Caridina shrimp don't have to be hard. They are actually really easy to keep if you have the right setup. I hope you are able to use the tips I gave in the video to dive into some Caridina shrimp yourself. Check out more beginner shrimp keeping guides here: czcams.com/play/PLkj2jEAp8whm7j0-vd13y1iv2SrE-Z8zI.html
Hi. After seeing this video. I dared to try start keeping Caradina shrimp. I had a 64 L. tank with anscitrus and cherry shimp. Gravel for substrat and water at 590 Tds. I contacted a dealer some distiance away from where I live. He told me that i needed to. Empy my tank completly use shrimp soil and use osmosewater as i use to my reptiles tanks. Ad miniralsalt and get the TDS right just as you show in this video. So now I have my first Caradina shrimp. Thanks. Im from Denmark.
I keep cherry shrimps and Crystal red's together. I only ever use rain water with a Ph of 6.5. They both do extremely well together. Apart from the ph, I've never tested my water for any other chemistry.
Got my products from your guys website in the mail, and I am really impressed with the care I saw in the packaging. I also find it cool you guys throw in a little notice on who packs it for you, so thank you Amanda!
I haven't tried CRS yet but I am currently having a lot of success with tangerine tigers. My water is pH 7.4, GH 7, KH 4 and TDS around 200 but they are thriving and breeding in my tank for a few generations now. They are a really cute shrimp that are fun to watch.
Didn’t know you guys had a CZcams got some healthy active ottos from you guys the other day another great order my cpds are stunning and all healthy as well. You guys rock.
My setup for thousands of shrimp: Matten filter, black sand, java moss, cholla wood that I harvest, feeding popped pond snails / shrimp pellets and guppies I raise, 1 gallon water change per month only top off, 77* F, TANK MATES MTS, Rams Horn and bladder snails. No Water Testing, the less you mess with it the better.
My tap water is naturally hard, and makes it very convenient for me to keep appropriate water conditions for my Bloody Mary neocaridina shrimp. But all the caridina shrimp are stunning. I want to try keeping them 😩
Same! My tap is pretty hard and with ada amazonia v2 the ph stays nice and low around 6.5 which my fire red/bloody marys love. I got 6 "cherries" almost a year ago when I started the hobby and now have over 500 + like 300 culls / wilds with my set up
I rolled the dice on a 10 shrimp a few years ago...they started breeding and havnt stopped. 40 breeder ...plants....eco complete....wood and rock hardscape....and well water. For My water....they seem ok.
you gotta mention about importance of temperature as well.. That's something we strive to make here in Chennai, India.. Here it is 85 and above most of the time..
Could you please address how to do water additions? If you add re-mineralized distilled water, you keep raising the GH, which I learned after emailing your helpful staff (thank you!). My question is, at what point do you add re-mineralized water instead of plain distilled water? Thank you in advance for your help and your videos!
I would love to see you guys doing a water change on a smaller tank I have a 10 gallon I want to start cardina crystal reds I have done neos a bunch have 2 colony’s of those but crs and tigers are so beautiful!
When you say mix it in the distilled water bottle until TDS is 150, do you have to use it all at once or can you put the lid on and use it for evaporation top ups and water changes over time? Does it need to be that exact brand or would doing the same process work with Shrimp King Gh+? I can’t find anyone with it in stock in Australia
only use 0TDS distilled for evaporation top offs. Use remineralized (150 TDS) water for water changes. Evaporation concentrates the solids in the tank, so toping off evaporated water with anything but distilled water will raise the TDS of the tank.
I have a few questions, With that water how long should we do a water change? Minimum tank size for these shrimp? are 3 gallons enough for 10-15? Do I need to cycle the tank with this type of water? Thanks for your video.
Ok, past ago, i have loss so many caridina shrimp, and at first I thought it always because the hot summer temperatures, but just month ago, I realize that tanks in Fishroom, only have maximum of 27 celcius..... Now I realize, the problem is not always with the rising temperatures, maybe I didn't provide enough oxygen, because I never use any aerator yet with my shrimps tanks?
I accidentally left a giant tape worm in my shrimp tank and now I can find it how do I rid the fish of tape worms without hurting my shrimps. Please help
Hey captain, I'm in love with the Galaxy shrimp, I'm making a 5 gallon planted tank, If I buy that substrate you spoke of, and do the distilled water to 150, and have floating and submerged plants, do you think I'll be ok?
Sorry, one last question. is the Rio escuro-xf going to be sand sized particles, or bigger? I have sand in one of my tanks, and its just too fine I think.@@LupDiesel
I'm rather surprised they prefer a pH below 7 - isn't that rather harsh on their exoskeleton? Are calcium supplements a good idea? Or does that special substrate help with that?
