How to Predict When Red Cherry Shrimp Will Give Birth (All Neocaridina Species )

[@zeitgeistiw]

I recently got 3 shrimp. Now 2 are carrying eggs. I'm very excited and can't wait to see the babies hatch and grow. Thanks for your video, very informative!

[@shahzaibahmad1783]

How they are?

[@zeitgeistiw]

@@shahzaibahmad1783 unfortunately some didn't make it, however, I read that that was "normal". It was fun watching them grow. I also got a bigger tank :)

[@starrygazv-kl7zi]

how are they now @@zeitgeistiw

[@Jordan-ww1wu]

Thank you! I was getting a little ahead of myself and watched my shrimp for hours last night but the eggs are still yellow. Also your voice is hot, not irritating.

[@Fishtory]

Well thank you very kindly. That's sweet of you

[@jamesmartin4902]

And so are you!

[@milk7210]

Ngl kinda creepy

[@trolojolo6178]

​@@milk7210kinda gay if you ask me...

[@flossybooch8226]

@@trolojolo6178 fr

[@eeyiu]

Dont say lesser grade shrimp on their face damnit. Stop making the shrimp feel low on self esteem

[@21CenturyBreakdownX]

HAH XD. Someone on facebook said cardinals are much more beautiful than neons and I looked at my tank and told my neon tetras "she didn't mean that" lol

[@livdriscoll3981]

Lol

[@fullmooninricky3965]

Today I found an orange rili who is berried! I have 5 females and 1 male, this is my first time ever breeding shrimp, I also have some juvenile green jade shrimp in another tank, I can’t wait for them to start breeding too!

[@Fishtory]

Congrats! That's exciting

[@Auditing.northern.N.Y.]

I woke up this morning to baby blue dreams, I had them in a pretty bare aquarium. I never saw a berried female. I'm just getting back into aquariums, have had shrimp in the past. I've always knew I had babies on the way. Was a pleasant surprise.

[@Fishtory]

Nice! Congrats

[@michaelpopplewell5190]

love your channel. do you vacuum your substrate or just do water changes?

[@Fishtory]

Just water changes for the most part. Unless there's a big plant die off or something

[@matthew33721]

If you need to vac, shove some sponge in the end of the gravel vac to not suck them up

[@jawjagrrl]

Very excited for my first shrimplets! Mama no1 has eggs like the blue shrimp in this video, so it should be soon!

[@Fishtory]

Congrats! 👏

[@rajgill7576]

Noticed my biggest female was fanning eggs today!! Im so excited haha. I did not noticr any saddle as shes clesr bodies and has blotches of blue in the head and tail

[@romanadvertrelundar]

The baby shrimp you pointed out is huge compared to new “born” shrimp. They are so small! :-)

[@Fishtory]

Okay true ...."juvenile"

[@romanadvertrelundar]

The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium Still super cute though :-) I love my shrimp

[@oscarnevins5188]

what is the leaf litter in your tank, what plant?

[@Fishtory]

maple, oak and catapa almond leaves

[@fullmooninricky3965]

I’m new to this but I heard guava leaves work too, I’ve had those in my tanks for a while since I have 2 guava trees

[@yugekarin970]

Woow love your ideas and tipps. And you show as so much you love your shrimps 🦐. Thank YOUUUUU ....will try to do my best with mine too🤗

[@Fishtory]

Thanks for the kind words and for tuning in! Good luck with your shrimp keeping : )

[@yugekarin970]

@@Fishtory I got almost a thousand red little baby shrimps 🦐 .... shrimps invasion...🥰 And they are just toooooo cute 🥰🙏🏾

[@WhatsupwSully]

Great job on the really big words, appreciated!

[@Fishtory]

Hehe thanks! I'm so Smurt

[@amputeescangardeen5409]

I just was looking at big leaves yesterdy , now I know its cool

[@Fishtory]

Totally!

[@slimjim5392]

Yooo, alex. I think me tetras may be eating my cherry shrimp. I saw them all picking at a body. Is it likely the shrimp was already dead? Can tetras kill shrimp?

[@Fishtory]

Tetras can kill shrimp... usually small tetras won't, but medium or large tetras...2 inches or more, will 100% hunt the adults even. Also, fish will eat the sheds too, its good nutrients

[@slimjim5392]

@Fishtory those little bastards! 🤣🤣 thanks again mate

[@fengliu975]

the baby does not look as small compared to the adult as with some of the grown ones bought from store. do they get berried earlier or are the babies slightly grown?

