Cherry Shrimp, Neocaridina davidi var Red-Species Spotlight

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Montana Fishing - 7 years ago

I see a smart, passionate, fish loving woman, but your hair & style say you are starving for attention. I pray for your happiness. Thank you for the videos! Jesus loves you!!!

heather edwards - 7 years ago

How can I get some of your shrimp?

chilledbrew - 7 years ago

Oi Oi Punk Chick Nice Video Thank You

Sean Meister - 7 years ago

Would you mind taking a minute to explain what 'line breeding' means?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Sean Meister my pleasure!

Sean Meister - 7 years ago

ahh yes! that makes perfect sense now...I figured it must have been specific trade jargon used within the breeder and seller circles. Thank you for taking a minute to explain what that meant!

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

Line breeding is when you continuously breed a line to reinforce specific traits- for instance, with cherry shrimp, you would keep rebreeding the "best" males and females, and removing any wiht lesser coloration, in order to reinforce the vivid red coloration and increase opacity. For things like guppies, it can be tail shape or colors, for bettas it can be tail shape and color, etc.

Simply Shrimps - 7 years ago

Thanks Rachel! You always give so much information out! Keep it up =D

Pietro Scarpa - 7 years ago

Your hair looks like a guppy tail.

nopochki - 7 years ago

i would pay 5k for 1 hour

Oleg Reshetov - 7 years ago

I like cherrys, I have them in my 200L tank, but I noticed the population gets smaller and smaller. Just yesterday I've seen cardinal neon eating alive shrimp during exuviation, that's confusing. Should think about separate shrimp tank.. I've got danios, harlequins and neos in a tank, I thought they will not be predators for shrimp...

ALEJÄNDRÖ GÖDÖY - 7 years ago

Me gusta tu canal. U saludo desde Bogota - Colombia. (Y)

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Wichita Falls Fishkeeper - 7 years ago

Thanks for the video. What do you feed them. I want to start up a cherry shrimp tank. thanks

Gordon Emanuel - 7 years ago

Informative, thanks, have a Like ;-)

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

and one for you as well!

mjwarlock - 7 years ago

what is the difference between the green and yellow eggs ?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+mjwarlock nothing other than color

Dark Crow - 7 years ago

i wanted to start a shrimp tank and was wondering is distilled water was ok to use

Neon Tetra Aquarist - 7 years ago

Dark Crow Well, distilled water has absolutely no nutrients and minerals in it, so without remineralizing it using products such a Salty Shrimp (its just a name, doesnt actualky have salt in it), your shrimp will die. If you use it to top off your water, then that is fine, but you cant just use distilled water. Good luck!

Abby c - 7 years ago

Would you have any idea on why my shrimp are suddenly getting sick and dieing? I use to have healthy happy shrimp that use to swim all over the tank and where brightly colored and suddenly they are getting sick and dieing and now I can only count about 15 shrimp, so much less than what I use to that always hide and a few have cloudy bodies.

Abby c - 7 years ago

Okay, thats what I was thinking, but wasn't 100% sure. Thank you for helping me so far! :)

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

Carbon needs to have the water circulated through it to be effective.

Abby c - 7 years ago

It can? Will it still be able to filter everything? I might end up making my own little bubble filter for the tank and put some carbon in it, actually, do you know if putting a small container of carbon at the bottom of the tank or bag work as well. With my other tanks I have made my own bubble filter that I put carbon in, so I know that would work out, but I don't really need another filter there unless I switch out the sponge filter that I bought. .

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Abby c polyfilter can just be floated

Abby c - 7 years ago

Okie dokie! didn't think about doing any of that, haha! I have a sponge filter running in the tank how could I use the chemical media polyfilter with them, or are they just for regular filters?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Abby c run carbon, purigen, or the chemical media polyfilter and dose a little heavier wirh your water conditioner. Cut water changes down in amount

Abby c - 7 years ago

ohh! Didn't think about that, will do. That is what I was mainly thinking it was, but now (with the use of some purified drinking water) I got it down to what it use to be, but they still aren't doing very well. (Its been about a week sense I got it down to normal) My tetras aren't doing as good either. What you suggest to do for the sick shrimpies?

