Building 4x Ecosystem Tanks for 4 Different Shrimp (MD Fish Tanks Studio Build)
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I was fed up with seeing my cubes on the rack empty so I decided to build some no filter, ecosystem aquariums for some Neocaridina shrimp breeding. I've put 4 different shrimp varieties in each tank and will hopefully get a bunch of breeding.
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I was fed up with seeing my cubes on the rack empty so I decided to build some no filter, ecosystem aquariums for some neocaridina shrimp breeding. I've put 4 different shrimp varieties in each tank and will hopefully get a bunch of breeding.
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@MD Fish Tanks when I first got into fish keeping (decades ago, lol) I used my uncle's Polaroid to take a picture of each type of fish and wrote the Latin and common name underneath.
If they had sexual dimorphism, I got a picture of each and labeled ♀️or♂️
At first I kept the pictures close to the tank... but when I developed MTS and started breeding, I moved all my pictures to a 3 ring binder, and sectioned by tank.
I think it would be really cool if you got some tadpoles and made a tank for them
The rainbow tank needs a proper school of flying foxes!!! Do you get glass shrimp in UK? I think they are a grass shrimp from fla. Maybe the volcano shrimp from Hawaii
MD needs an aviary in the shop!
What if you did a '4 seasons' set of shrimp tanks? Each tank trying to capture each of the 4 seasons. Spring could be lots of bright colors, summer simple greens with some warm colors, reds & orange planting for fall & something with a lot of whites & blues for winter! Would be a cool story, contrasting tanks & would push you creatively!
that's such a cool idea
Autumn could be the blackwater tank
I think you missed a trick by not using one long piece of wood, cut to the widths of the cubes, so it looked like one long tank but with divisions. Not that it matters much, they look great as always!
Genius!!!
I did think about it but I wanted to save my big pieces for some big projects coming up.
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Oh I like that idea.❤
You know MD is in serious scape mode when he has his glasses and crocs on. 👍
i love when matt is featured in the videos its like a lil treat LOL
Can you please upload a series of videos of your tanks over long periods? I'd love to be able to enjoy your tanks as if they were in my room!
I think you should definitely record some time lapse videos of your tanks, it’s so relaxing
MD's guide to scaping: "so listen what you do is, this is very important and precise...you ram it in the gaps"...
love your channel, best on youtube!! :D
no need to over complicate right 🤣🤣
The black background with the thick plant life gives it soooooo much more depth.
would really love a minimum 2ft long shrimp tank. Having thousands of shrimps in view is awesome
The dynamic between you and fish shop, Matt it’s fun to watch too!
Bro, to your point, I love that you leave your “struggles with the English language” in. Makes it feel so much more genuine & more like hanging out than watching a video.
I spend so much time trying to edit out all my flubs. Maybe I need to rethink that because I absolutely love what you are doing here.
Nicely done, MD! Want to try something fun with the shrimp? I take some small spinach leaves out of the organic spinach box from the grocery store and put them in a measuring cup with about 2" of water then into the microwave for about 3 minutes to wilt the leaves. After they've cooled (my wife wised me up to just put the lot into the fridge for a bit) pick up the wilted spinach leaves with the tweezers and place them somewhere on the bottom. It took them a bit to figure it out the first time, but now they're on the leaves in no time and overnight it's all gone! My Otocinclus love it too, and I'm guessing the Plecos do as well but they're likely on it in the middle of the night. MTC
zucchini works even better, try that out
Live everything shrimp related. These little things warming my heart for some reason.
I literally just said "oh wow! That is a beautiful plec!" LOL. Never seen such a beautiful plec before xx
New red tank is SOOOO good and unique. It’s almost alien! And the gold tetras? Amazing! And I am not a fan of albino types so this tank blows me away.
Great video as always!
Black mollies keep coming up in your videos. Black molly tank! You know you want to do one!
I’m so proud. Great little row of wee friends!!
