HOW TO: Easy Cherry Shrimp Tank for Breeding

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[@GirlTalksFish]

*What’s your favorite kind of shrimp?* Comment below to share your thoughts, and check out my Breeding for Fun series if you want to see more videos like this! kzbin.info/aero/PLlBBJ7xBuquYk_uRl5k-rtJVVOTFP5UUd

[@ants7279]

SELL US SHRIMP!!!

[@shorkie8799]

Nice video! Do you have any videos on how too acclimate shrimp?

[@cracklight1757]

Mine is the clear kind idn what is the name but ist cheap

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@cracklight1757 Is it an amano shrimp? They're more pricey than feeder ghost shrimp. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLclaOrbLqdqaM

[@williambradley611]

I think u should try orange neocardina aka orange sunkist shrimp these are the easiest cherry shrimp breed in my experience and one of the most beautiful shrimp ever (and just to clarify different breeds of a animal can be more easy than other)

[@belle369]

My mom thinks cherry shrimp are ugly, but I just got 2 yesterday, and I think she’s starting to like them. She called them her puppies.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, too cute!

[@OmniversalInsect]

Same thing happened with me. She was like they're just underwater bugs and now she likes them.

[@joshgroenewald7454]

Thanks for adding numbers with the metric system

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you for the feedback! I'll definitely endeavor to include them in the future. :)

[@MiraSubieGirl]

At this point ive just also learnt Empirical system 😭

[@joshgroenewald7454]

@@MiraSubieGirl my school work came from America and I still did not learn. I bluntly told the teach I don't understand this and I don't want to do it. And I never did

[@MiraSubieGirl]

@@joshgroenewald7454 Its not very relevant to Science or Education... But in the Car Industry its a must. Still uses Miles alot.

[@joshgroenewald7454]

@@MiraSubieGirl how is it a must in the car insurance?

[@brianamartinez9786]

Thank you for the advice of using airline tubing for the syphon! I just used it today and it worked like a charm

[@ibeamy]

I just added cherries to my 3 nano tanks as cleaners. And I love them more than the fish (almost). Definitely thinking about breeding!

[@bigsky445]

Great info, but I would never keep shrimp without some kind of substrate.. even an inch.. substrate holds a lot of beneficial bacteria & helps stability in water parameters. Thanks for the info!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yeah, I definitely need to get on that (see 2:38). Flip Aquatics recommends 1/4" pool filter sand for Neocaridinas, but I think I want to go for something a little darker though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGTXnn-faZikrJY

[@bigsky445]

@@GirlTalksFish thank you for replying! In my 20g Red Cherry aquarium I have just black gravel. It really makes the shrimp stand out & I believe darkens their color. In my blue dream aquarium, I have pool filter sand. The blue really shows with white sand & the red really shows with black gravel lol Keep up the good work. I instantly subscribed to your channel!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Awesome, thanks for the advice! I think I'm definitely going to go with black sand then. :)

[@bigsky445]

@@GirlTalksFish Black Diamond Blasting sand is beautiful & only about $7 for 50lbs. Only downside is you really need to clean it good in hot water, but totally worth it & fraction of the cost of aquarium sand. With sand I wouldn't go much over half inch substrate unless you stir it every week to prevent gas pockets. God Bless! ❤ Jesus loves you! ❤

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! God bless you and your family too! 👍

[@t.b.6060]

I don't know how it works exactly, but the red cherry shrimp in my tank have been breeding like crazy! Even in Winter and sharing a tank with a school of minnows!

[@lisamc1146]

Irene, you ROCK! Thanks so much for the insight, info and humor.

[@doragon3329]

Add even a milimeter of substrate, crustaceans get suicidal without it. There is something to hold onto in there, but you’ll have more success.

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

Yepppp

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yeah, I definitely need to get on that (see 2:38). Flip Aquatics recommends 1/4" pool filter sand for Neocaridinas, but I think I want to go for something a little darker though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGTXnn-faZikrJY

[@Max23465789]

It also gives them a large area to graze so will a nice layer of Java moss etc.

