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Shrimp tale – Episode Ten -Why are my Shrimps Dying?

#Episode_Eleven #Shrimp_tale Hello Pirates and Welcome back !! TOPIC: WHY ARE MY SHRIMPS DYING ?? Today we discuss about the freak causes due to which your shrimps might be dying in your tank. I will be sharing some from my experience and encourage you all to share yours’ too with others. So that we donot …

Shrimp tale – Episode Nine -Shrimp Food & DIY Recipe

#Episode_Nine #Shrimp_tale TOPIC: SHRIMP FOOD So today we are going to discuss what to feed shrimps and in the end I will be sharing a diy recipe which I personally use to feed my shrimps at times. That recipe will actually widen up your view about how you may use other household items for making …

Shrimp tale – Episode Eight -WHAT NOT TO DO IN A SHRIMP TANK

#Episode_Eight #Shrimp_tale Today it will be more of a recap of what we have discussed in the past few episodes. The common mistakes we make in shrimp keeping – sometimes due to lack of information and other times due to our “over caring” nature. Relatable Right…haha. Ok stay tuned and scroll down once you are …

Shrimp tale – Episode Seven -INDIAN NATIVE SHRIMPS

We have discussed a lot about Neocaridina Shrimps which are a native species of Taiwan. They have become popular in the hobby because they have been selectively bred over the past decades to get the colours they have today – red, yellow, green, blue, black, orange etc. The most poupular amon them being Red Cherry …

Shrimp tale – Episode Six -SHRIMP KEEPING HACKS & TIPS TO INCREASE SURVIVAL RATE

I hope some of you have actually started keeping shrimps and naturally there would be some questions regarding “How do I get my shrimps to breed ?” or “How can I improve shrimp baby survival rate ? “So today’s topic of discussion is exactly that !! #Episode_Six #Shrimp_tale Topic:SHRIMP KEEPING HACKS & TIPS TO INCREASE …

Shrimp tale – Episode Five – WATER CHANGE IN THE SHRIMP TANK

#Episode_Five #Shrimp_tale Topic:WATER CHANGE IN THE SHRIMP TANK ** Before we start the discussion I need to mention this !! What we are going to discuss, is strictly for the shrimp only tank. Fish tank or planted tank with EI dosing has different water change frequency and need. So if you have shrimps in your …

Shrimp tale – Episode Four – SHRIMPS IN A COMMUNITY TANK OR NOT ?

#Episode_Four #Shrimp_tale Topic:SHRIMPS IN A COMMUNITY TANK OR NOT ? I will start this discussion with my personal observation. Shrimps for me are an integral part of the planted tanks because they are highly active cleaning crew. I have snails for the same reason btw. So now I have to decide whether I can add …

Shrimp Tale – Episode three – ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR SHRIMP RIGHT ?

#Episode_Three #Shrimp_tale Topic:ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR SHRIMP RIGHT ? To understand this we need to first understand the eating habit of shrimps in their natural habitat. Shrimps are omnivorous. In the wild, freshwater shrimps are scavengers that scour their native waterways looking for algae, bacteria and other microorganisms, decaying plant matter. They will also scavenge …

Shrimp Tale – Episode two – SETTING UP A SHRIMP TANK FOR BEGINNERS

#Episode_Two #Shrimp_tale Topic:SETTING UP A SHRIMP TANK FOR BEGINNERS Most of us have kept fish tanks and some planted tanks as well at some point of the hobby so the basic question we ask is how different is a SHRIMP TANK SETUP ?So we will go one by one about the basic factors required to …

Shrimp tale – episode one

As promised to our fellow Pirates we are here to present you with the #episode_one of #shrimp_tale !! Introduction: Dwarf Ornamental Shrimps have been in the hobby for the past 50 years or so. There are three categories of dwarf freshwater shrimp that are widely available to the hobbyist today: Sulawesi, Neocaridina and Caridina species. …

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