Shrimp Keeping Basics (Part 1)

[@1985reeza]

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[@r.i.s.t.o]

Hahahaha, perfect

[@r.i.s.t.o]

Then it sounds normal

[@oblivionpotato9313]

thansk

[@gardenislandbradda]

Hahahahahahah

[@armandoayala6279]

🤣🤣

[@chocochu2]

I wish I had found this video before buying my substrate and cherry shrimp. Thank you for sharing the infos!

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

You are welcome

[@the_animal_ark]

Sammememememem

[@craigathonian5755]

This creation is a beacon of light in a sea of shrimp videos. You truly gave clarity on a number of topics. Thanks !

[@JoshsMosses]

You explained exactly what I have been searching for! I was wondering why I have no kh even though my tap is almost perfect! Hah it’s all in the details!

[@NicolasRix]

Great video. I feel like this is the very firs thing I needed to know before getting shrimp. There's more to them but the soil part is so important.

[@stefanielaine9756]

I have been so into the idea of shrimp keeping lately and your videos are the best resources I have found yet in over a month of researching!

[@the_animal_ark]

This saved my sanity I was going crazy trying to find why my shrimp were dying on me

[@KevinUpton-qi2xj]

Great very informative videos Nathan well done 👍

[@fishroombum3771]

I found a new fun channel. Your videos are a lot of fun to watch, the tanks, plants... a lot of cool stuff and knowledge. Keep 'em coming and I'll keep on watching 'em!

[@Dovietail]

I thought you kept saying that the substrate would get rid of your "cage." ??? Then I realized you were saying KH! ;-)

[@MrGemmylum]

Same 😂 😂 😂

[@edmund55144]

lmao same

[@gonzoraoul]

Haha same

[@gonzoraoul]

I was like 'what's Nick Cage got to do with all this?'

[@stevenparise278]

Same here. I sell shrimp and was like wth is cage and how to I change it

[@XDproductionsXD]

Thank you for sharing your big brain. Good facts for my little buddies

[@talkandyouredead7457]

Thanks Nathan. Your videos are very informative. Being a newbie in the hobby, it’s really very helpful.

[@jenthulhu]

I've definitely experienced Fluval Stratum stripping the KH--and my pH gradually decreasing over the course of a week from 7.2 to 6.4. But my tap water's KH is already very low, only about 3 degrees, and I wanted a more neutral pH in that tank. I compensated by adding a small amount of crushed coral to my filtration. That brought the KH and pH back up very gradually--about 0.2 pH per day before it stabilized at 7.2--and raised GH slightly (it was low anyway). I could probably easily keep caridina shrimp with this tap water on an active substrate. But neocaridina is more readily available in my area, so I'll be watching this new substrate I'm trying to see what it does for a while before I populate this new tank. If I have to, I'll repeat the crushed coral procedure.

[@kyletullyowns]

I feel like im having a similar issue and eas wondering how to figure out my padameters. Its a new tank so im notbeven sure my parameters are leveled out yet though

[@jenthulhu]

@@kyletullyowns You can (and really should if keeping shrimp) get test kits. I use the API general test kit (pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate) plus a GH and KH kit.

[@1Kent]

I enjoyed looking at the shrimp.

[@ratiotile3226]

Awesome video, I didn't even know substrates like stratum and flourite buffer the water. Real informative!

[@EdwardPickering]

This information was quite helpful. I've had issues with keeping shrimp and the reasons you've outlined in the video are inline with my situation. 1 - Small 8 gallon tank. 2 - Active Substrate. 3 - 25% water changes every week This in turn is the reason for shrimp deaths.

[@spacebandit5743]

Wtf i have 5 gallon and they r doing just fine

[@HeatherNielsenScarletAquatics]

Awesome! Looking forward to more of the series! I'm slightly addicted to shrimp. 😃

[@sal9842]

Thanks for that substrate info so very helpful. I’m new to this shrimp keeping and enjoy watching your shrimp tanks. And of course love learning new things about shrimp.

[@Gwyntog-21]

Great video Nathan,bookmarked this vid and will to all the future vids in this series,great for a newbie like me.👍🏻

[@theoriginaldex]

Man I’m highly interested in this hobby , I have a 1.5 gallon and it’s beautiful with fire reds , I’m thinking about increasing the size for breeding .

