Do You Even Need to Feed Pet Shrimp Or Snails at All? What if I Go On Vacation? How to Feed Them.

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Do You Need to Feed Pet Shrimp Or Snails at All? What if I Go On Vacation? When & How to Feed Them. kh gh ph and tds, how a fertilized planted tank and merely feeding your fish, can be more than enough nutrients to sustain shrimp and snails indefinitely, if you follow a few easy rules of water parameters and care!
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@-8_8- 3 жыл бұрын

I have a tank that has snails that had some mystery pathogen. It was like extra meat growing out of the side of the snails. Those are the only ones I have ever tried to get rid of. I use carrot on a fishing line as bait. Just keep using the same small piece of carrot and as it rots it will draw more and more. In my instance, it seems to work better if you put the carrot in the same place repeatedly over a long period of time. Every few hours for the first day I take out a lot. Over night, I miss a lot. About 3 days in I get snail crusted carrot every few hours until that piece of carrot is totally demolished.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip/trick. I'm going to pin your response! I do the same thing with cucumber or zucchini

@-8_8- 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I find the carrot holds up pretty good, and I may have gotten that from Mark's Shrimp tanks. I also find that my yoyo loaches seem to go right for the zucchini seeds, and that in tanks with life other than shrimp, the zucchini is more a fish feed and less a nuisance bait.

@-8_8- 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thanks man.

@geekbot5000 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great information!! Thanks!!!

@damiangrouse4564 2 жыл бұрын

Were they mystery snails? They stick out a breathing tube (siphon) out of the right front side when they’re close to the surface and the water is low on O2.

@Ratdaddy752 3 ай бұрын

You’re EXTREMELY eloquent and smart dude!!! New fav fish channel

@Fishtory 2 ай бұрын

I'm honored! Welcome aboard 🙏

@agaspversilia 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely my favorite channel: long videos packed full with ideas on so many topics. Hi from Italy 🇮🇹

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. I am very grateful that you are a part of the community here! Ciao!

@DEXTER-TV-series 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, pretty garbage 😆 mulm 😆 algae 😆 holistic natural approach. I like it too! Hi from Israel. 👍💚

@trixielonglegs8320 Жыл бұрын

Checked out alot of Channels. Don't like the Blow Hard, Know it all's. Being Humble is an Excellent Trait. New to the game, semi retired. 35 years in Construction. Having Fun. Keep on Truckin Kiddo. Peace ✌️ and Love ❤️ From Quebec 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 New Sub

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Welcome! And thank you kindly. Dont hesitate to ask any questions you dont want to research yourself... i love tracking down info for folks haha. Im sure i can learn from you as well, so dont be a stranger here :) cheers!

@hazycloudb1161 Жыл бұрын

Love how about 12:45 into the video the betta was like “that’s enough about shrimp, let’s talk about me”

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Totally!

@armouredjester1622 3 жыл бұрын

@21:19 "shrimp" I love it when Alex is so excited about whatever we're talking about that he says the wrong thing, but you get it anyway.

@armouredjester1622 3 жыл бұрын

Now I'm off to buy more fish food, yay

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Lol OOOPS

@carrielange2692 2 жыл бұрын

I always learn so much from you. I see your beautiful tanks and then look over at my tiny little ten gallon tank and smile. So dinky compared to yours, but I'm so proud of it and so in love with my little nano fish, shrimpies, and my one snail! Thank you, you're the best!

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Hey its all about whatever makes you happy (and ideally the animals healthy hehe). Thanks for tuning in and best of luck to you and your tanks :)

@tr0798 3 жыл бұрын

The betta and the shrimps interaction is always interesting

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah...some days they are food...most they are just odd room mates

@lukewang1997 3 жыл бұрын

That Stiphodon that popped up at 8:43 was the cutest thing I think I've seen in the last few months. That was great

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Haha they amuse me to no end. Glad you enjoyed them also! Thanks for tuning in and have a great week

@johnjwedrall4290 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative and helpful video. 👍 thanks

@dianaheaphy8294 Жыл бұрын

Excellent and informative video… worth multiple viewings because there is so much packed in here! Thanks!