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Abby c you can call the water ompaby and ask for a report. That increase in hardness is a big stressor as well.

Abby c - 7 years ago

I've also notice that the water GH has gone from 7 to 13 drops in our house water, because I tested the house water too. How can I test for the extra chemicals? (It has gotten pretty cold here quite a few times and gone below freezing and it is about to again, burrr don't like cold weather if it doesn't involve snow!)

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

+Abby c check your water quality. Often as a response to winter weather, water companies will use extra chemicals

James King - 7 years ago

Would the water requirements of a pair of bumblebee gobies make them an unlikely candidate for being in a cherry shrimp colony as a predator? Can cherry shrimp reproduce sustainably in brackish water. Thanks. I think your hair in this video is great!

James King - 7 years ago

Thank you.

Rachel O'leary - 7 years ago

They would do fine in fw, honestly- not sure how well cherries do long term in brackish. I would imagine it would depend on if its low end or not. I have never done brackish, so am unsure and don't have any experience so am apprehensive to guess.

Maggie Morris - 7 years ago

So the temp can go as low as 60F? A lot of sources say mid-uppers 70s. I have a small tank and my house gets down to mid-60s at night. I would rather not run a heater but I have one. Maybe the temp variation from night to day would hurt them? Advice?

jonstfrancis - 7 years ago

I wouldn't worry. I keep them and they breed and my tank gets that low in the winter months too. Just be careful with water changes with winter temperature water from the tap. Top up the bucket of fresh water with some boiled water but never from the hot water tap.

Zaney's Worlds47 - 8 years ago

What about inbreeding the red cherry shrimp will it be a problem

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Zaney's Worlds47 most likely no

nopan permana - 8 years ago

when i put my cerry shrimp to new tank they swim to the surface an go down an up again is that ok?

demetris - 8 years ago

what level of water flow/current do you suggest?

demetris - 8 years ago

cool, thanks :) xx

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+1351992 they are not particular, I have kept them in High flow to no flow tanks

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a l - 8 years ago

does anyone know if Neocaridina, or shrimp in general, can get internal parasites? I got camelanus worms in my shrimp tank and wonder if they can harm my shrimp. I had some guppies in there as well. Been wondering this for some time now and none seem to know the answer.

a l - 8 years ago

+Rachel O'leary thank you, have had alot of trouble with this nasty parasite.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Andreas Lassing no, they don't get callemelanus

Dorfnasen - 8 years ago

So beautiful! I also have some shrimp :-)
Check out my channel :-)
Greetings from germany!

D. S. - 8 years ago

Maybe you missed mentioning it, maybe i missed it myself, people keep giving advice how they should not be put with other fish , because of the shrimplets safety. I have been keeping mine in two tanks along with cardinal tetras, rummy nose tetras , juli coridoras , long fin ancistrus, cory panda. They keep reproducing very well, so i am not sure about the expertise , should you or should you not keep them with other smaller fish. What's your opinion Rachel?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Damjan S. I stock shrimp with lots of fish, but you will definitely get the highest yield if you keep them without any predation

butts - 8 years ago

it hurt my soul when you talked about feeding them to other fish LOL. i love shrimp too much

Paul Narciso - 8 years ago

Hi! I have a 5.5 gallon tank that just had a "mass extinction event" i had 5 endlers that was traumatized by a betta and was inactive ever since, they developed what look like fin rot. I used tertras life guard 5 consecutive days and it did not help. Ive done a 40% water change. Would it be safe shrimp?

Johanan Micaiah - 8 years ago

Do you use RO water for them?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

nope. Just tap

Michael JM - 8 years ago

Is Glass Bloodfin Tetra and Ember Tetra harmful for these shrimps?

Michael JM - 8 years ago

+Rachel O'leary Ok thanks..

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Michael JM for the baby shrimp, yes

Irene vd dool - 8 years ago

So cute, I'd love some for my 8.5 gallon tank. I hope to make my 8.5 into my first planted tank.

