Guides
Detailed guides and instructions for successful shrimp keeping
Beginner guide: prepare and maintain your first shrimp tank
Choose the animals and the water you can prepare reliably first. Then furnish the tank, assess filtration and grazing space, and only afterward buy shrimp. This guide helps decide the…
Breeding shrimp: from suitable housing to traceable offspring
Start with species and purpose: observing a colony, selecting a colour trait or managing separate larval rearing. Arrange suitable housing and food first. Then assess successive…
Choosing shrimp species: compare water, feeding and care
Compare Neocaridina, bee, tiger, Cardinal, Amano and fan shrimp with what your aquarium and maintenance can provide.
Feeding shrimp: a plan for food, access and monitoring
A useful feeding plan identifies what your animals eat, where they can reach it and how additions are monitored. Start with the actual species and life stage. Combine available food…
Plants, algae and maintenance in a shrimp tank
Choose plants fitting the animals and water you can maintain. Check new plants before introduction, retain accessible grazing surfaces and remove accumulation impairing aquarium…
Setting up a shrimp aquarium: decisions and checks
A suitable shrimp aquarium combines appropriate water, functioning filtration, accessible food and refuges, and manageable maintenance. Start with the actual animals and your water…
Shrimp health: from observation to an appropriate next step
Start with what you actually observe and how quickly it is changing. Choose the appropriate route below, check water and equipment where needed, and record the course. Water problems…
Shrimp water parameters: testing, choosing and preparing water
Choose tap or RO water, distinguish evaporation from water changes, and interpret GH, KH, pH and nitrogen tests together.