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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 fishkeepinganswers.com/neocaridina_shrimp_handbook/

[@jsv7211]

Hlw sir can I ask you something about shrimp please can you help me ??

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

sure, how can I help? @@jsv7211

[@Clashfanboy]

Thanks man this is a great video for beginners like me

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Glad to hear it!

[@gagekeeling6216]

You a very passionate speaker you clearly love this hobby

[@tommidrab83]

Been watching fish videos for years, 1st time on this channeland i agree with you.

[@Birdofthetacklebox]

I used to have a shrimp tank, they died from a freak accident & since then I’ve wanted to have shrimp again. These videos have certainly helped me refresh my prior knowledge about these weird little creatures…

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

You should get back into it. Would love to hear how you get on

[@brettallenthomas]

Wow, like taking a master class in Cherry Shrimp.. amazing amount of info ... thanks

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

You’re welcome 👍🏻

[@L190jack]

Brilliant mate, just binged 5 of your videos and very impressed! Subscribed ✅

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you and welcome 🫶🏻

[@L190jack]

@@FishKeepingAnswers whereabouts are you based in the UK?

[@csharpe5787]

@@FishKeepingAnswersdo you know of any groups

[@brandonfort782]

THANK YOU!!! I finally found out about those worms that been eating my shrimp because of you!! Got a new fan

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Pleasure. Welcome to the channel 🫶🏻

[@providedjoker2649]

I just started this hobby with Ghost shrimp and so far so good. Your videos have been VERY HELPFUL! I’m going to try my luck with cherry shrimp. Thanks for posting these videos especially to us newbies! 👍🤡👍

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for taking the time to share. Have you checked out today’s video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZLQoaKFndR7irssi=DqdtsMlACLaE15Ho

[@lazarus8069]

Great video! I'm going to get my first group of shrimp tomorrow! Been doing some research over time, so this is like extra cramming the night before a test lol. Thanks for the info! Much love everyone!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Congrats on your new shrimp colony. Would love to hear how you get on with them 🤞🏻

[@unsocialbutterfly5760]

Just set up my nano tank intended for cherry shrimp. Waiting for it to cycle, in the meantime I’m researching as much as I can, so thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge…my future shrimp appreciate it.

[@bryanwalker5051]

So informative and great staitforward delivery 🎉

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you for taking the time to share my friend ❤️

[@user-kf2ty1nk3u]

I like what you're saying my friend😊 i am actually learning kinda fast!!!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

That's great! I appreciate the feedback

[@vasilistsi62]

Great video as always!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@yaman3344]

Thanks for the video. Your eyes are killer man

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks 🤩

[@jimturner6400]

Thanks great info 😊

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rolandtraynor]

Great Info .. thankyou .. all the best from Herts .. I have the perfect balanced aquarium for them ,,, Red cherrys , still saving lol so expensive ,, All the best .

[@farley2408]

Thanks for the video, I have been looking for a something new for a 16 gallon. Can’t wait to get started.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hey, you’re welcome. Would love to hear how you get on 🤞🏻

[@auntonera1xtattoo]

Thanks boss !

[@Subie.Stitch]

Hello!!!!! Thank you for the new video! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 VERY informative! Keep it up friend!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to comment 🫶🏻

[@amandacramer1455]

Dude!!!!! You’re awesomeness! ❤

[@amandacramer1455]

I’m building my shrimp tank!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you 🫶🏻

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Nice. Would love to hear how it goes. You can share photos and videos of it on the Shrimp Keeping Discord server 👇🏻 discord.gg/8Yky5GUe6r

[@EyyyTone]

Ive never had any kind of aquatic pets besides family ones as a kid but i always loved to watch them and found them very interesting. Im just a bit scared of what to get or how to set things up.

[@jamesesguerra8751]

Your vid gave me a boost of confidence to start a community tank with shrimps. Thanks. Question. Does it matter how old the tank is given its fully cycled but still fairly a new tank (about 3 months)

[@olthousem02]

I would love to start keeping cherry shrimp

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Do it 👍🏻

[@eileennash3564]

noice shrimpieeeeees🦐🦐🦐🦐☺

[@cristianperedocastro8022]

I know its too late but sir, is it necesary to put some extra calcium? Like turtle calcium

[@slowstartpokemon8652]

I’ve not had much success so far with my shrimp. Started with 10 and that has dwindled down to 3 over the course of about 3 months. Had two with eggs but nothing seems to have come of that as the eggs are now gone. Still got at least one male and one female left so hoping for success next time.