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@Max23465789 I'm kinda afraid of invasive species and I've heard that java moss can spread like crazy if even one strand is left. Is there a less invasive moss that might work instead?

[@Max23465789]

Sure you can use flame moss or fissidens species. I just like to use a really simple ecology frog bit and Java but what ever moss you like will work fine.

[@langenandanimals]

I just ordered some more red cherry shrimp. This time for Rachel O' Leary. I'm excited!!!

[@GirlTalksFish]

That's so awesome! I've always wanted to order something from her. Hope they do wonderfully for you. :)

[@sawyerthestarling]

I think Seachem makes a great product. For those that don't know, Seachem Prime and Seachem Safe are the same thing. Prime is a liquid and Safe is the powder form. Just 1/4 of a teaspoon of Safe treats 300 gallons. I paid under $11 for an 8.8oz container of the Safe through Amazon. For people treating large tanks or multiple tank the powder is a much more economical choice that will last virtually forever (years). You get quantity without sacrificing quality.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh, that's a really great general aquarium tip! Thanks for sharing; I'll be sure to write that one down.

[@mondraymondo]

Hurray a video about cherry shrimp! Thank you!

[@underwaterculture2625]

i use a sock over my syphon! Great video. Cheers!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Ooo, great tip! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

[@kim-babieslikemine3709]

That was a lot of information. I need to watch this a few more times to absorb all this great info. Thank you.

[@GirlTalksFish]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kim-babieslikemine3709]

@@GirlTalksFish I do have a question. From the videos I've watched on KZbin everyone says it is best to get shrimp locally because they would be used to the water here. I have joined many local fish clubs and we don't have a source of local cherry shrimp and my tank conditions are set up for only that. (My tank has been set up for several months now) What is your best suggestion for a source to start my colony?. I don't want to mess this up. Thank you in advance.

[@FossilHannah]

You have got to be my FAVORITE fishtuber. I love rewatching your videos because your content is always fun and super informative! I want to start a species-only shrimp breeding tank next month and you better believe I’ll be returning to this video when I’m ready to get it all set up 😄

[@GirlTalksFish]

You are too sweet! Thank you so much for your support and kind comments. This week's video will be another shrimp-related one, so hope you find it helpful. :)

[@MDStorm123]

Nice Video. Just a little add from me: Cherry Shrimp can stand a bigger range of temperature. I hold some of mine in 86°F, some at around 71-75°F and u even can bring them in your pond in the garden when the pond dont freeze to the ground... so they can handle 39°F too (but wont breed in this temperature). As allways avoid high temperature jumps on waterchange... but 39-86 °F is possible. And mine works best with black sand 1mm.

[@Chronically_ChiII]

You look dope with those glasses. Please don't rob me.

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

My favorite kind of shrimp is the sulawesi shrimp they look so cute ! Also I love your videos they really helped me especially the brine shrimp one keep up the great vids!

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

The baby brine shrimp really helped the growth of my guppy fry

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure! Ooo sulawesi shrimp are so cool... I love them all. :)

[@ryansucks-sucks395]

Lol! If u keep Sulawesi shrimp in a dark substrate all you would see are their white spots on their body moving around it’s so cool

[@bunmi4306]

your shrimp look so big and healthy 😁

[@HighDesertAirsoft]

Great information! Loved the video. One thing to note: Cholla wood is pronounced Choi yuh. Surrounded by weird plants like that in AZ

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thanks! I'll try to remember next time. I pronounce "especially" incorrectly too, and it seems to be impossible to retrain my brain. :)

[@rp101aquatics6]

malawa shrimp is the hariest beginner shrimp what they lack in color they make up with personality they are curious creatures and if you sit next to your tank they will come see what your doing

[@GirlTalksFish]

How cool! I totally want to try them someday... I love shrimp. :)

[@tigrexroar]

Bad thing about them is that they are more agressive to other shrimps

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@tigrexroar Oh! Good to know.

