Master Shrimp Breeder Reveals His Top Secret!

Another day in the Shrimps Affair store and today the master shrimp breeder Darick reveals all his secrets. Don't miss out!
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[@nathu100]

Already 3mins in and you can tell this guy is a gold mine of info for shrimp noobs such as myself

[@rico5114]

You guys are awesome! Thank you for not gatekeeping this content. it's people like you who make this hobby so fun.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you for your kind words

[@Cleeon]

Wow, he even just add the salt solution directly into the aquarium? He really the master of simplicity

[@BuuttPee]

Just started breeding Amano shrimp. I've got three more clutches going. Local fish store was shocked when I brought in 100's of Amanos lol.

[@SayamaShoko]

if u guys are in singapore, u should go take a look at his shop. he's pretty strict on how u take care of the shrimps and he will tell u its either his way or the high way lol. i went to his shop alot of times and he's a pretty nice guy to talk to. he doesnt keep his secret and he's more than willing to teach u how to breed and keep ur shrimps happy/

[@TheJEMUL]

This is without a doubt the best and most useful video about keeping Caridina shrimp. A big bow down for sharing the knowledge! Massive thanks for your effort to do so!

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad it was helpful! My goal was to get more knowledge about this awesome hobby and share it with you guys so we all get a massive success with this tinny creatures

[@wrxsti22b]

I'm from Singapore and I use and learnt the UGF method from him. His UGF box is the best.

[@kannakumar2170]

Can u plz share how to make the UGF for my shrimp tank. Any video link or reference will help. Thanks.

[@wrxsti22b]

@@kannakumar2170 Bought from his shop and from his Shopee. I won't know how to make...

[@TheNotehead]

I appreciate SO much an expert who can share his knowledge efficiently, stay on point, and provide some great insight into techniques and priorities. Super helpful to have so many aspects of shrimp keeping discussed in one video. And like many of us, I am always grateful to learn about ways to keep systems as simple as possible. Well done!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you for your kind words, I'm pleased it was helpful!

[@demonkazi]

Dude is a freaking master at this! The way he re-mineralize the tank is insane LOL.

[@MDFishTanks]

fantastic video mate. I learnt so much

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you MD, glad it helped! I also learned so much from that trip. Now I completely understand all the mistakes I recently made.

[@aromero5000]

Good afternoon. In a small space I started with 11 neocaridine animals, which expanded into more than 150. Partial water changes every week, and natural plants make everything easier. Mainly plants that float. Congratulations on the video. Greetings from Brazil.

[@ShrimpMania]

Sounds great!

[@elnurroustam]

Darck such a gem! full of knowledge and readiness to spread his knowledge! thank you!

[@cuteaquarium8456]

Appreciate both of you !

[@hotei1915]

Thank you. Great video and knowledge

[@grantmurphy7893]

Love this channel so informative. Would love you to do a upload on what led lights you use and what are the best. Thanks for all the info

[@jamesb5838]

These videos are very informative, and provide value to me. Thank you.

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad it helps

[@QU35TIONZcc]

Amazing video. He is 100% right if your plants are flourishing your tank is happy

[@illprophet8928]

very knowledgeable breeder. nice video!

[@deeppeacenature265]

I'm from Singapore. I get my shrimps indirectly from his shop. 👍

[@TEJASN324]

y not directly

[@kaden.slone04_biology]

​@@TEJASN324Some places only sell online.

[@Soulsack]

Really appreciate this video, thx.

[@AquaJoyClub]

This video was amazing! So much useful information to understand why I've been more successful with breeding in certain tanks and not others. I haven't had a mass death yet, but I think it's because my tap water is very good and I monitor my tanks very closely. I use planted tanks and a sponge filter so it balances out the bioload and siphon areas with a baster that don't have plants. My maintenance is not as efficient as others but my slower and more minimal cleaning has always been about keeping a delicate balance. It seems I've selected good plants in my successful tanks. Some slow growers like moss, but mixed with medium growers too. And he's right...those tanks are flourishing. I also kept some botanicals. They love Catappa leaves, especially the babies! I keep those in areas without plants so I can easily clean those areas when things eventually break down.

[@ShrimpMania]

I like to have catappa leaves in my tanks too, they are too good not to use

[@carybritton4178]

Love this video man! All the content and knowledge shared I appreciate what you do for shrimp keeping all the things you share regarding, breeding, DIY tanks, feeding, water changes All of it man. I started using bacterial powder for the first time bc of your channel and trying other things. Just massive thanks for all the info you put out

[@ShrimpMania]

I appreciate that! Always happy to help with this hobby. This kind of feedback keeps me going to create more content for you!

