hehe, we're all learning. I have multiple shrimp food, but its rather expensive. One small bottle between RM40 to RM60+ depending on the type.

Was thinking of supplementing with kangkung from the kitchen so as to reduce costs. I did that a few times - boil a leaf for 2 minutes, then put into the tank. I observe for 5 minutes and see the shrimps were not interested.

Two hours later I come back, I cannot find the leaf. I thought maybe stuck somewhere in the aquarium since its a planted tank. Tried it twice - twice also the leaf was nowhere to be found.

I'm not sure about feeding other fresh food - whether can feed barley, broccoli and so on. And for meat, can cut a small piece of raw fresh prawn (yes the one that you eat) since I see shrimps also eat dead fish or dead prawn (yeah, sometimes they die in the tank). Anyway, just a thought.

Ermm actually I'm not sure got any adverse effect anot Cozy I didn't have any shrimp food. So I try pumpkin lo. Lol... Anyway I just put in hot water to make it softer. Then throw in tank. But seriously I'm not sure if should feed them with pumpkin or not. So try at own risk. Lol. I'll get proper shrimp food this weekend.

Oh it's a new setup. I thought it was your previous setup. What shrimps will this new tank hold? Noticed that the base of both is different.

Pumpkin is fine , i feed them grape and persimmon too.
as long these food don't be left decay in the tank if they cant finish it.

only the sand part is different color, both are jbl sansibar sand.

Guys. Sos. Noticed 1 of my shrimp got some cotton like stuff at the head. What's that?

These are Vorticella Parasite, you can get rid of them, by dipping the shrimp with seachem paraguard or some aquarium salt.

Guys, any advise on moulting problem? Poor shrimp.

Guys, any advise on moulting problem? Poor shrimp.

I tried feed my shrimps with fresh coconut.  (the harder flesh)
so far 4 days already still see them munching on it getting thinner day by day.
what i like about it is it doesn't dirty the water (no fine particles) when they are eating it.
so far no adverse effect. all of them malayan, rili , frs doing good in separate tanks.

Kesian your shrimp. Its eaten alive. Is that Blue Diamond? RM12 to 15 a piece?

I think arrow can advise better, as I'm new to this. For moulting problems, increase water hardness, between 150 TDS and above.
There are also certain foods to feed, but I'm not sure what they are.

Did you tweak your water with mineral additives to adjust the kh/ gh / tds?
A higher kh/gh value is more important to neocaridina shrimp.
Bee shrimp more on lower kh/gh .
For neo, you can use salty shrimp sulawesi 7.5 salt for them. It suit them too.

Just finish DIY-ing new tank stand..

and my wife requested to make it a shrimp tank..already got 2ftx1ft tank..riversand from waterfall..some flora from my planted..some extra root tab..and hopefully things will doing good for my 1st time keeping shrimp beside amano in planted..   

new DIY stand beside previous DIY stand for her guppy tank as well..

I have both cardina and neocardina in the same tank. I just tested the gh at 3. Is it too low? What products should I use to increase?

Since you have Crystal shrimp in there , you can push gh to high,
Get at least gh5.

For shrimp having problem taking out their old shell during molting , and they still alive, you can try help them by carefully help them peel off the shell, this at least got 50% chances to save them.

Since you have Crystal shrimp in there , you cant push gh too high,
Get at least gh5.

For shrimp having problem taking out their old shell during molting , and they still alive, you can try help them by carefully help them peel off the shell, this at least got 50% chances to save them.