I've mentioned this before - I have a container pond on my balcony with a filter, aeration but no heating. The neocaridina are huge compared to my indoor heated tanks. They stay out all winter. It was just an experiment and I used it to put my cull shrimps in. Maybe the cold makes shrimps grow bigger so it would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had a similar experience. The temperature outdoors in the UK has been around -3° at night and the shrimp are all thriving and producing babies.
great video man, and here i was under the delusion that hornwort produced an algea inhibitor, yet you were pulling string algea like spaghetti from the tank! RIP my dreams of using hornwort in a filter setup 🤣
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Not a question a suggestion, you should get the biggest hair pic you can find. Ya know the one in the 80's that girls used to get that big hair floof,lol. I feel that would better than a comb.
So down to earth, and how relatable it is to watch these videos if one is into aquaria (I am). It also makes me miss my home country Norway a lot. Godt jobba.
Hey Mark, in this video you showed a drain and fill type of system that you attached to the side of the tub. Could you please do a video that explains more how you do those water changes? I have recently got started with shrimp and I find that it’s extremely hard to do water changes on the small tank without fear of sucking up little shrimp, baby guppies, etc. Thanks!
Just recently got into breeding shrimp (cherry/blue dream) and your videos have been a massive help! Keep it up Mark, always look forward to a new upload!
I completely nuked four tanks back in June to try and remove every last piece of duckweed and still to this day I'll find the odd random piece floating around my tanks :0
@@typicallyusual6984 Floater plants such as duckweed are amazing to have in any fish tank, with of course a bubbler or fan to break the water surface. They will keep your ammonia in check and it’s pretty easy to maintain.
My largest female shrimp grow to comparable size to the one in the video. I'd go with the temperature hypothesis. I only heat my aquarium when it's below 18C or so. Downside is that I see plenty of saddled females, but almost no berried ones.
Wonderful video Mark 😊 It is super satisfying clearing the floaters! I love seeing your fish/plecos with your shrimp colonies. I wonder if you know any types of fish that can live with soft water shrimp like bee and crystal shrimp?🦐🐠
Okay so from this I understand that keeping endler’s and neocaridina shrimps together in a tank does not mean the shrimplets will all be eaten eh? I’ve started up my first ever planted tank and currently have some blue neocaridina along with ramshorn snails. The tank cycled really well and after i added the shrimp they all seem really happy with loads of hidings spaces in my subwassertang, cholla woods and multiple stem plants. I’m planning to add about 5-6 chilli rasboras and 3 Endler’s (2 F 1 M ratio) in no hopes of breeding for a profit but just for my satisfaction to give it a try and see all of them be a peaceful community with healthy reproduction.
@@MarksShrimpTanks Ahh okay! So there is a likely chance if in case they're underfed. I'm so confused whether to keep it one school of fish or mix it up haha. Thanks anyway! Great video and info!
I reckon the colder temps might cause the shrimps metobolism to slow down, causing them to grow less fast, ensuring a better build genetically. Not to mention, size. Since like a tree, they might gather more energy for their moulting due gathering more energy before each moult.
yes I actually think you are correct, you see it in the animal kingdom if the water is colder the animals do tend to live longer and grow bigger, saying that the temp is really just 1-2c colder at around 20c compared to my other tanks.
@@MarksShrimpTanks I'm not a biologist, but since the water is colder it is able to disolve more oxygen and the shrimps are better able to breath, hence growing larger in size. That's why ancients arthopods were much larger than would be currently possible, bevause the oxygen level was noticeably higher than what it is in modern times, and why people who live in mountains are usually shorter than people living by the sea.
You could easily put a (Bonus Tip for handling duckweed) in your title. The bucket with water to check for fish was not something I had considered. I was just looking/using a devil may care attitude lol
Get this, I've never been able to keep duckweed until recently. Seems I need bigger floaters like water lettuce to absorb the surface distortion and the duckweed will grow behind it. Often the floaters that get caught in the java moss when I mess with the tank is enough food for my small colony for a week or more.... Not too shabby
You can eiliminate Duckweed completely but you have to be very stubborn and clean the surface every week until you are successful . A quarter of one leaf is enough to start an infestation . It will be interesting to see what the extra light does for the plants .
Hey Mark, I have a 4ft Rams tank. I want to put shrimp in but don't want my Rams to eat them. Do you think Amano shrimp are the only shrimp that are big enoyugh to see of the Rams, are there any more bigger shrimp, do not want bamboo shrimp ? Thanks Mark. x
Most of the duckweed I have now, unfortunately for me, doesn't fully mature so they're like seeds. While they also float any disturbance in the water can cause them to go everywhere. I don't have a shrimp net but I feel like it might help me out here.
