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Jeremy Marks - 7 years ago

I really want to buy some shrimp, but every where I look online is super expensive. I don't have any fish stores anywhere close to me, so I have to order online. Where is a place I could get cheap ones? I just want 1 blue male 1 blue female and then I'll breed them.

madhan mass - 7 years ago

Can I put a mono shrimp in to my gold fish tank? Is it harmful to my gold fish or not?? Pls tell

TheAnonyte - 7 years ago

I wonder how many people came here after watching shrimp recipes?

Elias87gr - 7 years ago

What plant is this on the bottom?

Doragon - 7 years ago

Dwarf hair grass.

Himanshu Munath - 7 years ago

Shrimp is a fresh water fish

The Ban Man - 7 years ago

Himanshu Munath Shrimp ain't a fish, it's a crustacean nigga

Kanzen Cheung - 7 years ago

this music feel like i'm in other planet ! good job !!!
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Kanzen Cheung - 7 years ago

name of de black strip fish please

Doragon - 7 years ago

Kanzen Cheung otocinclus.

vipmd - 7 years ago

oh I want them I want them I want them mine are tiny and clear I want some pretty ones like these

DJPlaysGames - 8 years ago

water so clear in the video, it looks like their on land

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Adalwolf - 8 years ago

Cute ^^

Kelsie L. - 8 years ago

How big do these guys get?

Blobble - 8 years ago

Google it

Scott Carr - 9 years ago

i have an ecosphere my little shrimp love it

Enso LLC - 9 years ago

My water temp keep going above 80 F to 90F in the summer day time. I cant keep these shrimp no more :(

Thunderkat65 - 8 years ago

Buy a chilling unit for your tank.

Jay - 9 years ago

+Jake Long I turn my heater off in the summer and do small cold water changes which keeps it below 85F

MountPooji - 10 years ago

Anyone know wat type of gravel that is??

Muhammad Tahir - 8 years ago

Fluval stratum

Koolboy7591 - 10 years ago

A cattle of shrimp grazing upon the meadow

Nabil Raziq - 10 years ago

What is the ph in that tank??How many gallon is this??What filter do u use??plz answer. thx

Freshwater Shrimp - 9 years ago

If you use RO water and use almond leaves or cholla to buffer water should have no ph issue. Use a sponge bubble filter. If you want more info sub to my channel and ask away!

Zahidah Zainal - 10 years ago

hi,
i just wanna ask, I've got a 5.9 liters tank around 1.3 US gallons. is it good enough to keep shrimp? hoe many should i keep in it? do shrimps need special gravel? thanks.

Freshwater Shrimp - 9 years ago

Could work if small amount! And certain substrates are better. Maybe just go get a 2.5. Small but good. More questions check my channel!

Kobe Brown - 10 years ago

Shrimp the most humble of all crusteceans

Mintybite - 10 years ago

what are they doing with the rocks?

Mintybite - 10 years ago

Oh. Neat ^_^

GameTV - 10 years ago

They are cleaning the rocks from algae :-)

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YourMoraleBoosterTV - 10 years ago

Wow so beautiful!
Im planning to keep a mini shrimp and mini crab in my fish tank , theres also small fish. Can I do this? Shrimp is for swag and mini crab to kill snails

Freshwater Shrimp - 9 years ago

If you keep enough places for the shrimp to hide! And if the crab is slow. Shrimp are pretty quick when need be!

Catalina Maroto - 10 years ago

Beautiful! So peacefull

Isaiah Copeland - 11 years ago

is it ok to mix different types of shrimp ?

Freshwater Shrimp - 9 years ago

Yep! Check out mine. Any questions post me them. Could inspire a new vid!

Marcus Eldred - 11 years ago

otocinclus!!!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Yes. SAE don't seems to bother the shrimps much. They will only snatch the shrimp food.

tootnguyen2001 - 11 years ago

Are you able to breed the shrimp with the siamese algae eater in the same aquarium? Thanks.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Shrimps can still do well in a blackout. Just remember to feed them and keep the water clean.