Thanks for the video! Wondering if I could ask your opinion on one of my Blue Dreams? I bought 11 juveniles this winter - all looked correct, uniform and mid deep blue. One has matured to a super dark blue/ black. Legs are blue, coloring is muted - like flat black/blue. I took pics and made a collage of different views. Wondering if you would consider evaluating the pics of him? Wondering if his darker color would help deepen my blues? Thanks 😊
@@foxchasejrt1 I'd leave him where he is, he wont make any difference to the colour of his offspring, they'll be 99% regular Blue Dreams with the occasional lighter or darker one thrown into the mix
Hey, just a heads up. Your website is REALLY slow. Any time I click on a category, it can take up to ten or more MINUTES to go through. Also, it says your phone number is disabled. I've been trying to put together an order since last night.
@@JCampbell91x nope. I gave up. I just tried the site again, still not right. FYI, I tried it from my Android phone and my laptop. Doesn't seem to make a difference.
Hey this is Frank the videographer and editor for Flip Aquatics. Was the music too loud or was it not to your liking? I love feedback and criticism. 👍 It helps me to make the videos more enjoyable for our audience.
@@LupDiesel i think it's not necessary to have it while someone is talking, maybe for intro/outro but not whole video. secondly i think its not the correct theme music for the video
When you say mix it in the distilled water bottle until TDS is 150, do you have to use it all at once or can you put the lid on and use it for evaporation top ups and water changes over time? Does it need to be that exact brand or would doing the same process work with Shrimp King Gh+? I can’t find anyone with it in stock in Australia
Minerals do not evaporate with water so since you lose pure water, you want to replace it with pure water (R/O). If you were to top off with the remineralized water, you’d be increasing the overall TDS. You can use the saved remineralized water for water changes, provided no evaporation has taken place as there would be an increase in the TDS. If there has been some evaporation, you can simply add more R/O water to bring the TDS back to 150…Any brand with comparable ingredients will work.
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Caridina shrimp don't have to be hard. They are actually really easy to keep if you have the right setup. I hope you are able to use the tips I gave in the video to dive into some Caridina shrimp yourself. Check out more beginner shrimp keeping guides here: czcams.com/play/PLkj2jEAp8whm7j0-vd13y1iv2SrE-Z8zI.html
I have a 5 gallon tank that I am starting for cardina shrimp, Do I only add Gh+ to the one gallon of water or all 5 gallons?
Hi. After seeing this video. I dared to try start keeping Caradina shrimp. I had a 64 L. tank with anscitrus and cherry shimp. Gravel for substrat and water at 590 Tds. I contacted a dealer some distiance away from where I live. He told me that i needed to. Empy my tank completly use shrimp soil and use osmosewater as i use to my reptiles tanks. Ad miniralsalt and get the TDS right just as you show in this video. So now I have my first Caradina shrimp. Thanks. Im from Denmark.
590 tds? Wow, your water source, maybe through underground hard rock minerals
I keep cherry shrimps and Crystal red's together. I only ever use rain water with a Ph of 6.5. They both do extremely well together. Apart from the ph, I've never tested my water for any other chemistry.
Got my products from your guys website in the mail, and I am really impressed with the care I saw in the packaging. I also find it cool you guys throw in a little notice on who packs it for you, so thank you Amanda!
I just used the father fish method to setup a tank and used melted snow as water. The 1 crs I put in there is still alive.
Not to sound weird but I love you for making this video
Thanks Shannara :)
I haven't tried CRS yet but I am currently having a lot of success with tangerine tigers. My water is pH 7.4, GH 7, KH 4 and TDS around 200 but they are thriving and breeding in my tank for a few generations now. They are a really cute shrimp that are fun to watch.
What's Gh/ kh do you have with those shrimp? Thanks
Hey Rob it's great to see you back doing videos again. You've really stepped up your video quality and style really like it!
Good job Frank you reminded Rob...
Thanks for the refresher. I took physical notes. Maybe this time my next shrimp tank will be even more successful. ❤ I love what you do
Woah, that sounded ridiculously easy
Flip finally cranking out video s... Nice!!
Didn’t know you guys had a CZcams got some healthy active ottos from you guys the other day another great order my cpds are stunning and all healthy as well. You guys rock.
I really like ant more information about the foam
My setup for thousands of shrimp:
Matten filter, black sand, java moss, cholla wood that I harvest, feeding popped pond snails / shrimp pellets and guppies I raise, 1 gallon water change per month only top off, 77* F, TANK MATES MTS, Rams Horn and bladder snails. No Water Testing, the less you mess with it the better.
I do it literally the same way. Great success with this method. I use natural wood from where I'm from, instead of cholla.