[@dianaconner4469]

Before I knew better, I flooded my tank with cupramine to get rid of pond snails that came in on plants. (No other life, I was waiting for the tank to cycle. I ended up with a total mess. I have drained the tank. Replaced the gravel and filter media. I’ve wiped down the inside of the tank. Do I need to take it in the shower and really flood it with water? Will that work? Will this tank ever be safe for shrimps? I’m just getting started researching shrimps, and I am thrilled to have found your channel. Thank you!

[@jenthulhu]

Yeah I wish he'd explained what he does with his used aquariums to prevent this problem.

[@chinese0012]

I have a question for leaf litter can you just take one from the ground and put it In there??

[@quinchieaqua4338]

Love it ! Nice work !😍

[@lambertjoseph1987]

Awesome video super informative about various topics.. KEEP ON TANKING ON!!!🦐🦐

[@michelle3805]

I have 125 gallon tank and mass Java Moss in my tank. How do you keep shrimps.

[@matebaunica6470]

What is the plant in top left at 2:40?

[@JL-ez5zs]

4:40 what shrimp are these

[@joeharry32817]

When I had my crystal shrimp (neocaradina), it breed like rabbit on peat substrate. Could be due to age of substrate already >2 yr I think

[@aircommandslipperz]

i thought crystal shrimp is caradina and not neo?

[@joeharry32817]

@@aircommandslipperz OOps.. its Crystal cherry shrimp Its the cheapest and ..the easiest to keep/breed

[@Mattdadof4]

Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@raerae886]

I bought like 50 ghost shrimp just to see what shrimp are like n incase they couldnt handle my hardy city water they did just great and are so cute now I love shrimp they're funny same with snails mystery snails are gymnasts my first snail experience I found out about the copper thing with inverts I tried a plant fert u add 5ml to water it has copper in it on the ingredients list I didn't read now I do

[@timothy_b03]

My ph is in the upper 8’s and my fluval stratum brings it down to about 7.4 this is fine for cherry shrimp right?

[@thatoneguy_0218]

Yes

[@glon-off2985]

what water temperature Red Cherry?

[@nabeelmuhammeda.s8924]

Which food you feed

[@neosnanos7622]

Hey, what blue neo would you recommend? Blue diamonds, Blue velvets, or dreamy blues?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

They are all pretty to me. But my favorite are blue velvet

[@boarbot7829]

Should I keep my shrimp at 66f or 73?

[@maofoo]

wish you had explained what is substrate and cage? and text to highlight the main pointers.

[@PrintdAus]

I think he was referring to KH which is the carbon hardness of the water. I'm not 100% what it does but there should be some info online :)

[@ronja6955]

What if I dont want to breed my shrimp too much but still keep the group on a good low number? What do I do then?

[@joaswessels8430]

You could always sell some if you get too many, it's always nice to earn a few bucks.

[@ronja6955]

Joas Wessels Yeaa that’s true but I doubt anyone in Sweden wants to but shrimp

[@joaswessels8430]

I pretty sure there are enough people who want them, you could also try to sell them to a store.

[@BlackpearlAbu]

Bro I'm using normal LED bulb hanging on top of my planted tank.... Is that enough for plants ?? Does led li8 is good ?? R should i buy expensive aquarium li8

[@Ethan-xe3gs]

0:07 what is that tall thin grass plant on the left I have it and I have never ID it

[@ana007]

Ethan Bradford it’s guppy grass (Najas guadalupensis). Super easy plant.

[@Ethan-xe3gs]

@@ana007 Hi oh Awesome thanks Alot

[@deebelen19]

what kind of shrimps are the red one? i have those but i don’t know what they’re called exactly

[@deebelen19]

not the cherry shrimps the see through red ones

[@divyanshsharma8383]

@@deebelen19 low quality cherry shrimps, or they aren't getting a mineral rich diet

[@stephenrothman6058]

do you think having plants in a shrimp tank is important? I started with quite a few plants and rocks. Because of the plants, I used a substrate with stuff good for the plants - compost and manure, and then topped it with layers of gravel and sand to keep fertilizers out of the water. It never really worked that well. The ammonia would be 0.25 and the nitrites 0.5, even after there were plenty of ammonia eating bacteria in the tank. I'm thinking of trying something with a more traditional sterile substrate; if any plants then, maybe I'd use floating plants.

[@ROBDee-ho9lu]

I have a tank with lots of plants and moss, plus sand and gravel. I started with 10 shrimps, 3 months later I have more than 100. Have also a lot of snails, 5 corydora panda (2 adults, 3 baby's), 3 white corydora, 6 cardinal tetra's in the same tank. All are very well. In my view people are far to much messing up with their tanks. Leave it alone! Make sure there is enough light, the filter does its job and feed the animals 1 time a day. That's it. Really.