Possibly the female endlers are devouring the majority your baby shrimp. Just a thought. Nice wee indoor pond though. Had goldfish for years and they've never eaten the dreaded duckweed. Once you have duckweed it's really difficult to get rid of it. Although the comb idea is ingenious 💡
Hej Mark. I am getting a 70x70x23 cm tank, LxWxD. I am thinking shrimp and plants. I am asking, it won,t be a problem for shrimps with a tank so deep? Many thanjs Kent. Btw maybe your blue shrimps grows so large when not producing many babies because of the cooler temperatur close to the floor? Just a thought. Good shrimpkeeping 😊
Its treated with nothing, more than half of Norway is mountains so we have very high reservoirs and the water is tested for stuff like ecoli regularly. we don't have the same issues as other countries with sewage run off and agricultural issues because of this.
Hey Mark, offtopic.. but i was reading up on fish tb last night and started worrying all night. Can shrimp also get tb and did you have any incidents in your shrimp keeping time? Info is a bit flaky on the net, but seems also shrimp can get it but i didnt see any images how you would spot it specifically with shrimps. Even tho its rare, seems like fish tb isnt that concerning as the real tb, but still, getting nasty skin rash aint nice. Thanks!
You will get a think called a mishcling its a taiwan bee crystal cross, most of them will look like crystals but there young will be like a small percentage of bolts and pandas etc
@@MarksShrimpTanks Your comb method was the greatest idea in the world for duckweed, took at little time a the usage of a net too, but I have been duckweed free in all my tanks for a couple of year now ... 👍
I swear ducked is not really a plant, it's a demon pretending to be a plant, and people that finally totally eradicated it called in a priest for a fish room exorcism, lol. 👍💖👍
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I've mentioned this before - I have a container pond on my balcony with a filter, aeration but no heating. The neocaridina are huge compared to my indoor heated tanks. They stay out all winter. It was just an experiment and I used it to put my cull shrimps in. Maybe the cold makes shrimps grow bigger so it would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had a similar experience. The temperature outdoors in the UK has been around
-3° at night and the shrimp are all thriving and producing babies.
well Mick the true secret to long life is apparently the cold, eating less and conserving energy.
great video man, and here i was under the delusion that hornwort produced an algea inhibitor, yet you were pulling string algea like spaghetti from the tank! RIP my dreams of using hornwort in a filter setup 🤣
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Not a question a suggestion, you should get the biggest hair pic you can find. Ya know the one in the 80's that girls used to get that big hair floof,lol. I feel that would better than a comb.
So down to earth, and how relatable it is to watch these videos if one is into aquaria (I am). It also makes me miss my home country Norway a lot. Godt jobba.
You did a great job cleaning it up. It looks much better! Thanks-
Thank you!
Hey Mark, in this video you showed a drain and fill type of system that you attached to the side of the tub. Could you please do a video that explains more how you do those water changes? I have recently got started with shrimp and I find that it’s extremely hard to do water changes on the small tank without fear of sucking up little shrimp, baby guppies, etc. Thanks!
use an old pair of womans tight cut to fit over the end, hold in place with rubber band. :)
I have enjoyed your video
Fun video. I have duckweed outside that is still green while encased in ice.
Great video, big difference in tub after the clean. Thank you from NYC
Just recently got into breeding shrimp (cherry/blue dream) and your videos have been a massive help! Keep it up Mark, always look forward to a new upload!
Thank you Joe
Wow those shrimp are HUGE! Never seen neos the size of amanos before. Thank you for sharing!
Only you can make a plastic tub look that cool and good! Lol
thank you
Very Wholesome, I liked the background music. Nearly made me shed a tear....
I completely nuked four tanks back in June to try and remove every last piece of duckweed and still to this day I'll find the odd random piece floating around my tanks :0
See, I have the opposite issue in my tank, can’t get the duckweed to grow for the life of me
@@andreasurace4386 oh really? Do you have issues growing other plants or is it just the duckweed? 🧐
I took such care to never get any in my tanks. Almost happened twice but I caught it before it was too late.
@@btreatz only tried duckweed in my tanks before, recently introduced some Amazon frogbit but it came in bad shape so who knows how it’ll go.
@@typicallyusual6984 Floater plants such as duckweed are amazing to have in any fish tank, with of course a bubbler or fan to break the water surface. They will keep your ammonia in check and it’s pretty easy to maintain.
I will definitely try the comb method next time! Nice looking shrimps 🤩
Thanks for watching JensO
Thanks - enjoyed the video. WTG! keep them coming.