[@abyssal-labs]

What kind of tank mates fish wise can be with them I have guppy’s and tetras only with some bristle nose catfish and glass catfish, but iam afraid if I buy some adults they will get eaten

[@knabdank]

another great and informative video!

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you ☺️

[@GriffsFish]

You make us feel so confident 😂

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🫶🏻

[@brianfpv623]

Wow The most straight talking guy in fish keeping- I’ve subscribed! I get my 100 shrimp on Saturday can’t wait - brilliant information xx thx 😊😊😊

[@AgxntOrange]

Going to my local aquarist shop tomorrow to start buying stuff I’m going to need for a 5 gallon planted tank. I already know the substrate I want and the general hardscape I’m going for. I’m on a shoestring budget though so it may be a few months before I can send you photos. Just wanted to say thanks. I have always been deeply interested in marine biology but I always figured you’d need a really large tank to keep anything interesting. Shrimp is perfect for my limited space, and if it goes well maybe I can convince my family to setup a larger one in the living room. A blackwater tank in a 30g long with tetras is gunna be the pitch lol.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for taking the time to get in touch. Would love to hear how the new set up goes. Why not join the FishKeepingAnswers Discord server and share some pics of the new tank. discord.gg/Qav3ffpSh6

[@AgxntOrange]

​@@FishKeepingAnswersDone. I'll be sure to show off the tank when it's complete. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@CaptZaky]

I got 8 of them two weeks ago. Thought I lost all but 1 until yesterday night (lights out), when at least 5/6 of them were doing their thing. Apparently they've been hiding this whole time (aquarium is heavily planted). Their only mate is a scarlet badis. How long do you think it will take them until they lose their shyness?

[@Benadiction]

Same here, we had 10 Blue Dreams. Noticed three unfortunately lost their lives over the weeks. Then spend further weeks panicking and searching for the others hiding in the plants. Another month goes by and we notice one of the females carrying eggs. Two months after that and our 200l tank is now littered with an uncountable number of them 😅

[@KatDow1989]

Do you gravel vac your tanks I have a 5g planted hex tank so not much floor space to get around with a gravel vac between plants decor and filter

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I very rarely gravel vac my planted tanks

[@GopalShaw-wm2rp]

Can I keep cherry shrimps with glofish tetra, mollies and guppies?

[@helmutmuller3366]

neos are the second year in my Gardenpond

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Nice 👍🏻

[@Christopher_Rivera]

How about air in a nano tank (2 Gal)?

[@christopherrobbins3008]

I've recently added some gost and cherry shrimp to my tank.. it's been at least 3 weeks and haven't seen any of them.. is this common..

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

They can be surprisingly good at hiding, although you would expect to seem them sometimes. Maybe shine a flash light around after lights out and see if they are out and about when it’s dark 🤔

[@donaldfreeman2364]

Can you mix different color shrimp? And will they produce dinner of one and some of the other, or will it be a new color?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

You can mix different colours, and you may well end up with a new colour strain, but most likely you will end up with some wild type, brown shrimp.

[@jacksonwsiss-ts3oq]

I’m getting to get shrimp to,Moros wish me luck,

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

🍀

[@dylanwilliams430]

Is a temperature rise / drop of 5-10 degrees too stressful, Even with a heater for night?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

That is quite a swing. However, see how your shrimp are handling it. If they are doing well, don’t worry about it. If they are struggling, see if there is anything you can do to prevent the temperature swinging so much 👍🏻

[@norflymedia]

What about temperatur swings in nature?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Typically shrimp live in large volumes of water, so temperature swings are slow and happen over days or weeks. In our aquariums the temp can swing by a few degrees over the course of hours 😔

[@norflymedia]

@@FishKeepingAnswers Thanks for the reply 😊 I live in Norway so i know what you meen. Thanks for charing great content, im learing much from you. ❤️

[@PokeshadowYT]

No idea if this is a dumb question or not, but if you've just got the one shrimp tank and aren't introducing new shrimp, do you need to worry about inbreeding? Or is that just not really a thing that bothers shrimp and they'll keep having healthy babies

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I have essentially had the same group of Red Cherry Shrimp for about 10 years. No inbreeding issues so far 👍🏻

[@Jonathan-sp2fq]

Is it okay to mix cherry shrimp and ghost shrimp?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Yep 👍🏻

[@4kingHeidt]

Hi.. i have about + - 150 blue neocaridina shrimp in a 80 L aquarium, is it normal to lose 1 to 2 shrimp i a week? i feed them once a day with shrimp food from Sera, its all gone in about 4-5 hours. i have tried to change the water more frequently the last month about 25 % but the first week i did make a big water change about 50 % but it seems that i still have about 1 to 2 shrimp dying every week, it is normalt? they are breeding and seems to do well, so i dont know what to do.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I would say losing 1% or less per week is perfectly normal. If you have built your colony to that size, you are clearly doing something right, so keep going 👍🏻

[@MrRusee44]

Hi Richard, If I remember well you are based on UK. If I remember well you selling shrimp on Ebay. What is your seller name? Which is your shrimps? Thank you Peter

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hi Peter. We no longer breed to sell. We decided to concentrate on making KZbin videos instead.

