As a kid ( in the everglades ) I always kept a 10 gallon shrimp tank , i had no idea about ph , or any of that however i always used the water they were caught in and plenty of plants they were used to , i just got lucky with that , because they would breed like crazy . ( but these were just wild caught grass shrimp ) And a water change meant walking 2 blocks with a 5 gallon bucket full of canal water.👍

@siddharthrm6385

2 жыл бұрын

hey Will that is good to know man , here I don't even bother to do any readings of the water parameters at my place too , I just setup the tank , wait for a week and then introduce the live stock and there has been no instances where any livestock has died the next day or so . I too had a 8 gallon densely planted tank with shrimp and I loved it but now the same tank is just a tank with sand and a few hideouts . I wish even I had the opportunity to catch some live fish from the wild and keep them man , but here in bangalore , India you have to drive a good distance till you find a creak or a stream you know where you can catch fish , shrimp etc . Any way was good knowing how you bred shrimps .

@leandrowestin5262

2 жыл бұрын

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@anderskaiden3583

2 жыл бұрын

@Leandro Westin instablaster :)

@leandrowestin5262

2 жыл бұрын

@Anders Kaiden thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

@leandrowestin5262

2 жыл бұрын

@Anders Kaiden it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account :D

Wish I saw this before I order my shrimps.. hopefully I’m able to do something like in short time , I love that floating plant

@GrandMasterPeep

3 жыл бұрын

How did it work out?

@Bruce.Wanye.

3 жыл бұрын

Did you do it?

I've been watching lots of your videos, and just wanted to say thank you so much for making them! I love your shrimp tanks and clearly you know what you are doing, the results speak for themselves. You've taught me a lot about how to care for my shrimp as a person new to the hobby. I am in love with the little guys. Keep uploading please you are awesome!

I see a good amount of smaller crustaceans swimming around, probably from the plants also. Cool !!

I just found your channel last night. I'm new to the cherry shrimps and I have learned more from you than any other you tube videos I have watched. So thank you!

Love it ! Nice work !😍

Looking forward to see the type of shrimp added cheers

I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing. Subbed. *ThumbsUp*

This guy is a legend.

Great intro video! I watched it, subscribed, and rewatched it. I am just beginning my second round of being an aquarium hobbyist and I hate to admit that I didn't know how much the substrate could swing the ammonia cycle. So thanks for that! Explains my water tests exactly.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

Nice job! You the first one i see using tab water for caradina. I always refrain from doing a caradina tank since i dont have RO water.

Great video!

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

THANKS!

this is a great video and very very informative. it'll be super if you can make a video showing how you do the test.

Cool shrimp

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

Great vid!

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Très belle vidéo très intéressante et passionnante. Bravo

@laShrimpaquajean

3 жыл бұрын

merci

Good share on shrimps thks

Omg i love Shrimp

Nice video and voiceover nice editing. new subscriber from malaysia

Nice vid man :)

I have active substrate in all my neo tanks and they breed like crazy! Love the video but had to object to that part. :) thank you for sharing!

Don’t use tap water with a pH above what the substrate will buffer it to, that causes pH swings and quickly worn out substrate.

Hi Nathan, Great channel and very informative vids, thanks. Just a question please. Do you add any filter bacteria when cycling the tanks or when doing the small weekly waterchanges, like Seachem Stability or so? Regards, Maurice

Use shirakura shrimp soil and you can add your shrimps after a few days… ;)

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I have never tried it....sounds nice!

@paraparasakura6916

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Meier i heard seachem stability can cycle new tank just within a week and we can already put our shrimps in safely?

Great video. During the water cycle(2 months) you don’t need to change the water? Cycle with the existing water that was added initially? TIA.

10:23 but if you’re adding it strait from the tap, wouldn’t that kill all the beneficial bacteria on the sponge filter before you add the prime ?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Possibly a little. Takes a little while for chlorine to kill a cycle.