Bang walldie - 11 years ago

Nice. I'm getting red crystal shrimp but I'm having Blue Green Algae in my tank now and I'm thinking of performing a blackout(cover the tank with black plastic bag) so will the shrimp survive during blackout ?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Hi. Some compatible fish would be corydoras, boraras brigittae, siamese algae eater, otocinclus. Some small tetras don't harm them too. Most of the time, we fed the shrimps with dried feed like algae wafer or even boiled spinache. Shrimps are scanvangers, so basically they eat anything from algae to dead animals to dead plants (provided they are tasty).

Xombie007 - 11 years ago

What kind of fish can be placed with the shrimp so that the fish don't harass or try to eat the shrimp? Also, what type of food do you typically feed the shrimp, or do they feed on plants and or dead fish/shrimp, or from parts that broke off or were shed?

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Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

It is actually red and white band. Crystal Red Shrimp.

Thaddius Leiber - 11 years ago

Lovely shrimp tank! I was wondering what kind of shrimp the orange and white banded one is? Is it a Bee Shrimp or a color variant of the Crystal Red?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

These are aquarium soil. You can find them easily at any LFS. Theres various brands out in the market, some examples are ADA, ANS, GEX etc.

Tom Katzoulopolopoulous - 11 years ago

Very strong colours on your shrimp

David Tran - 11 years ago

great set up! Where can I find nice looking gravel such as this? The texture is nice.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

You should go for easier shrimps and plants for a start. For shrimps, try using Cherry, Sakura or Yamato shrimps, they are pretty easy. With regards to aquatic plants, try Java Ferns, Staurogyne, Hairgrass or Anubias Nana.

chubbyhamsterpie - 11 years ago

I have that fish too! :D

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

We only have otocinclus and Siamese Algae Eater.

8STARBULLDOGS French bulldog canadian breeder - 11 years ago

Nice tank! What kind of fish do you have in this Shrimptank ? Thanks

King ona - 11 years ago

thank u so much for answer me dear

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

These shrimps are pretty common anowadays and have been trading all around the world for ornamental purposes. Not very sure about where you can get it from your country though.

King ona - 11 years ago

where i can buy all of kind of those shrimps ? can u guide me ? can they export ?

andy325is - 11 years ago

nice!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

We are using external canister filter.

徐語鼎 - 11 years ago

非常漂亮

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

A complete setup (2ft) usually cost around S$1,000 - S$1,500. Depending on the brands you use. Complete setup means you need a cabinet, tank, external canister filter, aquarium lamp and heater/fan, aquascaping materials (substrate, plants, wood, rocks etc) and not forgetting shrimps. :)

That Slow Sonata - 11 years ago

how much would a setup like this cost?

jimmy nguyen - 11 years ago

Oh man, you gotta use google lol, find some local fish stores nearby your area, first you want to take their business phone # then contact to them and ask for the shrimp.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Not really. They can still do well in small numbers.

justin94block - 11 years ago

does any shrimp need a group

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Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

This video was taken few weeks after setup and therefore the hairgrass seems sparse. Yes, after a couple of months, the ground was completely covered. Please watch our video "Freshwater Planted Aquarium - Mystic" to see the results of the creeping hairgrass.

AsianPotatoe - 11 years ago

Oh thanks, how did you get it to be separate like that though? Or was it because it was just planted for a couple of weeks? Is the tank "filled" now?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Yes, it is dwarf hairgrass or commonly known as Japanese Hairgrass.

