How to Care for and Breed Crystal Red and Black Shrimp - The Basics for Freshwater Shrimp

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Today we talk about one of my personal favorite shrimp: the crystal red (and crystal black) shrimp. These shrimp are surprisingly hardy for needing buffered water (Ph of less than 7). In this video, I go through everything as far water parameters, shrimp tank setup and the basic care for these beautiful freshwater shrimp. As a side note, Crystal Red and Black shrimp are also referred to as CRS and CBS.
Since this is shrimp Saturday, we are doing a special on Crystal Reds and Black on flipaquatics.com. We also launched the Crystal Shrimp Stater Pack which is also included in the special.
Discount Code for 20% Off Crystals Red and Blacks: Crystal20
Here is the link to the website of the products:
Crystal Red and Black Shrimp Starter Pack:
flipaquatics.com/collections/...
Crystal Red Shrimp:
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Crystal Black Shrimp:
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  • @RyoWatanabee
    @RyoWatanabee6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Thanks for sharing this with us :)

  • @RiverLifeUS
    @RiverLifeUS6 жыл бұрын

    Great video Rob - Way to go Team FLIP Aquatics!

  • @bookshelfaquarium3242
    @bookshelfaquarium32426 жыл бұрын

    Love the new VO format

  • @josemontalvo4532
    @josemontalvo45325 жыл бұрын

    Great vid! Enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing!

  • @lightspeed72
    @lightspeed723 жыл бұрын

    What a comprehensive video. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @howardhewitt1797
    @howardhewitt17973 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Really enjoyed the content and delivery. Very informative.👍

  • @TheTurtleGirl
    @TheTurtleGirl6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the great info! CRS are so pretty...

  • @ninak1347
    @ninak13476 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Real like how you talk about how to care for crystalline and black shrimp in easy to follow steps. Good information about water parameters, aquarium filtration, substrates, decor, plants and feeding. Great job on this video. Thumbs up for the camera woman / man :) It would be fun to watch a video on a different shrimp species.

  • @JRP4H4L
    @JRP4H4L6 жыл бұрын

    Great looking crystals!

  • @RizeNthryve
    @RizeNthryve Жыл бұрын

    Great Info! Going to be purchasing soon from you!

  • @LRBaquatics
    @LRBaquatics6 жыл бұрын

    Loved the background music, very classy!

  • @shellb1617
    @shellb16175 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sooo much. 👍🏻 great video

  • @jwcollect6642
    @jwcollect66426 жыл бұрын

    great video, lots of good info. Also like the format, almost thought I was watching a Nat. Geo show. Thanks

  • @9000knobs
    @9000knobs5 жыл бұрын

    You got me hooked man ... :)

  • @lawfullyblind8403
    @lawfullyblind84036 жыл бұрын

    I love that plant set up i want to grow out a bunch of tissue cultured crypts

  • @radiationzack1012
    @radiationzack10123 жыл бұрын

    This guys wicked happy

  • @jorgepacho6349
    @jorgepacho63496 жыл бұрын

    I would love to work in a place like this.

  • @P0HTAT0
    @P0HTAT06 жыл бұрын

    This summer was going good for me until my crystal tank cooked when the temp sat around 85 for over a week. I have one Crystal black left out of about 25 shrimp.

  • @tonismith6020

    @tonismith6020

    5 жыл бұрын

    Get a fan.

  • @Wich138
    @Wich1386 жыл бұрын

    Really beneficial vdo bro

  • @rylansaquariums6446
    @rylansaquariums64466 жыл бұрын

    I loved the shrimp Saturdays before now it is shrimp Sunday

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Rylan's Aquariums haha I know! I tried to get it posted last night but I fell asleep 😔

  • @eisenklad

    @eisenklad

    6 жыл бұрын

    still SS ... Super Special Shrimp Saturday/Sundays....

  • @riskuyat
    @riskuyat2 жыл бұрын

    nice...thanks !!!

  • @dq4835
    @dq48353 жыл бұрын

    would you guys recommend seachem fluorite black substrate for the substrate to be put into crystal red shrimp tanks?

  • @ParteVerdeA
    @ParteVerdeA4 жыл бұрын

    Hi, great video, im cycling my bee tank, does substrate really go bad? or i can just add a tub on an already established tank (with "bad substrate"?