@josephgadway8950 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful video thank you. Strangely, I don't have snails in my aquariums which are not planted. I have snails in my plant water pitcher. I put used aquarium water, with rinsed filter water in a pitcher

@PotooBurd 3 ай бұрын

Boosting for the algorithm 🙌 Love your work, keep it up! 🌻🐝

@naegwut 2 жыл бұрын

I like this. You are sharing what you know from fish keeping

@fishiemon64 3 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this video

@bzbzbz25 Жыл бұрын

Great video and channel. I appreciate the detail. I bought 5 cherry shrimp two or a years ago and wound up with 500. I keep them in their own planted tank and my planted community tank. It’s cool to see the different colors. A few even have blue in them. When they become too many, I put some in my cichlid and aggressive fish tanks. As an experiment, my wife has bamboo in an old fishbowl so I put about 10 in there and haven’t had to feed them as that community grows. No thermometer or anything. Just adding water as needed.

@UpperAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

I usually feed my shrimp tanks (2.5g, 3g, 3g) every other day and I do bactor ae one time a week. When I went on vacation my grandmother fed them once and it worked out just fine. Thanks for all that you do!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input brother!

@Temperancefp Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! They’re been so useful for my low tech set ups of shrimps and snails!

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for tuning in

@Anvion 3 жыл бұрын

Another wonderfully thorough and informative video! Thank you so much! One of my tanks just had some surprise hitchhiker ramshorn snails pop up and I've been wondering what to do with them, so the timing of this video could not be more perfect for me. Thank you as always, Alex

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Of course! Thanks for stopping by, dropping your thoughts, and tuning in. Have a great week

@carolebraswell982 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very useful info! I still consider myself a newbie in the hobby and I always learn so much from your videos.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Well thank YOU! for tuning in. I'm glad I can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the hobby that much more

@jluna0530 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! Thank you for all the info

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@newmexicoaquatics282 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for sharing your experiences! - Little Bobby

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, Rock on Bobby

@jenniegust9982 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexander..I was thinking about you as I watched my blue mystery snail undulate the water to vacuum the left over betta bites floating around on the surface..amazing I also add an occasional algae and bottom feeder pellet..heavily planted 3.5 gallon cylinder with under gravel filter..odd shaped tanks..good show yesterday..anyway 2 blue mystery snails that my son brought me a few months ago..huge now..first time snail owner..thanks for the outstanding quality content

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Right on! Good haul of mollusks! Hehe. Thank YOU for tuning in.

@laurasutton4057 3 жыл бұрын

Lot of good info. Thanks Alex 👍😊

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Of course! So glad it was of some use

@SamuelDelBuono-fr3oy 11 ай бұрын

You are a plethora of knowledge. Love it

@Fishtory 11 ай бұрын

I try, hehe. Thank you

@timharris2310 Жыл бұрын

Great videos. Thanks for the information, it’s been really interesting.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoy them! Thank you

@davidhafner3855 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much you are a wealth of useful information!

@warrenb9414 3 жыл бұрын

Love the snail content, keep up the good work mate.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know, thank you so much

@Wendy-ir6ww 6 ай бұрын

This looks really good as I consider where snails &/or shrimp will fit in both my fish tank setups and in what controls I already have. Snails mainly I'm going to look into as I know my brahma chickens have a taste for snails & slugs, so if ever I get more than my fish will eat, my 3 foot tall lap chickens/birds will gladly accept said treat

@rickeyanderson5168 6 ай бұрын

Hello, the planted tanks definitely look great and I can see where all the needs are met in keeping our fish, shrimp, and snails alive. I am curious in one of your tanks I see the sand is capped off with Fluval shrimp stratum. When you are cleaning the tank and trimming the plants there isn't any floating soil present. I have a dirt tank and I get the bubbles and the floating matter. My sand is a deep beige which is on top. The peat moss and stratum are a deep dark coffee color. Which are underneath the sand. Now that I think about it I'm not sure the order it should really go in. I want to try growing some dwarf grass to create a carpet to stop the floating peat moss from floating to the surface. Thanks for sharing the video.