AsianPotatoe - 11 years ago

What kind of plant is that? Dwawrf hairgrass? (DHG)

Felis sylvestris - 11 years ago

great happy colony of rcs!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Yes. Best between 70F-75F.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Hi! I watched your video. Seems like your tank is too "dirty", I see lots of rotting plants. When I said dirty, I mean the Ammonia(NH3) & the Nitrate(NO3) content in your water. Shrimps cannot survive in water that is high in NH3 and/or NO3. Please test your water using the test kits to make sure your water is free of NH3 and the NO3 is not exceeding 20ppm. Another you have to take note is the water temperature. Try maintaining the temperature between 20ºC to 27ºC. Shrimps prefer cooler water.

cousik65 - 11 years ago

nice shrimps sub back

wv9mm - 11 years ago

where can i get some

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

Max about 2.5cm for females. Males usually smaller. Depends on the grade of the shrimps. Ranges from $2 to few hundreds.

Paul Baker - 11 years ago

How big do the red and white shrimp grow and what do they cost as adults

Russell Tan - 11 years ago

They eat pellets, or boiled veges like spinach, zucchini, or broccoli. :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

The carpeting plants that we are using is Japanese Hairgrass. You may wish to view our video "Freshwater Planted Aquarium - Serene" to have a look at fully grown Jap Hairgrass.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 11 years ago

They eat the algae present in the aquarium and also feed with algae wafer.

Russell Tan - 12 years ago

What plants do you use?

levi joseph - 12 years ago

what do they eat

levi joseph - 12 years ago

what do they eat

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Maximum of 2.5cm. Usually females are the one growing to that size. Males are smaller.

Goldangel45 - 12 years ago

how big do they get ?

jimmy nguyen - 12 years ago

i saw them cost around $2.50 USD for red cherry and $4 for the others

Archmage Gendo - 12 years ago

red cherry shrimp are like mini lobsters!

Aaron Lewis - 12 years ago

Good vid!

Jessica Marsland - 12 years ago

Very nice colors , especially in your Crystals , nice work!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Hi. Yes, we are from Singapore.

Linda Ben - 12 years ago

I had a female betta with ghost shrimp................they were fine........Also tetras and yes most bottom feeders

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Sakura/fire/red cherry shrimps usually cost around SG$2.00 each. We are not sure how much they cost overseas.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Actually the hairgrass are not fully grown yet. This is the initial stage of setup. Once it start creeping, it will cover the entire soil area. Please see our videos on aquascape to get the whole idea. Thanks! :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

I would recommend external canister filter as they can have more filter media for nitrobacteria to grow in. But they may suck in baby shrimps, so it is better to wrap the inlet with a sock or something.

2REX30 - 12 years ago

what kind of filter would u recommend for them?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Most small algae eaters such as otocinclus, siamese algae eaters do not harm shrimps. Small corydoras such as pygmy corydoras are compatible with shrimps too. We have also tried keeping shrimps with small fish like, boraras brigttae and cloud mountain minnows. They do fine. :)

MrWonderlustking - 12 years ago

what types of fish would they be compatible with?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Yup.

S.Martian - 12 years ago

The Red Cherry shrimps look like they have Sakura quality. Is that right? Really beautiful!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

That is a Crystal Red Shrimp.

MrBigbrainer - 12 years ago

you know even if the shrimp will breed if you have fish in your tank the fish will eat the babies almost immediately so you have nothing to worry about

Vezperado - 12 years ago

Lovely tank. You should share your experience at aquascapes.info nice work sir.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Small shrimps like Sakura, Cherry, Tiger can breed easily. If you want shrimp that doesn't breed (in freshwater) and yet eat algae, you can try Yamato/Amano shrimp. It is 1 of the best algae eating shrimp. But it is bigger than sakura. They can grow up to 7cm.

pinkraindrop101 - 12 years ago

Do shrimp breed easily? I don't want an infestation of shrimp. I have a small tank (12gal) and wanted some shrimp to eat the algae. What species would be best for that? And that doesn't breed easily

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Choose plants carefully. Preferably those that are hardy if you are not using high light and CO2. Not all plants can be buried into the soil, some need to be tied to wood/rocks, e.g. java ferns or anubias species. Once you got your potted plants, remove them from pots and clean them properly. Trim away yellow leaves and rotting roots. Trim roots to about about 2 - 4cm and plant them carefully into soil using a sharp pincer.