[@pipeyto7]

Really fun dealing with my well water ......

[@pylpoh]

i have seen many people use active substrates for neoscardinal; even in shrimp aquarium shops. Im not sure if the substrates are "expired" or not. Is there any benefit to use "expired" active substrates for neos?

[@BrofNeeko]

Maybe Fluval changed something since you posted this but I will only ever use stratum and allll my shrimp are amazing

[@marcoangelomena4447]

Do they grow like prawn size?

[@Carloszengotita]

Excellent information cant wait for part two on it thank u so much .

[@aquaticadventures8952]

Thank for your upload it helped alot.

[@saltydog1944]

Can you put real seashells that have been cleaned in a freshwater aquarium with shrimp?

[@Scouse.raver1]

Yes but sea shells will raise pH

[@irenedool1069]

I have a 2.5 gallon aquarium with a sand substrate beta log on the substrate, a fake tree with roots that make caves a small stump with Anubis nana petite glued to it and three cups worth of moss a heater and a small sponge filter the aquarium ran for 6 months. I have 3 Orange Sakura shrimp, I’ve. 20 gallon fresh water tropical community tank and plan to add moss and Anubis, India almond leaves, breed shrimp in a smaller aquarium and add them to my 20 gallon my biggest fish is a silver lyre tail Molly.

[@mvvinds]

What inert substrate you suggest for Red Cherry Shrimp

[@hankanderson8633]

Idk why, but I think shrimps are super cute.

[@stephen876]

I think one of the biggest obstacle is keeping water at a relatively cool temperature. There are many methods to keep water warm, but not many cost effective way to keep water cool.

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

I keep mine in the basement. Only way to keep them cool in the summer

[@ThexSkaterxGurl]

I have axolotls so I know the struggle. Wish chillers were less expensive.

[@ManicMercurianAstrology]

How warm is too warm? It's common to have 85° days in summer where I live. Sometimes 95.

[@67FORDTRUCKF250]

I actually freeze bowls of water. That way I can use the ice to not only top off the tank but also cools the tank in the summer.

[@bradleydorsett4053]

Ik he was saying how the active substrate isn’t as good since it lowers the PH, however mine is very high where I live, around 8.4, so would that make the active substrate like a fluval stratum better for me actually?

[@zem1238]

I love your bloody marys btw! I never realised how good they look on sand🖒

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

zem 123 this is my first sand substrate and I'm starting to like it

[@queenzinfinity492]

Thanks for video. Will flourish tabs for fertilizer kill shrimp?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

I'm not sure

[@chrisrichardson4623]

What is kh ,?? Please and very informative ? Thank you ,x

[@fishroombum3771]

What's the plant at the opening :08 sec mark?

[@alexkruse7624]

Ur moms pubic hairs

[@sheaoutlaw6480]

FishroomBum looks like guppy grass

[@fishroombum3771]

Outlaw Brothers Thanks OB. Looks similar but the blades seem larger than guppy grass. The guppy grass I’m growing anyway.

[@jenandzoesjungle3052]

Very informative, thanks! New sub

[@Obiter3]

What are those snail shell-looking things they're feeding on?

[@peterlim1587]

The leaf won't make the tank water turn brown or yellow ?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

It does but I find the shrimp like the tannins in the water.

[@peterlim1587]

@@SooShrimpBreeders mean is good for shrimp ? because i know that some food will cause the water color change. is that normal ?

[@appeabbe7199]

@@SooShrimpBreeders how do u know? did they tell you?

[@posty7745]

appe abbe decades of many biologists and experienced fish keepers keeping them in different types of water can figure out that when tannins are in the water the shrimp have a longer lifespan and have a fuller color. Tannins are also present in their natural habitat. Just think a little before commenting

[@appeabbe7199]

@@posty7745 i was making a joke dumbass.

[@idkwhattoputherebuthi153]

Can I mix colors?

[@rogersfc]

those last black bee are neocaridina or caridina? i've just bought a bunch of them and the seller told me they were neo, but i suspect that they are caridinas... what are they? thanks for your job

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

can you interbreed different types of shrimp, i bought shrimp and some are orange, some are red, and some are purple, im wondering if they'll still breed.

[@ROBDee-ho9lu]

If it is the same shrimp family, they will breed.

