Great post, we're new to shrimp (thanks to my son wanting them for his birthday- we're now very interested) the tank we have currently has RCS and blue dreams, is it likely we could end up with interesting mixes or wild colours? Not breeding to sell but interested to know more
one way of getting some of the hair algae is get a shrimp lolly stick (the round ones) and spin in round slowly in the hair algae, it will help get rid of some that way, also you could get some Horned Nerite Snails, they will eat the algae off ornaments and glass given time, their eggs only hatch in salty water, ive some in my tank and they are hard at work
hey mark i really like what you did here crossbreding the steels with the zebra pintos.... you inspired me to crossbreed my steel with the skunk/fishbones.... tnx for your inspiration !
Marks Shrimp Tanks i've just put the female steel in today withe the skunk/backlines and fishbones...... im hoping for some fenotype galaxy fishbone....
Hi mark. I wonder if you could help I have galaxy pintos but the females have died what other type of females can I add in to breed true galaxy pintos ?
@@MarksShrimpTanks lol as always mate your some one eazy to wotch keep up the good work mate an call me bridge mate lol bio is cuz I love anythink bioactive small life lol
Mark! Thanks for everything. Please help me on a few questions if you don't mind. 1) do you use a chiller? 2) what substrate do you use? 2.1) is it inert? 2.2) what do you do with the substrate once it disintegrates? 2.3) is it true the darker the substrate, the darker the shrimp? 3) your suswassertang looks good and round, is it grown around something or? 4) do you wash/change the sponge on your sponge filters? 4.1) if yes, how often? 5) in this video, cross breeding, I thought it's not recommended as it would cause the offspring to lose its original color? Thank you! Hear from you soon
Hello Chia 1. No I dont use a chiller,my room is heated to 24c constantly 2. Akadama Bonsai soil 2.1 No Its an Active substrate that lowers the Ph down to roughly 6. 2.2 It normaly lasts arouns 2.5 -3 years at which point I must restart the tank and replace the soil. 2.3 Yes I think this might be true, shrimp on a darker soil will have a darker Body. 3. It is grown on wood ua-cam.com/video/aJueVH8Fhqc/v-deo.html 4. Yes I clean the sponges every other water change. 5. In the crossbreeding videos the aim is to create new types of shrimp with different colors and patters :)
Gee thank you so much! As for cleaning the sponge, its with aged water am i right? Because i was told if doing so with new water would kill the beneficial bacteria community residing in the sponge. Thank you once again ;)
Like amano their larvas need salt water. Unlike amano adults can be kept (and it looked like they were doing really well in it) in a little bit salty water. They also like to jump.
Hi Mark, great videos I'm from Brasil we are still learning about some caridina mixing and breeding, they are stil not exist legally here, but some guys bring some species My question is what substrate you are using ? Thanks and regards
Hello Megan, all my lights are a mix of diy and bought stuff flung together, the basic cheap light setup would be a desk lamp with a E27 CFL screw in day light bulb, when you buy them make sure they say over 6000k on the box :)
Gawddamn! (No not you, Mark) It's easier to find chicken teeth or frog hair than to find info (data) about crossbreeding Caridina cantonensis, cf. ! At least you've given us (me) somethings to expect. Huge THX! :) If you (includes everyone) happen know where *more* info can be found, that would be absolutely wonderful and, to say the least, greatly appreciated. Thx again, Mark! I know you inspire many, myself included, to join you in this most satisfying hobby and/or business. (as usual my terse-self haha!)
I am actually looking into getting a few fan shrimp right now, whats important is that you feed them a powdered food ,it can be the same food as the other shrimp but you just need to powder it first and then add it to where there is flow in the tank:)
Hi mark, what your doing is amazing and looks so much fun, is there a place that tells you what to expect from cross breeding. I.e will 2 blue bolts produce all blue bolts? Thanks
Unfortunately no, there is alot of secrecy with this kind of stuff and I learn through friends and they know I do UA-cam so its up to them if they want to share things with me.
Marks Shrimp Tanks thanks mark, I have blue bolts and shadow pandas, so I wasn’t sure what I would get if they are in the same tank. I guess I’ll wait to find out :) thanks anyway buddy!
