My Fairy Shrimp tank set up and more!

[@crystalbreland561]

Greetings From Florida. Great video I'm excited, to start a small tank of brine shrimp.

[@yossarian00]

thank you for posting this, your other videos and your website also! I wish these cool creatures got more attention overall :)

[@Branchiopod.com.]

Thank you! :)

[@pitayafruit]

I love the short vids but I hope there will be more longer vids in the future about each different species and their care or what you have observed on them. Also do you have a tank on clam shrimps? I only see short videos and I want to know so much more of these freshwater Lil guys. You and picocosmos are my favorite. I'm trying to make an ecospheres similar to a sea monkeys tank. It's true that Thailandensis are so hard to grow, but I accidentally made an ecosphere I forgot about. They grew about a week or two and survived off of the transparent fungi growing on unhatched eggs. That spreads on the tank too. But I decided to give them spirulina because they were already big and they died. Can never replicate it for some reason now. I'm learning along in this hobby. I hope to learn more about these freshwater guys from you in the future. I already got the gist on sea monkeys or brine shrimps, and I want to know more on their freshwater cousins. Be well. Hope my English is well

[@Branchiopod.com.]

Thank you for the support! I’m still learning as I go but I found a pretty good substrate recipe that works for most species. ;) and more videos on the way! I do have clam shrimps so hopefully I can make a video on them as well.

[@Takatanen]

I saw your other vid where you described a substrate using peat, sand, limestone, and other things. What are the proportions for each? I am interested in starting a tank of my own and I want to make sure I formulate the substrate correctly.

[@Branchiopod.com.]

So, it’s more intricate than what I explained in the video. Each fairy shrimp population has become accustomed to the soils and water chemistry of the pools they inhabit in the wild. However, they can tolerate other conditions when raised in captivity and can adapt over several generations. For most species, a good substrate mixture is 3 parts sand, 1 part compost, and 3-5% calcium carbonate. While I don’t know all the components of these habitats, this blend has worked well in my experience. It’s advisable to check research papers and examine the soil chemistry of species habitats if that information is available.