  • @beast_gago2660
    @beast_gago26606 жыл бұрын

    Damn got lucky with my local tap water being 6.8-6.7 ph and soft water but more might put fluval shrimp stratum into the tank just in case

  • @STLFANSS
    @STLFANSS6 жыл бұрын

    I didn't learn a little i learned a lot, I was going to ask some questions but every one I had was answered in the video. I was going to ask whats up with the tupperware containers in the tanks lol. Wait I do have one, what size were the tanks they were in? Thank you this video shall be saved!

  • @simonenvy6563

    @simonenvy6563

    6 жыл бұрын

    He said in other videos that the tupperwares are just easier for when the substrate needs to be swapped out. Makes sense when you consider the number of tanks that they have to care for. Also said the tank size that works best for them is 20 gal.

  • @JLAbeln-kc1iv

    @JLAbeln-kc1iv

    6 жыл бұрын

    STL!

  • @simonenvy6563
    @simonenvy65636 жыл бұрын

    Ooh! Now I get why my CRS aren't breeding!

  • @jonmaroutsis1434
    @jonmaroutsis14345 жыл бұрын

    Will using Seachem equilibrium after a 10% water change every month like you recommended be ok to keep waters mineral content stable?

  • @millionpavillion3126
    @millionpavillion31266 жыл бұрын

    Can you put substrate on the floor but just for looks to while having substrate in the boxes to actually buffer the ph ? like it won’t be too much substrate that it lowers the ph to much ?

  • @dominickjenkins9773
    @dominickjenkins97735 жыл бұрын

    What are some of those plants called.nice vid I learned a lot.

  • @juicejuicy
    @juicejuicy6 ай бұрын

    any tips how to do an aquascape? I feel like it will be hard to do it if soil has to go in tubs /:

  • @aaronschaekel8848
    @aaronschaekel88482 жыл бұрын

    If you had a 20 gallon long aquarium. Started with a neutral 7 pH with the water and then added 1.5 to 2 inches of Brightwell over the entire bottom as the substrate. What would expect the pH to be approximately after the tank cycles?. Again -Using distilled or RO water with neutral pH as the starting point? Thanks in advance.

  • @silentmaggot3696
    @silentmaggot36962 жыл бұрын

    7:21 I've never heard about this, do I really need to take apart my tanks every two years or is this for a specific substrate?

  • @22chickenhead
    @22chickenhead6 жыл бұрын

    for buffering substrates you shouldn't use KH remineralizers because it will exhaust the buffers of the substrate

  • @UberFiseh
    @UberFiseh4 жыл бұрын

    FYI, "buffering" capability refers to the water property of how much pH will change when an acid/base is added, so it is incorrect to say that low KH has higher buffering capability than high KH. It's the opposite. Food for thought!

  • @dwarfycottage
    @dwarfycottage4 жыл бұрын

    Can you list what diet you feed your shrimp. Please.

  • @clkong3427
    @clkong34276 жыл бұрын

    Here where I live they all to seem to keep the expensive shrimp in very low tds the prl and galaxy I purchased r all 70-90 tds.

  • @RomaAquatics
    @RomaAquatics6 жыл бұрын

    I just switched to Brightwell from Fluval. My Crystals and Blue Bolts are doing great with the Fluval, but my Taiwan Bees (except for the Yellow King Kongs) don't seem to be loving the Fluval.

  • @22chickenhead

    @22chickenhead

    6 жыл бұрын

    you should try ADA Amazonia

  • @aaronmiller6118
    @aaronmiller61186 жыл бұрын

    do you run the Flipaquatics online store?

  • @jimmyle6947
    @jimmyle69476 жыл бұрын

    you sell them or where did you get them??? thank you

  • @vinicius8394
    @vinicius83946 жыл бұрын

    If you don´t siphon, how come you bare bottom tanks looks so clean? I´m just starting a colony o red and yellow sakuras and only after 3 weeks the bottom looks pretty nasty with all the shrimp waste. My setup is 10 gallon with bare bottom a almond leave being hold on its place with half a clay vase. My filter looks pretty much with what you have at the side of the display.