[@Fishtory]

There's 2 babies there... one is so small you probably aren't even seeing it hhehe..the other is maybe a month or 6 weeks old. But neocaridina are born fully formed

[@jessicamayer4780]

What is the grate for? I have a shrimp tank and am interested in that feature

[@neonbloxian4752]

Hey I have a 10 gallon tank and some shrimp and moss balls as well as a sponge filter I’m wondering if water changes weekly are enough rather than using a siphon.. is that okay?

[@Fishtory]

Yes. Especially if its just shrimp...they're totally fine. Just don't over food or you can get hydra, planaria and detritus worms. (When i have that happen i use the shrimp tank as a fry tank for eggs...so the tiny fry will eat the pests... and then move them when they're big enough to munch on shrimplettes

[@willster114]

what snails are those in your tank, i got some plants in recently and have them in my tank now, im happy to see they arent hurting your shirmps :)

[@Fishtory]

I have 3 types in all my tanks ... ramshorn snails, bladder snails, and Malaysian trumpet snails

[@warrior3456_]

the lil black ones with the point are bladder snails but other than that im not sure

[@nimarus3118]

1:39 first time I've seen a Neocaridina Davidi...poop.

[@nicolenescheepers302]

What do you call the screen on the side

[@Fishtory]

Sorry I don't understand the question? Just a place for them to graze on more surface area, I think though

[@nicolenescheepers302]

@@Fishtory Thanks so much. I will try and replicate the same type of grazing screen.

[@JessFishin]

I've recently found copepods and detritus in my shrimp tank. Is there anything you recommend to get rid of detritus without harming my shrimp?

[@Fishtory]

detritus worms? or the actual brown stuff?... detritus just means waste, so for that id gravel vacuum carefully...for the worms (which arent harmful, but mean you're overfeeding most likely), id go get some de-wormer at a local fish shop. dog or cat dewormer works also, but lookup the recipe for how much of which brand is needed for your size tank. goodluck!

[@remyche8768]

Bought my first fish tank 4-5 weeks ago, some how I have a red cherry shrimp with egg's already, I'm deciding if I should buy another tank because I have neon Tetras in there as well. Wondering how good of hiders the shrimp are 😅 would be ready nice to have shrimp babies

[@Fishtory]

They're good enough to survive tetras jf they have some rock hides,, moss or guppy grass

[@Rose-bg9xr]

My cherry shrimp is carrying eggs and I saw it on laying on its side what does that mean

[@Fishtory]

Unless it was eating that usually means that it's dead...but if it's moving and or eating and cleaning itself/shell then it's just being a weirdo shrimpy mom lol

[@dylanescorcia7124]

I have a question one of my cherry shrimp is pregnant in my tank with 11 other shrimp, should I move her to a breading tank?

[@Fishtory]

She will be fine, the babies get along with parents :)

[@YukiiWolf]

Great video! Got a few shrimp today that look like they're ready to drop.. what type of leaves are you using for the litter at the bottom? And did they release tannins?

[@khianidude]

Shrimp at the center of the frame at the beginning of the video has a white ring of death....and another at 0:20

[@Fishtory]

Yeah, I've addressed it in previous videos, and upped their kh, but so far they're just crawling along and im waiting for them to get crushed by their own growth sadly

[@Fishtory]

Their tds was only 50 when i checked the water i recieved them in... no kh at all. Usually it could be the opposite issue- but these clearly werent on that spectrum

[@khianidude]

@@Fishtory Yikes, good to know you figured it out since then. Cheers

[@jonibrei8688]

You are so informative! Thank you!

[@Fishtory]

Glad you found it of some use! Cheers!

[@twigzorn3904]

super useful, its hard to find such in depth info on these guys! thanks!

[@Fishtory]

+Z Zorn thanks! ill do more of this on shrimp since folks like the indepth info. And if folks would like to know... perhaps tomorrow ill upload my video of microscopic food they eat... like explaining how they can exist on so little

[@activegrass9435]

i noticed some of my cherry shrimp did not survive molting. is it because my water lacking calcium? i feed them once every 1 or 2 days. This is making me sad :(

[@Fishtory]

Yes that is the most common culprit. Add 1 or 2 cups of crushed coral or smashed up sea shells per 10 gallons and you'll almost always have plenty after that

[@activegrass9435]

@@Fishtory Wow never heard about the coral thing. do i need to put them gradually or just dump it all in?