Spent forever building up my shrimp tank and then got my shrimps in and they were perfect for 2 weeks... then I accidentally used hand sanitizer earlier in the day while shopping then when i went to put in a plant my shrimp are now dying off... most of them just standing there. Not sure what to do to safe the last 10 of them. Not even sure if a water change can safe them at this point.

Good

theres got to be a better way to do all this than waiting almost 3 months before you can even think of putting shrimp in the tanks

@thenanoguy8875

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe if they made active substrates without fertilizers for plants.

@sko1beer

2 жыл бұрын

@@thenanoguy8875 there’s a brand of soil from Taiwan that claims you can drop shrimp straight in but I’m still waiting 2 months ISTA ph5.5 soil it’s called but day 2 in the cycle and the soil is still at ph6.5 so still waiting

Lovely Chanel. Very good video. I have a question for you. I am cycling with Ada Amazonia light and my ph is lower than 6 always. When I do water change with my tap water (ph7.1) is goes up for a day or so, then decrease to 6... is the cycling process thrive in a so low ph? Trying to create beneficial bacteria with stability... second week nothing changed. I also will need to add amonia because it is 0,25pm with Amazonia light.

Well, there go my Cardinia dreams.

@toulee3551

4 жыл бұрын

He makes it harder than it has to be, mainly by using Amazonia soil.

Thanks for sharing, love your setup. Just a friendly suggestion, that background music is kinda creepy when watching your video at 1am at night lol.

@SooShrimpBreeders

4 жыл бұрын

Haha

WOW thanks 🌸👩‍🏫🦐

I like your video but it's very hard to hear you talking over the music.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I noticed that after I uploaded. It sounded different in my headset. I will fix it in my next video thanks

@joshdelreal626

5 жыл бұрын

Turn on the subtitles/captions bud...

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

@@joshdelreal626 thanks for that...I honestly dont know why it was off.

@sharkmusic9636

4 жыл бұрын

I could hear you clearly and i dont speak english nativly

@Dothwa

4 жыл бұрын

Grintchish open up your ears

A quick question, did you say you used TAP water? Because I heard for caridina you need RO water! Except shrimpsalts, what did you use?

Do you worry about exhausting the substrate faster using non RO water to start with? Is the substrate depth just because it's a planted tank? Was that 30 days worth of spread from the water lettuce from just the two plants you put in in the beginning, or did you add more to start with? Are you running lights 24/7 while cycling?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I don't worry about exhausting it no. I didn't add anymore water lettuce. The depth I find to better for plants yes and also stability of the tank.

Doesn't buying active etc soil become useless, because you added tap water, or do you dechlorinate etc it first?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I have a video on water changes

My first time viewing your channel. Love the tone of your video.. is there an update video on water lettuce -> 🦐 shrimp food? Had a quick browse but couldn't find anything on that subject thanks for the knowledge 👍

@SooShrimpBreeders

4 жыл бұрын

Working on videos for shrimp food

what is that surface plant growing down like that? its beautiful.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Water lettuce

Hi! I enjoy your videos; lots of great information. I eventually want to set up a shrimp tank myself; never had one before. I’ve seen other videos of shrimp tank set ups; they use additives in the substrate. I noticed you didn’t, could you explain why? Do you ever, and if so what would they be? Thank you!

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen the need to add anything. Some people do and some don't.

@jiki1356

5 жыл бұрын

I've heard it's kind of unnecessary to add those bacteria powders in when you're setting up a tank. Good luck with your future shrimp!

@canadianaquarist5335

5 жыл бұрын

Soo Shrimp Breeders Thank you very much for your reply; it’s appreciated. 😀

@canadianaquarist5335

5 жыл бұрын

Kelly Carpenter Thank you very much for your reply; it’s appreciated. 😀

@daniel_s

5 жыл бұрын

U give additives into the tank to better cycle the tank. If u already have a cycled tank it's unnecessary

nice vid, can you make a video of the water lettuce shrimp food? thx

@bhillson

5 жыл бұрын

I would also like to see this

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Soon I'm almost out of the last batch.

