I plan on setting up a small shrimp only tank.... can you tell me anything about them like what i need... water changes, what they like dark, or bright and what they eat.. what shrimps get along well and stuff like that.... everything important i should know if got baby shrimps what to feed them.... thanx!!!!

Basically not much. Shrimps are very very easy to keep, just make sure water parameters are right and thats about all there is. Shrimps need not be fed if you're into planted tanks but your tank is bare, then feed them boil vege once in a while and fish food daily. Best if you've got bushy plants for them to hide like moss or riccia. Try a few shrimps to test water and if they survive, then all other shrimps would do well

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OOOO!!! thanks for the advice kimco... ur the only 1 2 reply!!

U can try using Hikari brand pellet to feed them.
I feed them with the algae wafer and crab pellet(with calcium).

Because the shrimp is very sensitive,.
So just make sure ur tank wont have much changes like temperature, ph, kh....

If u intend to breed them,
- place some moss
- place a small pump to have some water flow
- 20% water change per week

thanks.. i think i know about the breeding part.. but i dunno where to get hikari fish food, ive been looking for that sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long.. i live in kk by the way

Actually any type of fish food will do as long as it sinks. the floating ones tend to be a problem coz shrimps tend to stay at the bottom. Do offer them some fruits and vege once in a while.

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can anyone tell me, y my Tiger keep dying but the yamato shrimp are doing alrite in the same tank?

Threre could be a few reason why you tiger keeps dying on you.

1) They could be stressed out if they die after you just bought them
2) Tiger shrimps life span is around 1-1.5 yrs only. Could be that your shrimps are already old when you bought them.
3) Could be that your shrimps are already sick when you bought them. You can identify this by the colour of their body which is milky in colour. A healthy one have clear see through body. Not all milky coloured body will die but if you are unlucky, those that might not recover will die off. Best to buy smaller shrimplets as they are more hardy and less easy to stress out, not to mention you'll know that they are young.
4) Dont buy shrimps that just arrive in LFS. Normally a big percentage will die off due to the stress of transportation. Wait it out before buying.
5) If none of the above applies, then water parameters are more likely the case. Certain shrimps are more prone to be stress by different parameter, so you'll need to find out what parameters are suitable for your shrimps. My bees are doing well in my tank while they dont survive in Dom's tank????? I cant seem to keep green while Dom's doing great??????

Shrimps, funny creatures, they are!!!

Cheers,

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thx for ur info kimco!
i bought the tiger and yamato,bolt together around 1cm, but the yamato are doing well but don't know y the tiger keep dying.
but anyway how can i know the water parameter are suitable for tiger or yamato? any website?

Try this www.shrimpnow.com or www.petshrimp.com

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