@@jskaggs93 cholla is all around me. Breaks down fast with minimal tannins
Great tips never had luck with shrimp
Awesome video, thanks Flip Aquatics!! You rock like a Fraggle!
My tap water is naturally hard, and makes it very convenient for me to keep appropriate water conditions for my Bloody Mary neocaridina shrimp.
But all the caridina shrimp are stunning. I want to try keeping them 😩
Same! My tap is pretty hard and with ada amazonia v2 the ph stays nice and low around 6.5 which my fire red/bloody marys love. I got 6 "cherries" almost a year ago when I started the hobby and now have over 500 + like 300 culls / wilds with my set up
Opposite problem for me. I have soft water and want neos 😭 I guess cardinas are what I have to do though
Going from soft to hard is super easy. @@johnnydartersaresuperiorbeings
Thanks for the video! Learning on shrimps Starting with the neos then I’ll move up to some of your strains 🤘🏼
I rolled the dice on a 10 shrimp a few years ago...they started breeding and havnt stopped. 40 breeder ...plants....eco complete....wood and rock hardscape....and well water. For My water....they seem ok.
Love this video ❤ you inspire me a lot.
Thank you for the information ❤️🌻
AWESOME info!
you gotta mention about importance of temperature as well.. That's something we strive to make here in Chennai, India.. Here it is 85 and above most of the time..
Have success breeding caridina with such temps, my friend?
@@Cleeon No, even hard to keep them at 85+
Im still cycling my tank currently, my temp is around 29-30°C..currently planning on crs but i guess the warm temp arent good for caridina right??
@@fadhilaiman7812 yes their lifespan will become less, many wont make it at all,
@@JeysFishTanks i see thanks for the info..how about neocaridina, i heard they thrived in warm water or is still too warm??
Could you please address how to do water additions? If you add re-mineralized distilled water, you keep raising the GH, which I learned after emailing your helpful staff (thank you!). My question is, at what point do you add re-mineralized water instead of plain distilled water? Thank you in advance for your help and your videos!
This helped me so much. Thank youu.
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Thanks for amazing video. Do you think a can mix Crystal red with neocardina yelow stripe? I have pH around 6,5 ? Please let me know
Nice video! But I noticed you didn’t mention if temperature is a factor.
Good stuff.
Thank's for your video but better if you tell how often you feed your shrimp and how long you keep your lights on.
Next: neo-caridina! :)
I would love to see you guys doing a water change on a smaller tank I have a 10 gallon I want to start cardina crystal reds I have done neos a bunch have 2 colony’s of those but crs and tigers are so beautiful!
Great video what would you suggest for tank temperature? Thanks
UGH was shocked today, my Petco had crystals in their regular aquariums!!! I said about the need special tank employee said "oh theyre fine"
What would happen if you supplemented tapwater and distilled water together with no remineralizeR?
You need a gH & kH & pH test kit to see…
So can we use just salt instead?
Just to show the basics of mixing and how much to do with crs and tigers
Do you keep any bio-media inside that PVC pipe? Do you ever clean the sponge?
When you say mix it in the distilled water bottle until TDS is 150, do you have to use it all at once or can you put the lid on and use it for evaporation top ups and water changes over time? Does it need to be that exact brand or would doing the same process work with Shrimp King Gh+? I can’t find anyone with it in stock in Australia
only use 0TDS distilled for evaporation top offs. Use remineralized (150 TDS) water for water changes.
Evaporation concentrates the solids in the tank, so toping off evaporated water with anything but distilled water will raise the TDS of the tank.
How does that salt affect a betta? I have neos but I want a little fancier with him.
What do you feed them? As a beginner i have no idea
What is optimal temperature for caridina? I live in Hawaii and have tanks outside in my patio, worried it might get to hot for breeding activity
Hi, with the above method do I still have to cycle my tank? bare bottom no substrate no plants
How come you dont need KH?
What the beat called that starts at 6:35 min
Yes the first one and the first comment ❤❤⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤟🤟💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥👊🙏🏆👑💪
Hi I have questions how do you often give your shrimp food
Thanks
I have a few questions,
With that water how long should we do a water change?
Minimum tank size for these shrimp? are 3 gallons enough for 10-15?
Do I need to cycle the tank with this type of water?
Thanks for your video.
I think you forgot the easiest Caradina shrimp - Caradina multidentata or amano shrimp 😉
agree their a gateway shrimp
Very difficult to breed
Very challenging to breed, but very easy to keep as adults
Is it safe for shrimp if I use phosphoric acid to lower the pH of the water?
Ok, past ago, i have loss so many caridina shrimp, and at first I thought it always because the hot summer temperatures, but just month ago, I realize that tanks in Fishroom, only have maximum of 27 celcius..... Now I realize, the problem is not always with the rising temperatures, maybe I didn't provide enough oxygen, because I never use any aerator yet with my shrimps tanks?