[@milesnapue]

This is a wealth of knowledge in a single video. Wow. Great work!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you!

[@fbasantajr]

The best shrimp video of the year, thank you from NYC

[@ShrimpMania]

Wow, thank you!

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Very informative. Good video

[@drakesaquatics]

Beautiful tanks and shrimpies! So much knowledge thank you for the video!

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome, thanks fo watching

[@RWAquariumPages]

such a great video and great series. i watch the videos multiple times and learn so much! it reminds me i've got to reset my tanks shortly. keep up the great work!!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you Ray, it's indeed a lot of info to think about. It's just remind me all the important points that I kind forgot over the time. My shrimp breeding skills have increased for sure after this trip

[@blueshrimp_vn]

Thanks Shrimp Mania for connecting me with such a great breeder. I’ve always been fascinated while watching your videos. The most impressive video to me, is that you spend several months testing your “DIY” bacteria. Love you and keep on making masterpiece❤

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoying my content!

[@Fin2FinAquariums]

Great video, just learning with the shrimp so very helpful

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad it was helpful!

[@z3ro7o]

amazing 2 videos's with so much knowledge thats worth alot of money :p thanks you both for that...

[@ShrimpMania]

Woy are very welcome 😊

[@iwagunroku10]

Thank you for your valuable video. This will serve as a reference for my breeding.

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome, I'm glad it helps

[@kasunfonseka8867]

Love this video..❤ Very useful. Thank you very much

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome, thanks for watching!

[@nashnash1543]

Ordered all the equipment to setup my tanks from shrimp affaire after watching this video. 5 days ago everything arrived. Setup my tanks was very easy and straight forward as described. Biofilm was there on day 4, ppm stable at day 5 ready to add my shrimp.

[@paulwong2537]

Very insightful. Nice!

[@ShrimpMania]

thank you

[@ChucksFeeesh]

i am glued to my screen at this place!

[@Diosesdepapel]

Great video , great interview lots of information Tks for sharing

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome mate

[@nicedward7544]

People underestimate the power of plants to keep water clean. Seachum prime and stability are also awesome products. I used to have a sump tank on my 200g freshwater just for good measure. I came from saltwater initially and built my own sump tank setups

[@vladimirvolkanovski4333]

If you upload regularly at least every week there's no doubt this channel reach 100k sooner than later. What I like about your channel is you don't take any shortcut or just showing half cycled tank like other fish youtubers do.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks man it's please to hear you like my content. I can't post every week because this type of videos take some time to create

[@andyacosta151]

what soil does he use for all of his tanks? thanks for the video

[@McMartinVille]

This was a very enjoyable video to watch!

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad to hear that

[@shrimpandscape9829]

it felt illegal to watch this video just because it is so informative yet it is free to access it 😂

[@shrimpandscape9829]

my many years of research and experiment just poured into this video, big shoutout to Shrimp Affair for revealing his secret, and thanks a lot for shrimp mania to sharing this knowledge to the world

[@ShrimpMania]

@@shrimpandscape9829 Thank you for your kind words my friend!

[@fongyang6811]

Very informative video! thank you for putting this together. I do think sometimes we just overthink shrimp keeping and love how simple Darick articulated shrimp keeping and keeps things simple.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks! Yes that was my main mistake I overcomplicated my tanks

[@fongyang6811]

@@ShrimpMania Yes, I follow you closely and started to notice that too with your tanks. It's not a bad thing but as you mentioned in your video sometimes that just leads to more trouble for you and your shrimp. In fact, it was your initial videos that introduce me to the simple method of keeping Caridina and I love it. Now I keep most of my shrimp tanks in that simple method you've introduce me to. I think when you do that it really is all about the shrimps and they really stand out. Keep up the good work though; Fancy tank or just plain ones, I have both and like you I love, love my Caridinas.

[@ShrimpMania]

@@fongyang6811 It's so nice to hear you learned from my videos. Appreciate your support my friend!

[@yermailmain206]

Thank you for your knowledge🤙🏽

[@ShrimpMania]

Any time

[@Boop45]

Great video. Lots of very interesting information.

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jkim3323]

He is giving away so much business secrets! Imagine what he is not sharing! lol

[@kernalbert4939]

Over the moon happy for you. brother!

