Keeping shrimp in a backyard pond

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  • @Banamabolt
    @Banamabolt 9 місяців тому +23

    I keep cherry shrimp outside in UV tubs with platinum ricefish. Started with 10, now I have 30+

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +2

      Nice 👍

    • @s88ped
      @s88ped 4 місяці тому

      Hi i live in southern California. Temperatures here go as high as 91 in summer. I had a pond with blue cherry shrimp and all but one are dead.. my ricefish are doing fine.. i am scared to get another batch of cherry shrimp.. any suggestions what i can do to help the remaining cherry shrimp make it

  • @matthewsmith22
    @matthewsmith22 9 місяців тому +12

    Love this! Especially like that you mentioned run off, our local water ways' ecosystem has pretty much been devastated by the introduction of signal crayfish.
    I'm sure I'm not the only person who'd love to get a tour of your aquariums!

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      They aren’t very exciting. I only have 3 and the kids have 3.

    • @matthewsmith22
      @matthewsmith22 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Ozponds nice, I've been trying to get my kids into fish for years without much luck 😂 what was your secret? How old are yours? Mine are 6 and 8

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      It was actually my son that got me into it. He was about 7 at the time. He’s now 15. I’d kept fish as a kid but I didn’t understand what I was doing.

    • @silicondave2797
      @silicondave2797 9 місяців тому

      @@matthewsmith22 always fun to go window shopping at the local fish store. I will also add that snacktime at Grandma's is often out at the pond.

    • @dusk1947
      @dusk1947 9 місяців тому +1

      Well, his Neocaridina pose the same invasive risk, if they were to ever escape this pond. Not all species of shrimp are the same. Neocaridina (including cherry shrimp) are native to eastern Asia, specifically Taiwan, not Australia. So, with these animals being housed out doors: they pose the same potential to become the next invasive species if they were to ever be accidentally moved to his local watershed. How could they be moved? Birds trying to catch them, and dropping them. An unexpected flood. "Weeding" out the ponds vegetation and not noticing a shrimp hitch hiker, and improperly disposing of those pond "garden" scraps. Children with good intentions.
      Speaking as a trained, certified, and practicing conservationist: This is a bad idea.
      This would be fine, if there were in an environment where winter would surly kill them without human intervention. But any potential for them to overwinter and survive year round, make this foolish.

  • @notamoose231
    @notamoose231 9 місяців тому +8

    I doubt I can catch anything as lovely as those long-armed clear shrimpy boys you have there

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +2

      They are awesome! Sold online as a feeder would you believe.

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      I believe these are Macrobrachium australiense. I’m not 100% certain as I bought these as feeders.

    • @charlieinsingapore
      @charlieinsingapore 9 місяців тому

      @@Ozpondscorrect

  • @francus7227
    @francus7227 9 місяців тому +22

    Kevin,
    I got nothing to add. I'm only typing to feed the algorithm monsters before tapping the thumbs 👍 button.

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +4

      You're the best!

  • @Chilled_Mackers
    @Chilled_Mackers 9 місяців тому +2

    Nice, I like idea of shrimp and snails in the pond. I've just realised, we've not had frogs or newts in this pond - we used to have them in the old pond a decade or so ago.

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      That doesn’t sound good.

    • @Chilled_Mackers
      @Chilled_Mackers 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Ozponds Yeah, could be all the new houses and fences being put up, it has got increasingly sub-urban from rural round here.

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      Hopefully they will return to your oasis.

  • @MandyJane123700
    @MandyJane123700 9 місяців тому +11

    I've been thinking about putting ghost shrimp in the pond. I think they are the species native to Florida, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I am too far away from the river to worry about escapees, unless we had a Noah's Ark flood, and then I think escaped creatures would be the last of our worries!

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +4

      😂 yes I try not to live my life worrying about an apocalypse.

    • @johnh8615
      @johnh8615 9 місяців тому +2

      In WA we have a native glass shrimp and marons. I’m sure you’ll have a native from your local area.

    • @livinlikelarry8782
      @livinlikelarry8782 9 місяців тому +1

      Don’t worry the other invasive would wipe em out 😂pike live bearer is crazy I want a dozen to manage my culls😂!!

    • @Youarat225
      @Youarat225 5 місяців тому

      Ghost Shrimp are saltwater right?

