New Tank Setup for EXOTIC Caridina Shrimp (Step by Step with Mini Aquascape)

Today we are building another tank for my new 'Crazy Blue' caridina shrimp with a small aquascape. We will use undergravel filter for this tank and ADA Amazonia soil. This type of filtration works excellent for caridina shrimp from my experience!
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The plants I used for this tank setup:
Rotala Bonzai
Ludwigia sp red
Rotala wallichii
Anubis mini
Bucephalandra
Fissidens fontanus moss
Hookeriaceae sp. Distichophyllum Moss
Eleocharis mini
Myriophyllum matogrossense
The food I fed to my shrimp in the video:
Shrimp King minerals
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[@4loveoffish]

I use “ fix” at full strength for about 2 minutes then rinse the plant . Works great even for Buce .

[@Soulsack]

The crazy blue are awesome, and as always great video. 👍

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad you like them! Thank you😊

[@liewahyudi9609]

those crazy blue are crazy ! thank you for another great video !

[@ShrimpMania]

Glad you liked it!

[@stoneysscapes7544]

Another uplifting video and the footage is also crystal clear 🎏🎏🎏

[@ShrimpMania]

good to hear you liked it! Thanks

[@stoneysscapes7544]

@@ShrimpMania Absolutely love the tips and as someone who has been around freshwater fish most of my life I am about to get myself some Shrimp and I will have a few new essentials to make it hopefully......I have decided that I am not going to ( just let whatever happens, happens ) approach which is the way I do fish and plants...because of thefact. I know that I am going 2 see what is going on before you start to get the more serious problems. Once you've had some incredible experiences positive energy and the lessons you've learned in my opinion is just another great example of how this is the best hobby for sure. I will be looking forward to seeing you create your content based on experiences from the past and the present & wish you all the best of everything !!! Especially to be full of Wisdom ,tapping into new thought processes in how or what you think would ultimately be a great benefit for you and your aquarium inhabitants ☯️🔘

[@ShrimpMania]

@@stoneysscapes7544 Thank you for your kind words my mate! Good luck with your new shrimp setup!

[@FishSpotRonnie]

Good video always nice to see the mini scapes! Those are fresh water limpets on your glass, I have lots too always steal the lovely green wall 😮😅 For the BBA I'd suggest EasyCarbo it will turn bba pink which will kill it and shrimp will eat this 😃🤟

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for the tip! I think this stuff I used is the same as easy carbo it smells exactly the same

[@ERICOPQP]

I have a blue neocaridina tank too and i love it!! Yours look amazing!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks but this one is caridina🤣

[@SteveHinrichs]

They are great looking shrimp. You seem to find the unique and gorgeous shrimp. I truly love your videos. They are very motivating for me. I have tried the hooka moss, or I think I heard it is also called hooker moss or at least in the US. I cannot seem to get it to grow in my tanks for some reason. I have in one tank red moss. That is a great looking moss, and grows crazy for me. Keep up the great video.

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey Steve, I’m quite lucky to find these rare shrimp I think in Europe we have bigger choice of shrimp than in US. Never heard about red moss I hope I can buy it one day.

[@johnlaugesen5950]

I have red mos in my tank

[@liewahyudi9609]

@@ShrimpMania if im not mistaken grant & shelby from TGOE has them, i think ive heard they're talking about it in one of their live stream

[@ChronicallyHopefulChar]

Really enjoying your content. Where did you get those stunning blue shrimp from? 🤩 Wow!

[@ShrimpMania]

I found them on Ebay

[@BlueWaterBreeze]

During the cycle period of the aquarium, how often should the water be changed?

[@kennethng2110]

where can i get those decorations of plants that are arched like that?

[@ВладимирМ-л9у]

Super!

[@VISShrimpPassion]

you never said where you bought this plastic air stone that goes to the under gravel filter 😊

[@ShrimpMania]

I did. I said i didn’t buy it, it comes in Ista ugf set with plates and tube. The links for the set in the description

[@ajbass3685]

This is just a personal opinion that comes from my experience. I see that on all of your setup videos you only add plants very late into the cycle, and in most setup videos it takes over a month sometimes over 2 (with very rich nutrient soils like ADA amazonia) for you to register no ammonia. In my experience if you add plants on day 1 of the cycle the process is much faster. I would be interested in seeing a side by side cycle like you've done before but with the same soil, a soil that you know and like, and 1 tank gets moss and buce day 1 and the other one doesn't. And seeing the difference from build to 0 ammonia.

