My bamboo and vampire shrimp are in tanks with several species of hillstream loaches, Rio Atoyac sword tails, rainbow shiners, Imperial gudgeons, Empire tetras, khuli loaches, pompom crabs, and Ceylon killifish. In one tank there is also a single Amano shrimp. I have a separate brackish water tank which usually has nothing in it. When a bamboo or vampire shrimp berries up, I move it to that tank. when the babies leave mom and start foraging for themselves, mama goes into a large, square food storage container with a thin layer of substrate and a bubbler in it. Sometimes I take the time to grow some algae in it, and additionally make sure it gets all the minerals and vitamins it needs so that it can shed. I slowly start bringing the water in these containers up to match the water in the tanks over the course of a couple of weeks, during which time she will usually shed. The ones which don't shed during this time will usually die. Usually that happens with very old shrimp, but sometimes you'll have an old one which will manage to shed. It seems that this gradual acclimatization is the trick which keeps both eggs and the shrimp alive. It adds a small amount of extra work, but not so much that it's any big deal. Doing it incrementally both when they go to the hatching tank, and when the return to their home tank seems to be all important. Also, there have been times when the babies will hatch out and leave the mother before they get into the hatching tank. In those cases I usually continue with the process until they are in the hatching tank let them grow up for a few days there, then start them back toward a fresh water tank. In those cases, I start mom progressing back to a freshwater tank at that point, but take it a bit more slowly in order that she can get all the minerals she needs to shed. Hopefully she'll shed during that time, even if it is shorter time and step wise. Again, a lot of these will be old, weak ones, but I always give them their best chance to make it. I have got a reasonably high hatch rate out of doing it this way. These shrimp use their little fans to eat, even when they are very small. One way to get small food to them is to take some pelletized food and put it in a mortar and pestle, then grind it up to practically dust. Put that into the water, and that will help. Also, if you take the time to grow green water, a little bit of that introduced with a syringe or a turkey baster will give them some food to eat. One little issue with these guys is that they like a little bit of a flow, especially as they get bigger. Sometimes, they will manage to get into the tank's filter. Don't be too surprised if you open up your filter for maintenance and you find fat happy shrimp in it. I put foam covers on all the intakes in my aquarium, but somehow there are always a few babies which manage to get in it, and grow to really healthy sizes while in there. You'll also probably find some sheds in there too. This behaviour isn't limited to shrimp. I've had baby crayfish and crabs which have done the same thing. They apparently get enough to eat in there because they always come out big an healthy. They usually stay in the bottom two levels of my cannister filters, so they're probably feeding on whatever is going into the filter to get filtered out. Oddly, I've never found any caradina or neocaradina in the filter, nor do I find any snails. It is a process getting them into the water parameters where they will hatch, and most people probably won't want to bother, but for those who don't mind putting in the few minutes of extra time each day, it will pay off with tiny baby shrimps.
Hi shrimply I recently stumbled upon your videos and loved your shrimp.I was wondering if you sell cherry shrimp more particularly fire red cherry shrimp, thank you
Hi Pythonick145, thank you for the kind words. I do not sell any shrimp but if you're based in Canada or the USA, you can order from www.shrimpfever.com/. You can also order shrimp from my good friend Mark at markshellyaquatics.com/ but he only ships within the USA.
If there are newborn baby shrimp out in the open, less than 2 weeks old, they can get eaten. If you want a high survival rate, provide your shrimp with plenty of places to hide within plants, caves and other decor.
Yes, as it's a new environment, they can tend to hide until they feel comfortable. How big is the tank, how many shrimp did you add and are there other fish?
@@shrimplycanadian I added 4 shrimps to a 55 liters tank with plenty of plants and hiding spots i have only seen one of them and i have around 10 gubbies. I also have some wood in there
@@clay_wear8015 4 in a 55. They're probably getting used to the tank. Also, some of them tend to molt when their environment changes and will automatically go into hiding. Give it some time and you should start seeing them coming out into the open. Sometimes, adding more shrimp will also help make them feel more comfortable (maybe 10 more or so).
@@clay_wear8015 They will find hiding spots you didn't know existed. I have 5 Vampire Shrimp that did that to me and I thought they were dead for the longest time.
Hi Narendhar, Panda Gaaras could eat baby shrimp that are less than two weeks old if they're found out in the open. When shrimp are newly born, they tend to stay in one place and do not move for a week or two. The best thing is to provide plenty of hiding spaces with plants or decor so that your shrimp have a high survival rate.
Do you prefer creating shrimp tanks or community aquariums?
community! love watching tanks with loads of different types of life in it!