[@boostjunkieMike]

Great informative video. Thanks 👍🏿👍🏿

[@jonniefast]

i might do freshwater shrimp afterall 😅 i have some nice aquatic plants ive had for years still on the fence as i already have two small reefs to look after

[@Kittyen]

I bought A filter (No sponge because my parents said it was noisy) A 5 gallon 2 horned nerite snails A 6 watt light Some plants Soil gravel to make a mini shrimp and snail garden(actually I was given this lol) Rocks Pebbles It’s still Cycling, I’m adding 8 shrimps soon

[@GirlTalksFish]

Fun! Hope your shrimp do well and breed nicely for you. 🦐🦐🦐

[@Matthew-cd8iv]

Man a filter can't be that noisy? Parents must have great ears lol

[@Kittyen]

Yep

[@scottborst5430]

Thank you very much for making this video. I was wondering why my shrimp or not breathing right I need a calcium source.

[@ethancollins0309]

So here is my situation I have a 5 gallon thats on a really low shelf so getting a powerful psiphon is nearly impossible so I scrapped the tank but now after remembering about bare bottom tanks I was gonna restart and go that direction but I'm seeing in the comments section a lot of people or saying you need substrate for shrimp but in my case the psiphon won't suck up that waste in the gravel

[@Kat-hs2ij]

With shrimp there's almost no dirt in the tank, maybe juste remove with clip the dead leaves of the plants, and for eventual waste u could use a Turkey Baster, sorry I'm not english I don't know if it's the real term but google it if it's not and you'll see what I mean lol, but I think it could be helpful ! Take a big one to suck more.

[@PaulCapsTV]

Nice i will get my cherry shrims in 2 days. I’ll post it my channel thank you! :)

[@soumoghosh7397]

i always love ur content ......love to watch it.... thanks a lot....and keep up the good work....

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!

[@hornypayter4694]

thank you! very precise and direct to the point! ...I might try out keeping some shrimps

[@puppiesguppies5438]

They’re not jumpers but they will climb if your waterline is high so be careful if you opt out and don’t get a lid- as you’ll need to keep the water a little lower cause they can crawl out and dry out :(

[@midnightthebettafish589]

Thanks for the tip

[@davajo3868]

I keep my cherry shrimp with baby pink/red/clear ramshorn snails and my youngest cory fry. They're in a 5 gallon tank with a mini sponge filter, extra airstone, catappa leaf, cholla wood log, and java moss. Now that I've watched this video again, I might add a heater set up to 72°F (cory egg safe).

[@spiritualsaggi6297]

In my opinion, the walstead substrate is the best substrate. It is natural, more close to their natural environment, more healthy for fish, invertebrates and plants. It creates an ecosystem, is cost effective (no root tabs either!) AND no water changes or substrate cleaning.Waste will make its way down into the sand to the dirt and fertilize your plants. It's a win win all the way around!

[@Keldrath]

is a hang on back filter good enough with a sponge filter for the intake? cause I already have that and it's already cycled. seems like i dont need too much just some floating plants and algae? how many shrimp is a good number to get started with?

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Mine have started multiplying fast in a tiny 15L tank and 22C. I'm using RO water mixed with half tap water.

[@GirlTalksFish]

That's fantastic! They're such lovely little creatures. :)

[@Rolypolioli79]

Awesome video. Thanks for the info. Everything well said

[@astro8boy]

