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SnailsBreeding Freshwater Shrimp
Did you know that most ornamental shrimp are easy to breed in the home aquarium? If you're looking for a fun aquatic breeding project, breeding freshwater shrimp might just be the perfect new challenge to take on. Find breeding guides for everything from the super-easy <a href="https://www.theshrimpfarm.com/articles/cherry_shrimp_breeding.php">cherry shrimp</a> to the expert-level <a href="https://www.theshrimpfarm.com/posts/breeding-amano-shrimp/">Amano shrimp</a>! Here at The Shrimp Farm, we've got years of experience breeding all sorts of freshwater (dwarf) shrimp. We're excited to share that knowledge with our guides to breeding Caridina and Neocaridina shrimp. No worries if you're new to the hobby: with the right knowledge, anyone can get their colonies to thrive.
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Breeding Mystery Snails | Fool-Proof Guide
Found a clutch of mystery snail eggs in your aquarium and wondering if you can raise the babies? Or maybe you're just looking to take your skills as an aquarist to the next level by trying your hand at breeding? You're in luck! Mystery snails reproduce readily in our tanks and breeding them can be […] -
Breeding Amano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata)
Looking for a new aquarium challenge? If you've already successfully bred higher-order dwarf shrimp like red cherry shrimp, which hatch looking like miniature adults, you could take things up a notch by trying your hand at breeding Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata). Their young hatch as larvae, making things quite a bit more complicated. Amano shrimp […] -
Pics of Ghost Shrimp Larvae
Ghost Shrimp Larvae These two pics are of new ghost shrimp larvae. They are only about 1/8" long. The interesting thing about these young, are they have no legs yet, and float around with the current, UPSIDE DOWN. Very cool to watch....BUT HARD TO SEE!!!! >>>Click here for more information on Ghost Shrimp<<< American Glass […] -
Can I Breed Red Cherry Shrimp with Fish in My Aquarium?
Can I breed Red Cherry Shrimp with fish in my aquarium, and if so what fish are best? This is a question I get a lot via email and I see it asked all the time on various forums. And there are two answers, the simple one and the more complicated one! -
Birth to Berry – Tiger Shrimp Edition
After tracking a group of my Blue Pearl Shrimp from birth to the point that they are berried themselves (41 days) I decided to follow the same thing for all the species of shrimp I have. The next Dwarf Shrimp to go from birth to berry was the Tiger Shrimp. -
How to get redder red shrimps
I am often asked how to make red shrimps even redder. Well, this is a question that has many answers and in my opinion there are basically 3 factors to consider to get Red Cherry Shrimp to express their color to their optimal amount water conditions, environment and genetics. -
Birth to Berry – Yellow Shrimp Edition
I observed some yellow shrimp, from birth to berry the same way I have observed Blue Pearl Shrimp and Tiger Shrimp. And today I have all the results of the Yellow Shrimp observations: -
Breeding Tiger Shrimp (A detailed experience)
There has be a lot of talk lately on a few of the message boards I frequent about difficulties breeding Tiger Shrimp (Caridina sp.). Why are there so many people having trouble breeding this shrimp? -
American Glass Shrimp Breeding Program (update #5)
After observing my 2 100% captive raised berried females for a while now I have decided to move them to their own aquarium in preparation for the larval hatch. -
American Glass Shrimp Breeding Program (update #4)
It has been a while since I last updated this series. But today is an important day in it!