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

Thank you. Subscribed.😊🇨🇦

[@joek9235]

When you cull the shrimp. do you sell them off or do you just keep them out of the main colonies?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

joe k I usually don't sell culls. Most of the shrimp in there will not breed very true if at all. If people want them knowing they are culls. I have no problem with that

[@Nemesis0513]

Most people don’t sell cultivation failures because they’re meant to be the ‘bad’ ones in a cultivation process. But you could. They aren’t very good, though.

[@BartJBols]

Can you breed shrimp to eat?

[@OliverFlinn]

wtf, no

[@oakensiren4423]

What plants do you recommend? For some reason no mosses survive on my tanks but any other plant does

[@oakensiren4423]

Nvm, made this comment before watching part 2

[@non-binary-onyx3581]

so would my cherry shrimp do good on just regular sand? not fancy or anything just some cheap, and cleaned sand with maybe gravel? :) thanks

[@witchyhobbit]

Yes. www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/74013-What-sand-substrate-and-stones-for-shrimp-community-tank

[@bich-chauwilson9703]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

Thanks!

[@pipeyto7]

Have to use active. My well water is super soft and 8.2 pH

[@zeparthe16thspiritofarsgoe15]

These shrimps is edible?

[@TimoAgain]

Its a freshwater nano, why would you eat it

[@zeparthe16thspiritofarsgoe15]

@@TimoAgain just wondering if they are edible.

[@IllegalAlien51]

How do you keep water lettuce alive? Mine always die.

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

Doesnt like movement and needs a bit of light

[@guy8646]

You need a good T5 or plant bulb. LEDs are not strong enough to keep them well.

[@conceptstudy-viveksir217]

Wonderful vedio... Love from India... Stay safe.

[@fishroombum3771]

Does it matter if some of the ferts I use contain water soluble “copper”?

[@theboywiththebee]

I live in upstate New York, is it safe to ship this time of year being that it is so cold? Is there a better season for shipping? Thanks!

[@mikemsm19]

I live in PA and I had shrimp delivered last January, all arrived alive. The company I bought from lined a box with styrofoam and used hand warmers to keep the inside warm enough to ship.

[@hkja99]

Great info. Thank you

[@simroro5409]

Day after watching this video I find one of my blue dream velvet shrimp with eggs under its belly🤪

[@arsonsnail]

congrats!! are the babies pretty?

[@ManicMercurianAstrology]

A positive omen! 😁

[@alexandertoney1692]

What is cage I just started researching this stuff two days ago

[@suttongonzalez4279]

Alexander Toney he was saying KH not cage

[@alexandertoney1692]

@@suttongonzalez4279 oh thanks

[@AcuariosLlobregat]

how often change the water in neocaridinas? every week?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

Acuarios Llobregat yes weekly.

[@KekPafrany]

My question is I have a fish tank, I mean with fishes. (mollies, Xifophorus, Ancistrus, Pangio). Can I keep shrimps with them? I would like to see an animal that "cleans" up a little.

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

The adults may live but the babies will be snacks most likely and they will hide a lot

[@piv9976]

Really good advice thank you, I recently bought a few Caridina for my Nano Cube. I use RO water but I didn't know Caridina need an active soil. My shrimp don't seem to be doing well. They act kind of weird, and aren't very active. They are hiding a lot and one died a few days after I got them. Since they are hiding between the rocks a lot I'm not sure if more have died or if they're just hiding. My PH is around 6,6, KH 1 and GH 5 do you think they will die because I didn't use active soil? Or what could be the reason for their strange behaviour?

[@ziyanaribowo7694]

Good Job man

[@ffejkk37]

The shrimp are awesome close up. But from afar it looks like a bunch of bugs.

[@witchyhobbit]

Bunch of cute bugs

[@drakekay6577]

@@witchyhobbit a bunch of cute bugs that just make you wanna feed them to your tilapia. :D

[@blazeup9957]

Shrimp are literally aquatic bugs

[@mellewedin8221]

I just clicked the button. I'm a sub now. I want to start keeping cherry shrimp. I got 6 of them and have 5 left. I did a drip acclimation for them. My tank is 40 breeder. I have baby Angle fish 4 of them. Then I have only play fry, a bristlenose pleco. A few glass shrimp. I like them better Amino shrimp. I like them small and adorable. Will the glass shrimp gang up on my Cherry's?

[@mellewedin8221]

P.s I have losts of mosses, rock piles and wood for them to hide in. Even I know not to add copper to my tank with shrimp.

