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
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!
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.
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.
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!
@@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.
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. ✨
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
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.
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!!
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 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.
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!
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.
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
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
I keep cherry shrimp outside in UV tubs with platinum ricefish. Started with 10, now I have 30+
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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
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!
They aren’t very exciting. I only have 3 and the kids have 3.
@@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
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.
@@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.
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.
I doubt I can catch anything as lovely as those long-armed clear shrimpy boys you have there
They are awesome! Sold online as a feeder would you believe.
I believe these are Macrobrachium australiense. I’m not 100% certain as I bought these as feeders.
@@Ozpondscorrect
Kevin,
I got nothing to add. I'm only typing to feed the algorithm monsters before tapping the thumbs 👍 button.
You're the best!
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.
That doesn’t sound good.
@@Ozponds Yeah, could be all the new houses and fences being put up, it has got increasingly sub-urban from rural round here.
Hopefully they will return to your oasis.
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!
😂 yes I try not to live my life worrying about an apocalypse.
In WA we have a native glass shrimp and marons. I’m sure you’ll have a native from your local area.
Don’t worry the other invasive would wipe em out 😂pike live bearer is crazy I want a dozen to manage my culls😂!!
Ghost Shrimp are saltwater right?
@@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.
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 😅.
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. ✨
As long as it doesn’t freeze solid you should be ok 👍
@@Ozponds awww that's great. Many thanks ✨
Which species exactly are the blue eyed fish swimming accross the video? Are they out all year round? Thx
I'm not 100% certain, but those look like daisy blue rice fish to me.
Pseudomugil signifer. First year with them not sure how they’ll go with my winter yet.
How's the Cormorant deal been playing out mate? Informant the Frog aint croakin?!
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.
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
😂 I’ll do my best
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.
If you want a native fish- pacific blue eyes. If you want a bit of color try rice fish.
Thanks mate.
Rice fish are great. Tiny little mouth keeps mozzie larvae away. Barbs are good to but I don't know about the frogs.
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!!
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.
To anyone maybe looking for an alternative, Gammarus sp. (scuds) are great for any pond out there.
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
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.
@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.
Assuming these are legal to catch in Victoria?
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 👍
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.
Not the only person I've heard this from. Wouldn't doubt that they are already in the Great Lakes as an invasive.
How cold does it get there. If your area gets to minus 5 I wonder if I can keep rainbow fish in Ireland
Maybe some varieties. I don’t know.
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!
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.
@@charlieinsingapore does it get to minus air temperature in your area. I think I’ll give it a try
That’s so cool! Can you tell us what other species you keep outdoors?
Do the some different species of shrimp interbreed?
Not sure.
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
The pines? Behind Frankston? Mosquito fish are everywhere unfortunately 😞
@@Ozpondsnah I live in Gippsland when I say the pines I mean pine plantations used for timber and paper making
Gotcha 👍
Awesome
Ya I used to catch the clear freshwater shrimp in Florida I caught them to feed to my turtles
I love shrimps
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
That’s a great idea 👍
awesome!
Don't the long arm smash little fish?
Maybe. It’s an ecosystem. Everything is eating everything.
if you are new to shrimps buy cherry shrimps and if you want big shrimps pistol shrimps idk why their name is pistol shrimp
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