nice video. always appreciate the info. i wonder if you could help me figure out why my baby shrimp are dying off. i have a 5 month old, 3 gallon nano low-tech shrimp-only tank, set up with some small drift wood & Japanese stones (sorry forgot the name), lots of plants, on a 1/2" bed of aquareon substrate and sand. i started the tank with guppies, then 2 month in, switched to all cherry shrimp. some of the first badge of cherries came home already berried; so slowly a second generation of cherries began to appear. i now have about 10 adult and 20 teenage cherries thriving. last month i introduced some berried blue bolt and berried orange females; i immediately started to see some babies swimming around, however they disappeared after a few days. eventually all the mamas became un-berried; but no babies in sight. the same thing happened last week after i put in some berried blue-blots and rilis; i started to see some babies initially, now they're all gone. there're no predators in the tank. in the past some baby shrimp would travel to the back compartment of the tank where the filter is, though not this time. i'm increasing feeding Bacter AE from 1 to 3 times a day, while adults are being fed Shrimp Dinner and Mineral Junkie once a day. here's the water parameters: ph 7.1, kh 4, gh 12, ammonia/nitrite,nitrate 0, tds 260, temp 72-75. sorry for the long message, any

[@jiro7446]

I can't wait to start mine 😊😊 love ur videos... Very informative...

[@Jamming50447]

Great video!!!! So many helpful tips!! Thank you!

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure! Love my little shrimp. :)

[@pillsnpiegaming]

cool vid the only tip that makes little sense to me is the white bucket as baby shrimp are translucent or white wouldn't a black bucket be better?

[@Lonewolfblue66]

I like the 20G Long

[@citytraincar]

Thanks for your tutorial, very helpful 👍👍👍👍

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Cheers thanks for the info

[@oakmaiden2133]

That’s “choi yah” wood. The 2 L are pronounced like the letter y. I believe it’s spanish in origin.

[@maggylee5762]

What kind of sand do you use for your cherry shrimp

[@Kat-hs2ij]

4:37 "to avoid sucking shrimp" while actually sucking a shrimp LOL

[@ashlenzirkle2602]

I found one of my shrimp heavily berried 😍 but a few of the others look chonky too. With cherries are the eggs always yellow/green or can they be a clear/gray at first?

[@gailangelica3116]

I love this video! Really helpful. Thanks😊

[@GirlTalksFish]

My pleasure; glad it helped! :)

[@dack4545]

red chili rasbora 💗

[@ndbyers23]

Thanks for another great video!

[@jenandzoesjungle3052]

Very informative! New sub

[@GirlTalksFish]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@beanieboy1239]

I love the vid keep it up ❤️❤️

[@Rivergirl2878]

My secret, I don’t clean the tank ever. Almost no water changes.

[@Mill_O]

5:11 Is nobody else gonna talk about the absolutely Jurassic turd that shrimp is taking here!? 😂

[@bixifyll1294]

Do you think I can breed shrimp with a regular hang on the back filter?

[@BigBudde]

Good video, thank you!

[@cheapskate9487]

Outta nowhere ik but your voice sounds cute

[@construtus3419]

At 0:27 I was wondering what you were feeding your shrimp. Can you please tell me what it is?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Canned green beans! I like to get the French-cut kind with no salt added. The shrimp go _crazy_ for them.

[@strider5119]

I'd add on by saying that most fish, even small, will eat baby cherry shrimp. I had some living in harmony, until one of the fish realised they could eat shrimp, then I lost around 90 shrimp. I'd say species only tank, or 2 types of shrimp that can't breed with each other.

[@Dovietail]

Number one tip if you absolutely must add fish to your tank: boraras brigrittae, chili rasboras, or other members of the boraras genus of rasboras. They school nicely and are TOO SMALL to eat even the smallest baby shrimp. :-)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Chili rasboras look so striking to me... maybe one day!

[@jackyphuah732]

Loved your and im actually having an aquarium for cherry shrimps...unfortunately the breeding count is too low...any advise?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! I highly recommend you check out this awesome cherry shrimp guide that should give you some tips and tricks on getting them to breed; it's definitely help me out a lot. :) marksshrimptanks.com/2018/11/05/red-cherry-shrimp-mega-guide/

[@GirlTalksFish]

Also, in Mark's Q&A section, he says "The most common reason why the shrimp aren't breeding is the water isn't warm enough so make sure it's around 24C/75F. The other common reason is you are not providing them with enough protein. Try to feed them a protein food like bloodworms 1-2 times a week."