I really love how y’all can just take a scoop or a pound of this type of gravel and that type of gravel. The open top yall get to chose from are awesome. We don’t have that anywhere I’ve been in the US. We have to buy 10-15 pounds at a minimum in pre weighed bags.
when he said "lets go to the shop" it was a joke, he meant his his own supply storage ^^
I find your regular speaking to be more relatable than some scripted things other people do. 😊
the best part of the beautiful video at 27:18 onward (about drip acclimatization)
Thank you for the expert advise. Helps lots of people.
Four season theme aquascape would be great
How’s Mark’s pond doing??
Sunny day and a new MD video, what a day!
i am a former chef. I had been working in fine dining restaurants for a while. The way you put that piece of branch on a one piece of rock reminded me of how i used to do fine meals. It just shows that you have talent and different way of thinking when it comes to scaping. Probably you yourself are not even aware of it. well done. Much love from Slovakia. God Bless you in Jesus name.
Another winner, or 4 winners, I guess. Thanks as always for sharing your awesome builds! LOVE the new space and how clean/organized everything is -- super jealous!
Man, my favorite part of all of this is the reuse of old materials and the use of materials you've created yourself like the plants. Really taking the self sufficiency to the maximum.
Thanks for taking us along on your creative journey, "warts" and all. I liked the shot through the rack with the new tanks behind you. Lighting and color and perspective 👌🏻
To increase the odds of a successful shrimp tank I’d highly recommend drip acclimating the shrimp. The molting process is relative to their water quality so letting them acclimate to the new parameters as slowly as possible is your best bet. Also, when adding hardscape consider which stones will leach minerals into the water column, which increases your gH (hardness), which in turn can negatively impact your shrimps lifespan. Neos can withstand a broader range but caridinas are sensitive as hell.
I only have Neos and only do the float and dump too. Only death I've had was when I found 1 cherry inside my spray bar somehow :(
Quick swap to sponge filter then!
They are always moulting. 1 Ammano is as big as my female cory :o
I agree, I just started out keeping neo fire red. Bought 6, lost 3 already to failed molt, I'm having an absolutely nightmare..😢
Just coming back to the hobby after a hiatus. And I have to say... I love this channel. Love the dynamic between you and Matt. Love the artistry of your scapes and your videos. In this video in particular, love seeing you root around the new studio. Keep doing you MD.
Shrimp are the best & all your colors look pretty cool. My blue shrimp had babies recently; they sooo tiny, omg. I can't wait to see yours soon 🦐
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Good day when there's a video dropped on MD's channel
Canadian viewer here, I love your channel and realized that I say "litra-lly" in your accent all the time hahaha
Good morning MD !!! Indiana USA here 😁💛
Loving the little shrimp tanks. I hope you get a good bit of breeding going on. Very pretty color choices you got too! So pretty. Thanks for another awesome video!
The timing of that little piece of gravel falling off the rock at 10:57 is priceless 😂
You've got such a great eye for composition. And I love the collection of wood, stone and substrate. It's incredibly satisfying!
Hey MD! i have loved your channel for a long time you keep me going with life and help me with alot of stuff your very entertaining and it helps me out. keep the channl going and i really love your amazing aquascape. i keep on leveling up with my aquascapes and slowly keep learning from your videos. bout new plants, fishes aquascaping and many other things this really kept me happy for the start of the year and cant wait for more tanks aquascaped by you i love it keep going!
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Think I would have placed the lighter colored shrimp in the outer tanks with the lower light but darker gravels. The higher light and lighter gravels would have made the darker shrimp stand out a little better.
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Yay! I love a trip to Maidenhead Aquatics! And I love shrimp, especially the light blue ones! 💙
Love it. Shrimps are my favourite.
Everything looks fantastic!
Love this set up. Looks so nice and clean. The shrimp look amazing and are super happy. Great video
Looks brilliant with the same size tanks with different types of substrate great job very inspiring 😊
Would be really cool if you set up a simple scape for some shell dwelling cichlids so they would end of doing some of the scaping as well. I know out of your space with the scaping but would love to see your take on a tank like that!
This makes me want a tank of shrimp!
Martin's a character! He should have more screen time lol! The way he looked in that container when you pointed the camera at him made me burst out😂
I have binge watched so many of your videos the past week, I absolutely love the layouts you do and I appreciate the information and tips you provide to everyone :)
Love that you are doing one shrimp color per tank.