@Fishtory 6 ай бұрын

No the aquasoils stay far far cleaner until they are a couple years old...then they get a bit muddy or cloudy when you dig up stuff. I Have another video specifically on your questions more so... one is called " to cap or not to cap substrate" , and another i think is even more in depth " what is the best substrate?" Aquasoil vs dirt talk

@danielwilson5502 3 жыл бұрын

awesome channel!!! i listen to all the aquarium guys podcast episodes your in

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you kindly! I have a playlist of quite a few videos that don't need video to be understood. Like videos when I'm just talking into the camera, so people can listen while doing other things In their day. It's called the "podcast style audio based episodes" playlist.

@danielwilson5502 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory your welcome, keep it up. ive got a couple shrimp tanks, community tanks, crab tanks, etc so i love your videos, they are right on track with me

@PotooBurd 4 ай бұрын

This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌 😅

@Fishtory 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@robertbattye4215 Жыл бұрын

Good information thanks kip.up with the good videos 🐠

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Thank you very kindly!

@kevinsheppard8725 Жыл бұрын

Great information! Thanks ✌🏾 😊

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@sko1beer 3 жыл бұрын

Great video so many videos on KZfaq telling people to feed the shrimp when it’s not needed👍

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah unless you have some very specialized species or babies in a new tank, simply setting up the tank properly will provide more than enough food for them. Thanks for dropping a comment and tubing in!

@mr.resistance4015 2 ай бұрын

Just getting my 1st planted tank (30 gallon) ready Excited, but dont wanna mess it up Thanks for all the info my dude 👍

@Fishtory 2 ай бұрын

No problem 👍 cheers, have fun!

@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy 3 жыл бұрын

@Alex... Thanks For Sharing ✍

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Of course! Thanks for tuning in

@calebwatson3023 3 жыл бұрын

Great information!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. Thanks for stopping by the channel

@laurabustos6560 Жыл бұрын

I swear, the person who invented those shrimp lollies must have grown up a hippy like me. Those things look just like incense sticks!😂 You're always so generous with sharing your neverending knowledge! I really enjoy going back through your channel archives and finding gems I missed! 🙏💙✌️

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you kindly... yeah i should make some fish room safe incense lol

@toothpicdinosaur3777 3 жыл бұрын

I recently went on vacation. 10 days no food, lights on timer. Tank was cleaner when I got home. Fish and snails were fine.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Right on! Love hearing that

@mikeycbaby 3 жыл бұрын

your last two tanks are gorgeous.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Why thank you. Honestly, they need a heavy trimming, but I just love that I never need to do anything but top off the water and end up with 0 nitrates. Have a great day!

@WhiteCottages Жыл бұрын

Thank you, i learned a lot!

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@MissTease77 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Alexander

@Fishtory 11 ай бұрын

Thank YOU

@trixielonglegs8320 Жыл бұрын

Between yourself Sir, and Corey, from Aquarium Co-Op, are simply the very best. Down to Earth, Extremely Intelligent, Beyond Knowledgeable, Yet Simple, (the list goes on) and Best of All... HUMBLE Been there, Done That, Learned by Mistakes (I'm Sure) . Peace ✌️ and Love ❤️ God Bless Yer Little Brother (50 haha) From; Gatineau Quebec Canada 🇨🇦 Great job Kiddos Less is More

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so kindly. I really appreciate the message you left. Welcome to the community if i have yet to say it. Cheers!