[@ClayAhon]

I dodged this issue by adding a tiny crushed coral

[@kiraneko5582]

how long before the shrimp was going to hatch? because i have ghost shrimp and its preggy but i don't know how long it takes because its my first time

[@Fishtory]

for ghosts only 21 to 25 days but they are lower order and give birth to larvae (sea monkey style tiny wigglers that anysize fish will eat quickly. if you move them to a tank with indian almond leaf and java moss, with an airstone running, (and have the tank seasoned and well cycled, so that there's bacteria on the surfaces and microscopic food for them to eat. good luck! there's a few tutorial videos on Ghosts....theyre easier than japanese amono algea eaters...harder than cherry shrimp to raises. cheers

[@kiraneko5582]

thank you for that information that was all helpful i hope my ghost shrimp was successful with there eggs to grown , well i love your vid and want to continue to learn more about the shrimps more blessings to your channel and for you

[@Fishtory]

thank you kindly and gratefully. Have a wonderful day and thanks for watching the channel

[@lookslegit4147]

the warmer the water,the faster they hatch! I keep mine at about 78c,and they hatch 3 weeks give or take a couple days,

[@Kris-jy7dz]

What kind of leaves are in there? What is the purpose of the leaves?

[@Fishtory]

indian almond leaves and theu sooth and cakm fish anti bacterial also prevents infections

[@chichixixi99]

Do the blue v shrimp cross with the RCS?

[@Fishtory]

yes, depending on the blue source, some will even mix colors, but many types just revert back to red or wild

[@jrich436]

Depends on what you mean by cross Blue and Red will not make purple for instance As Blues came from Cherrys you can have a blue/Red Cross that produces a bunch of blues and a few reds Then depending on which blue or red you cross those hybrids with you could end up with reds, blues (both low grade) but eventually what some will call “wild” or brownish reds So I would say “no” to the answer as most people thing of cross as either a color wheel or a “show both traits” It will not do either as most people mean it

[@Fishtory]

In detail, yes you're totally correct, however for a generation they'll kind of make some crazy "crosses", with a trend towards reverting wild also appearing soon after

[@Fishtory]

Also, I took this to mean is it generically the same species, and viable offsprings

[@christophercarroll9556]

So that baby shrimp was small but I can’t imagine an adult could lump a dozen that size around. Can you explain what stage of development the young are or how mobile they are when the mother releases them? Great Chanel!

[@Fishtory]

Their identical to parents! Just rolled into a tight ball that has exoskelleton holding them closed like a pill bug.. that membrane breaks andddd tada... they hide for the first 3 sheds if possible... often times color is lacking greatly until 2 months or so also

[@Doom012909]

Recently my orange shrimps dropped her eggs why does it happen?

[@Fishtory]

Abortion due to stress or chromosomal disorders in the eggs she could tell from development chemicals.

[@emiditypom5928]

My eggs were black and turned green. Can you explain why?

[@Fishtory]

It just depends on their genetics...as long as they don't look fuzzy or hairy- it's just eggs being eggs lol...sort of how chickens lay brown, green, red blue white and lavender colored eggs too

[@splexy2374]

I have a black rose shrimp and it’s really hard to see her eggs

[@Fishtory]

Hmm interesting. What color are they?

[@fish-e-duniakolkata5303]

I can see tiny eggs in my.shrinplet when to expect the babies?

[@Fishtory]

Its explained in the video...if they are clear or colorful.... probably 3 to 5 weeks .. if dark and or you see eyes ...within 2 weeks, but likely within 5 days most of the time

[@fish-e-duniakolkata5303]

Update and a quick help needed!! My berried shrimp hatched into shrimplets I could see 4_5 shrimplets only on the day of hatch But it's been a week now but I can only see 1_2 shrimplets in the tank.?? Would be they dead ..or is possible to giv birth to only those few.as she was berried with atleast 20_30 eggs

[@shel.b.1090]

How do you know when to sex the baby shrimp? My cherries are breeding now and have quite a few xxx

[@carolinegrey7371]

I just got new cherry shrimp and there’s about 4/11 seem to have the tiny eggs but I have a black rainbow shrimp (o think it’s called that) who disappeared for a couple hours I don’t know if that has anything to do with it

[@Fishtory]

It could, however egg color is random... green, yellow orange, brown, white, clear or blackish... no idea why. I guess youll have a surprise in 4 weeks or so...and the baby shrimp likely hide for 3 or 4 more weeks ... you'll see tiny tiny shrimp with somewhat translucent bodies a tenth of an inch long and should be able to guess color immediately after hatching..but itll mostly show on their tiny little shoulder. Good luck and let me know how it all ends up!