  • @pabloromero1404
    @pabloromero14045 жыл бұрын

    My gh and kh is one off I your recommendation I think I'll be good

  • @tiagobarbosa1966
    @tiagobarbosa19665 жыл бұрын

    Can i use mineral or spring water with lower ph to low ph?

  • @catnip3111
    @catnip31116 жыл бұрын

    I bought some crs at my local per shop, and only have female got any males I can but off you guys? Also, I have the solid white shrimp also only female but I have one berrie female, would one of my tiger shrimp have breed with her?

  • @ramgopalvakada
    @ramgopalvakada4 жыл бұрын

    How to enhance its colours? Any suggestions? Baby birth rate is very good but colour is very less. Does temperature of water also play some role ?

  • @unknown121395
    @unknown1213956 жыл бұрын

    can they be kept with guppy or neon in a 20 Long??

  • @misterpink598
    @misterpink5986 жыл бұрын

    A question....with what type of water do you refill your top off? RO water or reminirelised water? To keep the parameters stable and to not go slowly higher with your TDS?

  • @tonismith6020

    @tonismith6020

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ro is reverse osmosis

  • @chriseverett1142
    @chriseverett11424 жыл бұрын

    Hi what food and vegetables are you feeding.

  • @MrsKSRB
    @MrsKSRB3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Im keeping crystal black shrimp s But my water ph is a little high So i use an buffer Which brings the ph down to 6.8to 6.5 Is it ok if i use this to decrease the ph Will this chemical effect the shrimps i use seachems

  • @osuch77
    @osuch776 жыл бұрын

    Do you use only ro water ? Or fresh ? On your farm

  • @haroutvartanian2915
    @haroutvartanian29154 жыл бұрын

    Reverse osmosis water drops down to 6.0 ph with Bee shrimp gh without using buffering substrate. Isnt that too low for crystal red shrimp? Should i use Salty shrimp gh kh? Another questions is, why is my ph under 6 with this product? Shouldnt it be 6.4?

  • @stevenluitjens1348
    @stevenluitjens13486 жыл бұрын

    I got 2 dwarf gouramis 3 Mm platies and 2 amano shrimp in a 10 gal. With 0 ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates with 0 aggression in the tank especially towards the shrimp and both my shrimp died in the first day I got them. I saw one swimming upside down and banging into everything and then landed and just layed upside down and died. Any idea why?

  • @kathleenmonsegue9700
    @kathleenmonsegue97004 жыл бұрын

    Can crystal reds live and breed successfully around red cherry shrimps? How can I get their babies to live longer? I'm new to this species and I'm keeping them in the same tank as the rcs? The tank they are in is planted and has driftwood. And I use tap water with seachem prime.i also drop in calcium chips for the shrimps and ramshorn snails. I think the calcium also increases the ph...doesn't it?

  • @MrsKSRB
    @MrsKSRB3 жыл бұрын

    My country doesnt hace this shrimp salt can u recommend a different branch

  • @rockysanimals2778
    @rockysanimals27784 жыл бұрын

    My ph is 7.8. Do you recommend me heavily tannoning? I have absolutely no problem with cherries and my dad has some crystals that bred in similar parameters.

  • @ylogames9938

    @ylogames9938

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ain’t no way crystals survived in 7.8ph

  • @AVIKO607

    @AVIKO607

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ylogames9938 not impossible

  • @Cleeon
    @Cleeon5 жыл бұрын

    Sad,I just watched it after all my pure red line dead. Ok, I will try again

  • @chandanmn1246
    @chandanmn12466 жыл бұрын

    Any disadvantages by keeping Cryptocrene with crs?

  • @tyngchinchillachang838

    @tyngchinchillachang838

    4 жыл бұрын

    I dont think theres any. I am coming from aquascaping hobby and not a shrimp hobby thought

  • @daviddickinson4763
    @daviddickinson47635 жыл бұрын

    Do you find that crystal shrimp do ok in high tech setups with co2, ferts and 50% water changes weekly? Thanks in advance

  • @Elver-gl_rga

    @Elver-gl_rga

    4 жыл бұрын

    Crystal shrimp do not like huge changes in their water parameters Maybe do a 10% change

  • @Phamquoctrong
    @Phamquoctrong2 жыл бұрын

    có bán tép kiểng k

  • @zaifulzainal9147
    @zaifulzainal91476 жыл бұрын

    Its ok with ph 6.0?