@trixielonglegs8320 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I've been watching for a while.. That was my 1st comment..

@douggiles7647 5 ай бұрын

I follow Aquarium Co-op too but there's also a part of me that doesn't want to take advice from anyone with a vested interest in my wallet who would also make more money every time I fail. I don't think Cory is like that but I still take everything with a grain of salt, especially from anyone who runs a shop. Hearing things from people who have no reason to misinform, like Alex, just carries more weight for me.

@Gk22632 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@finthefishsep20toma 3 жыл бұрын

Really helpful thank you :)

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

So glad it is of use to you. Cheers

@owenclark7406 5 ай бұрын

what a great video thank you

@Fishtory 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@dcphifer4307 Жыл бұрын

Alex, if you created a Dirtied Tank with the Cyano green-blue algae growing... having Malaysian Trumpet Snails could bring that up and upset the Sand Cap and upset the water column parameters?

@dylanoldham2066 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize that if i have white lines left behind from the water level means my water is harder . Thanks for all your knowledge.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Well it means something is in the water, in my case, reliably it has meant increased calcium, carbon and minerals. In some conditions it can also turn green, brown, pink or red and that can be algae or bacteria simply growing on a wet surface also :) I have an old video called "what the rings in your toilet and sink tell you about your aquarium". With more details

@schauman1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thank YOU!

@kinglyzard Жыл бұрын

I cannot keep snails in my 65g due to its resident Clown Loach. I feed him (and my puffer) from the healthy Ramshorn/others stock in my other three freshwater tanks.

@TuanCaCanh 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@-8_8- 3 жыл бұрын

Will be checking the Sulawesi video. I think my tap water is pretty close.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

There are actually around 40 species from Selawesi...so maybe there's some options for you still

@-8_8- 3 жыл бұрын

I have a ramshorn in a 5 gallon green water bucket outside. I wish I had a mate for it. Ramshorn snails no longer show up with plants from the per store. I have never fed it. Its so dark. I'd love to have a colony.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm what country are you in?

@-8_8- 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I'm American. They used to be like, one for every 15 pond snails at the pet store. But on the last year I haven't seen any.

@ilvll 3 жыл бұрын

I was living in Jeju, South Korea. The tap water was very clean but very soft with medium to high KH. Now I am living in Washington, DC and I am a bit confused on how to deal with the water. It's vert hard and very low KH! I have never been scared of PH swings before but now, like you mention, I need to look into additives in order to successfully keep shrimp. I got some fluval stratum too. Anyway, I was looking for help regarding these new issues and I am glad I always find great information from your videos! Please keep it up! And a big thank you too ^^

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

I would highly recommend using almond leaves and add 1 cup of crushed coral/ shells per 5 gallons of water. That sort of stabilizes the whole thing long term, rather than mixing stuff or adding R/O water. That and use one of the brightwell brand's substrate perhaps? Which gives a slight acidic reading from the soil/substrate.

@ilvll 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tip! I prefer something long term rather than a routine to be implemented. Not because it’s a chore but because I prefer to find a way for my fish and invertebrates to adapt to my tap water and, therefore, becomes easier for them to adapt to a friend’s home (who lives in the same area, of course). I’ll give that a shot!

@dcphifer4307 Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory , Alex, I know that the local pet store recommended that 1 cup/5G. I only used 1/2 and it gave me too much hard water. I just add a pinch and when I see the water hardness dropping, then I add another pinch.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

@DC Phifer yeah it could be that your water is already has some minerality too... so im glad you found what works!

@josephgadway8950 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video thank you. I have no snails in my unplanted bare bottom aquariums. My watering pitcher for plants has snails. It is the water from my dirty filters and aquarium water. Transparent pitcher full of algae. Never put snails in there, never fed them. They are breeding. Lowered my tanks water to bottom, cleaned filters, no snails. Not in my tanks. I don't know where they came from.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Sneaky buggers

@valiaudet3415 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alexander you look great today.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say. Have a great weekend, yourself!