[@Evergreenboss360]

Do you have a video talking about how you divide your tank with screen? I’m assuming it’s screen.

[@Fishtory]

I use fry pens or fish fry baskets with airlines mostly, these days- often i kept corys or plecos with shrimp and they'd ram or dig up the net daily

[@adamdahlberg3401]

good video your very informative for a noob such as myself.

[@Fishtory]

I highly recommend checking out my playlists then...or browse other videos...lots of early stuff on the science of shrimp, but also this channel and community is very kind and knowledgeable, so feel free to join us on facebook under the same name and we have group help forums, sharing your first shrimp baby photos, tank show and tell and a whole lot more! :)

[@adamdahlberg3401]

I have been searching all over the place, it all started with my Betta, then I found shrimp, and now I have a 10g tank packed with plants and 3 guppies, 6 neon tetras, the betta and snails. The plants I have are 2 Anubias, 1 Amazon Sword, 3 Banana Lilies, 3 Dwarf Lilies, and 6 new cutting of Purple Waffle.

[@Fishtory]

unfortunately purple waffle isnt aquatic (maybe you already know, and are growing it up out of the tank and just keeping the roots wet?). But petsmart and petco sell it in the aquarium tank like jerks, same with ribbon swords. However it usually survives a few months until it melts and rots. I know how it goes to get the MTS bug and end up with a dozen tanks 6 months later....if you put the time in, its a hobby you can keep learning from and discovering new things for a lifetime

[@Fishtory]

also, if you get some faster growing plants like rotala, or water sprite/pogostemon octopus, or wisteria. those plants will help keep the water cleaner and you can keep more than a fish per gallon. but if you have male and female guppies, theyll be 30 or 40 in no time flat haha... which is okay if you have enough plants growing and eating the ammonia they put out

[@MrRawr2013]

Very helpful, I started to think the shrimp had a disease b.c I had never had a female that was lighter in color

[@jackb.5182]

My shrimp eggs are white. Is that normal?

[@Fishtory]

Kinda odd... but as long as they arent fuzzy or green fuzzy...you're okay

[@mohamadhafiz4024]

What should we do with rcs corpse?

[@Feliciathefishtanklady]

Great video- thank you! I read that tank temp affects gestational length, colder tank = longer gestation. Is that a factor?

[@Fishtory]

That is correct

[@charliecoal2707]

Great video man

[@Fishtory]

thank you I appreciate it

[@josemontalvo4532]

Good tips!

[@Fishtory]

Thank you and welcome...theres a whole shrimp playlist and ill be doing a 150$ shrimp give away through aquaticarts.com for anyone who uses the code SECRETSHRIMP15 startimg next weekend

[@josemontalvo4532]

I subscribed and put notifications on, because you are knowledgeable in the N. Card. Shrimps. Does these basic rules apply to the Yellow Neo Card. Shrimps? I’ll be setting up next year. Is their predations from the bigger Shrimps to the newbies Shrimps?

[@Fishtory]

yes all the behavioral norms will be the same in most of the colors... the only exception may be green jades, or palmata snowball or "pearl" variant lines because the wild versions of those are a from 3000 miles south of davidii shrimp species and thus their a bit more unpredictable on how timid they are and color stability down the road. Greens are notoriously the least consistent shrimp, followed by a lot of yellow lines and blues.... a good blue dream line is great and requires half as much culling of the runts/color oddities....it pays to buy good strains in the first place...you'll have more good quality, well behaved and healthy shrimp. so 4 dollars vs 6 or 7 for a blue or yellow ....id pay it. Also the website www.aquaticarts.com will totally hook you up with the best of their stock id you use my channel's discount code "SECRETSHRIMP15" and you'll get 15% off :)

[@josemontalvo4532]

The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium Thank you!

[@lookslegit4147]

I had a yellow neo have 43 babies that all survived to about a month and a half,20 died off,and 23 survived . the 23 that lived,are now breeding like crazy! very easy when they get going!

[@sebby2378]

How big are the babies at their first day? :0

[@eyetvideos467]

About 1-2mm long from what I’ve seen.

[@TestSubjectMacHoshi]

Watchin' this video now, dont mind the other comment LOL

[@shahzaibahmad1783]

Do shrimps lay eggs or give birth?

[@ShadyLady988]

They lay eggs that they hold in their back legs until the babies hatch

[@greeneyedpixie2]

you are awesome!!