Lennard Nanninga - 12 years ago

thx man this is really helping me out!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

This is aquarium soil. There are many brands out there in the market. Eg. ANS, ADA, MAGIC, GEX.

Lennard Nanninga - 12 years ago

Nice man! what kind of gravel is that?

TropicalKIng1990 - 12 years ago

they are so cool :)

sloppi1234 - 12 years ago

Thankyou for the reply,much appreciated :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

It is usually the gene of the pool of shrimp you get. You can try getting redder shrimps to breed.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Shrimp climbing/jumping out of tank is common if water is filled to the brim of the tank. Try not to fill up the tank with too much water. Another possibility of shrimp jumping out of tank is because of the water quality. E.g. water temperature, NH3, NO3, chlorine etc. The tank need to be well cycled (i.e. with proper filter system) before livestocks can be introduced. There are very small hangon filter for a small 2gallon tank. It will be useful. But please over the inlet, it may suck in shrimp

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Are are keeping shrimps with SAE in many of our tanks. They do fine with each other. We never seen SAE eating shrimp or hunting for shrimplets. :)

Risherly Rosario - 12 years ago

i Just bought 3 ghost shrimp and had them in a 2gallon base with a mambo plant. One of them jumped out and died :(..... i don't know why? what im i doing run is it cause they need a filter thank or something like that or should i put a lid on? please help im verry sad.

sloppi1234 - 12 years ago

Do simese algae eaters eat shrimp? I'd like to keep some but i'm wooried my 2 Siamensis would eat them in my 130 liter tank...

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Ops.. LOL!

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zippybomb - 12 years ago

Algae waffles! lol, typo.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Hi. That is a Siamese Algae Eater (SAE). Please do not buy the wrong fish because Flying Fox and False SAE looks very much like SAE.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

We are using CANON EOS 550D. The shrimps are fed with algae waffles.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

You can get the shrimps easily from most local fish shop.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

They are the same. Both are redder version or normal cherry.

green deen - 12 years ago

is the darker red ones sakura or are they just redder cherrys

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Hi. As we are using aquarium soil, the PH is generally maintained at between 5 to 6.5 depending on the brand you use. With regards to KH/GH, we do not do much about it. For shrimp tank, it is best not to try altering the water parameter too much by adding chemicals etc.

Roronoa Zoro - 12 years ago

How do you keep your pH, KH, and GH low for the crystal red shrimps?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Not really. Both are very peaceful. :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Hi. That is a Siamese Algae Eater (SAE).

Niko kakadaw - 12 years ago

i want to eat it :D lol just kidding this is pretty amazing *-*

Tanja van Loon - 12 years ago

wow they look really healthy and beautiful!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Thanks! :) Happy shrimping!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Shrimps are best kept in a specie tank. For community tank, please avoid big fish or carnivorous fish. Best kept with small fish or corydoras or otocinclus.

Toby Tomlinson - 12 years ago

hey, can i keep shrimp with a community tank?, the shrimp are grey and freshwater

Rick Buffum - 12 years ago

Six electric blue's all is good. And with red cherry shrimp I've found just add water and do standard tank maintenance they will breed all no other.

Rick Buffum - 12 years ago

I don't get why everyone takes so much time in cycling a tank. I have a 120g with a 55g sump tank I keep 100lbs of sand and gravel in at all times every 6 months I take out 20lbs of each and put new in what I take out I vacuum seal and sale I have a lot put up for my own use. When I set up a new take I put in live sand or gravel either in the tank or sump tank. I just got a all new tank and all new equipment set it up and with in hours put two baby peacock bass one baby red tail catfish and

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

Hi. Angelfish can grow big and can easily swallow small shrimps in just 1 gulp. If your shrimps are bigger, e.g. yamato shrimp, you must make sure there are plenty of hiding place for them. It is still better to keep shrimps in a species tank without fish.

sloppi1234 - 12 years ago

can shrimp be kept with angelfish?,i could buy some quite big shrimp,a bit bigger than yours but i'm not sure if angelfish harm them...