[@jackyphuah732]

@@GirlTalksFish thanks will feed them more

[@dindjarin5620]

Jacky Phuah Always remember if you see your shrimp dispersing it’s eggs sprinkle some salt into your tank, it will basically activate the eggs

[@mangofloat5579]

New sub here :) blue velvet shrimp keeper

[@GirlTalksFish]

Ooo, blue velvets are sooo beautiful. Any favorite shrimp keeping tips to share? I'm looking to make another shrimp video soon.

[@lewishoward9568]

Nice video! What do you feed them? I saw a video that raising the temp will promote breeding.

[@mic300391]

Almost dropped my phone when he/she popped up at the end of the vid.

[@theabackstrom5601]

Same

[@slamboy66]

I have MTS to help with the bio-load, and feed slightly heavy.

[@raphaelbrown1122]

What's MTS?

[@slamboy66]

@@raphaelbrown1122 Malaysian trumpet snails

[@toastandcakeyoutube4395]

Once get berried shrimp moms get powder food is for shrimps easier to feed baby's as well and it goes around whole aquarium

[@GirlTalksFish]

I just saw another berried female, so I'm totally considering getting some powdered food. Anything for my babies! :)

[@toastandcakeyoutube4395]

@@GirlTalksFish yeah comes in water stream and reaches all around aquarium

[@MasterBlakeYT]

How long will they take to breed after you get them? Because I only got 5 in my 5 gallon, so I don’t know if I should wait for them to breed, or get more from the store

[@Branttherant53]

Hi God bless all of y'all and always know that God and his son Jesus both love all of y'all in Jesus mighty name I pray Amen.

[@FishEZ]

Nice video. I picked up a few Cherry Shrimp at the auction last Oct and so have had some in my planted tank. I have enjoyed watching them. I would have mentioned the difference between males and females as that was not clear to me when I first got these shrimp. Your tanks had the larger, more attractive females and I saw some males in there. Is there a preferred sex ratio to have in the tank? #fishfam #cherryshrimp

[@GirlTalksFish]

I love staring at them and their little antics too! Yes, I definitely plan on making more shrimp breeding videos (e.g., sexing, feeding, culling, etc.) but felt that I should break it up into multiple topics since the video was getting long. I haven't heard much about specific sex ratios except "more females than male is preferable" and "if you start with 10 shrimp, you should have at least 1 of each gender to start a colony." :)

[@phoebec3174]

Would you ever breed guppys? I heard their one of the easiest fish to breed

[@phish5213]

does gh and kh really matter when you wanna breed shrimp? instead of crushed coral i add egg shells or cuttle bone, but i don’t know what my gh and kh are. i just wanna breed shrimp without worrying about gh and kh

[@yongbanlau6197]

can i know how to get soft water

[@michaelscott7224]

Any experience keeping shrimp with bronze corys?

[@GirlTalksFish]

I've kept amano shrimp (which didn't breed in freshwater) with corys, and they definitely got along just fine. :)

[@sreenivasas306]

Can we use 1ft tank to breed couple of pair shrimp?

[@Brock-Lesnar-WWE]

How many can i keep in a 25 litre (5.5 gallon) tank. I have 2 guppys in there one will give birth to a lot of fry...its gonna be crazy. I have 8 shrimp so far

[@raysunqi]

Hi, how long does it take to seed a new sponge filter?

[@ShawnHineidi]

Thanks for sharing the video and the helpful tips. You mentioned you add tap water since your water is soft. I live in Los Angeles and don't think the water is soft so what do you suggest I do to provide the perfect water for breeding?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Oh you should be fine then! Cherry shrimp need a little harder water anyway, so I think you're good to go. Some people will go as far to make RODI water for their cherry shrimp and remineralize it to add in the proper hardness, but I personally find it to be overkill since they breed so easily. :)

[@ShawnHineidi]

@@GirlTalksFish Thanks for the response. Make more shrimps vids please 😊

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@ShawnHineidi Haha, coming up soon! Thanks for the request. :)

[@alanfisher3393]

will neocardinas do well with aquasoils? ive tried using dennerle scapers soil as i cant find the shrimp soil here is asia. It states a pH of 6-6.5.

