Ryan Curtis

This is the first update of my Soft Water Shrimp in Hard Water experiment. This experiment is intended to see what a difference keeping soft water shrimp in hard water for long term will make on their growth and breeding. Here is the plan for this experiment. I will continue the experiment for 3 generations […]

There has been a lot of debate lately among Dwarf Shrimp hobbyist about weather or not some of the “soft water” shrimp can be kept in hard water.  Well, I have plenty of experience with hard water as I live in the Orlando area of Florida and my water is basically liquid rock.  It has […]

Researchers in China have given scientific names to the popular Bee Shrimp (the wild form of the Crystal Red Shrimp) and the Bumble Bee Shrimp. The scientist collected and described 4 species of Dwarf Shrimp from the Guangdong province of China.  2 of the shrimp are similar to the Bee and Bumble Bee but less […]

I am often asked what the best substrate is to use for Dwarf Shrimp, and there tends to be on substrate that stands out in the Dwarf Shrimp hobby.  Aqua Soil Amazonia!   Aqua Soil Amazonia will aid in maintaining a slightly acidic pH in the aquarium and even soften the water a bit.  This […]

It has been 3 days since the young blue pearl shrimp hatched (Merry Christmas to Me!) and today I have observed breeding behavior in the aquarium again.  All the males in the aquarium are swimming erratically threw the water column, and I found a recent molt of female that just dropped her first generation of […]

 Breeding Dwarf Shrimp: “How do I breed this shrimp?”  That is one of the most common questions asked by visitors to TheShrimpFarm.com.  I get asked how to breed everything from Amano Shrimp to Cherry Shrimp to Crystal Red Shrimp.  All three of these shrimp have different requirements for successful breeding so its not an easy […]

Posted: 25 Dec 2007 01:51 PM CST After carrying eggs for 20 days exactly, the first baby shrimp have been observed.  61 Days after the Blue Pearl Shrimp (Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis) were born the second generation was born.  Here is a recap of the aquarium these shrimp were raised in and the maintenance procedures.   […]

Different types of Neocaridina heteropoda: Selective breeding has shown its effects for many years in the tropical fish hobby, and now the dwarf shrimp hobby is starting to really reap its benefits.  The Tiger Shrimp (Caridina sp.) is bred in 3 color forms, wild type, blue, and even black.  The Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis has been […]

Over the past five years or so my two hobbies have been raising dwarf shrimp and photography.  I have found that dwarf shrimp are one of the more difficult things to photograph.  They are always moving, they are small, and they live in an environment not ideal for photography. In my photography hobby I used […]

I recently decided it was time to time how long it takes for Neocaridina shrimp take to go from birth to fully matured adults.  The way I tested it was to put newborn shrimp into their own aquarium and track the time until the first female is found berried (carrying a clutch of eggs).    The […]