@northpond4052 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 3 gallon with cherry shrimp. I did an experiment where there is only java moss shrimp and a light. It has been a year and a half and there has never been a spec of food added. Only water changes every 4 months or so. They are breeding and living just fine.

@northpond4052 3 жыл бұрын

My water does have reallyhigh Gh and Kh though.

@MattyP650 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome to know, nice experiment and thanks for sharing! Imagine how fast they could have bred if you fed them

@northpond4052 3 жыл бұрын

@@MattyP650 I do have other shrimp tanks that breed faster while being fed. Just proves that shrimp can live and breed strictly off of biofilm. There also zero substrate just glass bottom.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome info and testimonial. Thank you!

@northpond4052 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory This experiment stemmed from when I had brought home a large piece of pine bark from the forest. Grabbed a big piece right from the tree. Got home put it in a 5 gallon bucket of water and threw a few cherry shrimp in with it. Most people say you can't use pine in a tank. I kind of forgot about it in the spare room for the entire winter, about 5 months with no light. Took it out in the spring only like a quarter of the water left and the shrimp were still living in it. The only thing is they were crystal clear.

@RedlineRevs 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos. Do you know whether amano and RCS will eat my AR mini? Im dry starting and love both this plant and amano shrip but I'm reading amano might eat AR...

@Fishtory 7 ай бұрын

No they'll clean it actually

@RedlineRevs 7 ай бұрын

@Fishtory wow thanks Alexander. Really appreciate you replying. I read some reddit threads saying Amanos love to eat AR but will try it and see, can't imagine an aquarium without them. I started off watching some of the hipster aquascaping channels but then found you and now I'm hooked listening to your content I love what you're doing and thanks for not dumbing it down.

@Ekster77 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video. I liked it👍. I love my snails and shrimps and of course my 🐟. However I struggle with my plants even though I give them liquid fertilizer, CO2, root tabs and light (9 hours). It kind of takes the fun of fish keeping away😔. I know it's all about balance, but hey that's rather an abstract idea don't you think. I used to have floating plants, because I like the look of them and my rasboras and pygmae corys like them too. But a few weeks ago I removed them, because I thought that maybe they took away too much of the light the plants need. However, my plants still struggle😥. I check my parameters regularly and make sure the plants get their phosphate, nitrate, potassium. I don't buy difficult plants. I have a 34 litres Fluval Flex with the standard led lights. Do you have any idea why my plants struggle so much? Very often I can't seem to get them through the transformation phase🤷🏻‍♀️. They just don't thrive except for my Pogostemon Stellatus. I hope you can help me🙏. Kind regards from the Netherlands!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

My guess is that you probably need a better light. What are you using and for how long?

@Ekster77 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Hi Alex, thank you for taking the time to answer😊. I use the standard lights that come with the Fluval Flex. In the specs it says 7.8 watt- 1900 lux (par isn't mentioned). I keep them on for 8 hours full strength and 1 hour gradually less light. It should be possible to keep easy plants in that aquarium don't you think? George Farmer has the 57 litres and has no problems with the standard lighting. I know I am not George Farmer, but some easy plants should be possible in this aquarium I hope😆. I love the look of your planted aquarium which you showed at the end of your video. The one without the planaria🤭🤗.

@TheNanoAquariumGuy 3 жыл бұрын

I have to travel for work a couple of 4-5 days per month, and I used to worry about them but I never had an issue.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Right on! Sounds like you have healthy happy tanks

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Right on, doing it right!

