This thread is dedicated to all Shrimp lover. The most commonly sold freshwater dwarf shrimp in local fish shop are those from the Neocaridina and Caridina family/genus.
Neocaridina type consist of the most common Cherry shrimp, Fire red, Yellow, Blue Jelly, Palmata etc.
Caridina type consist of the Crystal Red/Black shrimp, Green shrimp, Malaya, Sulawesi shrimp, Tiger shrimp etc.

You can house shrimp from different genus in one tank but not shrimp from the same genus else interbreed will occur, result in inferior color especially
in the neocaridina genus.
Sometimes, but not always shrimps with the same genus name will interbreed. example Malaya are known will not interbreed with any shrimp in the hobby.
Feel Free to ask/answer questions , share knowledge and tank picture with us here.

Below is one of my previous tank that house both Neocaridina (Fire Red) and Caridina (Crystal Red Shrimp).
After re scape found 200-300++ fire red in the moss.




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Shrimp Water Paramaters Requirement:
These data just act as a basic references as some shrimps can adapt to different water parameters.
Credit goes to shrimpkeeping.com , full list here ->http://shrimpkeeping.com/water-params/





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Shrimp Tank setup:

1) Basic shrimp tank setup using shirui sand as substrate:


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A simple guide in making for your shrimp some Boiled Organic Spinach.



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Pest / Bug you may encounter In Shrimp Tank

Credit Source: www.plantedtank.net


1) Planaria, flatworms (Dangerous - should be eliminated asap)


Size: 0,3 - 1 cm, 0.1 - 3/8 inches

Non-parasitic flatworms. Crossed-eyed grossness, just pure yucky! The only small creature I dislike (I get shivers down my spine even thinking about them). If you split it, it will regenerate and you will end up having 2 planaria. There seems to be several different colours in the common ones found in aquariums, transparent, white, brown and red. There's actually nothing really horrible about them, but they can bother small shrimp and snails and might eat fish/snail eggs.

They love shrimp pellets, pieces of meat, dead fish/shrimp and they will also eat small live creatures if they can catch them. They move on the surfaces, even under the water surface and are most active by night. If disturbed, they will retract themselves (shorter and wider), let go and drop down to the bottom.


2) Hydra (Dangerous esp to Shrimplet/fish fry- should be eliminated asap)


Size: 0,3 - 1,5 cm, 0.1 - 1/2 inches

Hydra are beautiful, but a wee bit annoying creatures. They spend their life attached to surfaces (plants, glass, filter, decoration), they can move a bit, but usually don't have the need to do that. If disturbed, they will retract their tentacles and body to small buds. They catch small creatures (copepods, Daphnia etc.) with their tentacles which can sting, making it easier for them to haul the pray in to their mouth opening. They pose no threat to adult fish, shrimp or snails (might cause some irritation if they touch the Hydra), but newborn fish and shrimp fry are in danger.

Control - (Use at your own risk) Attach a wire to each pole of a 9 volt battery. Place the ends of the wires into the tank water, as far apart as possible. If the setup is working correctly, a fine stream of bubbles should be seen from one of the wires. The Hydra will start falling after about 20 minutes. The treatment should go no longer than 3 hours, keeping an eye on conditions the whole time. A daily 50% water change for 3 days is recommended since Copper leaches into the tank via one of the wires.

3) Dragonfly (Dangerous - should be eliminated asap)


4) Damselfly (Dangerous - should be eliminated asap)

They use these like spring-loaded catapults to capture their prey at lighting speeds...looks kinda like an arm with mean jaws on the end and the whole contraption is tucked in nicely waiting to pounce...pretty cool...

Dragonfly and damselfly nymphs look rather similar... the main difference is that dragonfly nymphs do not have external gills...while damselfly nymphs do...
So after you look at the mouthpart to determind that it is one of these.. check to see if you can find external gills at the end of the abdomen... if you can.. then its a damselfly nymph..if not, then its a dragonfly nymph..

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Under those moss are driftwood branches, those moss long gone after i re-scape into open concept, as you can see in the picture , shrimplets really
like to hide in those moss, after i clear out the tank, i discover i have 200++ fire red in there. That was 1.5 yrs ago.

30++ or 300++ ? i once keep 500++ Malaya in an 50cm 57L tank, no problem at all. It depend on your filtration power and provide more o2 when
shrimp population is high, o2 not only for the shrimps but also for the beneficial bacteria in the filter to utilize, healthy and stronger BB to handle the increased bio-load.

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In fact, have, this , Provide O2 with no airpump. Can't find in malaysia, only in singapore. anyway know where to get in Malaysia, let me know.
Link here -> http://www.aquariumoxygenator.com/

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Can invest in this , won't total remove them but will reduce their number significantly
Gush Catch Pen > http://www.gush-aqua.com/product_v.php?g=1&c=0&p=20


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actually those seed shrimp they help in cleaning up diatoms and unfinished food in your tank,
the only bad thing about them is the ugly look.

i do occasionally , it can be useful during new tank setup by vacuuming to release air bubble form soil.

leave them there , shrimp will eat them, no harm done.

Beside that. Anything you done to your tank? Co2 on 24hrs?

6 hour is way too long. 1-2 is enough unless tds different too wide. For prolong acclimating consider supply o2 to the shrimp be acclimated.
The safer is get shrimp that are already 2 week been in the lfs tank. Any early casautly already occur. What left is mostly the strongest. However shrimp just be snapped too fast by keeper like us.

lily , go buy 200 , you will get the same effect, but those are temporary holding tank, you may not know how many are dead everyday before
it sold out at the LFS.

Dont use ADA soil , took ages to conquer. Use plain sand or shrimp soil.
For sand refer to my simple setup -> https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=63573857