Hello everyone, today i will discuss the 7 tips that I've learned from keeping shrimp over the past 2 years. This article is going to be full of information and super useful for you guys so make sure you read completely this article. Okay let's jump into the first tip!
1. Do Your ResearchBefore you buy any new official shrimp is crucial that you do your research and find out all the things that you need to know about this species. This important because you need to know what kind of environment you'll the shrimp you're desiring to get it needs to live it. This is important because you also need to know the diet of your shrimp and the water parameters which it lives in. It's important that you do a through background check on any species before you buy it in the aquarium hobby.
2. Only Keep One Type of Shrimp in a Single Tank
Different species of shrimp require different types of water parameters for example a cherry shrimp lives ina much different environment to the crystal red shrimp this means so if you keep both together. One species will thrive and the other one will probably perish. It is also almost certain that if you keep the same species of shrimp but in different colors in the same aquarium that the shrimp will breed together and stuff up the colors of future generations of shrimp. So for these reasons and your enjoyment of the hobby it is important that you only keep one species of shrimp per aquarium.
3. Keep Steady Water Parameters
This is crucial for keeping any kind of shrimp because shrimp are very fragile and gentle species in the aquarium hobby. Shrimp require a steady environment with little to no fluctuations in the water temperature and pH shrimp can become easily distressed and because of this they can die so because of these factors is important that before you buy any shrimp that your tank is well cycled and has a steady balance of pH temperature so
4. Drip Acclimate Before you add Any Shrimp to Your AquariumI can't tell you guys how many times I made mistake and killed a bunch of shrimp because of doing it because the shrimp is so fragile and could become easily distressed moving them from an environment to an to a different environment in really short period of time can actually stress them out and kill them all. So it's really important that you drip acclimate them for a couple of hours before adding them to a new aquarium. This will ensure thet their tiny bodies become used to the new aquarium water parameters before before they're introduced.
5. Keep the Aquarium pH at a very Low LevelDifferent kinds of cherish room can handle a neutral pH of around 7 to 8 but different kinds of crystal red cherishment will not survive at this pH level it is important that you keep the pH level of your aquarium below 8 for any kind of shrimp. A pH level range of 6 to 7 is generally the sweet spot for any kind pf shrimp.
6. Keep Plenty of Hiding Spaces Available
This is important as it will give a little shrimp places to hide when they are newborn and it'll also give adults places to refuge and relaxation hiding spaces will make shrimp feel secure and safe in your aquarium and bring down the rate of stress in the aquarium.
7. Keep Shrimp With Java Moss
Java moss is great because it gives trim plenty of spaces to hide and also forms a little micro bacteria which the shrimp can eat when there's not food available in the aquarium. Java moss is a cheap and affordable plant which is available in the most local fish stores and will grow rapidly. Java moss is one of the keys to a successful shrimp aquarium where the shrimp feels safe and secure and can breed with easy. I would highly recommend this plant to anyone who keeps and breeds shrimp in the aquarium hobby.
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