@idealchanful 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I understand better why my shrimp dont eat commercial food at all. I wanted to add nano fish, But when I see the size of my babies neocaridina shrimp, I am not sure I can find a nano fish that will not see them as a great meal😢😂

@travisstreeter5092 Жыл бұрын

nice job

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@lazzlebones 3 ай бұрын

Feeding ramshorns to my Cuban false chameleons ❤

@dirtyoldfarmhand3 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@neurosp 2 ай бұрын

Any advice on no filter shrimp aquarium? I’m thinking about 1 a layer of gravel, 2 a bit of dirt, 3 bag o lava rock on the back to elevate the substrate for the hardscape, 4 sand, 5 aqua soil.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

That's a super thick substrate. It'd work but you could just use shrimp soil ( brightwell labs)

@zachrohr4712 2 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to look into a fish to keep you know my guppy endlers more or less like in check not blowing up as much as they do I'm kind of waiting in my ecosystem tank for the shrimp to take off what kind of fish would you recommend for that.? 55 gallon tank

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

A 20g long would work even, but it comes down to how much you feed them, change the water and how much plant cover, the fry have

@fishtropiccanada4747 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys , it’s fishaziod !!!!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Nah... imposter

@sq33qs 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, excellent video as always, very informative and to the point. I'd like to get your opinion on something : How deep should your substrate layers be? I have just over an inch(2.6 cm) soil with similar gravel cap, meaning just over 2 inches total. Was told this after posting pics on FB group > "gravel will not prevent nitrate spikes, your gravel cap is too thin and potting soil nitrates will leach into the water column, you need sand such as pool filter or river sand, minimum of 120mm (5 inches) cap." Your thoughts sir?

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Gravel won't stop spikes...but over time you shouldn't get any spikes unless the substrate is full of dead fish and plants & poop/mulm over years...and suddenly gets kicked up some how. In this case (old gravel...with mulm in it, yes you'd probably want to have 2 or 3 inches of sand on top... if you don't have digging cichlids or catfish 2 to 3 inches is plenty. However, if you are using active substrate with nitrates in it... like ADA , then after a month or two of cycling without a cap...it won't leach hardly any more after the initial cycle, and you can leave it open or cap it however you like

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

You may get some use from my video on switching out active substrate from a cycled existing tank

@sq33qs 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory Thank you Alex. I'm glad to have contact with someone far more knowledgable than myself.

@tomonous7606 Жыл бұрын

Nice shrimp

@HopeB555 Жыл бұрын

Lol. This is precisely the reason why I overfeed my fish like there's no tomorrow. 😂 It also helps my tank absorb added fish without a bacterial hiccup because I'm already more than primed for extra bioload. And my plants suck up all the nitrates. But I'm also kinda trying to power feed my fish to get them breeding sooner. 😅 Need those guppy babies up and going.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Yeah if breeding in glass bottom or unpalanted tanks, it is a good idea

@nate6390 3 жыл бұрын

Were u get your metal shelf's for your tank....I have tank stands but need...metal tank shelf's like yours....I have a couple planted tank my cat likes to claimed up and rip my expensive rgb led off the top of my scapes....I have tried ,,putting tape down spray her with water..... She seem to get more mad and and climb up more if I do.....I'm clueless what to do next ...I love my cat...need a solution

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually just a sealed pressed hardboard used for making cabinets in boats :)

@madturtle8826 2 жыл бұрын

I had two nerite snails for 2 years and tried twice to feed them. Didn’t touch algae wafers. I tried twice with cucumbers and also lettuce( both blanched) and they didn’t touch them. After that I didn’t try again and they just kept truckin along. They did breed as well because their eggs were all over the driftwood.

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Lol so weird

@dcphifer4307 Жыл бұрын

My Nerite Snails enjoy the Green Beans. I also see them snacking in the Catappa Leaves and,, they lie under them.

@margan59 3 жыл бұрын

Apple snails eat plants but Mystery snails don't. I raised them for years and traded or sold them to my LFSs. I have a lot of plants and they never touched them. They do need to be fed and have an outsized bioload.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Mine eat My crypts routinely ... however I don't feed them their own food and sometimes the algae load is already cleaned (usually I'll just move them to a dirty tank at that point.)

