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so stable 23° is the key ....

I have try all that method on your video except air conditioning system, and i must admit, all od that not effective. How about you, do you central air conditioning system? I think, for closed farm of crystal shrimps, that's the only effective method

It’s been 104f+ the past week and this week… this is my biggest fear….

2:12 if you freeze exactly here, shrimp on the right bottom corner, looks like a mad pug

Welcome back Ray! Good to see your new video. I'm using a portable aircon unit in my shrimp room. I plugged it to the thermostat plug and it only on when the temperature is above 23C to save some power

Being in the UK our Temps are moderate. But we can still hit 30c in the summer. I use a portable air conditioner to keep things below 26c if temp rise. Works great.

I keep my house set at 70°.

I started with 10. After about 3 months, I have about 100 shrimps in a top fin 10 gallon tank. The key to success is an established tank. It use to house baby tiger barbs and guppies for 2 months then moved them all to 40 gallon tank. Most of the 10 shrimps are females which contributes to more shrimps.

I dose around half a scoop of bacter AE every other day to my neo colony of 200+. I haven't had any problems but I think having a thick monte carlo carpet helps

Excellent video

2006 to 2014 is 18 years dude not 25 ha. Great videos thanks for the help

So it is in fact possible to keep shrimp in a high tech co2 tank?

3 to 4 months

Hi. Very interesting. One question? What is in your opinion more important, for the white socks KH PH or EC/TDS ? I mean what do you check more often? Can the cardinals handle some flow in the tank. I have an internal filter (eheim biopower 160 in a 50 liter tank).Do i absolutley need a air pump? Thank you so much.

HI. Great video .with lot of information.Do the white socks need a flow in the tank? How strong? Is an internal filter enough or do i need a air pump?Thx.

Nice!

Great video Ray 👍

I've got a 10gallon planted tank with perfect parameters for these guys... Maybe I'll go for these guys in a few months if everything stays stable.

I don't bother with the expensive substrates at all. I do natural tanks & let them cycle through the nitrate/ite & algae uglies to quickly build a stable ecosystem for the tank first. I put my critters in, even shrimp before fully cycling with no problems. If you're having to do regular water changes, something in the tank is harboring bad bacteria. If you want to avoid this altogether, all some pumice or gravel substrate & innoculate it with beneficial bacteria (bought or cultured) in water with a filter for a week before adding anything else.

excellent

Can anyone say Can I keep black galaxy and red galaxy in the same tank

just joined your Shrimp Maniac but not sure how to message you per the group perks

great video! i could not find the aqua reels dark, my spelling must be wrong. do you have a link or a spelling. Thank you!

I picked up some more tangerine tigers at Aquashella in Dallas recently! They are doing good and I have a lot of blue dream babies!

Wouldn't you just top off with RO? Wouldn't evaporation leave all the minerals in the water and ph rise a little, then top off with RO would drop the ph back to normal? Also is it safe for the Yellow Cheeks to go down to 78 degrees? And can they survive either Sulawesi 7.5 and Tanganyikan combo buffering to 8.4? I recently have done this in my white Sox tank and they are super happy!!

Hello! Do you ever have issues when using a Sulawesi 7.5 buffer salt and adding Tanganyikan buffer, the Tanganyika buffer wearing off? Im adding new water in the tank at 8.4 PH during water changes and tank PH is at 7.4-7.8 seems like after a few days the Tanganyikan buffer wears off? Not sure why my tank wont maintain 8.0-8.4 PH, seems to creep down continually after water changes. Im really not wanting to do the Sulawesi 8.5 if I can avoid it. Thanks!

I have never seen this kind of shrimp in Australia. Hopefully we will get some soon.

I only use it when I do something that can disturb/destroy biofilm. Like after adding a chemical that can affect it, or in low flow environment, higher temps. If I see a sudden change is growth mass of my aquarium fish/shrimp which most are biofilm consumers with some algae, I have to dose. I honestly never use the scoop as a guideline and I dose way less than advertised. My fish/shrimp also get very well fed on other things including powdered "pond pellets" that I ran through a coffee grinder. I think it s possible to feel an overdose of that Bacter AE if you don't have massive microfauna diversity ready to respond to it, like a "new tank" would not. When I first started this aquarium stuff a lot of my issues were because I didnt have that population established and things would keep escalating, the needed response was either not ready or not existant yet. I went out of my way to find and collect microfauna before anything else. But if your aquarium cant produce such things consistantly and provide refuge for them, you will ve forced to learn how to supplement products like bacter ae especially if you have an overstocked aquarium. My journey took me to different issues however, I don't have anything that eats seed shrimp lol, my small fishes all spit them out after trying.

Hi there - really enjoying your video content. It’s very helpful. I had a question about ph. So how long does it take newly introduced shrimp substrate to lower water ph? I am using RO water with Shrimpy Bee to get gh sorted but my ph seems be staying at about 6.8. Am I maybe just being impatient? Does it reduce gradually maybe? I’m new to shrimp keeping so any advice would be great. Thanks

When using Tanganyika Buffer, is the pH easily reduced? Do you use it regularly to maintain the ideal PH level?

I just bought the Tanganyikan Buffer per your recommendation ans am using the rest of my 7.5 salt. My water here is really soft and the buffer is helping immensely!

I love Undergravel filter boxes. I use a sponge filter in conjunction.. so when time I dump the media in the filter box.. refill with Brightwell, and put it back in. No issues wirh ammonia spike with that soil and no tank reset! 😊

Awesome! Do you think I could use 7.5 with the Tanganyikan buffer for the yellow ears, or should I still got to 8.5. I have cardinals and currently use 7.5. I am lowering my temps to 77 over the next few days. That will make shipping them so much easier!!

Fed my shrimp watermelon and woke up to about 20 gone:(. Water was cloudy too. Never again. Wish I would have come across your video sooner

Hey I see Larry in there ...did I accidentally gave Larry to you .😂

I want to ask about the PH stability of the tank when using Tanganyika buffer? Is the PH set susceptible to decreasing too quickly over time? Previously, I used Seachem Alkaline Buffer to increase the PH level of my sulawesi shrimp tank, but perhaps it did not help my PH level stabilize at 8.0-8.3 for too long. The pH level dropped to 7.5-7.5 after only 1 week.

Can we dissolve salt in water and store in a container for months and use when required I am a big fan of these shrimps Always wanted to keep Booked shrimps for 2 months. Please need suggestions.

I wouldd be interested to know the ball of what looks like moss, is in the yellow cheek tank?

Thank you so much for this super helpful video on preparing water for Sulawesi aquariums! 🌊🦐 Your detailed step-by-step guide is fantastic, and the tips on using salty shrimp mix and the Lake Tanganyika buffer are really valuable. Do you have any recommendations for adjusting the TDS if it fluctuates significantly over time? 🧐🛠 Thanks again for sharing your expertise! Looking forward to more of your informative content! 🌿🎥🙌

Thank you so much for this fantastic video on the importance of patience in shrimp keeping and breeding! 🦐✨ Your insights are invaluable, especially for beginners like me. The tips on water parameters, mature tanks, and the importance of stability are really helpful! 🌊🐟 Question: Do you have any specific tips for ensuring a mature tank is stable before introducing shrimp? Any signs to look for to confirm it's ready? 🧐🛠 Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experiences! Looking forward to more of your awesome content! 🌿🎥🙌

I suggest trying Malawa shrimp, they are very hardy caridina and great cleaners. Their appearance is closer to amano shrimp.

Do you sell the shrimp