    • @MandyJane123700
      @MandyJane123700 5 місяців тому

      @@Youarat225 There probably are saltwater shrimp called "ghost shrimp" but there are freshwater shrimp native to the southeastern US that are referred to as ghost shrimp, sometimes called glass shrimp. They are the same as cherry shrimp in their tank requirements.

  • @janetrussell3288
    @janetrussell3288 9 місяців тому +1

    Good reminder to add some shrimp to my first container pond, while I wait for the water to adjust for fish in the next two 😅.

  • @HEART2HEART-3
    @HEART2HEART-3 3 місяці тому

    Hi there,
    How deep does the tub need to be to keep them in. I wanted to keep mine in a 1½ foot deep barrel tub by 1½ft round. It has lots of pond snails and vegetation, oxygenating plus other plants and rocks. It's like my water feature to grow pond snails until they are big enough for my small 4ft by 3ft pond. The pond has been going for 4 yrs now without a filter and is a great little natural pond with four fish in it.
    This little system I have at the side is new but looking really healthy.
    I wanted to eventually put some of the shrimp into the pond either for food or to help with debris.
    Just not sure if the shrimp will survive in the tub.
    I have water movement in the summer with solar water features going. Plus they go on and off in winter. All seems good. Never had shrimp before though. I would get a layer of ice in winter, probably at most an inch to inch and half thick. I'm in the UK.
    Do you think they would be ok?
    Thanks so much. Appreciate your videos and absolutely love your ponds. So lucky to have the space. ✨

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  3 місяці тому +1

      As long as it doesn’t freeze solid you should be ok 👍

    • @HEART2HEART-3
      @HEART2HEART-3 3 місяці тому

      @@Ozponds awww that's great. Many thanks ✨

  • @waarnemingen8419
    @waarnemingen8419 9 місяців тому +2

    Which species exactly are the blue eyed fish swimming accross the video? Are they out all year round? Thx

    • @elricsabb1468
      @elricsabb1468 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm not 100% certain, but those look like daisy blue rice fish to me.

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +3

      Pseudomugil signifer. First year with them not sure how they’ll go with my winter yet.

  • @AaronHahnStudios
    @AaronHahnStudios 9 місяців тому +3

    How's the Cormorant deal been playing out mate? Informant the Frog aint croakin?!

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +2

      He tends to be a winter visitor. I’m sure he’ll be back. The heron has made a few visits but me and the dog chase it away.

    • @AaronHahnStudios
      @AaronHahnStudios 9 місяців тому +3

      We wanna see a video of that. Get one with you tripping into the pond as you chase it, and have the dog Not try to rescue you, but just lick your face as you climb out. @@Ozponds

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      😂 I’ll do my best

  • @aercegovic
    @aercegovic 9 місяців тому

    What small fish would you recommend for keeping out mosquitoes but not eating frogs? I am in Brisbane and I am sure I will be constantly keeping cane toads out and pulling the eggs. Great channel btw.

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +2

      If you want a native fish- pacific blue eyes. If you want a bit of color try rice fish.

    • @aercegovic
      @aercegovic 9 місяців тому

      Thanks mate.

    • @Nozinbonsai
      @Nozinbonsai 8 місяців тому

      Rice fish are great. Tiny little mouth keeps mozzie larvae away. Barbs are good to but I don't know about the frogs.

  • @yvenwehman2123
    @yvenwehman2123 9 місяців тому

    How much extra flow do you need for jets? I am building a 5500L pond for my parents, and I am going to make a bog filter of 1200L with a 13000L/h pump. 7200L/h wil be directed to the bog filter. From the remaining 5800L/h I want to fill the top of the bog for a small creek/waterfall and use it for jets. Do you think this will be enough? Me and my parents are very thankful for your help!!

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      I think around 2000L per 20mm jet is a good starting point. That’s what I have on my dream pond. Seems to work pretty well.

  • @CroatiaSurvival
    @CroatiaSurvival 8 місяців тому

    To anyone maybe looking for an alternative, Gammarus sp. (scuds) are great for any pond out there.

  • @scottdaniels3033
    @scottdaniels3033 9 місяців тому +1

    Hey Kev. I haven't been as active glad I caught this video. What are some of the unusual fish you keep? Unusual as in most people don't consider putting them in bigger ponds like yours. I.e. hillstream loach, Chinese high-fin banded shark extra extra

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +2

      I haven’t really tried anything unusual. I did throw an algae eater in the courtyard pond about a month ago. I haven’t seen it since.