[@JohnWick-ze4jo]

Make a video on how to set up PRL cardina shrimp, in detail and show all the equipment, until it's finished. thank you sir

[@GavinKohAquascaping]

Fascinating talk about water chemistry. The idea of cycling new soil first before a reset (which I am overly due) was a great idea! Interesting what he said about the algae being green is good and brown not ideal. Can you explain that further? Mine is mostly brown.

[@ShrimpMania]

Totally agree cycling soil in a container is a great idea. Im doing it now as well. I think shrimp prefer to eat green algae over the brown thats why he doesn’t like brown algae

[@coachpaulomendes]

He says his tanks are 2feet long (6o litres), but what are the actual dimensions of the whole tank, please? I just came across this video last week, have been watching over and over again, and learning so much. I wish I had seen it before. I lost a whole bunch of Blue Dream and Cherry Shrimps because my set up was wrong.

[@Kaikoura26]

Thank you for this video. This is single handedly the best shrimp video, ever. I do have a question. Where could I get my hands on that gh bottle with the pump? One pump for 10 tds. I cant seem to find one state side.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks, the only way to buy any products from shrimps affair is by contacting Darick directly on facebook.

[@user-ei5bl4rv6q]

I really enjoyed it.

[@midwestdartfrogs]

What remineralizer did he use? I would love to switch to a liquid pump one vs the salt!

[@wilesaquatics]

Excellent info, this guy really is a master

[@ShrimpMania]

Yea he got some experience for sure

[@fishtropiccanada4747]

3 years lol ❤ 😅 got planted tanks , 8 years !!!

[@tp8025]

Is there a video on how to do the set up of the filtration set up or does he sell it?

[@ChinBun]

Good video for new knowledge.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you Chin!

[@jim3381]

Thx to both of you, really appreciate it

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome!

[@ericmartens2322]

Been doing this exact same technique for many years. Learned it when visiting breeders in Taiwan many years ago. Still shocks people when I show them.

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes, this technique is awesome indeed!

[@yurymetphosis5766]

Wow! Gonna visit this shop soon!

[@ShrimpMania]

You should!

[@wrxsti22b]

In Singapore, French Road.

[@squash8584]

I have one question in really wanna make a coconut moss cave what process do you use? glue or string? I really love the ones with phoenix moss if you have a tutorial or you’ve done it somewhere please someone leave me a link tysm

[@psy_99]

This video is so informative thank you for making it! His opinion on inbreeding is interesting since for every other livestock I've taken care of, it's considered bad. From what I know lava rocks are for the most part inert. Is there specific types of lava rock or was my information incorrect? I've also heard no-planaria can help against limpets as well but haven't tested it out so I'd like to know your opinion on that. Been wanting to get into caridina but I worry about the soil losing its buffer after a couple of years since I like making long term planted tanks. Is there a way to lower the pH without adding tannins or disturbing the soil or are those the only methods?

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes he using some specials lava rocks which buffer kh and ph. I tried few medications against limpets including no planaria it wont kill them. As far as I know this is only method with active soil for keeping caridina shrimp

[@gbeeshrimp]

Excellent video. Some food for thought and I've already reset 1 tank using this method based on the previous video. It's in tonight's mish mash of a video, but I do give you and shrimp affair credit for this. I think it's actually one of shrimps affairs boxes, not the ones I make and sell ❤

[@ShrimpMania]

Great, I'll take a look at your setup. I also made two tanks with his soil in ugf boxes, already added shrimp only after 1 week and they are doing just fine

[@gbeeshrimp]

@@ShrimpMania I've used up some mastersoil that I had lying around, done 1 thing slightly different but you'll see that on the video

[@jonbuckley]

Definitely going to test this method next

[@Thomas.Saunders]

I only have Neocaridina. Like you mentioned, I first saw this breeder in Rio's video. My goal is somewhat different than his. I have only one tank, and it's in my office so I want it to look nice. I have a substrate and some rock, and a big bunch of Guppy Grass. I just want my shrimp to be producing new shrimp, but I don't need to maximize the numbers. Thanks for this video, it's quite helpful.

[@nchn8198]

Hi, I saw you are using a Sony camera for your videos on shrimp. What is that lens you are using to video the shrimps? I am guessing you are using a Sony A7Mark 4 with Sony 16-35 GM lens? The video is so sharp! Great video btw.!!😍😍

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you, glad you liked the video. My camera is Sony A7SIII it's better than A7IV because I can shoot 4k up to 120fps without crop. A7IV can only do 4k at 30fps at 60 it has 1.4 crop. You guessed the lens correct! Gmaster 16-35 my favorite lens. Now mew one coming next month 16-35 Mark II a little bit smaller and better, will defiantly upgrade because of the shorter focus distance, good for filming shrimp, I can get 5cm closer without losing focus, that's what i need

[@axtuxko]

Hello another great video, i must say your videos gives me more sense than videos of other breeders. I just didnt see or i miss his water changes. How often and how much water change he do ?