@liefbread

5 жыл бұрын

I'd also love to see this!

@Dovietail

5 жыл бұрын

Bingo...I was just wondering the same thing!!!

Great video! Are you stopping r.o water conpletely now? My tap water tds is around 70 and i want to know is this good to use for water changes and not just cycling my tank?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I use RO for water changes and just tap to cycle

Hi, (1)what tds metre do you..and do you have to calibrate it?. (2) Since you keep shrimp. What shrimp safe fertilizer do you use? I'm guessing you don't use co2? Wish this video was around when I fist used amazonia. I had an algea bloom for like 6 weeks ..till I swapped it out for amazonia 2. Thanks for making the vid.

what are some things i can do to raise my tds?

Could you give some examples of brands of inert substrates? What brand of TDS meter is that in this video?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Flourite and eco complete is another that work well. Also a cheap pool filter sand works. The tds meter I have is called tds ez pen I think I'll leave a link in the description soon.

Can i use sand from the river to setup caridina tank?

I have shrimp tank, fish tank with inert substrate but I have never set up the tank with buffered substrate before. When you put buffered substrate and add water in and wait, do you add any ammonia to the tank or substrate would release the ammonia for cycling purpose for 2 months? With fish tank cycling, fish pee and poop got bacteria feeding and tank got cycled but I was wondering if you add anything during the cycling the tank with buffered substrate.Thank you.

i belevie there has come shrimp with the waterlettuce

Hi there, this may be a silly question but I still do not understand how sponge filters work and the parts that I would need to buy to have your set up (air stone, sponge filter, tubing, etc.) I was going to do a no filter, no heater heavily planted tank but I also want fan shrimp and I've heard they like to feed from a current. What is everything I need to buy to have the filtration system you have set up? Thanks.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Any air pump would work. And really any sponge filter would work also. Shrimp love sponge grazing.

Background music overpowered your voice

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I know. I got some new equipment and it sounded different during editing. Hard to fix now unfortunately.

Hi, can you show more detail of the substrate? Thank you.

When you remove water lettuce with shrimp in the tank, how do you make sure that no shrimp are hanging onto any plants?

@ieatdog2030

4 жыл бұрын

I just shake the plant a bit or I just don’t care becuz when the plant if out of the water it will just jump out

So do you breed shrimp from the beggining stages in these tanks? Or are they juveniles? Also do you sell them for profit or just for fun?

Thank you for making this video, I'm about to attempt a second shrimp tank. So this is really helpful. However, the music in this video is too loud and unnecessary and it was hard to listen to you without blasting my speaker.

Hi. I am in UAE and confused with the substrat....Will ADA Aqua soil from Amazonia be sufficient?

Can you turn up the volume of the background music please? I can still almost hear you!

Im interested in getting some cherry shrimp but i will only have 1 tank in my home, what if they breed? Im worried ill have a 5gal tank with 100 shrimp

what did you use for planting the plants

Active substrate needs to be redo after 2years?

does this tank have hi end light or low end , co2 or no co2 ?

I have cherry's. And these little white worms. How do I get rid of them. They are taking over the tank! Everywhere. Is there something that will eat them?

So are you saying that we have to cycle this tank for around 2 months before putting fish due to this substrate

@sko1beer

2 жыл бұрын

Shrimp fish don’t need that long

Hope you are ok. Been a long time since you posted a vid.

Question: I thought Ramshorn snails can't live in acidic water?

If your tap water has kH in it then you are going to reduce the usable life of the Soil. I'd fill it with RO or Remineralized RO.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Probably a little. My tap KH is 2.

any tips for keeping caridina and neocaridina in the same tank?

@plastina6155

4 жыл бұрын

If Neocaridina and Caridina Dennerli/Sulawesi shrimp it's possible

Did u add more more lettuce? Or they reproduce until so many

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

That was just growth of it in the tank.