[@ShrimpMania]

I quite like your idea, maybe I’ll try it in one of my future setups

[@glenora1974]

@@ShrimpMania Please do!!! 👍👍👍

[@rainerkinzinger555]

+1 I second your motion sir! I too use plants on day one. I use water Lilly, does a great job!

[@ynoxx1javy]

Bonito video compañero !!! Las 2 algas que te salen (pelo-negro y punto verde) lo puedes solucionar con cambios de agua cada 3 dias del 50% y en poco tiempo ya va desapareciendo. EL producto APT no lo he probado aun pero todo el mundo dice que funciona muy bien . U saludo.

[@greeneyedpixie2]

great video! I wish I could get those shrimp in Australia

[@ShrimpMania]

I know, Australia is very strict about animal imports and you don’t have much choice of the shrimp…sorry about that

[@greeneyedpixie2]

@@ShrimpMania So Pretty

[@z3ro7o]

did you fully tested? mastersoil? i have 2 bags of it... scared to try it, because its my first shrimp tank.. safe to use? i wanne keep fancy tiger shrimps.

[@thomashayward3286]

Great video! I think these were originally made by crossing tiger shrimp and blue bolts making them a type of tibee shrimp? Do you have any plans to selectively breed these to focus on a particular form/pattern, or are you going to leave them to see what they make over time?

[@ShrimpMania]

Well, first I just let them breed and see what they are going to produce, now I've got quite a lot of babies and juveniles already so I let them grow first and then I will cull the bad ones.

[@thomashayward3286]

@@ShrimpMania nice, as these ones all seem to have unique patterns, how do you decide the bad ones? Is it less interesting patterns, or do you want a deeper blue etc ?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@thomashayward3286 Some of them look like regular blue bolts/ blue steels with minimum patterns so those ones will be culled

[@I-Aqua-caridina]

Hi! I am wondering if you can sell me some crazy blue shrimps if possible when you have young shrimplets. They are the best looking out there. Realy Crazy good quality! I love the gin rin on their body🤩 Kind regards I-Aqua Dave Curvers

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey, I'm afraid I don't sell my shrimp. You can order them on eBay the same shrimp I bought, the link in the description

[@jorgitoxxgamer4038]

Do you do water changes in this new tank or is it unecesary?

[@ShrimpMania]

yes I started to do water changes in about 2-3 weeks after I added shrimp. I normally change 10% once a week

[@kennethng2110]

where can i find those coconut arches?

[@ShrimpMania]

I make them from coconut - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2G6dKCpgteqrMk

[@halen_outdoor]

Where do you get those coconut ring semi circle thingos?

[@ShrimpMania]

I cut it from coconut shell

[@RedGalaxyFishbone]

Nice tank man! My shrimp haven’t been berried since last year september or so.. could it be the temperature? It is lower then the summer cuz I don’t use any heaters and it’s now 18 Celsius

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey Nick, I had the same problem last year when I left my house on Christmas for three weeks without heating and the temperature dropped down to 12C or so. My shrimp stopped breeding for a few moths after that. I think they thought the winter came and instinct told them to stop breeding. Now I'm trying not to do it again and keep them nice and warm during the winter so they continue to breed all year around. Even though they slow down with breeding a bit during the winter no matter what you do.

[@RedGalaxyFishbone]

@@ShrimpMania thanks for your answer, I guess I’ll be ordering a few heaters for the winter to keep them steady at 20c :)

[@seanclowe9825]

What tank size is that?

[@ShrimpMania]

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[@didnthurt4077]

Does your ugf clog up a lot? Seems like i gotta poke the soil like once a week so the water gets filtered properly. Any tips on how to prevent clogging?

[@ShrimpMania]

I only poke it once every 3-4 months. Maybe you have a thick layer of soil? I prefer to have only 8cm of soil in the ugf this way they won't clog too often

[@didnthurt4077]

@@ShrimpMania yea i have the ugf from Darek SA and filled soil almost till top. They do tend do clog up differently fast even tho i feed all tanks the same amount of food. Gonna try the oldschool bottom ugf next time i setup a new tank. Any experience with bottom ugf vs SA box ugf? Thanks!

[@m08x79]

what is the tank size ?