[@aquaticexpress]

Very informative! Love it!!

[@GirlTalksFish]

Aquatic Express Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. :)

[@garyguo1585]

I used a Fluval shrimp filter. Is that alright?

[@tabathaholtz8626]

I have one aquarium with Neocaradina, 10 Ember Tetras, 3 Otocinclus and 4 Dwarf Corydoras, the shrimp population has exploded, I only started with 8! Another aquarium houses 10 Dwarf green Rasboras, 1 female guppy and Neos and again, the population exploded AND the Rasboras reproduced as well, I would not hesitate to keep and breed Neos with any of the above fish though I think the guppies snack a lot. ;-)

[@GirlTalksFish]

That's awesome to hear! Were the tanks heavily planted or decorated? Would love to do a setup like that one day.

[@tabathaholtz8626]

@@GirlTalksFish I put driftwood in all my tanks, floating plants, susswassertang is great for shrimplets to hide in, hydrocotyle and java fern, of course. Even though there were tons of places to hide, I would regularily see eyelash sized shrimplets out in the open, it always amazed me!

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@tabathaholtz8626 Ooo, good to know! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@finickybits8055]

I bought a total of fourteen RCS around Christmas. I know I've had four show up dead. But, I'm also very sure that I'm seeing my (at least) third hatching of babies! I dunno where they're all hiding, but there's always some walking around, and at night (dim red light for observation) the babies come out more often. :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

So many babies - that's awesome! I've had at least 1 batch hatch in the last month, so now I'm eagerly waiting for the next berried female. Haha, I get the babies to come out by feeding their favorite foods, but I should definitely try checking them out at night. Thanks for the tip!

[@finickybits8055]

(I still haven't seen a berried shrimp in my tank...they just keep having babies)

[@GirlTalksFish]

@@finickybits8055 Oh I didn't know that! Okay, I thought it would be super obvious and easy to see the berried females. My berried amano shrimp would proudly walk right up to the front of the glass, so I could easily see their eggs. But I'm finding it much harder to spot the RCS by comparison. Thanks for the heads up! :)

[@finickybits8055]

I think I saw two last night! Mine seem like they're really cagey about coming out when the lights are on, because as soon as they went off, I turned off everything in the living room and set the tank light to red, and they wandered out. Not terribly surprised.

[@aizuddinimran1307]

good content. thank you :)

[@ashlinaseer9660]

How to get rid of parasite that attack shrimp

[@TheCollectorsAddiction]

Can you breed to eat?

[@mvvinds]

What was the substrate you added to your RCS ? I tried Fluval Stratum left pH unbalance and KH 0

[@GirlTalksFish]

Just plain ol' black sand from my Petco! It's inert and doesn't mess with pH, KH, and GH from what I can see. People tend to use Fluval Stratum and other activated substrates for Caridina crystal shrimp since they need software water and lower pH. Hope that helps!

[@mvvinds]

I called Fluval he does not understand why, I ask them Shelia from Life with Pets GCI use Fluval Stratum in all fish tank including Betta and Red Cherry Shrimp, she does not why either.

[@Cleeon]

The problem with Aqua soil is you will always get hard siphoning the Substrate when you want or need to do it

[@Jlui83]

What’s your kh,gh,ph from your tap?

[@roihanhanif5713]

Will neon fish eat shrimp cubs ??

[@AquamanSL]

I have baby shrimp in my tank and i wonder when will they grow up to full size. you should add black gravel because darker the substrate more red they will become :) and baby shrimp will feed on algae. I have added driftwood with java and anchor moss and they seem to like it.