Who I Am - 8 years ago

Thank you. I love my cherry shrimp. I also have bright yellow ones too.

Weenie Hut Jr's - 8 years ago

you're so cool. do your tanks ever stink? mine get to stinking every now and then.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Weenie Hut Jr's No, though on the rare occasion I deal with cyanobacteria, that has a very earthy smell.

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Nikki G - 8 years ago

Hey. How old would they need to be to show full color. And what is the breeding age?

stormet54 - 8 years ago

Hi Rachael. Any idea what would cause cherry shrimp to completely lose their color? I purchased 6 for my office aquarium and 3 (or 4) of them have lost every trace of red and are now completely clear. I've googled this, but can't find a meaningful answer.

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

A lot of the neos are less colorful on the lighter substrate. I like to think of it as them being aware of their role in the food chain, and adapting to their environment to reduce visibility. Adding plants or a little leaf litter can help them to get more vivid.

stormet54 - 8 years ago

+Rachel O'leary Light substrate was one of the reasons I found as the cause when I googled this. I didn't believe it. Now I guess I will. I have a light substrate like what you have in this video. Other than being clear, they appear to be healthy. Do you know if the blue, bumblebee, etc. shrimp will lose their color on light substrate?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+stormet54 They often will be less colorful in bright lighting or light substrate, IME

Kegan Clark - 8 years ago

Thanks for the info--I keep reading conflicting info online about what TDS is ideal for RCS. Often ranges are listed as 50PPM - 200PPM. In my tank the TDS is usually between 220 - 320. Is my TDS too high? (Thank you again for your patience with all my questions--I've been researching mostly by myself for awhile now, and asking advice from my LFS, but I've made some mistakes, and there is a huge amount to learn. I'm pretty new to this hobby.)

Ebay Guru - 8 years ago

Hi Rachel Need some advice about these cherry shrimp.. I have a nano planted tank and recently added about 20 of these beauties but I have noticed that after a week some of my babytears and moss seems to be thinner since adding them.. do they eat the moss or pants if not feed regular .. they seem happy and settled.. I feed them algae wafers one a day and water change weekly.. look forward to your comments great channel and so refreshing to see such passion about the hobby

Ebay Guru - 8 years ago

many thanks for the quick reply and info .. keep up the great work

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+Ebay Guru They dont eat them, but definitely groom them constantly which can result in some minor rearranging.

sheila rogers - 8 years ago

how do you clean a shrimp tank? I have a 3 gal and a 5 gal I was going to have bettas, but... I think I may just make one a shrimp tank, but when I vacuum... how do I do that safely?

danieltallon85 - 8 years ago

Attach tights (panty hose I think they're called in the US) with an elastic/rubber band over the end of your siphon. This will help stop shrimp from being sucked up. Just be carefull and it'll be fine.

10pmgotosleep - 8 years ago

great video :) just one question. What the lifespan for this shrimp?

Rachel O'leary - 8 years ago

+10pmgotosleep depending on temperature, about 2 years

Nikki G - 8 years ago

How do you sex cherry shrimps and whats the best water temperture???

Dustin Sylvanas - 8 years ago

Phenomenal video! I learned more in your single video here, that a couple of hours searching other channels on the same topic. Thank you for the upload and all that you do for the fish keeping community!

Abbas Ali - 8 years ago

hey Rachel ....I'm from Malaysia,your videos are really awesome..its so informational, by the way do these shrimps need mineral supplement ?and can they survive without it..im really new to shrimp keeping

João Gonçalves - 9 years ago

Hi Rachel! I really enjoy your videos. would you be able to do a spotlight on Tiger Shrimps? Cheers

John Bodewadmi - 9 years ago

Thanks Rachel!

ana torres - 9 years ago

beautiful simply beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful

pleure retroish - 9 years ago

whats the best cover for filter intake for these guys, like how small of the pores should they be?

pleure retroish - 9 years ago

last question i promise! can i keep endler guppies with RCS and still have the rcs multiply?

pleure retroish - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary Can i keep ghost/glass shrimp (the feeder kind) with red cherry shrimp and have them both breed with out problems in the same tank?