[@ShrimpMania]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZStooiEiMSjg6s

[@larrybush7350]

Why do shrimp keepers use the bacterial powder method of popping a new tank? Me I've never kept shrimp but have done aquariums for 50 years, I normally go out to the lake and trap dozens of killie fish and other minnows and let them break the tank in. They are real hardy. Then I put them back into the lake. Is this a bad method for shrimp? (PS The wife and I are always on alert for gators) We are enjoying your videos too by the way!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you for watching my friends! I know what you mean. Caridina shrimp is a bit different they thrive when you have plenty of dust algae and biofilm in the tank because they feed on it and feel safe. Neocaridina (simple cherry shrimp) they are not depend on it as much as Caridina so you don't need to do so. If you don't have bacteria powder dosing any powdered food even crashed fish flakes also help to grow that biofilm in the tanks. You can cycle your tanks with fish as well, it would also work it's just the powder way gives you a bit better result at the end.

[@larrybush7350]

@@ShrimpMania OK, I understand - Thank you for the response!

[@markushoehle1207]

How long the soil last in this setup and this ammount?

[@ShrimpMania]

It should last around 2 years

[@OfficialVietPham]

what are the „littly oysters“ called? i have them too

[@ShrimpMania]

They are freshwater limpets

[@jimmymature1976]

What are the little bugs/fleas in the water?

[@ShrimpMania]

Copepods

[@jimmymature1976]

@@ShrimpMania are they added for tank benefits or there due to coming in on other items?

[@Hi-wb5qx]

These look like Plenaria and are very dangerous to shrimp

[@johnlaugesen5950]

Where did you buy theese shrimps

[@ShrimpMania]

link in description

[@johnlaugesen5950]

Can’t find the link 😇😇

[@burakkanidagli9968]

Do you sell shrimp ?

[@ShrimpMania]

nope

[@burakkanidagli9968]

I wish you did you have nice shrimps 🙂

[@jennifergalyan5910]

Try your best, to get rid, of the tiny, but mighty, alge eating, lil oysters!😊

[@jennifergalyan5910]

By the way, "Thank you", for sharing your knowledge! 😊 I appreciate you. 😉

[@ShrimpMania]

You are welcome my friend 😊👍

[@raymondtay5184]

What are little white creatures in the tank?

[@ubongenarvinchristopher6811]

Seed shrimp

[@ShrimpMania]

Copepods

[@Hi-wb5qx]

Plenaria?

[@Hi-wb5qx]

These white bugs look very much like a species of Planaria, which can be very dangerous to Shrimp if allowed to multiply too much. Best to treat your tanks with the appropriate "No Planaria " treatment before its too late (just in case).

[@ShrimpMania]

They are Freshwater Limpets not planaria

[@Hi-wb5qx]

@@ShrimpMania that's good news (if you are 100% certain)

[@spedster02]

Hi, after putting the bacteria powder, follow by the water. Does the water have to be cold or just normal temperature for the next 2 weeks?

[@broman6662]

Dont know the scientific name but those creatures look like a snail that I have seen from time to time in my tanks

[@RWAquariumPages]

Beautiful setup. I agree the green water is probably from too much light and strong nutrients and lack of pla to to absorb it. Fortunately I haven't had green water for a long time and knock on wood I don't get it 😅 the crazy blue looks amazing. I've got to get some one day. Love the algae treatment.i usually just cut the leaves off if I get that 😂

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks Ray! I’ll get back to you shortly regarding your golden galaxies

[@RWAquariumPages]

@@ShrimpMania ah no rush, still a bit cool in my area recently :) keep on shrimping!!!

[@markclayden7654]

best treatment for algae on plant leaves, get a bottle of liquid Co2, take the plant out, cover the leaves with liquid Co2 for 15 minutes and put it back in the tank. Then dose the tank with a half reccomended dose of liquid Co2. 24hrs later the algae is dead 😁

[@stoneysscapes7544]

It is worth making your comment into your content and the only way to go is to have a great video and let it be for the freshwater nature aquarium World to see and if you are stuck then you can make a part 2 !!! They have been known to be really good and algorithmic for sure , the aquariums will always have a list of things that are in need of a cure. Go for it and best of luck 🤞

[@Modgudur]

afaik only those liquid co2 products that contain glutaraldehyde work as an instant algae remover!

[@JeffreyBowers-zk3vs]

how do u get the little white guys floating around?