[@Fishtory]

Thanks! You are as well

[@greeneyedpixie2]

@@Fishtory I am, Thanks! i have my first Cherry Shrimp babies! any hints you could share with me please? Hope you are well also.

[@hope1427]

Thank you buddy

[@Fishtory]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoeyBecker]

Thank you

[@Fishtory]

of course! I hope my video series can help folks a little. cheers and thanks for watching, my friend.

[@JoshsMosses]

Thanks for sharing! 🌳👻🌳

[@Fishtory]

You bet!

[@lookslegit4147]

right after a female molts,there stomach will drop down and look fatter,then the males in the tank will swim crazy all over looking for her, and she will escape them,so I turn the lights out for a couple hours,then when I turn back on,she is berried.i have actually took a female that just molted,and took 3 males,and put them in a hang on display box that fish stores use,and it worked,the males caught the female more quickly,even with light on,very interesting ! they actually pin the female down for about a minute. the more interesting part is the males and females that are breeding,are only over a little over a month old,so they are very young juveniles at best!

[@pj3132]

hiding for a couple days? you mean at least a week and a half lol thats a very big baby shrimp.

[@Fishtory]

Sure lol

[@Butterflies-are-free]

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[@MrJaman0083]

My bloody Mary’s are so red and burgundy and you can’t see through the males.

[@shaneadmusson7740]

Haha, how do I get them to stop breeding; I'm inundated with cherry shrimp at this point.

[@Fishtory]

Just send them to me lol. Nah, a few fish in the tank will do the trick, if need be!

[@shaneadmusson7740]

@@Fishtory you would think; even my Rosie Loaches ate being polite and respectable and don't eat the babies. I love my shrimp though.

[@lucianarafaela978]

Hi.. I'm new to this hahaha & now I'm getting nervous as I found out some of them getting pregnant. I really want those shrimplets & the shrimp mommies to survive

[@duckduckduck07]

What cuties!

[@Beansie]

I added a tannin tonic within days of one of my RCS giving birth. I, sadly, caused a miscarriage and now she has moldy green dead babies loitering in her underbelly. I've quarantined her in case she too dies (I won't have to hunt for her in that case), or if she develops any sort of sporous fungi I don't want in my main tank. Firstly, what do you think her chances are of surviving, and secondly, what is actually going to happen? Will they melt where they are, will they fall out onto the vessel floor, will they make her sick? I'm new to the aquarium hobby and really want to help this lil gal out. I'm such an a-hole... Here's a video of what she looks like today : Jump to 5 :31 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmKUnn9vr9OVqJY

[@Fishtory]

She may survive after she sheds...but most likely it is not your fault...the tannins probably shocked the shrimp (they dislike tannic water in most cases...and neocaridina dislike anything under a 6.5 ph usually... so honestly get the shrimp out of there into a jar if you have to... neocadiridina are hardy and the babies are actually probably the fungi elobiopsidae (sp) and all you did was stress her..not kill her babies or make her sick...that was lurking in her body waiting for a weakness in her immune system. So just get her in a tank or even bowl with cycled water or distilled water and wait...add catapa leaves and if she stays 65 degrees or warmer, she will be okay...or she will die. but that illness is rampant and hides in shrimp brought over from asia ...I'd get shrimp from a new spot if I were you.... where did you purchase her?

[@Beansie]

@@Fishtory I got her at either Petco or my LFS which aren't into shrimp, they are actually just counter dressing next to the register. Is there any way to kill the fungus without using harsh chemicals? I've seen quite a few videos successfully using aquarium salt. I thought the tannins would help against infection considering it's antibacterial, like the catappa leaves in the tank. I utilize crushed coral, liquid calcium, trace minerals, calcium rich foods, Snail-O, crushed egg shells, cuttlebone and BioMix from Marks Shrimp Tanks...I like to keep it on the harder side for my apple snail shells. Thanks for the encouragement and kind words!

[@ZebbMassiv]

Crap you live in the States otherwise I'd send you some super red Sakura shrimp

[@Fishtory]

Oh boy! I would love that. Thanks anyhow my friend

[@prodme01]

At least now I know my cherry's are getting ready now I just thought it was off colour 😅

[@Fishtory]

Yay!

[@prodme01]

Cant tell with my black or brown versions however not seen my blues in a while hmmmm maybe I get a shed load of babies soon

[@thatoneasianguy10221]

Yo you sound like Mark wahlberg

[@dejalee9956]

Hey I'm Like #666 hahaha

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[@abulqasimx]

Did you just wake up?

[@akshayak9696]

Very informative. But the voice is little irritating 😢