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+pleure retroish in reality, i prefer sponge filtration over power filters for shrimp tanks- to be clear.

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

Foam- you can make your own or prefilters are sold by various brands. I would think 20ppi foam would be more than adequate and wouldn't occlude too quickly

Laura Wrenn - 9 years ago

+ 1 on the videos on your talks. I would definitely watch!! :)

Laura Wrenn - 9 years ago

Love the video!

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

Species profiles for most of the critters I like can be found on my website, msjinkzd.com. Feel free to make suggestions for future spotlights!

SonicRhythms - 9 years ago

Great video! Learned a lot!

Rich's Fishes - 9 years ago

nice one Rachel! Any recommendations on feeding cherry shrimp; or do you just let them graze?

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Rich's Fishes I feed small pellets, they are omnivorous. I really use prepared foods only to supplement their grazing, as overfeeding is pretty dangerous in a shrimp tank (can cause planaria, hydra, as well as param swings)

Fish Behind Glass - 9 years ago

Another great video. I've been reading the comments, it's great that you're getting such great responses. I know, I also have the fear of getting on camera. It probably helps you more, because you know what you're talking about. I'm winging it most of the time. You keep doing what you're doing. You're vids, so far, are interesting and informative. You're helping a lot of people get their geek on. Really looking forward to future videos.

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Fish Behind Glass it has been very gratifying!!

Jonathan Raviotta - 9 years ago

great job Rachel! Please keep up the great work.

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Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

Loving your channel!

Nacho Chips - 9 years ago

Thank you :-)

Luis Q. - 9 years ago

yet another great video...
I found these shrimp really easy to breed and are very Hardy expecting a wide range of water parameters

DamnitSamit - 9 years ago

I'm so glad you started doing videos!!!

Jarrad Dennis - 9 years ago

Keep up the vids!

Erin Barker - 9 years ago

love it!!
i just started a shrimp tank a little while ago.. i cant wait to see the tank explode with little shimpletts.

Rico Suave - 9 years ago

every fish keeper needs a cherry shrimp tank in their life

Robert Hadley - 9 years ago

I loved the video!! Keep at it please! I love learning new things about my favorite hobby and it definitely can't hurt to enhance my knowledge :3

Al Brown - 9 years ago

Hi Rachel,just want to say I am loving your new vids.Love the species profiles and the river manifold series is awesome!

Spushed - 9 years ago

Have you successfully bred amano shrimp? I have a female that is carrying eggs. I've researched the matter and must say it's quite involved! I have a 5.5 gallon with a HMF filter powered by a 10 gallon whisper air pump. I also have an air stone to switch to if the HMF is too turbulent when they're first hatched. The air line is split off to a valve to let out air as necessary to control turbulence. Instant ocean salt and a hydrometer so to not go over 35 ppt. Any pointers?

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Spushed
Just finished getting caught up! Was a crazy weekend with two speaking engagements then water changes and shipping today. Sorry for the delay!

Spushed - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary ok just thought I'd ask lol. I sent an email to you yesterday evening ordering 10 RCS. Can't wait!

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Spushed I don't work with any saltwater, or the algaes grown in saltwater so I have not tried it. I have a few customers that have had limited success. I believe they have threads on the plantedtank.net, but I don't have any specific resources for you.

Bradford Aquatics - 9 years ago

Awesome! I love cherry shrimp, but I have yet to own them.

Ruben - 9 years ago

Every time I watch your video's I learn something. Maybe you should look into recording your speeches and put them on podcast or Youtube. I would listen to them. I never knew that the shrimp eggs change color. I guess you can tell how long the egg's have to hatch. Thanks for sharing. Love the hair.

Rico Suave - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary I would love to see your talks...I listened to a lot of your online radio shows you been on like pet world radio

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Ruben i just decided to wing it, the camera makes me super uncomfortable but the bonus of sharing info was enough for me to do it. So far so good at least. ps- more tanks the better IMO haha

Ruben - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary Your terrified of the camera I have over 80 video's on my belt and haven't show my mug. I'm going to be setting up a 40 gallon breeder planted aquarium and taking down the 29 gallon planted. But gonna have to have both up for a while. Maybe it'll stay up but just thinking.