[@6speed818]

Can you make a video on tips shrimp with small fish. For example my fish eat all there food. And my shrimp stay by the heater and scared of the fish.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll add it to the list 🤜🏻

[@01chook]

Hi, I’m not sure if it’s because your book isn’t available here (Australia), but the link to your book isn’t working….

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Hi. Thanks for the heads up. Although the link worked for me, I have updated it. Please try again and if it still doesn’t work for you, email me [e-mail]

[@user-pb5lm7wu5i]

Richard, do you feed frozen blood worms or freeze dried blood worms? I’ve been doing frozen but is it OK to do freeze dried?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Personally, I feed frozen rather than freeze dried because I find freeze dried just float. Both types of bloodworm are fine to feed to shrimp 👍🏻

[@user-pb5lm7wu5i]

Thank you 😊

[@mark70s29]

Very interesting video sir!! I have a blue crayfish/lobster one year old female. Do you think a couple of these shrimp would be ok to live in peace with her. IE help with cleanup. I once put some tiny Eurasian Minos in mebe six , and she hated them, wouldn't come out from her cave ect. IE would the shrimp leave her alone? Also if I had a couple of shrimp and they don't get on with my 'nessy' crayfish could I put them in my apple snail tank? Thank you.🦐🦂

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

This will be trial-and-error and may depend on your particular crayfish. If you do try, I would love to hear how you get along.

[@mark70s29]

@@FishKeepingAnswers thank you.. don't think I'll risk it:)🦐

[@tamiweir8041]

I don't want to breed and sell. I just love them. I just have a problem with my tetras and babies I keep buying?? Are the tetras eating my baby's? I've bought so many and only have a few. I've checked all the nitrates.?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I would download a copy of my book and work through it to find the missing piece of the puzzle. neocaridina-shrimp-handbook.com

[@hannahschulze3849]

Is it possible to have a planted shrimp tank with no filter at all?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

With no filter, yes because the plants will do much of the filtration for you. You will still need circulation and surface movement, so run an airstone 👍🏻

[@TheWackytabacky]

I have cherry shrimp in a community tank with guppies. Any tips on feeding the shrimp without the guppies eating it all before the shrimp even find it. I've tried feeding the guppies first and dropping a wafer in. I've tried hiding a wafer under something. I've tried dropping a wafer when the lights go out but the guppies still find and eat it all.

[@jessethabarber]

Are the shrimp dying off? You'd be surprised at how many microscopic pieces of food make it to the bottom.

[@csharpe5787]

They’ll be fine.

[@elliem5322]

have you tried one of those protected shrimp feeding containers on Etsy?

[@stoneysscapes7544]

Hey Richard , I just had to share the other day I was at my LFS River Shore Aquatics in MPLS MN 💙 , I was just talking to the owner about..... When we started talking about shrimp and what I was thinking about for my 2nd variety to go into my last empty 16 gallon , I asked if he was interested in trading my red's for some blue's? What he said kinda surprised me and I thought it would have been easy 🙄 So he offered me$100 for 50 RCS and that ended up taking so long ((((( Heavy plants , and seriously the top of my 40 Breeder has more floating plants that I have been hanging lights on the sides so I can keep the plants inside alive , which they are and healthy too. )))) I ended up making my 16 gallon my 2nd RCS and I think it will be much better for me to focus on the big picture to make both aquariums A) easier to get into. B) Keep doing everything as before because I have been consistent and the shrimp are loving it and I have a? for you .... What is the best way to get rid of the majority of the floating Salvinia and not risk losing any of the baby shrimp or any size for me , I have been considering following you again and buying a Large storage container 3' x 2 x 2 with the amount of floating plants that would cover the surface in 1 scoop of my big net . Should I go completely 0 floaters in my original 40 Breeder and the tub can benefit from the ridiculous amount since I am pretty good at growing those 2 I think it's a good idea to try to sell some ? HEY I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY THANK YOU Richard Help 💙💚

[@aleenaaju9428]

