Aquarium

Here’s the current (as of 2025-09-30) version of my shrimp food recipe. ...

Advice for New Neocaridina Keepers Here’s my advice for someone starting out with neocaridina shrimp. I don’t pretend to be an expert, but my colonies are thriving so I’m doing something right. ...

It seems like everyone has their own recipe for home made food to feed their shrimp. Here’s mine. ...

Nanotank Setup Advice You’ve seen some nice videos on YouTube of small tanks with fresh water shrimp, and now you want one for yourself. Here are some tips on setting a shrimp tank up for yourself. ...

Got my first neocaridinas yesterday! The new tank has been cycling for six weeks and the water parameters have been good for the last three weeks, so I decided it was past time to add more livestock to the tank so the Nerite doesn’t get lonely. I decided on Yellow Golden Backs because I thought they’d stand out in my tank, and ordered 20 from LVexoticfish.com. I have to give them props - as advertised, all the shrimp arrived alive. ...

Just started a new 5 gallon tank. Haven’t had fish tanks in years, and someone local generously gave me some plant trimmings when cleaning his tanks, and I forgot what species they are. ...