Thank you Arye :)
That was So satisfying to watch! Looks great enjoyed watching.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My largest female shrimp grow to comparable size to the one in the video. I'd go with the temperature hypothesis. I only heat my aquarium when it's below 18C or so. Downside is that I see plenty of saddled females, but almost no berried ones.
Finally someone without a weird accent !!! 🙏 Tenk Gawd 😂
That a lovely tank. What a treat.
John?
Wonderful video Mark 😊 It is super satisfying clearing the floaters! I love seeing your fish/plecos with your shrimp colonies. I wonder if you know any types of fish that can live with soft water shrimp like bee and crystal shrimp?🦐🐠
there probably will be loads, hill stream loaches maybe I think they might be from the same place.
@@MarksShrimpTanks thanks very much 😊
Amazing strain of shrimp there, got a large gene in there.
Love those Shrimp. I hope mine do that well. I might suggest the food tub to the wife though that's a great idea.
You should!
Okay so from this I understand that keeping endler’s and neocaridina shrimps together in a tank does not mean the shrimplets will all be eaten eh?
I’ve started up my first ever planted tank and currently have some blue neocaridina along with ramshorn snails. The tank cycled really well and after i added the shrimp they all seem really happy with loads of hidings spaces in my subwassertang, cholla woods and multiple stem plants. I’m planning to add about 5-6 chilli rasboras and 3 Endler’s (2 F 1 M ratio) in no hopes of breeding for a profit but just for my satisfaction to give it a try and see all of them be a peaceful community with healthy reproduction.
They will be eaten if you dont feed the endlers enough.
@@MarksShrimpTanks Ahh okay! So there is a likely chance if in case they're underfed.
I'm so confused whether to keep it one school of fish or mix it up haha. Thanks anyway! Great video and info!
That’s looking real good! Duckweed would be perfect if it didn’t cling to your hands, tools, arm hair, end up in your hoodie, etc! 🤣
What are you water parameters? Mainly PH GH and temps i plan to breed these soon and your parameters seem to be perfect i would like to copy😊
ph is 7.2 and gh is just a 6, kh is 2
I reckon the colder temps might cause the shrimps metobolism to slow down, causing them to grow less fast, ensuring a better build genetically. Not to mention, size. Since like a tree, they might gather more energy for their moulting due gathering more energy before each moult.
yes I actually think you are correct, you see it in the animal kingdom if the water is colder the animals do tend to live longer and grow bigger, saying that the temp is really just 1-2c colder at around 20c compared to my other tanks.
@@MarksShrimpTanks I'm not a biologist, but since the water is colder it is able to disolve more oxygen and the shrimps are better able to breath, hence growing larger in size. That's why ancients arthopods were much larger than would be currently possible, bevause the oxygen level was noticeably higher than what it is in modern times, and why people who live in mountains are usually shorter than people living by the sea.
where in Norway are you then, mate?
You could easily put a (Bonus Tip for handling duckweed) in your title. The bucket with water to check for fish was not something I had considered. I was just looking/using a devil may care attitude lol
The after is best
Love from 🇮🇳 , i want to ask what is suitable temperature for red cherry shrimp and what temp. They love the most
over 24c for breeding :)
@@MarksShrimpTanks thankyou so much
Get this, I've never been able to keep duckweed until recently. Seems I need bigger floaters like water lettuce to absorb the surface distortion and the duckweed will grow behind it.
Often the floaters that get caught in the java moss when I mess with the tank is enough food for my small colony for a week or more.... Not too shabby
I love that you have a tub on the floor that looks much, much better than any of my actual tanks.
I found to use a wide fork is better than hair comb
thanks for that tip 👍
Im trying to start a Caridina shrimp tank soon, any recommendations on where I should begin? I already have Neocaridina and have success
Yes, get an RO water filter it will save you loads of hassle if you can.
And get low ph thats the hardest imo even compared to gh 🤣🤣🤣
what kind of spotlights do you have in your aquariums?
just led security spot lights , just make sure they are over 6000k and they look nice. 👍
Tubs are the way forward
You can eiliminate Duckweed completely but you have to be very stubborn and clean the surface every week until you are successful . A quarter of one leaf is enough to start an infestation . It will be interesting to see what the extra light does for the plants .
Hey Mark! You said this was a cull tank. Does it serve a purpose now other than just being cool?
yes its meant to be a cull tub but I put all neos in there now I just get very lazy with the culling in other tanks.
Don't they say at lower temps they grow bigger and higher they grow faster. Maybe lower all your tanks by 2 degrees see if they all get bigger.
Those shrimp are large!!Any tips for crystal shrimp?
my entire channel is tips on keeping crystals 😂
@@MarksShrimpTanks 😂 what is the biggest tip for keeping crystal shrimp?