That's a long time to cycle a tank. I wonder if Fluval Stratum releases as much ammonia as Amazonia

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I dont think it does

@danielliott5736

3 жыл бұрын

@@SooShrimpBreeders 1zźaazz1 E

Newly back in the aquarium hobby after 20 years. When did people start using soil instead of gravel in these tanks? Back in my day it was gravel only.

@nereo051184

4 жыл бұрын

Read a Nice book about it called

@nereo051184

4 жыл бұрын

epdf.pub_ecology-of-the-planted-aquarium

Would you consider a 5 gallon tank acceptable for keeping and breeding shrimp or is it not even worth it?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

You can for sure. Just a little more risk with swings in parameters

Do we need heater

Wanna do a 8 gallon tank (heavily planted) and use the ada amazonia, but I have no experience with neither shrimp or plants. Idk what to use and what not and stuff. Help 😅😂

@daniel_s

5 жыл бұрын

Something like this kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKWBtNB6YpXJj9Y.html

What the hell!? How is your tap water so good? 60 tds?

I'm looki.g at setting up my first caradina shrimp tank. Is there a certain gallon tank that is best for a first timer?

@rotor7135

4 жыл бұрын

Go for a big one. Its parameters won’t fluctuate as much if there’s a lot of water

What soil is that and how big is a bag?

Do you dose with any fertilizers? I can't get any plants to grow in my tank. They generally deteriorate and disappear

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't used any in a long time.

@bayouboi3668

5 жыл бұрын

I'm having a problem too with plants. The Amazon sword is fine, but the dwarf grass and other plants in my tank are dying off. I just bought CO2 to add daily, hoping that helps.

how many grams of the soil?

#proudtophilippinehere what other water do you use to change RO water or tap water?

So , 1. Add Soil 2. R.O water 3. Sponge filter 4. Plants 5. Wait...around 30 days then 50% water change. Please add if i missed. Thanks

wanna see the tank with shrimps

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

The next video does

good evening what is called the surface plant with long "roots" thank you

@c-love5290

4 жыл бұрын

water lettuce

How do you use the water lettuce for shrimp food?

@Hiyorin871

3 жыл бұрын

i seen people put em in food processor and make a paste then spread the paste on parchment paper then let the paste dry up once dried they just break em in smaller pieces and drop a piece in water

how do you keep your water lettuce alive mine deteriorates with water movement and you have a tonnnn of water movement

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

It took a long time for mine to settle. I thought I was going to lose it all for a while buy it bounced back.

@sabinaalexis6246

5 жыл бұрын

Soo Shrimp Breeders I noticed you turned down the filter eventually is that why?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

It grows in any tank I have. I find it's only the roots of the plant that need little motion. If the top moves around a little it still grows for me

So you are making shrimp food out of the plants? How?

I live in sault ste marie Canada which is called the soo. Why are you called soo shrimp breeders...are you located in soo Michigan

Can you please share the dimensions of this tank?

hello , i have 2 weeks old shrimp tank and the substrate look so dirty . i want to siphon it but i afraid that the shrimplets will sucked up . any idea how to clean shrimp tank's substrate ? and why the the plants make a lot of waste ?

@polasnoob

3 жыл бұрын

plant normally welt need to be use filter

My tapwater comes at 400 TDS :D

Great video, thanks, the music is too loud so I can't understand everything you're saying

Cycling with tap will just exhaust your soil faster for those 2 months. Better to have correct stable parameters imo. Great video though 👍

@bunkymunky

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. RODI only.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

With a TDS of 60 from the tap. KH of 2 and GH of 6. I can't see it exhausting it too much.

WHAT THE SIZES OF THE AQUARIUM?