Awesome little planted tanks!
I love all of your tanks and set ups, but I think the shrimp tanks are my favorite, other than Timmy's of course. I'm ready to see Timmys new forever home, by the way. Great job again, MD. Keep'em coming.
You should get a handful of the most uniquely colored shrimp you can find and put them in the same tank to see what unique colors you can get from breeding them!
Wow 4 tanks! Great set ups! You may want to keep an eye on the tanks in case the shrimp jump into the other tanks.
I love these tanks…great setup.
lol'd at "beneficial bacteria to the mix", im hoping to set up something very similar in one tank. Going to use this as a tutorial and hope for the best
Recording looks incredible in this one for some reason.
Beautiful job MD!
i hope you keep those tanks as single color only, itll help. also may want a top on them because shrimp do jump tanks some times
Hiii MD . Ive been a massive fan for long, and youve really inspired me to do alot more in aquascaping:)
great job, I like the look that the java fern windalof gives the scape. makes it look like green fan coral
The prep table came into its own for these builds.
Would it be an idea to have the top of your rack lift off so it would make it easier to set up your tanks and replace when you have finished ?
My johny sins of aquaristics. Love to watch ya
I love shrimps. Have you ever considered trying a fire eel or peacock eel?
Looking good 👍🏽 👍🏽👍🏽
we need the archer fish back!
Lovely set ups, looks more like blue velvets rather than dreams.
Nice said 25s and now 10mins 😂 I love these videos addicted
Those shrimp do look good. Great video and content. Well played mate
Fortunately, I can get shrimp from the same water system and all I’ve done is temperature acclimate them. I’ve had cherry for some time and regularly sell them to my LFS, but just got some blues, both a deep, velvet blue and a lighter crystalline, and I’m hoping for baby shrimps as well!
You should look into trying to get some North American fish, i feel like they would bring a different variety to your amazing studio!!
The thing with rainbow fish isn't just that there are loads of species but there are loads of colour morphs within each species based on location. Makes sence when you think about how most of them are from creeks and smaller rivers, lots of smaller populations that are isolated to some degree. It's why your not supposed to release even native species that are endemic to your area cos they can interbreed with the local population and cause the extinction of that colour morph.
Awesome like always ❤ I like the unicorn tank. (Tank 3)
I’ve never seen a “scaped” shell dweller aquarium. Would love to see him take on that challenge!
He did one in Matt’s shop.
I love shrimpies ❤😍
Hey MD - you should do a tank for some blue Cajun dwarf crayfish and some dwarf Mexican orange crayfish!
No filter tanks are becoming quite popular.
12:10: the water *does* make the superglue react! Unlike other glues, which "dry", cyanoacrylate gardens via a polymerization reaction, which is catalysed by moisture. So not only does water speed it up, if you were in a completely dry environment (no humidity in the air either) superglue would never harden, I believe.
Shrimp up!!
Please i want to see glowfish at ur collection 😍
In my experience, it’s very rare to ever find a body of a neocaridina. They are eaten by the others or dissolve into the substrate. It’s may not be accurate to say there’s never any die off. You may just not notice. Shrimp are all I have so I’m aware when the population numbers decrease.
You should get a really big tank and just put like 500 shrimp
Yes more shrimp tank's you love to see it
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You should get some millennium Rainbowfish for that Rainbowfish tank!! I saw them at a store recently and they were the nicest rainbows I’ve ever seen in my life
I was on a snail group and was told to avoid lava rock with snails and shrimp as it forms with small amounts of copper which leaches into the water as well as cutting snails foot and slowing healing. Have you used lava rock successfully in shrimp tanks? Love it but took it out to avoid making them sick.
still hoping for a blue tank ;) ! Love the vid
It’s crazy this came out today. I finally got some orange shrimp, my first lot and in my first ever planted tank
a cool idea could be that the scape "connect" between the tanks, pretending to be one big piece. i'll love to see that.
You could have put the aquatic compost in one of your zipper bags and covered it with sand
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