I think you have a chance of mosura bolts if they cross which are a pretty expensive shrimp ..last week I stumbled across a site that normally sell shrimp pretty cheap and they had them priced at 99 Euros each.
oh yes ,from them you get whats called fancy tigers , the first generation from that cross is normally plain looking and then generations after is where you get good colored ones :)
What I’d like to know is what would look great bred with red crystal shrimp s/ss/sss graded? I breed them and will end up being just sss grade eventually as I sell the lower grades off but would love to cross breed with something! 😁
My friend Carlos Diez has a youtube channel and he is breeding a line of blue gammarus if you would wanna see that. ua-cam.com/video/bLNmpGpNNYI/v-deo.html
from a pure observation point of view, the moving (water current induced) branches of those plants are the ones that look unhealthy in both your aquariums. I`d guess the plant doesn't fare well if its in a more circulated side of the tank.
Its weird I literally just cut back the bad growth in one tank where it was growing bad and now its growing thick and course..I actually wonder if its a heat issue and acclimation issue ..I bought the stuff and I think it came from a pond outside and it was super thick , when I added some to my tanks it got thin and feathery and now its going back to be course and dark green.
The problem with the farmers for these plants is that they dont have fish/shrimp in the growout ponds so they can ignore the pH of the water, can infuse more CO2 + nutrients than would be safe with any sort of fauna in the water. This may cause the acclimation issue. Glad they are recovering though, they look great in your aquariums.
If your tank is large enough and you feed them properly, probably not. One day I had a berried female Amano, the next day she wasn't berried anymore and there were no larvae either. My berried cherry shrimp itself disappeared under similarly suspicious circumstances and even though I haven't actually seen any Amano shrimp eating anything else than the food I put in, shrimp do not just disintegrate from one day to the next. I suggest dense vegetation and a 40l tank at the very least if you want to see actual offspring. Smaller volumes and bare tanks do not seem to work out for breeding multiple species side by side.
your algae looks like a bacteria infestation. It is cyanobacteria and can be cured with erythromycin in a fish tank, not sure about shrimp. Medicine containing tetracycline also works. After the cyanobacteria is gone, do a 50% water change. again, not sure about this with shrimp but it will kill the slime algae
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Thank you :)
Love watching your breeding projects!
Thank you Dave :)
great vid mark I'm getting galaxys and red belly pintos I'm going to try to breed now thanks to your videos
Thats good to hear let me know how you get on with them.
''WOW'' Awesome shrimps Mark.
Thank you Carbon Rili :)
Great post, we're new to shrimp (thanks to my son wanting them for his birthday- we're now very interested) the tank we have currently has RCS and blue dreams, is it likely we could end up with interesting mixes or wild colours? Not breeding to sell but interested to know more
Stunning video. Enjoyed it very much. Stunning shrimp.
Thank you Martin :)
Awesome to see your projects work out :)
Hey I love watching your videos, the knowledge that you share is unreal, thanks man keep up the good work
I appreciate that!
Hey mate how's it going, just curious what the 2 moss balls are in the middle of the tank
just moss balls bought on line, I am not even sure they are legal to buy any more because this mussel issue with them.
one way of getting some of the hair algae is get a shrimp lolly stick (the round ones) and spin in round slowly in the hair algae, it will help get rid of some that way, also you could get some Horned Nerite Snails, they will eat the algae off ornaments and glass given time, their eggs only hatch in salty water, ive some in my tank and they are hard at work
8:27 i have seen those little bags full of something in many breeders. Whats inside??
hey mark i really like what you did here crossbreding the steels with the zebra pintos.... you inspired me to crossbreed my steel with the skunk/fishbones.... tnx for your inspiration !
Have you had any luck with them ?
Marks Shrimp Tanks
i've just put the female steel in today withe the skunk/backlines and fishbones...... im hoping for some fenotype galaxy fishbone....
Thats awesome to hear, I am waiting on my F1 crosses having their first batch of baby shrimp and its so exciting hahaha
Marks Shrimp Tanks
yes i can understand i just subscribed to your facebook page so if i have some f1 offspring i will let you know how they turned out
just saw some f1 creeping around there were a lot of blue steels..... did you noticed the same with your f1?
Hi mark. I wonder if you could help I have galaxy pintos but the females have died what other type of females can I add in to breed true galaxy pintos ?
beautiful shrimps
Thank you bio glad you enjoyed them.
@@MarksShrimpTanks lol as always mate your some one eazy to wotch keep up the good work mate an call me bridge mate lol bio is cuz I love anythink bioactive small life lol
Awesome update vid. I enjoy your breeding projects!