[@witchyhobbit]

In my experience, Glass shrimp don't go after the Cherries.

[@pipeyto7]

Is it possible to breed both species in one tank? I know it's not going to get the best results, but what would you think the best water parameters would be for temperature, pH, GH, and KH

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

Caden Patterson one usually out breeds the other and they really don't like the same water parameters

[@raemack1969]

A question, what is "cage"?

[@spencerhardt5126]

Rae Mack *KH, meaning carbonate hardness

[@leonotthelion]

Anyone know why my ghost shrimp slowly turn white, and then die a week later?!??! My Betta is going strong, and my shrimp do well, then a few weeks later turn white and die. Any info/suggestions would be very helpful

[@baalwadi]

are you sure they're dying or what your seeing could be just their outer skin? shrimps tend to shed their outer skin as they grow so you sometimes see a white shrimp shaped thing which could lead you to believe they're dead but actually might be just the skin they shed

[@leonotthelion]

@@baalwadi I think my shrimp were failing to melt properly and dying off.

[@helciop79]

What's cage?

[@sobbanoodle4535]

I thought he said that, too. He said "KH"

[@helciop79]

@@sobbanoodle4535 oh, thanks.

[@bernardoarjonaventura3855]

Can I have a couple of mollys with shrimps?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

They will eat the babies

[@bernardoarjonaventura3855]

@@SooShrimpBreeders Nature is cruel and scary

[@farmerbensbeats1340]

I find that the best fish to keep with shrimp are tetras of any kind. However only if you have ample hiding spots for the little bastards like rock piles for the young shrimp. Some will get eaten but we'll call that natural selection.

[@sydneyconcerts902]

@@farmerbensbeats1340 my 4 rummy noses took out 5 of my ghost shrimp and 3 chocolate ones the 11 neon tettras and 8 glowlights arnt botherd but my 9 bananas and 19 cherrys are fine

[@DannyWyszynski]

Good tips, thanks!

[@neighborhoodman323]

I bought some java moss from you on amazon a while back! I think...

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

neighborhoodman323 not the same person. I'm from Canada

[@cristianchan5402]

guys... did you see an algae moving like ghost shrimp at 3.03 ..? (top left side)

[@rubellion9708]

3:03

[@rubellion9708]

2:28

[@juncusbufonius]

Now if only I knew what "cage" or GH are?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

GH or general hardness....KH is carbonated hardness

[@randomitis69]

And hardness is ?? Mineral content? I thought this was for beginners. Using jargon without explanation isn’t very helpful.

[@alicorydorie5429]

@@randomitis69 that's what Google is for

[@miketuano9883]

at what age do they breed cherry shrimp btw

[@zem1238]

Miguel Rueda mine started breeding at arnd 3 months old, But I live in a tropical country so they grow a little faster here

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

Miguel Rueda usually a couple months give or take for neocaridina and crystals. Taiwan bee takes 3 to 4 months.

[@keys4784]

I noticed that all of your tanks seem to only have one species of shrimp! Is this because you're a breeder, or does it affect the survival and health of the shrimp? My boyfriend's shrimp tank had two ghost shrimp, two rainbow shrimp, and two cherry shrimp. The two ghosts died, I haven't seen one of the rainbow and cherry in days, the last time I saw the other rainbow was yesterday, and the final cherry is suddenly swimming a lot more than usual. What did we do to cause genocide on these poor shrimp?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

Some shrimp are more aggressive and can sometimes out preform as far as breeding goes.

[@ViolentRainbow]

Is sand a ok substrate?

[@witchyhobbit]

www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php/74013-What-sand-substrate-and-stones-for-shrimp-community-tank Hope this has your answers

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

I use pool filter sand in a couple diff tanks

[@ROBDee-ho9lu]

@@SooShrimpBreeders Me too and I am very glad I did.

[@sasaalien1215]

I llove shirmp shrimp is very nice 🥰🥰🥰🦐🦐🦐

[@sasaalien1215]

#stayshrimpy

[@PhiWeezy94]

You don’t sell the shrimps?

[@SooShrimpBreeders]

I do in Canada

[@kbalaz]

@@SooShrimpBreeders are the ones that you sell pure bred or do they come out of your mixed species tanks?

[@Butterflies-are-free]

❤❤❤

[@Jamesomnipotent]

Went to the store, fell in love with tiger shrimp, had 0 knowledge about shrimp, bought them back and dump them right into my betta/tetra/guppy tank. 15mins later all of them laying unconscious... so sad