thing I would like is a video about how to change tds value. Both raise and lower. //Lars from Sweden.

[@Cory_Dora]

“You are such a girl for being such a girl!” 🤪. My RCS love love love my manzanita DW (from my backyard, got tons of it and traded it for my RCS) and they spend more time on it then the mosses. My home breeder sent me the most beautiful dark solid RCS. I can hardly tell the difference between males and females cept for the saddles. Beautiful! And I feel super lucky!

[@Argethebarge]

Great video man keep it up!

[@Mr.Thor1665]

what kind of moss do you prefer? Java is a bit of a pain. what's your view on Christmas moss?

[@ryanohara6550]

This video has made me think i might be able to take care of shrimp better then i thought, would a 20 gallon long or a 20 high be better for a starter colony?

[@LupDiesel]

20 gallon long is always better. The bigger the foot print of the tank, the better for shrimp

[@boarbot7829]

I have an issue with way too high kh, around 15, and it’s really difficult to lower…

[@briansfishtanks]

Another great video!

[@GetGnashty]

Hey LupDiesel, great video as always. I was wondering what grade of these you would be sending out, and if its possible to bump the grade up via selective culling/breeding? Also, I ordered some royal blues from you last saturday and was wondering if I could combine the shipping on these and those somehow? Or will one be ready for shipping before the other? Thanks!

[@michaelschroeder701]

My question is how do you convert the KH and GH from an API test kit to the numbers you use? For example the KH goes 0ppm, then 40, 80, 120, 180, and 240.

[@mayurmanchekar8974]

Hi can u plz tel me how much time does it take for a female shrimp to make the baby's out from her my shrimp is carrying eggs with her... Thanks.

[@MegaArtfuldodger]

Very helpful, great video, my shrimp hide most the time in the plastic plants, i have added real plants over the last two weeks in with plastic plants, any tips on what to do next?

[@cowboyjoe2005]

Fluvial Stratum good for cherry shrimp? And orange shrimp?

[@petergruening2893]

Did your buddy Mark never manage to breed the Altum angels you mentioned at the beginning of the video?

[@lensofaboy]

Very Helpful. Nice Video :)

[@waru9443]

do they need active soil or will plain aquarium sand do ?

[@eniolabreu1944]

I am sure you get this all the time. And feel free to copy and paste the advice... I want to setup a shrimp tank... What is the most colorful starter shrimp you would recommend?

[@adamweiss548]

Have you noticed lighting plays into success at all? I have not had success with shrimp even in seasoned tanks and I plan to do an experiment to determine water quality for me and I am wondering if variables like lighting should be more controlled.

[@Maydaymayday6]

Does it matter which leafs you put in the tank or can it be any leaf?

[@frankie4257]

Had a few problems with a shrimp dying every day or so .....water perameters ok tds is a bit low 85 ish... temp 74 ...I've been told too much protein is not good ....I have been feeding spinach, flake,almond leaves,and a few micro pellets

[@johncarlson3742]

What kinds of moss do you recommend?

[@darcylyon1870]

What would you use to fertilize plants in a shrimp tank? Regular aquarium fertilizer copper levels are deadly to shrimp

[@justinLEE83]

Do saddled females throw their eggs / discard if there isn’t a male that she likes? I had this saddled rili female and found these yellow spheres on the sponge filter and there isn’t any saddled females in the tank. Tank is a 40 gallon breeder and water parameters are great and steady.

[@johnpfister457]

Do you add your remineralizer to the storage bins, or mix it when you do the water change?

[@jfy1]

What do you feed ur shrimp

[@lakemalawifishkeeping2599]

I bought Dry live rock very porous is this safe for shrimp

[@cadenphil7409]

_mark looks like a legend_ *So I have a 7 gallon tank and its already planted and i have golden shrimp,ghost shrimp, and cherry shrimp do you think alot of plants they like they haven't breaded and how long does it take* *Edit:* Is there small drift wood for a 7 gallon?

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

If you have a mature tank with lots of driftwood that has stuff growing on it and live plants, do you still need to feed them or will they find enough to eat?

[@thedanielle912]

Kaiser Frost mine have not even touched the food i got for them... they are just munching on all the alqea in my tank

[@ZomBeeNature]

Is there such a thing as a Painted Bloody Mary? That would be red exoskeleton plus red tissue?

[@jasonlumactod339]

Great vid!

[@chqnnel2651]

My teacher has a fich tank with like two betas and like 4 shrimp now I wants some shrimp

[@apratimpanwar]

Can i use Fresh Almond Leaves ?

[@kemeth]

hey, did those angel fish eggs ever hatch?