Me too and thank you :)
Mark! Thanks for everything. Please help me on a few questions if you don't mind. 1) do you use a chiller? 2) what substrate do you use? 2.1) is it inert? 2.2) what do you do with the substrate once it disintegrates? 2.3) is it true the darker the substrate, the darker the shrimp? 3) your suswassertang looks good and round, is it grown around something or? 4) do you wash/change the sponge on your sponge filters? 4.1) if yes, how often? 5) in this video, cross breeding, I thought it's not recommended as it would cause the offspring to lose its original color? Thank you! Hear from you soon
Hello Chia
1. No I dont use a chiller,my room is heated to 24c constantly
2. Akadama Bonsai soil
2.1 No Its an Active substrate that lowers the Ph down to roughly 6.
2.2 It normaly lasts arouns 2.5 -3 years at which point I must restart the tank and replace the soil.
2.3 Yes I think this might be true, shrimp on a darker soil will have a darker Body.
3. It is grown on wood ua-cam.com/video/aJueVH8Fhqc/v-deo.html
4. Yes I clean the sponges every other water change.
5. In the crossbreeding videos the aim is to create new types of shrimp with different colors and patters :)
Gee thank you so much! As for cleaning the sponge, its with aged water am i right? Because i was told if doing so with new water would kill the beneficial bacteria community residing in the sponge. Thank you once again ;)
Yes use the water that comes out of the aquarium at water change time to clean your sponges in ..and you are very welcome my friend :)
Marks Shrimp Tanks hopefully 1 day i got a chance to go to the US and check you and your shrimp room out!
I live in Norway my friend and I am Scottish :)
Could you do an update on this? I love your pinots and galaxy shrimp!
Great videos! Also good to train my English knowledge🤘💪
Great video 👍 💞 💕
Thank you Beata P >(
Have you ever heard of the pinocchio shrimp I just found out about them an now they are my new favorite. Nice vid as always
I have they look pretty cool !!
Like amano their larvas need salt water.
Unlike amano adults can be kept (and it looked like they were doing really well in it) in a little bit salty water.
They also like to jump.
As always I love the vid
Thank you Marit :)
Think I need to kidnapp some of the shrimp you have 😇
Hi Mark, great videos
I'm from Brasil we are still learning about some caridina mixing and breeding, they are stil not exist legally here, but some guys bring some species
My question is what substrate you are using ?
Thanks and regards
Mark, What camera you are using filming the shrimp close up?
I am using the Olympus Tough TG-4 but I am thinking about getting the newer TG-5 :)
please do a video on lights to use!!! i have a planted tank with shrimps and i need a new light but am not too sure which to get
Hello Megan, all my lights are a mix of diy and bought stuff flung together, the basic cheap light setup would be a desk lamp with a E27 CFL screw in day light bulb, when you buy them make sure they say over 6000k on the box :)
Marks Shrimp Tanks thank you so much!! i love your videos and your shrimps! inspired me to start my own
Gawddamn! (No not you, Mark) It's easier to find chicken teeth or frog hair than to find info (data) about crossbreeding Caridina cantonensis, cf. !
At least you've given us (me) somethings to expect. Huge THX! :)
If you (includes everyone) happen know where *more* info can be found, that would be absolutely wonderful and, to say the least, greatly appreciated.
Thx again, Mark! I know you inspire many, myself included, to join you in this most satisfying hobby and/or business. (as usual my terse-self haha!)
I get this information from breeders, doesn't seem to be much information about it on the internet
@@MarksShrimpTanks Yeah, so I read in another reply to a Comment here. Secrecy, understood. :)
Hey Mark, hope you are well..
I wanted to know what you think about cabomba plant in shrimp tanks instead of the hornwort?
It looks very similar but I have never had it , I will try and get some :)
Mark, have you ever had a vampire shrimp [Atya gabonensis]? Do you have any advise with that kind of shrimp?
I am actually looking into getting a few fan shrimp right now, whats important is that you feed them a powdered food ,it can be the same food as the other shrimp but you just need to powder it first and then add it to where there is flow in the tank:)
Oh! Thank you! I will keep abreast to your videos as always to see those fan shrimp then :D
To get black tiger shrimp I would mix my tang.tigers with my black crystals?
&do the same for my red crystals with the tang. Tigers?
I am not sure about black tigers at all.
Hello mark I'm a big fan of yours. I would like you to answer me a question, the galaxy fishbone is a cross of shrimp pinto and which shrimp?
My ones are from a black zebra male and a female Bluebolt ... all mines are missing is a fishbone line
Marks Shrimp Tanks tks mark You’re awesome
Oh yeah more 🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐🦐. Are you making more of the food holders??