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@lokarn Hi. People like to call small aquariums 'Nano Aquariums'. If it comes with all necessary equipment such as lamp and filter. Then it is ok to buy them. Some nano tank comes with hood (with lamp) and internal filter system, those you need to be extra careful coz water will be warmer as heat we trapped. High temperature is not good for shrimps. Finally, smaller aquariums may be more difficult to maintain (personal experience).

lokarn - 12 years ago

I have a question for you, I've seen these small aquarium sets (called Nano something I guess)that supposedly have everything that you need to start up. Is this a good buy or not worth it?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@EricBarbman Yes, there will be risk but it is minimum as they are of a 2 different species. I.e. Cherry is Neocaridina Heteropoda var. 'Red' while CRS is Caridina cf. cantonensis 'crystal red'. Chances of 2 different species breeding is very small. On the other hand, if you put in other Neocaridina Heteropoda, e.g. Yellow shrimp or Chocolate shrimp, they will definitely cross breed.

angelfish22093 - 12 years ago

so... I saw at least 4 berried females and 2 more that were saddled... which means the shrimp are happy ;) Great tank!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@WillyChoi87 Hi. I can't pin-point to you the exact problems because there are afew possibilties. 1st, cycling period of 1 day is too short eventhough bacteria is added. I suggest the next time u start an aquarium, cycle it for at least 5 days. 2nd, wood add may not be suitable or may hv harmful content. Or wood is too 'new', releases too much tannin into water. 3rd, When change water, use aged or de-chlorine water. Temperature seems fine. Please take note of NO2, NO3 and PH.

Willy Choi - 12 years ago

Hi, I have a 6 gallon tank and I got 7 red cherry shrimps. I have set up the aquarium, add some bacteria, plants a piece of wood to start it off and let it all filter for a day. The next day, the shrimp doesn't seem to be looking for food or eating from the plants and them all the shrimp went into hiding except one and I saw him to seems like its grasping for air then collapsed. When I change the aquarium and turn the heat up to 80, looks fine until they went into hiding... should i be worried?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@556todd Hi. These are Japanese Hairgrass. You may wish to check out our other videos whereby Japanese Hairgrass is being introduced. They are good carpeting plants for foreground. :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@spearman481 Hi. Yes, it is a shrimp too! Crystal Red Shrimp. You can check out our other video on this type of shrimp.

spearman481 - 12 years ago

What was that red and white striped shrimp? It is cool!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@TenrouFang Hi, it is ok to mix if your tank is heavily planted tank or if the tank is not for breeding purpose. Tetras may just eat up baby shrimps as they are tiny enough to fit into their mouths.

Tenny - 12 years ago

Do you think it would be ok to keep some shrimp like these with Neon Tetra's? I have a 15 Gallon tank currently cycling, but I'm unsure of what I could mix together.

Diamond Shiner - 12 years ago

Well shrimp are really easy to take care of how many gallon is your tank..

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@WillyChoi87 Hi. From our experience, you can easily keep up to 50 shrimps without any problem as long as there is no over-feeding and water quality is good. As for plants, try to avoid using Anubias species such as Nana or Barteri etc. Because these plants will release toxin substances when being trimmed and it may kill the shrimps. For beginners, I recommend going for moss balls, moss and java ferns as maintenance is minimum. Finally, it is ok to do without carbon in filter.

Willy Choi - 12 years ago

How many shrimp can I keep in a 2 gallon tank? I have some moss balls, a piece of aquarium wood from the pet store and a few low maintenance plants and other type of moss, is there any plant I should avoid and is maintenance required? i'm pretty new at it and I have a small filter without carbon.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@thebluespiritpsn Hi. As we are using soil, there is no way we could clean it. But as long as the tank is well planted and have a good filtering system, the aquatic plants and animals in the aquarium will do just fine. If you are using non-soil as substrate and wish to clean it, it pretty difficult with all the shrimps creeping around especially babies. So cleaning substrate may not be possible with them around.