[@faithjackson5514]

I started a 10 gallon tank with 6 cherry shrimp, and 2 little super red ansiterous pleco (sp. wrong) . I have black gravel .Was wondering how often I vac. the gravel? I also have 3 other tropical fish tanks. But have never had shrimp!

[@lloyd011721]

do i have to boil the driftwood?

[@MrRawr2013]

Does this go for other neocaridina shrimp, like dream blue velvet?

[@kaitang6327]

the ultimate begginers video

[@ryahmesch]

So I got 7 really beautiful fully red shrimp, like not clear at all, just really deep red shrimp. They gave me gorgeous blue shrimp babies. I'm a little confused, is that something that normally happens?

[@richardfile-muriel]

Great vid, compañero, what's the recommended PH to get them to breed? Thanks!

[@LupDiesel]

Thank you! Ph is the only measurement I do not check. I would say 7.8 to 6.8

[@richardfile-muriel]

Thanks!

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

what kind of Moss? marimbo Moss balls? or that scraggly branchy stuff that's tied or stuck to wood inside those petco fish tanks?

[@augustvukosovich4683]

I got some painted fire red shrimp from aquatic arts. Don't get me wrong, they are beautiful, but compared to my painted fire red I got from LRBRETZ, they look like bloody marys. They actually almost look black in comparison. Am I wrong or are they selling painted fire reds that are just extremely dark in color?

[@abedbarjous5390]

please answer me are cherry shrimp same as red fire shrimp?

[@rurutuM]

what do you do with your cull shrimps, do you sell them at a cheaper price or feed to fish?

[@alonsoortiz5373]

rurutu M if you have big fish that'll eat them I'd say feed them it's a real nice treat to your fish otherwise you can sell them for cheaper prices to your LFS

[@leeannmorgan-trainor2928]

What kind of leaves specifically do you add to your tank? Where do you get them?

[@cclongboards]

Same Question. Any pre-treatments required if collecting locally.

[@LupDiesel]

We use Indian almond leaves. We import them from Malaysia. Just boil them if you collect locally

[@JPumpkinKing]

Are you using the premium veggie sticks with calcium, or the premium mini veggie sticks with calcium? They're basically the same product, except for the size. Which are you using?

[@LupDiesel]

+J PumpkinKing hey pumpkin! We actually do not use them anymore. We now are using shrimp king complete. Although, I hear north fin veggie is a good substitute but I haven't tried this out yet

[@Kashif314]

Can we keep them in low TDS like 120? Can they survive and thrive in low TDS?

[@capitan_camote_picante6370]

whats the minimum depth for the tank?

[@stargazzn]

Will raising tiny shrimp teach me how to raise fresh water prawns? In the next 2 years I'd like to start raising prawns to eat.

[@ViolentRainbow]

Do you need to feed cherry shrimp anything? I tried feeding mine algae wafers and fish pellets but they seem to ignore them completely and rather graze on the plants and decorations, I like this because it cleans the tank so should I bother putting any food in the tank at all? The algae wafers make such a mess.

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

my question is, is it normal for some rcs to have too many eggs that a few are out of its belly and dragging the egg or eggs around?

[@johnquinn1019]

I've got some cherry shrimp in my tank, have them in a separate hanging small tank. Which seems too be working it keeps them safe from my rainbows. Will they breed though?

[@cwsignu]

I have tried hatching them dang brine shrimp..no success. I have made my own mixture and used the premixed that came the hatchery. I have set up in aquarium w a heater and I also have a hatchery box from San Francisco Bay brand. It's basically a black box with top and has a plastic clear container that you put water in and put upside down on top,the clear container has a hole in top.no luck with any of eggs hatching. Please help

[@DonovanCarr01]

Can i use this video for your fantasy blue dreams?

[@leevandyke9360]

So I have 11 blue velvet shrimp, they lost their color a month after I got them (one month today and no deaths). A few of them look. Blue green and the rest are kind of blue but mostly see through or whitish. I kind of want to breed the green out of them. Also the company didn't notice the red one they gave me. Do you think the red and blue shrimp will make some kind of weird mix?

[@cherrybomb0388]

I know this is an old video so you might not see this, but I've got one of those 8 gallon cylinder biorb tank with an under substrate filter, and I'm wanting to set up a heavily planted cherry shrimp tank for a decorative tank in an office space. how many of them do you think I could comfortable do in that tank, and could I maybe put a fish in with it eventually? A betta would probably be what I go with, unless you think that'd kill my shrimp.