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

i save those special jokes for my lectures to wake folks up! hahaha. I am sure as this gets easier for me, they will sneak out. I am actually terrified of the camera, so this a huge deal for me to do at all.

Ruben - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary I tell you Rachel if it's interesting people will listen. Oh and don't forget throw a few jokes here and there and your set. HaHa

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Ruben the reason I was finally convinced to actually make videos for my channel that had narration was because most of my presentations are not recorded. I don't think many folks would watch me talk for an hour on the stuff I geek out on, but they might for a few minutes! This way I can focus on the various critters and offer little gems of experience and not bore anyone to tears (hopefully)

LowTech Tank - 9 years ago

Got to get some of these. i will be setting up a shrimp and nano fish tank soon. Such nice color. great quality video and commentary

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+LowTech Tank They are a great introductory shrimp, as they are very stable compared to newer color forms. I have customers breeding them in basements where its in the low 60s, and customers out west who are keeping them in mid 80s. If doing warmer temps, make sure there is adequate oxygen exchange (bubble output from the filter).

Eugenio Vazquez - 9 years ago

I have a 12 gallon Fluval edge , my cycle is complete , Will test water , will be back what results thank you for your cooperation and feedback you should consider in selling your own shrimp and fish food I would buy it

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Eugenio Vazquez I leave selling dried goods up to people really into it- that would take away some of the space I currently utilize for tanks, and I don't want less tanks- I want more!

The Fish Closet - 9 years ago

what do they eat? algae, flakes?

The Fish Closet - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary thank u.

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+1deaver Good question, they are omnivorous- so the pick and graze at most things including algae, fish foods, etc. A well balanced pellet is generally best in the aquarium, as it is very easy to overfeed these guys. Feeding dishes are a great idea to prevent broken food from going into the substrate, which can lead to secondary pests like planaria or hydra- who can be fatal to shrimp.

Damion Markham - 9 years ago

thank you so much,I have 20 long with sand and plants just waiting for me to order some shrimp.I keep hearing I need a mature substrate , should I add some fish to aid this ?thing is my pH is 8.4 and my watter is liquid rock.I have a limited budget and living in extreme drought community so rodi is off the table both financially and ethically
your stock list is pretty amazing me and Google were checking it out last night

Damion Markham - 9 years ago

+Rachel Oleary Wow thank you so much . I am using a small aqua clear hob I ran on my big tank for a couple months with a sponge filter on the intake . I think the tank is cycled it's been running a month or more and tested o o then almost o .I never added any ammonia so I'm not shure if it's really cycled
I've been thinking of doing weekly water changes with 5 gallons of machine water witch tested 7.5,I'm concerned the machine at the market won't be consistent and give me pH swings

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Damion Markham A mature tank- one of the tricky things of having a higher pH tank is that ammonia becomes exponentially more toxic as the hardness increases, this means you have to be SUPER careful that your tank is cycled. Adding media (or decor) from an already established tank is one strategy. Another alternative is to use a media like Polyfilter (not floss, but the chemical media) which both adsorbs and absorbs, changing color to show what it is filtering out. This can also aid with fluctuations in a smaller tank. Luckily, shrimp do best with smaller more frequent water changes than larger ones, so can do well in an area where water conservation is extremely important.

Eugenio Vazquez - 9 years ago

Just purchased your book love it.
I like when you talk about your work, I got some cherry shrimp in the past , but they always die in my tank but the Amano shrimp always live , can you give me some of vice

Rachel O'leary - 9 years ago

+Eugenio Vazquez Make sure the tank is well mature, shrimp in general are very sensitive to parameter changes (especially cycling). Small tanks can make this even more difficult because of the low volume. Be cautious not to overfeed, as the shrimp graze constantly and water can foul easily. Buy from a reputable source that quarantines, as well.

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