[@GirlTalksFish]

I believe they reach sexual maturity at 4-6 months, or when they're about 0.75-1 inches long. I just got some more black sand, so I'll definitely be adding it to the shrimp tank. Lesson learned: quarantine tanks can easily turn into permanent tanks. 😂

[@AquamanSL]

@@GirlTalksFish thanks for the reply. i have to wait more than a month to see even their true colors. now they are so tiny. my red cherry females were mixed with 2 dream blue males so i am not sure what color babies will be :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Ooo, that'll be fun! Can't wait to hear what you get. :)

[@lalaray6420]

If you crossbreed neo cardinias you will only get wild brown colored cherry shrimps..... Although some combinations do work but most result in their wild colored offsprings.

[@AquamanSL]

@@lalaray6420 oh. well i shouldn't have kept mixed colors then lol. I do see few baby shrimp with brown tint and few blue ones, most are not showing any color yet.

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

Is sand a good substrate for cherry shrimp? Also how many cherry shrimp could live in an 8 gallon tank?

[@GirlTalksFish]

I currently use sand with my shrimp and they love it! Food doesn't get trapped between the particles as much, and detritus is easy enough to remove with a siphon. I started off with 10 shrimp in my 10 gallon tank, and now probably have at least 100. Time to start selling them! :)

[@Kittyen]

I use shrimp soil

[@everythingsamsungandiphone3251]

Love ur videos

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you so much! I have a ton of fun making them and helping others. :)

[@ThylineTheGay]

What is the difference between cherry shrimp and glass shrimp?

[@GirlTalksFish]

Good question! They are different species, where cherry shrimp are from the Neocaridina genus and glass shrimp are from the Palaemonetes genus. Also, glass shrimp go through a larval stage after they're born, unlike cherry shrimp. For more differences on care requirements, check out this page: www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/ghost-shrimp-care/

[@ThylineTheGay]

@@GirlTalksFish ok, thank you

[@ethanpham3904]

How much do you sell each shrimp for?

[@gailangelica3116]

I have some wrigglers in my shrimp tank. I don't have any fish in it to eat them. Do you know any fish that I could mix in with my shrimps? I tried betta but it killed a lot of my shrimps💔

[@GirlTalksFish]

Typically all fish will eat shrimp, especially the babies. I heard a talk given by a shrimp breeder, and he said for tank mates, you could try snails, otocinclus, panda loaches, pygmy cory catfish, and micro rasboras. But you definitely need lots of cover or hiding spots for the shrimp, and most likely your yield won't be as high. Hope that helps!

[@bigsky445]

I have a community tank & my guppies breed like mad. I add in the small ones that are to small to ear my shrimp. They help a lot. When they start growing, I swap them out & put them back in the community tank & put about 5 more small baby guppies back in with the shrimp. It's worked for me. I wouldn't recommend loaches with shrimp, they will eat your shrimp & snails, but in my community tank, 55 gallon, I have 3 large loaches & they keep my tank clean!! I love them! Maybe try some really small fish, like neon tetra or something with similar size. Hope this helps! Jesus loves you! ❤

[@DebsInManchesterUK]

will they be ok with neon tetras

[@GirlTalksFish]

Yup! You can definitely keep them together, but if you want maximum breeding results, make sure you have lots of moss or cover around for the fry to hide in. Or just remove the neon tetras. :)

[@HH-pl4cv]

My tap water is very soft- and I CANNOT keep cherry shrimp alive!!!! Crushed corral, wonder shell, tried it all.......

[@animalboy1992]

I have red cherry shrimp they are pregnant egg and n there tummy

[@andreass8088]

hello , i have 2 weeks old shrimp tank and the substrate look so dirty . i want to siphon it but i afraid that the shrimplets will sucked up . any idea how to clean shrimp tank's substrate ? and why the the plants make a lot of waste ?

[@GirlTalksFish]

For sure! I have a more detailed video on how I clean my shrimp tank, which you can see here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3-TqXx5g66mj6c

[@AussieAquatic]

Another Super vid AGW :)

[@GirlTalksFish]

Thank you! I'm loving my new shrimp babies so much. 😍🍤

[@getoffmyacc2885]

Ok seriously what is ppm,kh and ghI’ve been hearing this Andrew I still have no idea what they are