Shrimp Science
Tips, tutorials, and articles to help you care for your shrimp tanks.
Answering your questions about all aspects of keeping dwarf shrimps from tank cycling to feeding schedule and suggested plants.
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Molting and Common Problems
What is molting? Shrimps are invertebrates, and like the majority of invertebrates they have an exoskeleton (a skeleton on the outside) to protect themselves. Molting is when a shrimp leaves its …
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Identifying Male and Female Cherry Shrimp
Cherry shrimp and bee shrimp can look pretty similar when you first start keeping them, but it’s useful to know what your male to female ratio is when trying to breed them. Fortunately there are …
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What Do Freshwater Shrimp Eat? The Essential Feeding Guide
What do dwarf shrimp eat? Cherry shrimp and Bee shrimp are omnivores, meaning they eat both meat and vegetation, and this allows them to enjoy a lot of different types of food in their diet. They will …
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Neocaridina Shrimp Racing Stripes – All You Need To Know
You might find that some of your Neocaridina shrimp develop a light “racing stripe” line down their back. It can vary in width and length, but will usually be a lighter colour line down …
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How To Mix Brackish Water for Shrimp Tanks
Brackish water is a midway point between freshwater and saltwater. There aren’t too many cases where a shrimp keeper needs to mix up brackish water, but some examples are: Using in Opae Ula …
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Breeding Opae Ula Shrimp: The Essential Guide
One of the most important steps for breeding Opae Ula is to be patient. In a new tank, they can take a few months to settle in before they’re comfortable enough to breed. I set up my Opae Ula …