    • @scottdaniels3033
      @scottdaniels3033 9 місяців тому

      @Ozponds lol I believe that's part of the thing about them. Great camouflage. Thank you for the response. I am looking at adding a group of high-fin banded sharks to my buddies pond. He has a nice bog and lots of plants submerged and emersion grown.

  • @Mr_jz_12
    @Mr_jz_12 9 місяців тому

    Assuming these are legal to catch in Victoria?

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +2

      With a fishing license, few bucks online. But don’t just take the word of some guy on UA-cam. Always do your own research 👍

  • @victorygarden556
    @victorygarden556 9 місяців тому

    I use red cherry to feed goldfish and whatnot. Plant a koi pond and add em. I had red cherry live over winter under four inches of ice.

    • @kloss213
      @kloss213 9 місяців тому +1

      Not the only person I've heard this from. Wouldn't doubt that they are already in the Great Lakes as an invasive.

  • @fansaaga4033
    @fansaaga4033 9 місяців тому

    How cold does it get there. If your area gets to minus 5 I wonder if I can keep rainbow fish in Ireland

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому

      Maybe some varieties. I don’t know.

    • @stefan00123
      @stefan00123 9 місяців тому

      In Ireland (UK) i will recommend a heater because Rainbow fish are naturally from Australia. They need the warmer water for the fish tho thrive. I live in the Netherlands and in +- may June i put my guppys outside in my pond with no Heather the water is the warm enough for the guppy ( at least 12 degrees Celsius at night ) to survive.
      Otherwise if you would keep rainbowfish outside in a pond i would recommend a heather and net over your pond because Rainbows are jumpers and i would be sad you would found them in your garden.
      Have a nice day!

    • @charlieinsingapore
      @charlieinsingapore 9 місяців тому

      I live near to @ozponds and acclimated several species of rainbows to local conditions. A number of them come from areas that have wide variations in temperature. I currently keep rhadinocentrus ornatus (Seary's Creek rhads) in a bathtub in the garden. Water temp got to 4degC last winter and they were still coming up for a feed.

    • @fansaaga4033
      @fansaaga4033 9 місяців тому

      @@charlieinsingapore does it get to minus air temperature in your area. I think I’ll give it a try

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому

      That’s so cool! Can you tell us what other species you keep outdoors?

  • @lolcatz88
    @lolcatz88 9 місяців тому

    Do the some different species of shrimp interbreed?

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому

      Not sure.

  • @azzamudrock2808
    @azzamudrock2808 9 місяців тому +2

    I catch shrimp in a dam in the pines not far from home for our tanks , not sure how they got in there but the dam is full of them yabbies and sadly mosquito fish

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      The pines? Behind Frankston? Mosquito fish are everywhere unfortunately 😞

    • @azzamudrock2808
      @azzamudrock2808 9 місяців тому

      @@Ozpondsnah I live in Gippsland when I say the pines I mean pine plantations used for timber and paper making

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому

      Gotcha 👍

  • @ColinFreeman-kh9us
    @ColinFreeman-kh9us 9 місяців тому +2

    Awesome

  • @joshuahawkins2743
    @joshuahawkins2743 9 місяців тому

    Ya I used to catch the clear freshwater shrimp in Florida I caught them to feed to my turtles

  • @sirvajraputr445
    @sirvajraputr445 9 місяців тому +2

    I love shrimps

  • @silicondave2797
    @silicondave2797 9 місяців тому

    Fun watch. Thanks as always.
    On a side note. . . Hydrogen Peroxide works great for cleaning the pumps. I let it sit in a bucket and run for a few hours. Most of the goop melted off. The rest of it came off with light scrubbing. Thanks again for the advice. Got the sodium percarbonate on my shopping list

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      That’s a great idea 👍

  • @Kais_Aquarium
    @Kais_Aquarium 9 місяців тому

    awesome!

  • @robbs7403
    @robbs7403 9 місяців тому

    Don't the long arm smash little fish?

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому +1

      Maybe. It’s an ecosystem. Everything is eating everything.

  • @Skerian12
    @Skerian12 2 місяці тому +1

    if you are new to shrimps buy cherry shrimps and if you want big shrimps pistol shrimps idk why their name is pistol shrimp

  • @Jagermonsta
    @Jagermonsta 9 місяців тому

    comment for the algorithm

    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому

      🍻👍

  • @MarekLabrenc
    @MarekLabrenc 9 місяців тому +1

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    • @Ozponds
      @Ozponds  9 місяців тому

      🍻👍