Sir can i put shrimps in a basin with plants and shells pls reply❤

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Sounds like a good set up 👍🏻

[@aleenaaju9428]

@@FishKeepingAnswers thanks

[@BAdtnl]

What if I don’t want them to multiply? Can I only keep females?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

In theory, yes 👍🏻

[@Levis-aquatics31]

I feel like theres not that much money to be made in shrimp so Manny people sell them now

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Could be true, but quality always shines over cheap, so there is probably room for those who focus on quality 👍🏻

[@Levis-aquatics31]

@@FishKeepingAnswers I have alot of shrimp I've been selling but I feel like it's hard to compete with mass shrimp seller's but I'm only 16 so it's just for fun lol

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

For what it’s worth, if I were in your shoes, I would pick one or two strains and breed the heck out of them. Become the BEST Blue Dream shrimp breeder or the BEST Black Diamond Shrimp breeder. Become know for breeding the best of whatever it is you love and go from there. Let me assure you, assuming you are a sixteen year old that doesn’t work full time, you have a massive advantage over most other breeders, which is you have time on your side. Would love to hear how you get on 🤞🏻

[@Levis-aquatics31]

Ya I've been focusing on cherry shrimp and black rose and also green jade shrimp I've made 100 bucks so far I just started like 2 weeks ago selling them I've been chulling them as well

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Sounds like you are on the right track. Great work

[@logankue9627]

Started with 20 of them in my community tank, but now I have a ton of them. Didn't really do anything special except for feed them once every other day. Sadly, I can't say the same for my aquatic plants. My Java moss hasn't really done anything, and it's been over a month.

[@Craftalyticalrants]

Where is the best place to buy shrimp in the UK? Loving these videos, im learning so much.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Thank you. Recently I have been buying from Tropco.co.uk I have only had positive experiences with them so far 👍🏻

[@Craftalyticalrants]

@@FishKeepingAnswers thank you so much for responding so fast, and for the recommendation! I haven't started a tank yet, but I'm doing as much research as I can. Really the tank is for my nearly 5 year old. She's autistic and *loves* fish. Watching them helps her regulate and get some of her stimming out. I'm on a really tight budget, so a heavily planted tank with Endlers or platys, then shrimp for all of their tank benefits. Although, I'm not going to lie, they are mostly for me 😂

[@KASIUNKA81]

Any tips on how to keep shrimps with Betta male?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Best tip is provided plenty of hiding places for the shrimp, just in case the Betta fancies a snack!

[@elliem5322]

What he said. I have small and medium plants in my 3 gallon Betta tank along with a few decorations (that I change out), a small piece of mopani wood and a coconut arch with Java moss on it. The shrimp love crawling around and under everything. Between his floating ‘log’, his ‘hammock’ leaf (although he uses the bamboo? to snooze on most often now) and the small duck weed I introduced on purpose my Betta seems to hang around the top most often now. I also put a pinch of peat moss in a small sponge in my filter to lower my very hard water (NE Ohio, 9ph), along with a fingertip dusted in mineral powder to help them molt. I’ve had much better luck with shrimp since I started doing those things.

[@Shleeeemp]

Re. Stability- a lid is the biggest thing you can do, regardless of tank size.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Great point 👍🏻

[@ryhanna_rr]

May I ask why? Can they escape?

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

@@ryhanna_rr a lid helps prevent evaporation. Evaporation leads to a drop in water temperature and, as only pure water evaporates, can lead to rises of other water parameters. 👍🏻

[@Shleeeemp]

@@ryhanna_rr A lid reduces losses from evaporation, so keeps your water parameters as stable as possible. Shrimpys will take stability over perfection any day...

[@ryhanna_rr]

@@FishKeepingAnswers that makes sense thanks

[@KameyLeavitt-sl2sm]

Hey I have a 3 gal

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

Nice 👍🏻

[@space_ghost_z941]

🦐

[@lawdei2141]

I'm 18th😁

[@nercsadv.3145]

oh im first?

[@GreighFuller]

Yep

[@jimturner6400]

Great info …. But raise the camera ! The angle is odd 😂

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

👍🏻

[@JasonLaveKnotts]

I wouldn't say it is their purpose merely something they do.

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

You mean like it's their hobby???? 😂

[@geoa8090]

😂

[@Shleeeemp]

@@FishKeepingAnswersWell woodworking is right out…

[@jonathantheheckershort2417]

Can you pinned me pls

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

‘Pinned you’ ???

[@learnonthegrow]

Are you OK?? You seem very 'twitchy' these days..

[@FishKeepingAnswers]

I think I’m ok 🤷🏻‍♂️