[@LupDiesel]

I saw it :D an 8 gallon tank could house 20-30 shrimp. As far as fish, I would stay with micro fish like rasboras or endlers. Something small will mostly leave the shrimp alone

[@Jennifer-dr3md]

I know this video is old and there’s probably no chance that anyone will reply, but I have shrimp that look solid, bright red... but their exoskeletons are clear? So do I have bloody art shrimp or painted fire red shrimp?

[@cubbyal]

You are so awesome!! So for a beginner like me What kind of shrimp do you recommend? I have glass shrimp in my fifty gallon But now I have a ten gallon that has been cycled for about forty days that I want to get going just for shrimp Please help

[@NeonTetraAquarist]

Any neocaridina type

[@bettalover560]

Do you think my water parameter are optimal for red cherry shrimp keeping: Ph 7.8 Tds 211 Amonia 0.25 ppm Nitrite 0 ppm Nitrate 5 ppm Temp. 80-82F Theres not much i can do with the temp. I live in Puerto Rico.

[@TheMrcooldjbigones]

does flourite screw up the molting process? i'm realizing that my 5 gallon had far less loss of shrimp, although planted with flourite. i'm thinking maybe a better ecosystem than their current 2.5. :/

[@sarab3888]

I know this video is old but i just found it and have some questions if anyone can answer me. My house has hard water so we have a water softener. That leave trace amounts of salt in the water. I have a reverse osmosis tap but that take a long time to fill even a small tank. Would any water conditioner take out that salt?

[@cornertankcorner]

Great video!

[@LupDiesel]

Thank you my friend! :)

[@georgeheath5579]

Thank you for this information, can you share a good safe low dose per gallon of Baking Soda to gently raise the KH for pH stability?

[@LupDiesel]

I've never done it but I could test it out and do a video

[@oddpotato9828]

What happens when a Rili Red cherry shrimp breeds with a "normal cherry shrimp"? "Rili red cherry shrimp" + "normal cherry shrimp" = ??? I'm still pretty new at shrimp breeding. Is it possible to breed cherry shrimp into Rili cherry shrimp, since cross breeding causes their offspring to carry the "Rili trait". Also the fact that Rili cherry shrimp are pretty much "normal cherry shrimp", but have a distinct transparent pattern. Or is the out come just "regular cherry shrimp"? (I kinda understand the selective breeding part) I'm just wondering because my local aquarium shop ran out of "Rili cherry shrimp females", so I have no females for my male "Rili cherry shrimp" that I brought.

[@jackhurlbut8493]

I couldn't find pool filter sand for less than $10.00/50 lb bag

[@back-roomconfessions6746]

Hey Robert, I hope you can help me out. I have tested my water I 0ppm for ammonia, nitrate & nitrite. Gh of about 8 and kh5. However my TDS is 406! What else could be driving the TDS so high?

[@LupDiesel]

+Frankie Leyva minerals in the water can cause it. Also, maybe a water softener is doing it to. So many things go into tds

[@mattdispirito7837]

have you ever used lava rock in shrimp tanks, i have a stack of lava rock in the corner of my tank and i never see my shrimp. Clearly somethings going well as im seeing babys but they never come out to eat, is that just because they have allot of boifilm within the rock pile so they dont need to come out or is it more likely there are only 1-2 left of the original 10?

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

If I could get a good source of it here I would use a ton of it.

[@mattdispirito7837]

my theory is its really good for breeding and it gives the shrimp the best environment, but this is the first time i have tried it so we will see how it goes

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Matt Dispirito yeah its good for Aquariums in general because its so porous.Bacteria grow in and around it and thats why the Shrimp love it.

[@taniksambo1969]

what is the least expensive shrimp to breed? like a shrimp not too expensive?

[@Sean-yr2rl]

Red cherry shrimp breed well and are less picky than the more expensive ones that were bred for specific colors and patterns like yellow bee shrimp.

[@bettalover560]

Do you send to Puerto Rico?

[@LupDiesel]

No, I do not. I wish!

[@bettalover560]

Aww, it makes me sad to know that.

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

I am going to start breeding 3 different kinds of shrimp soon. Can I turn to you for advice? Great video. Subbed of course :-)

[@Chippottle]

Zacks Tanks Crazy Aquarium Guy This guy makes quality content. Plenty of knowledge and seems humble enough to share a few pointers. I would also turn to forums for tips if you get into a messy situation.

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

xChippottle Thanks Man!

[@albertdekeyzer5495]

Zacks Tanks Crazy Aquarium Guy y

[@kajallison8896]

just dont breed them in one tank put each color in a different tank

[@EZzZLife]

is it safe for cherry shrimp in a 290 TDS water???

[@brennanvoss]

Shrimp Cave yep