Bradyz4 - 12 years ago

i am really jealous, none of my local pet stores sell these i wanted them because they are unique and a change from fish.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@aquaticgeek Yes, from our experiences, oto will not harm baby shrimps. :)

Chris Hawks - 12 years ago

do your shrimps have successful babies with the oto in the tank?

Hanzo "Scorpion" Hasashi - 12 years ago

@Aquaticstory k u sure

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@strawdable To add, boiled spinach is 1 shrimps favorite meal. :)

Hanzo "Scorpion" Hasashi - 12 years ago

@Aquaticstory tiny pieces of bread and left over pieces of fish torn to pieces work just as well

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@Humilus Thanks! These are what they call the Sakura shrimps, the very red version of Cherry shrimps. I got them locally in Singapore. They are not very expensive, probably around S$2. Sakura/Cherry are quite easy to care for as long as temperature is between 15ºC - 28ºC. Keep tank well planted with 0ppm of NO2/NO3. They will definitely thrive. :)

Humilus - 12 years ago

The shrimps are obviously well cared for! :) The cherries in particular have a lovely wine-red hue... where did you purchase them from (or their parent stock if you've bred them yourself)? I've always marveled at the fancy invertebrates from a distance since they were out of my budget range, but I will be able to create an appropriate setup for a few pretty soon. Do you have any advice for a beginner?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 12 years ago

@tritan1 I'm feeding them with various brands of shrimp feed, namely Mosura, CHOICE, Ebita Breed, Ebi-Ten and BORNEOWILD. :)

Matt DeWitt - 12 years ago

what is your food of choice?

Nicolas Borjas - 13 years ago

@Aquaticstory I think that they are Sakura, a normal cherry will never have that intensity of red.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@Ansonidak I took this video a month after restocking with the shrimps, therefore there are no shrimplets. From my experience, SAE don't hunt for baby shrimps. My other tanks have both SAE and shrimps, yet the population of shrimps are increasing. Thanks for watching my video. :)

Ansonidak - 13 years ago

Beautiful shrimp! I bought 30 cherry red a few months ago - Now have 3 thriving colonies. I didn't notice any young shrimp although I saw plenty of eggs. Did you just recently stock that tank with adults that haven't had time to hatch eggs? Or do the SAE eat the babies? Again really nice looking shrimp. My oldest biggest females are pretty red but not like yours!

jaredultimatum - 13 years ago

I like this video. So clear and to the point.

ShiebMo - 13 years ago

@Aquaticstory they only eat mostly algae when young...becoming true catfish as they grow. Unlike Oto's, these will suck up baby shrimplets. Stick with otocinclus IMO. Nice looking cherries...very dark.

FarukonKyaputen - 13 years ago

Nice aquarium. Your shrimp look really healthy!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@Farvan893 The music is 'Moon Shadows (Stephen Rhodes)' from the audioswap. :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@huntertank90 I fed them with a wide variety of shrimp feed. Some of the brands I'm using are namely Mosura, Ebita-breed, Ebi-ten, BoneoWild and Choice. I feed them once every 2 to 4 days since they are in a heavily planted tank. Recommended feeding is alternate days. i.e. 1 day feeding and next day without.

Tom Luu - 13 years ago

wow your red cherry is sooo red.. my turned pink and purple (females) what do u feed them mate? and how oftend do u feed them?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

The fish is Siamese Algae Eater (SAE). They are very good algae eating fish and are peaceful towards other fish/shrimp. However they may display aggression/dominance among each other.

Jo Rice - 13 years ago

nice minnow lol!

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@JayAOnline Hi! These are actually new 'cherry shrimp', called Rili. Both males and females Rili are about the same. Just that females are usually bigger and brighter. They are relatively new in the market, so the price tag is about 10 times more than normal cherry shrimps now.