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My bamboo and vampire shrimp are in tanks with several species of hillstream loaches, Rio Atoyac sword tails, rainbow shiners, Imperial gudgeons, Empire tetras, khuli loaches, pompom crabs, and Ceylon killifish. In one tank there is also a single Amano shrimp. I have a separate brackish water tank which usually has nothing in it. When a bamboo or vampire shrimp berries up, I move it to that tank. when the babies leave mom and start foraging for themselves, mama goes into a large, square food storage container with a thin layer of substrate and a bubbler in it. Sometimes I take the time to grow some algae in it, and additionally make sure it gets all the minerals and vitamins it needs so that it can shed. I slowly start bringing the water in these containers up to match the water in the tanks over the course of a couple of weeks, during which time she will usually shed. The ones which don't shed during this time will usually die. Usually that happens with very old shrimp, but sometimes you'll have an old one which will manage to shed. It seems that this gradual acclimatization is the trick which keeps both eggs and the shrimp alive. It adds a small amount of extra work, but not so much that it's any big deal. Doing it incrementally both when they go to the hatching tank, and when the return to their home tank seems to be all important. Also, there have been times when the babies will hatch out and leave the mother before they get into the hatching tank. In those cases I usually continue with the process until they are in the hatching tank let them grow up for a few days there, then start them back toward a fresh water tank. In those cases, I start mom progressing back to a freshwater tank at that point, but take it a bit more slowly in order that she can get all the minerals she needs to shed. Hopefully she'll shed during that time, even if it is shorter time and step wise. Again, a lot of these will be old, weak ones, but I always give them their best chance to make it. I have got a reasonably high hatch rate out of doing it this way. These shrimp use their little fans to eat, even when they are very small. One way to get small food to them is to take some pelletized food and put it in a mortar and pestle, then grind it up to practically dust. Put that into the water, and that will help. Also, if you take the time to grow green water, a little bit of that introduced with a syringe or a turkey baster will give them some food to eat. One little issue with these guys is that they like a little bit of a flow, especially as they get bigger. Sometimes, they will manage to get into the tank's filter. Don't be too surprised if you open up your filter for maintenance and you find fat happy shrimp in it. I put foam covers on all the intakes in my aquarium, but somehow there are always a few babies which manage to get in it, and grow to really healthy sizes while in there. You'll also probably find some sheds in there too. This behaviour isn't limited to shrimp. I've had baby crayfish and crabs which have done the same thing. They apparently get enough to eat in there because they always come out big an healthy. They usually stay in the bottom two levels of my cannister filters, so they're probably feeding on whatever is going into the filter to get filtered out. Oddly, I've never found any caradina or neocaradina in the filter, nor do I find any snails. It is a process getting them into the water parameters where they will hatch, and most people probably won't want to bother, but for those who don't mind putting in the few minutes of extra time each day, it will pay off with tiny baby shrimps.
Thank you for sharing your process :)
My bamboo tank mates are vampire shrimps, amanos, false juli Cory's, otos, mystery snails, assassin snails and, ember tetras.
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Hi shrimply I recently stumbled upon your videos and loved your shrimp.I was wondering if you sell cherry shrimp more particularly fire red cherry shrimp, thank you
Hi Pythonick145, thank you for the kind words. I do not sell any shrimp but if you're based in Canada or the USA, you can order from www.shrimpfever.com/. You can also order shrimp from my good friend Mark at markshellyaquatics.com/ but he only ships within the USA.
i have lamp chop rasbora do you think they will eat my baby shrimp?
If there are newborn baby shrimp out in the open, less than 2 weeks old, they can get eaten. If you want a high survival rate, provide your shrimp with plenty of places to hide within plants, caves and other decor.
@@shrimplycanadian half the tank is heavily planted so 🤞🏻
@@NoobScapeuk I've kept these fish with shrimp before and my tank flourished as it was heavily planted as well. Best of luck and keep me updated 😁
I Have just added shrimps to my aquarium but i cant see them anywhere is it normal at the start?
Yes, as it's a new environment, they can tend to hide until they feel comfortable. How big is the tank, how many shrimp did you add and are there other fish?
@@shrimplycanadian I added 4 shrimps to a 55 liters tank with plenty of plants and hiding spots i have only seen one of them and i have around 10 gubbies. I also have some wood in there
@@clay_wear8015 4 in a 55. They're probably getting used to the tank. Also, some of them tend to molt when their environment changes and will automatically go into hiding. Give it some time and you should start seeing them coming out into the open. Sometimes, adding more shrimp will also help make them feel more comfortable (maybe 10 more or so).
@@shrimplycanadian they are just impossible to see anywhere is it normal they are hiding that much?
@@clay_wear8015 They will find hiding spots you didn't know existed. I have 5 Vampire Shrimp that did that to me and I thought they were dead for the longest time.
Hello sir I am Narendhar from India I need your advice will panda gaara eat baby shrimps
Hi Narendhar, Panda Gaaras could eat baby shrimp that are less than two weeks old if they're found out in the open. When shrimp are newly born, they tend to stay in one place and do not move for a week or two. The best thing is to provide plenty of hiding spaces with plants or decor so that your shrimp have a high survival rate.
@@shrimplycanadian wow thank you sir I shall move them to another tank ya thanks why my shrimp fry are missing any how thank you love from India