  • @darylefleming1191
    @darylefleming11912 жыл бұрын

    nice background music

  • @skyventure4903
    @skyventure49033 жыл бұрын

    What tool do u use to measure parameter/??

  • @denz4133

    @denz4133

    3 жыл бұрын

    a TDS meter and an API Freshwater Master Test Kit would be my advice

  • @samanthastickling720
    @samanthastickling7206 жыл бұрын

    Substrate goes bad??

  • @koston777
    @koston7776 жыл бұрын

    So 78 degrees for these guys are too hot?? Mine keeps dying after about 2-3 weeks... they look healthy and eats well but one by one it keep dying. Water chemistry seems in check and tank is been set up for about year and a half.

  • @LoneWolf_RO
    @LoneWolf_RO6 жыл бұрын

    how can i drop my ph???tap water has around 7.5....i am using peat and can't drop it under 7....

  • @zaifulzainal9147

    @zaifulzainal9147

    6 жыл бұрын

    LoneWolf_RO im using ph reduce product..

  • @LoneWolf_RO

    @LoneWolf_RO

    6 жыл бұрын

    it's ok now. i reduce ph with ro water and with akadama red line active substrate

  • @Phamquoctrong
    @Phamquoctrong2 жыл бұрын

    con tép kiểng rất đẹp mắt

  • @SirPaulB
    @SirPaulB5 жыл бұрын

    What are the Mattam Filters? I dont understand you

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    5 жыл бұрын

    Matten filters. You can find them on our website, flipaquatics.com.

  • @Hunter-sj9cm
    @Hunter-sj9cm Жыл бұрын

    Great information in the video but the music is super annoying 😂 thanks for your content

  • @lmaaquarium8842
    @lmaaquarium88426 жыл бұрын

    I use river water and i dont have any ph or kh tester can you please hlep me

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Try it! It's all you can do :) or get a tester!

  • @lmaaquarium8842

    @lmaaquarium8842

    6 жыл бұрын

    Flip Aquatics - LupDiesel yeah they are doing very great they are moldin

  • @josephhuang5739
    @josephhuang57396 жыл бұрын

    Hi Robert, my crystal are dying after they molt. Any advice. Thanks

  • @ollietaylor1991

    @ollietaylor1991

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Joseph, do you feed any mineral additive foods? They may be dying due to failed malts if they don't have enough minerals in their food to form a strong new shell. Rob mentions shrimp king mineral. This is the product I use and is on Rob's website - flipaquatics.com/collections/our-top-shrimp-foods/products/shrimp-king-protein?variant=43121808964

  • @milehighplecos2318
    @milehighplecos23186 жыл бұрын

    Will black crystal cross breed with cherry shrimp?

  • @22chickenhead

    @22chickenhead

    6 жыл бұрын

    nope

  • @rafigarden7824
    @rafigarden78243 жыл бұрын

    malaysian driftwood?

  • @imansripali6903
    @imansripali69035 жыл бұрын

    hi im beginner to this. is it ok to keep 24/7 lights on

  • @misspoppinsss5282

    @misspoppinsss5282

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nope keep it between 8 to 10 hours.

  • @SuperSsddii
    @SuperSsddii Жыл бұрын

    my friend you make people confuse on the other of you video you said you feed them everyday

  • @nilsikder2541
    @nilsikder25416 жыл бұрын

    how you breed amono shrimp

  • @sylvianphung5231
    @sylvianphung52314 жыл бұрын

    Why does my shrimp keep dieing???

  • @griffith4698
    @griffith46986 жыл бұрын

    rob i am still waiting for u get some sexy shrimp man

  • @Nathparker28
    @Nathparker283 жыл бұрын

    My guy looks high as hell all the time

  • @Phamquoctrong
    @Phamquoctrong2 жыл бұрын

    vậy

  • @reckedhail176
    @reckedhail1766 жыл бұрын

    First

  • @pEintub
    @pEintub4 жыл бұрын

    what the fuck are those ads

  • @richardmatthys7133
    @richardmatthys71332 жыл бұрын

    Loose the music

  • @asianpussykat33
    @asianpussykat33 Жыл бұрын

    This video is sponsored by blah blah 🦐 such and such lol just use cheap ground up fish flakes and they breed like nuts

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