JayAOnline - 13 years ago

Hi, Nice Cherry Shrimp. I'm looking to buy some for my 25 gallon tank. Are the Cherry Shrimps with the pale stripe down their back male?

Duane Garth - 13 years ago

@Aquaticstory Thanks alot for the reply pal. Il look for smaller ones then :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@duane99 Cory of that size may be too big for the shrimps. I'm not sure if they will 'accidentally' eat the newborn shrimplets or not. Although cory are peaceful in nature, but its presence may stress up the shrimps. How about going for smaller corydoras such as pygmy cory? I kept them with my shrimps and are all doing fine.

Duane Garth - 13 years ago

Im thinking of getting some shrimp (cherry) and was just wondering if a 6-7cm cory catfish would be too big to mix with these shrimp and would eat them? If anyone can help that would be great!

giorgiog01 - 13 years ago

@Aquaticstory thannkkyouu :)) thinking of a planted tank setup , last attempt failed so im having another go :))

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@giorgiog01 This is aquarium soil. I'm using ANS for this aquarium. There are many brands out in the market. You can try some of these brands which are quite popular: 1) ADA 2) GEX 3) ANS 4) Magic Soil

giorgiog01 - 13 years ago

what substrate is this?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@slick0567 Most freshwater shrimp can be housed together. However, there will be a risk that they may cross-breed. And also please take note of Sulaweisi shrimps. They required water with higher PH (about 7.5 - 8.5) compared to the rest such as Cherry, CRS, Snowball etc which requires lower PH (about 6 - 7).

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

With regards to the temperature, 80ºF is fine. Try not to let the temperature go above 82ºF. Most species of shrimps can't survive in warmer water. I have an aquarium at around 85ºF, keeping cherry shrimps. They can survive but are unable to breed well.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@jpologo Hi, thanks for your compliments. ;)) Most Neocaridina and Caridina species are relatively small in sizes. Probably up to 2.5cm when fully growth. You may still keep them with small fish such as small tetras or endler guppies. However, such fish will still eat shrimplets whenever them find them. I would recommend Boraras Brigittae though because they are 1 of them smallest fish with tiny mouth. They will have problems to even swallow little shrimplets.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@TheBlasthockey Hi, these shrimps are easy to care for and given a good condition, they can breed like crazy. It is better to start with cherry or sakura shrimps as they are beautiful and easy to start with. Just take note of the temperature (15ºC -28ºC) and NO2/NO3 level. I'm from Singapore, shrimps and moss are very common here. We can easily get them from any fish shops. I'm not very sure about your location though. You may wish to check online for sellers at your location. :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@1peiceaznboi Shrimps are scavengers, they will eat almost anything, from algae (selective) to dead plants/animals to uneaten fish feed. Shrimps are great addition to aquarium as long as water temperature is right (below 28ºC) and fish are not too big.

Lachang Thao - 13 years ago

Are these shrimps kinda good at cleaning your fish tank, and I think adding shrimps to my fish tank might be awesome.

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@Mtbskillz Yes, you should try. They are quite easy to keep, recommended for beginners. Then slowly upgrade to keep nicer shrimps such as Crystal Red Shrimp. :)

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@lorez201 DSLR, Canon EOS 550D.

Lorenzo Pacheco - 13 years ago

What kind of camera do you use?

Aquatic Story Pte Ltd - 13 years ago

@DrDollarGeneral Thanks! I add Mosura products such as Mineral Plus and ShiZhen. I'm also feeding them with various brands of shrimp feed, namely Mosura, CHOICE, Ebita Breed, Ebi-Ten and BORNEOWILD. Once again, thanks for viewing the video! :)

DrDollarGeneral - 13 years ago

These shrimp have an amazing deep red. Mine are just as red, but slightly less dark. Do you add anything to help them get this color? Very nice shrimp, keep up the awesome work!