The glass plates ?
To hold zucchini ect.
Have I ever made them ?
Marks Shrimp Tanks I think they are talking about Marks Aquatics
My mistake was walking home from the train after a long night at work
Hi mark, what your doing is amazing and looks so much fun, is there a place that tells you what to expect from cross breeding. I.e will 2 blue bolts produce all blue bolts? Thanks
Unfortunately no, there is alot of secrecy with this kind of stuff and I learn through friends and they know I do UA-cam so its up to them if they want to share things with me.
Marks Shrimp Tanks thanks mark, I have blue bolts and shadow pandas, so I wasn’t sure what I would get if they are in the same tank. I guess I’ll wait to find out :) thanks anyway buddy!
I think you have a chance of mosura bolts if they cross which are a pretty expensive shrimp ..last week I stumbled across a site that normally sell shrimp pretty cheap and they had them priced at 99 Euros each.
oh wow! thats awesome :D
I have tan. tigers and I have both red crystals and black crystals. They can all interbreed? Tigers and crystals...
oh yes ,from them you get whats called fancy tigers , the first generation from that cross is normally plain looking and then generations after is where you get good colored ones :)
How do you cull them? A deep fat fryer?
No I eat them raw
@@MarksShrimpTanks savage
What I’d like to know is what would look great bred with red crystal shrimp s/ss/sss graded? I breed them and will end up being just sss grade eventually as I sell the lower grades off but would love to cross breed with something! 😁
Some type of tiger I would imagine, and then over time you would have some really nice looking hybrids
Have you ever thought about selectively breeding Gammarus Shrimp?
hahahaha that would be cool , you probably get different colors on them too ,I am away to google it :D
My friend Carlos Diez has a youtube channel and he is breeding a line of blue gammarus if you would wanna see that.
ua-cam.com/video/bLNmpGpNNYI/v-deo.html
Oh yeah I know Carlos I have been friends with him for years :)
is that akkadama? is it good for shrimp?
Yeah its a very good shrimp spoil :)
It’s lava rock or aqua soil??
its bonsai soil called akadama we use it like aqua soil .
@@MarksShrimpTanks thanks mate
Can I breed red cherrys and crystal reds. Thanks
yes you can breed them, if you mean can you breed them together then the answer is no.
from a pure observation point of view, the moving (water current induced) branches of those plants are the ones that look unhealthy in both your aquariums. I`d guess the plant doesn't fare well if its in a more circulated side of the tank.
Its weird I literally just cut back the bad growth in one tank where it was growing bad and now its growing thick and course..I actually wonder if its a heat issue and acclimation issue ..I bought the stuff and I think it came from a pond outside and it was super thick , when I added some to my tanks it got thin and feathery and now its going back to be course and dark green.
The problem with the farmers for these plants is that they dont have fish/shrimp in the growout ponds so they can ignore the pH of the water, can infuse more CO2 + nutrients than would be safe with any sort of fauna in the water. This may cause the acclimation issue. Glad they are recovering though, they look great in your aquariums.
Hi mark.. will neo and caridina bred? LOL
not with each other no
Hey, why when the shrimp dies, his body color turns red
bacteria my friend turns the flesh red
@@MarksShrimpTanks what can i do please guide me
This works wonders ua-cam.com/video/Th3FFTiuzJo/v-deo.html
Question. Will amanos eat cherry babies?
Never seen it myself but I could see how they might.
If your tank is large enough and you feed them properly, probably not. One day I had a berried female Amano, the next day she wasn't berried anymore and there were no larvae either. My berried cherry shrimp itself disappeared under similarly suspicious circumstances and even though I haven't actually seen any Amano shrimp eating anything else than the food I put in, shrimp do not just disintegrate from one day to the next.
I suggest dense vegetation and a 40l tank at the very least if you want to see actual offspring. Smaller volumes and bare tanks do not seem to work out for breeding multiple species side by side.
Cheers I was worried because i had a lone baby wandering around and lost it for 2 days, turns out it chilling behind my filter sponge.. :)
Hi
hello :)
Why cross breeding them, are you trying to create a gold or a chrome shrimp? LOL.
your algae looks like a bacteria infestation. It is cyanobacteria and can be cured with erythromycin in a fish tank, not sure about shrimp. Medicine containing tetracycline also works. After the cyanobacteria is gone, do a 50% water change. again, not sure about this with shrimp but it will kill the slime algae
I think I have erythromycin somewhere, I will try it in a tank and see what happens.