[@ShrimpMania]

In the shop he doesn't do much of the wc because once he sells the shrimp he takes some water from the tank and this works as a water change. In his breeding setups he does 10-20% wc weekly

[@axtuxko]

@@ShrimpMania thanks for answer. I have one more question. Did he permamently top up tanks with RO water ? Or he is topping up tanks with remineralized water ?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@axtuxko only ro water. He pumps gh directly to his tanks

[@vincenzoprvincenzopr]

Great video! One of the best breeder with one of the best interview! One last question, what substrate do he use?

[@ShrimpMania]

He uses his own soil, his own brand

[@vincenzoprvincenzopr]

@@ShrimpMania I never found it in Italy or in online markets😭

[@ShrimpMania]

​@@vincenzoprvincenzopr Just buy ADA Amazonia golden version is very good for shrimp

[@vincenzoprvincenzopr]

@@ShrimpMania I have already tried Amazonia in every version, now I found the glasgarten environment very functional, it has less nitrogen and for restarts you just need to replace the old one with the new one without maturation, but it lasts a year or so.

[@SuperToobored]

What filters does he use? And what media

[@hajiku1606]

that 'brown wall' is brown algae. usually happen at low nitrate, low light conditions. technically function similarly to green algae. I'm guessing he's saying it's not good probably because it's not preferred food source for the shrimp and it occupy space for green algae to grow. It could also be biofilm which is just microorganisms/bacteria build up.

[@ShrimpMania]

Interesting, I thought about it too and I have some of brown in some of my tanks. I think it's not that bad at all. But scraping sometime works good to grow more healthier one. Sometimes I have very soft and short hair algae on the walls and after I shave it I normally have a healthy green one.

[@johnnybest6386]

Thanks

[@ShrimpMania]

Welcome

[@9catlover]

such sensible advice

[@CaliforniaDrywall]

Hello, what tanks do you use?

[@kevinw1980]

Awesome video! So you have a video on how Darick breed Sulawesi shrimp?

[@ShrimpMania]

Not yet!

[@kevinw1980]

Also could you tell me what food Darrick feeds his Sulawesi shrimp? My Sulawesi tank is almost ready

[@ShrimpMania]

@@kevinw1980 he feeds only one type of food to all his tanks. His own brand

[@MAGM362]

What soil is he usinf for the ugf

[@juliusdavila6117]

Can you link all the products?

[@userjoe4870]

So, really, the simpler the tank setup, the easier it is for breeding and culling.

[@betinahristova1132]

Hello Srimp Mania, Plz tell me what you think about Dragon Stone in Cardina shrimp aquarium? I read very different opinions on is it inert.. did you ever try dragon stone in ur tanks?

[@ShrimpMania]

Hmm never tried one if be honest, but I would go for any stone in Cari tank just to be safe

[@mrmangt1565]

When he said leave it alone does he meant like no water change it or still water change

[@kevinwillems2330]

Question : when he takes out the old ugf box . Does he use the same gravel again or does he use new substrate in the old box that he cycles with bacter ae in the back ?

[@ShrimpMania]

He cycles the new box first in the container and then swaps it with the old one. Old soil he through away

[@kevinwillems2330]

@@ShrimpMania thank you , and good work with the videos i enjoy your channel alot. Take care

[@jakethedog8869]

what brand of gh minerals he use?

[@emberframe6994]

PRL breeding just fine in my aquascape

[@kenblock6012]

is better to plant flame moss into substrate in UFG box or just let him flying over ? thanks .

[@ShrimpMania]

just let it float so you can move it easier if need to catch shrimp underneath

[@bradleyburdett5361]

Water evaporates minerals stay. I never thought of that. I should have because I messed with saltwater.

[@sjohnbino]

This is what I too exactly do into my shrimps tank. Change the water just pump in the GH liquid and don't check again. Since, I know my GH and parameters already.

[@ShrimpMania]

Perfect way to do it

[@tanmayjalgaonkar6521]

at 10:55 what did he add and hwy ? just need to confirm

[@maxphoon5391]

Hi. I'm having difficulty on maintaining my tank pH of around 6-ish. I don't use buffering soil but akadama and the pH stays at around 7. My tank houses CRS and Cherry Shrimps and they are fine now.