I accidentally left a giant tape worm in my shrimp tank and now I can find it how do I rid the fish of tape worms without hurting my shrimps. Please help
Hey captain, I'm in love with the Galaxy shrimp, I'm making a 5 gallon planted tank, If I buy that substrate you spoke of, and do the distilled water to 150, and have floating and submerged plants, do you think I'll be ok?
Yep! As long as you follow this guide you should be good to go!
Sorry, one last question. is the Rio escuro-xf going to be sand sized particles, or bigger? I have sand in one of my tanks, and its just too fine I think.@@LupDiesel
If my tds is at 150, do I need to add salt?
What was filter called again,,,Madden
Matten filters! Here's a link on our website: flipaquatics.com/collections/filtration
Do you use heaters in caridina shrimp
Have you ever shipped to Hawaii?
Hello:: is there another way to make ur own distil water from your home.tap watrr
Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way to make distilled water from tap water. Your best bet is getting an RO unit.
Is there any substitute for slaty shrimp mineral since i dont find this product in my area
Shrimp King has a good mineral too.
What is the filter you use for your shrimp?
Hamburger Mattfilter
Do you use distilled water or RO water for caradina shrimp?
He say yes
Those two things are the same.
I'm rather surprised they prefer a pH below 7 - isn't that rather harsh on their exoskeleton? Are calcium supplements a good idea? Or does that special substrate help with that?
They require foods with a high protein content. Mineral blocks also help.
They've evolved to cope with the low pH
Can I use tap water (with conditioner of course) and just increase the TDS as needed?
I hope you bring some to aquashella..... Definitely will be stopping by
They mentioned he’d be there but would not have a booth
@@poeticsong725 seriously??? I was trying to get out of shipping cost lol
Thanks for the video!
Wondering if I could ask your opinion on one of my Blue Dreams?
I bought 11 juveniles this winter - all looked correct, uniform and mid deep blue.
One has matured to a super dark blue/ black. Legs are blue, coloring is muted - like flat black/blue. I took pics and made a collage of different views.
Wondering if you would consider evaluating the pics of him?
Wondering if his darker color would help deepen my blues? Thanks 😊
It wont help deepen your blues, you get a few really dark ones, and lighter ones, in every spawn 😁
@@markclayden7654 Thanks for the info. Since he's the main male right now - should I keep him with the breeding group or move him to a different tank?
@@foxchasejrt1 I'd leave him where he is, he wont make any difference to the colour of his offspring, they'll be 99% regular Blue Dreams with the occasional lighter or darker one thrown into the mix
@@markclayden7654 Thanks!!😊
Hey, just a heads up. Your website is REALLY slow. Any time I click on a category, it can take up to ten or more MINUTES to go through. Also, it says your phone number is disabled. I've been trying to put together an order since last night.
Did he fix this?
@@JCampbell91x nope. I gave up. I just tried the site again, still not right. FYI, I tried it from my Android phone and my laptop. Doesn't seem to make a difference.
@@JCampbell91x the website still says that the phone number is unavailable and it's still slow. I just checked again.
We are working on the fix now. It should be live by the end of the week. Sorry for the slow site. It is a problem we are aware of and working on
@@LupDiesel no worries. I love you guys. Heads up, this problem has plagued your site for more than five months.
shrimp eating a molt at 2:07
The background music is killing this video
I love how you said "do some research BEFORE you buy!" I feel like this isnt said enough and it isnt drilled into peoples brains
Wtf dude U gain some size since I last saw your vid. Put them shrimp away and start hitting those iron. JK good to see u.
Oh my God get rid of the music.
Hey this is Frank the videographer and editor for Flip Aquatics. Was the music too loud or was it not to your liking? I love feedback and criticism. 👍 It helps me to make the videos more enjoyable for our audience.
@@LupDiesel i think it's not necessary to have it while someone is talking, maybe for intro/outro but not whole video. secondly i think its not the correct theme music for the video
i prefer keep it silly sailor!
When you say mix it in the distilled water bottle until TDS is 150, do you have to use it all at once or can you put the lid on and use it for evaporation top ups and water changes over time? Does it need to be that exact brand or would doing the same process work with Shrimp King Gh+? I can’t find anyone with it in stock in Australia
Minerals do not evaporate with water so since you lose pure water, you want to replace it with pure water (R/O). If you were to top off with the remineralized water, you’d be increasing the overall TDS. You can use the saved remineralized water for water changes, provided no evaporation has taken place as there would be an increase in the TDS. If there has been some evaporation, you can simply add more R/O water to bring the TDS back to 150…Any brand with comparable ingredients will work.
@@markfigueroa2549 thanks that makes it really easy to understand. I appreciate the reply.