Hey Mark, I have a 4ft Rams tank. I want to put shrimp in but don't want my Rams to eat them. Do you think Amano shrimp are the only shrimp that are big enoyugh to see of the Rams, are there any more bigger shrimp, do not want bamboo shrimp ? Thanks Mark. x
I wouldnt put any shrimp with Rams to be honest.
Most of the duckweed I have now, unfortunately for me, doesn't fully mature so they're like seeds. While they also float any disturbance in the water can cause them to go everywhere. I don't have a shrimp net but I feel like it might help me out here.
Possibly the female endlers are devouring the majority your baby shrimp. Just a thought. Nice wee indoor pond though.
Had goldfish for years and they've never eaten the dreaded duckweed. Once you have duckweed it's really difficult to get rid of it. Although the comb idea is ingenious 💡
Hej Mark. I am getting a 70x70x23 cm tank, LxWxD.
I am thinking shrimp and plants. I am asking, it won,t be a problem for shrimps with a tank so deep? Many thanjs Kent. Btw maybe your blue shrimps grows so large when not producing many babies because of the cooler temperatur close to the floor? Just a thought. Good shrimpkeeping 😊
yes I think you are right, cooler temps bigger shrimp, you shouldnt have any problems with a deep tank Kent 👍
Curious if you know what your water is treated with in Norway since it doesn’t have chlorine?
Its treated with nothing, more than half of Norway is mountains so we have very high reservoirs and the water is tested for stuff like ecoli regularly. we don't have the same issues as other countries with sewage run off and agricultural issues because of this.
Hey Mark, offtopic.. but i was reading up on fish tb last night and started worrying all night. Can shrimp also get tb and did you have any incidents in your shrimp keeping time? Info is a bit flaky on the net, but seems also shrimp can get it but i didnt see any images how you would spot it specifically with shrimps. Even tho its rare, seems like fish tb isnt that concerning as the real tb, but still, getting nasty skin rash aint nice. Thanks!
yes fish can get TB I am not sure about shrimp though, Ive never seen it though at all so dont worry so much about it.
I like it!
one grain at a time lololol... gold plated gold Marky!
I bet a lot of viewers raged at that point 😂
Hi Mark just in the middle of breeding crystal reds cross blue bolts as I can't find anyone that's done it yet
You will get a think called a mishcling its a taiwan bee crystal cross, most of them will look like crystals but there young will be like a small percentage of bolts and pandas etc
Thanks for the video, and better after .... 🙂
It was much better after right, I have a feeling that if you have duckweed the problem is just lazyness in the person😂
@@MarksShrimpTanks Your comb method was the greatest idea in the world for duckweed, took at little time a the usage of a net too, but I have been duckweed free in all my tanks for a couple of year now ... 👍
My Blue Dreams don't get very big, are there different strains that are different sizes..?
yeah Possible
Do you use CO2 for this tub or your other tanks?
no sir
good video
Thanks for the visit
Also mate I've gotta show you some of the freakshow massive shrimp I have, maybe 4cmlong or just under
to take out duckweed i just use my regular sized black net and pinch the back of it to make it flat
Try a cat litter scoop for removals Mark 🙂
oh that is a good idea thank you 👍
Everyone always complains about the endless fight against duckweed, but I would muuuuuuuuuch rather remove duck weed than do water changes lol
Good Video…
thank you Bernando 👍
I think my Amano shrimps have eaten my endlers fry
That is a high possibility, they even eat adult shrimp if you dont feed them enough.
2 nd and still watching sir
Can Male Guppys crossbreed with Female Guppy endler?
Yes and vice versa as far as I know as far as I know. I have some stunning hybrids.
@@Coyo-Tea BTW do u know if it brings any problems to the fry in terms of health?
1st and watching sir
Looks much better!
I really like the tub tank the plants are cracking on mate! Thanks mark for this video!
Marks Fish Tanks
never 😂
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I swear ducked is not really a plant, it's a demon pretending to be a plant, and people that finally totally eradicated it called in a priest for a fish room exorcism, lol.
👍💖👍
Looks much better. Fighting the duckweed battle myself.
Put that duckweed in a blender and make a nice bacteria film or infusoria with it
or drink?
Click bait!!! What Giant shrimp????
3cm+ is big for any neo so its not clickbait. have an awesome day
Guess you didnt watch the video
You’re worried about top floaters just put your light right up next to the water and it will slowly kill them off
thank you for that advice
Well make sure it doesn’t heat up your water and kill off the shrimp. Test the light on a similar amount of water with a thermometer