Hello, could you tell me if you added any CO2 for this tank? I also am in the process of setting up a 10 gal rcs tank. It's been running for about a month and a half now. My ph was neutral and kh was low but the gh was insanely high. I wasnt sure if that would affect shrimp in a negative way. I bought amazon swords and they immediately started turning brown and wasted away and my anubias plants that I had had for almost 6 months just completely melted. I can't seem to find the problem. I added a Seachem CO2 booster and Seachem root tabs as well as Seachem excel to the tank. If you could give me some insight I would appreciate it. Thank you! @Soo Shrimp Breeders

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I use no co2 or fertilizer

What size tank is that and what make and model?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure the model as It was a reseal from a local seller. As for size it's a 30 gallon

Do shrimps like more wider tanks? I found a nice rimless tank but its more tall than wide 14g. Is that okay? Edit: theyre for neo and crystals. Also, is it okay to cycle with tap water then put RO in when its finally time to put in crystal reds? Thank you!

Surely tap water would kill your active sponge bacteria ???

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I use prime in the tank when refilling.

if you dont seed the tank will just a piece of fish food start the cycle? I have an API master kit and will test and do water changes as suggested. Complete newbie here so need to know how to start from scratch.. is this correct for blue dream shrimp? I'm really particular and I don't want to make any mistakes.

@RoxusRemo

3 жыл бұрын

@Seamus Thanks for the tips! appreciate it

you never talk about worms in aquarium. everythins is ideal in your shrimp tank. i started shrimp tank but after 2 weeks after setup i met 2 kind of white worms/ how to deal with this?

@SooShrimpBreeders

4 жыл бұрын

I have had some worms in my tanks. I usually just feed an little less and they go away.

@SooShrimpBreeders

4 жыл бұрын

They are harmless to shrimp

If I decide to go with an RO system, can someone help me with a couple of questions? 1.) How many stages is necessary for aquarium water...3-4? Do you have a brand/s you recommend? 2.) What would I have to add back to the RO besides the Bee Shrimp GH+ or Equilibrium? I assume some kind of pH buffer? What do you all typically add so that I don't have to go through another trial and error process.

@sdghtjsdcgs

5 жыл бұрын

Depends entirely on the water going in. 4 Stage Value RO/DI Systems - Perfect for city water that is treated with low amounts of chlorine, or well water with very minimal contaminants. Four stage RODI systems are a great solution if you only connect your RODI system temporarily or have little space to dedicate to storing a RODI system. 5 Stage Premium RO/DI Systems - Our most popular systems handle common impurities found in well water along with most types of city water treated with chlorine including small amounts of chloramines. 6 Stage Deluxe RO/DI Systems - If you are not sure what is in your water, or it contains excessive amounts of TDS or hard to remove contaminants like chloramines, phosphates, nitrates, silicates, etc. The BRS 6 Stage systems are designed to effectively treat any water your home may have prior to using it in your aquarium. The Dual DI stage helps with the hard to remove ions like ammonia, phosphates, silicates, etc. 7 Stage Pro RO/DI Systems - Perfect for almost any water condition, but if you have contaminants that use excessive amounts of DI resin, the 7 Stage RODI system is the ideal choice. It uses cation and anion single bed resins that give you added control and cost savings over traditionally used mixed bed resins. Most water supplies tend to exhaust either the positively or negatively charged resin more quickly than the other, and by separating the standard mixed bed resin into single beds, you are no longer throwing away good deionization resin. Taken from www.bulkreefsupply.com/, where I buy my RO supplies from.

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I use a 3 stage and I get a TDS of 2. I use the RO buddy off Amazon. I only add the bee shrimp GH+ with a little bit of prime.

@DmaaaaaxC

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reply and information!!

You lost me at 'tap water' on a caradina tank

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

I only use tap to cycle. Setting up 35 gallon tanks and doing giant water changes uses a lot of salts and ro water. Only reason I used tap was for the cycle.

How much gallons?

@SooShrimpBreeders

5 жыл бұрын

33g

@internetwifi8729

5 жыл бұрын

@@SooShrimpBreeders be sure to update us