[@ShrimpMania]

Akadama has a high ph from my experience

[@murtazaahmadi764]

Can vi put or mix shrimp together? I buyed a lot sort of shrimp and put all together now I don’t see any kid like them what should I do I thought the don’t. Get mix breed but no

[@wilsonlam8596]

how long does it take to cycle a new UGF box? need to do water change or add anything inside?

[@ShrimpMania]

I'll show it in my next video

[@jackdcruz123]

What are the boxes in the tanks called please? The ones with the substrate and moss in?

[@stefan00123]

I think u mean the undergravel filter. This is a great way to filter shrimp tanks! Have a great day 🙏

[@dominikspie8664]

Called UGF or Undergravel FIlter

[@kylemoros9365]

What GH mineral pump bottle is he using do you know? Seems like a nice easy method his way.

[@ShrimpMania]

He has his own brand but you can use other brands with the same result

[@juliusdavila6117]

What is his brand

[@peterpaulpgarcia4469]

Glad to watch this, im from phil i lost rcs's worth of 10,000 phil peso cause of water changing 100% because i do believe in aclimation, when im done reseting my tank they died. Thank you for sharing this content, now i got my ego to start breeding again ❤

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome my man, glad it was helpful

[@laShrimpaquajean]

bonjour mon ami c'est vraiment une superbe vidéo👍👍👍

[@ShrimpMania]

Mercy bocu mon ami😊🦐

[@LegitIELTSSpeaking]

what is "resetting the tank"?

[@bensimpson4091]

shrimp thrive on neglect more than pond guppies do. ive found the more rough and tumble i am with them the more robust they are. id say his line just handles that sort of swing up and down with the gh i am certain when he started that practice hewent through a lot of losses but what remained were the ones that handles it and passed on the hardier genetics. this guy is great..i wish he spoke about the specific data surrounding growth and sales as well as quality like is quality taking a dive on this scale or is it being maintained despite the more negative practices and the very bare tanks. ive found my shrimp breed best colours and grow fastest in my scaped tanks but im moving away from scaped now

[@tsvetanbogoev9800]

I wonder what kind of substrate they put in UGF for neocaridina tanks

[@ShrimpMania]

It's in the video but I would tell you anyway it's a specific lava rock which increases kH of the water for the benefit of neos. Quick advice - watch this all, you'll find a ton of good advice in this video. If you follow them all you'll be a successful shrimp breeder.

[@Howitzer09]

How about a bottom ugf? 2cm open space under 3cm soil with 2 airlifts in a 60l tank.

[@ShrimpMania]

Sounds good, I'm planning to make one tank this way in the future

[@JonathanUnexpected]

how to make this filter ?

[@yousefhamed]

Im here because i just lost my whole 60 caridina colony 1-2 everyday until all gone... i wish i saw this video before, just did 90% water change and i dont have balls to go buy more i lost $300 worth of galaxy shrimp 😢

[@secretsquirrel4765]

A little different, but about 7 years ago i had my first serious reef tank and lost over $500 of a gold torch coral that i had bought (dipped into savings to get it too). It died pretty quickly. My wife was furiois with me, but i persisted (and im glad i did!) Now i have 6 successful reef tanks, a 2 gallon "riparium", a 10g planted tank and a 3 gallon shrimp tank. Sometimes, bad things happen to our tanks, but that can be a part of the challenge (though we shouldnt seek out those challenges). Ive found that success after a loss is incredibly rewarding and you only truly fail if you give up. You got this!

[@yousefhamed]

@secretsquirrel4765 thank you!'after that incident i moved my caridina to my neos tank and surprisingly they got berried and doing very well!!

[@secretsquirrel4765]

​@yousefhamed that's awesome news!

[@harryfp1494]

@@yousefhamedI’m not understanding what you are saying the neos are still in their too ?

[@yousefhamed]

@@secretsquirrel4765 yes surprisingly they are doing well in neos parameters

[@aquariumshrimp]

What GH liquid does he use? What powder? Thanks in advance!

[@ShrimpMania]

All products his own brand, you can find some links in my video description (not this one), any tank setup video i got links in description

[@_iimzain_]

I have a question is heater necessary for small shrimp tank please answer

[@ShrimpMania]

depends on your room temperature

[@jenniferbunker2757]

That guy is awesome ❤ what is his channel?

[@ShrimpMania]

I wish he has a channel

[@jenniferbunker2757]

@@ShrimpMania that sucks