[@ShrimpMania]

They come into to my tanks with bacterial powder

[@spedster02]

Hi, thanks for replying the last round. Just to check, do you use CO2 for your plants? Can shrimp tank have CO2?

[@ShrimpMania]

yes in two of my tanks I have CO2, shrimp are ok with CO2 if not too much

[@spedster02]

@@ShrimpMania thank you for the quick response, appreciate your sharing

[@BLNTSMK]

what tanks are those?

[@ShrimpMania]

I made them

[@BLNTSMK]

@@ShrimpMania cut and glued the glass yourself? been trying to learn how but may end up just going w simple 7-10 gal frameless first. How many gallons are each one?

[@ShrimpMania]

@@BLNTSMK kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3_VYWmMd56bq8k

[@jake-x4y]

How are these shrimp going for you ? Im waiting for mine and cant wait (:

[@ShrimpMania]

Doing fantastic lots of babies you can see them here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJzUqWuEgd98Y9E

[@jake-x4y]

Awesome, thats great to hear (:

[@pokosal7015]

Love those hooker moss, I could not find it in South east Asia. Instead I receive jade lotus moss from shims seller. I really love to collect rare moss and put in shrimp tank ^^

[@Shrimpandsnailkeeper]

The crazy blue are absolutely beautiful

[@hypee1097]

hello, I'm from Indonesia, I want to ask about caridina shrimp and plants, I have quite a lot of bucepalandra and MOS, is it safe to add Co2 injection in the aquarium?

[@ShrimpMania]

I had a good result breeding crystal red shrimp with CO2 but I didn't try it with high end caridina

[@BobMossNanoTanks]

Hope the family is doing well! Another great tank set up

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you Bob! Much appreciated

[@BobMossNanoTanks]

@@ShrimpMania sometimes i forget to comment but I'm still here, being jealous of your shrimp room >:)

[@nchn8198]

those are limpets not oysters. if you have a lot of shrimps, they will disappear. I think shrimps will over compete with them for food resulting in their 'disappearance'

[@ShrimpMania]

I hate them man they are in all my tanks now. They wont go away I need to think how to get rid of them

[@nchn8198]

@@ShrimpManiano planaria doesn't work on them. Maybe next time before you add shrimps. You can try to add some tiger barbs in the tank for 2 weeks to clear the pests. I have seen this before in Singapore when they setup tanks.

[@ShrimpMania]

@@nchn8198 good idea 👍 That what I was thinking, in my other tank with guppies fish ate them all

[@schnueffy7821]

Love Love Love this Caridina Art 😍 later i will get a Tank with these too! But for now i did a big beginner mistake 😢 i add in my Tank with a group of Shrimps a few more Shrimps and i get there a cross Infection the old and the new group. My Heart is broken.. all looks for 5 days so Good and then i noticed that one gets eaten by the others and many vanished.. thats so sad.. i fight with big water changes to rescue the few that are there.. that was the Info from the seller. but Dont know if i must put down the Tank 😔 the water parameters are Fine as always.. it seems like its the Cross infection only. What do you think about it?

[@ShrimpMania]

You probably have bacterial infection, nothing much you can do. I would add some carbon and purigen in the filter it can help to remove bad stuff from the water.

[@smoltingy]

Try overdosing liquid carbon for black beard algae. I’ve done it in a tank with blue oceans (selection of crazy blue) and another one with yellow fishbones without problems. I had mosses and bucephalendras in those tanks too.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for the tip! I actually used liquid carbon before for treating algae with good results but have always been scared to use it with shrimp. Maybe I'll try it then.

[@lawdennis2146]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! Just wanna to know how do you filter the water. Do you share the tanks with the same water filter? How do you prevent the algae spreading from one tank to another?

[@ShrimpMania]

each tank has its own filtration, you can see how I made the filter in the video

[@ubongenarvinchristopher6811]

What's your bacterial mix ingredients again? I forgot what vid it was on

[@ShrimpMania]

The links for the bacterial powder i used in description box

[@superjaz1810]

Wow really nice blue shrimp! 💙 Tanks are looking great 💪

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you! 👍

[@jesse0M]

Would it work if instead of using an air pump i used a power head ? For the box filter ?

[@ShrimpMania]

Yes that would work

[@kadonleung6692]

Are you using RO water?

[@ShrimpMania]

yes