@thomashougard8707 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! What is the name of the plant at 24:55? I think I have some of it, but I'm not sure what it's called. Thanks!

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Hydrocotyle verticilata? Thanks

@thomashougard8707 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory I think we're talking about different plants. I'm looking at the yellow-pink one in the middle of the screen from 24:48 to 25:05 with the rams horn snail that you point out.

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomashougard8707 oooh. That is Ludwigia repens var sunset with 0 nitrates and high light

@meta_world_pierce5326 2 жыл бұрын

I have 2 small and 1 medium Amano Shrimp and 4 Fancy Shrimp (red cherries?) in one tank, should I feed those every time I feed the fish, and then I also have a mystery snail tank with a few ghost shrimp, the snails cover all the food til they are finished or it’s gone, how do I make sure the ghost shrimp eat a little ?

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

They'll eat ealgae no matter what :)

@100bibina 10 ай бұрын

What happens when a shrimp dies is it like snails where they just you don't really know it or is there a way to tell

@DEXTER-TV-series 2 жыл бұрын

7:40 is it necessary to feed the fish if you have so many shrimps and algae and maybe many other creatures in the moss and algae and mulm?

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

If I want, I can let the tank sustain itself! Just as you said- the ecosystem can feed the fish and plants+

@JDJJkey 2 жыл бұрын

You need to be protected until the day you die I’ve been watching a few of your videos and just been realizing how genuine and helpful of a person you’re sharing your knowledge leading the way appreciate your work and can’t wait to dive into all of your other videos 🤙🏾👍🏾

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Aw that's very nice of you to say. I really appreciate the support and feedback 🙏 . I just love learning and sharing that journey with others who also feel the same way. Thanks for being a part of this community!

@douggiles7647 5 ай бұрын

One good rule I heard for feeding your fish is roughly the size of their eyeballs for the day. Just gets tricky to figure out when you've got 30 fish, and some different sizes too. Don't waste your money on the expensive prepackaged bee pollen, I buy mine at Bulk Barn for like $6 Canadian for 100g, same with spirulina for about $5, can actually get a lot of useful stuff there or the dollar store that we pay a massive mark-up on once it's labeled as "for aquarium" and sold in a pet shop. And is it a mystery snail or an apple snail? You can't just call it either one because mystery snails only get about the size of a golfball (2-3") while apple snails can get roughly to apple size (4-5"). Usually you're so specific about everything, even using latin names, so that surprised me so much I had to mention it.

@Fishtory 5 ай бұрын

Good suggestions. Thank you

@BillWarnes-xm5tt 4 ай бұрын

Mystery snails can over populate a tank quickly

@Fishtory 4 ай бұрын

If you let their eggs hatch, yes

@nate6390 3 жыл бұрын

I have some of the biggest cherry and blue berry shrimp I have ever seen...all the other shrimps I have seen other people own or pet stores have are.. Max a inch and a half long.....I measured mine they are just shy of 2 inch's long........and I have never tested my water...... Ever I added calcium and non chlorinated water.......I feed every other day...... I have never had a shrimp die...or had a miss shead sure I have had planaria.....I find the no planaria.... Bought off Amazon..... Works best.....its Beatle but palm extract....no dog dewormer......your tanks look great tho.... I also use almond leafs....

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great system :) I'd love to see your huge shrimp too! I've had maybe one in 10 females get that big, but not commonly

@OtakUdangTV 10 ай бұрын

Is ramshorn snail can live if i never change the water?

@Fishtory 10 ай бұрын

Yup

@treasuringpricelesstime5962 2 ай бұрын

Hello. I've watched this video a few times, but I still have a question. I don't have fish in my 10 gallon planted tank. I have malawa shrimp, blue dreams, orange shrimp and ramshorn snails. My question is, without fish, how often should I feed shrimp food and AE? Thank you, Tamara.

@Fishtory 2 ай бұрын

Probably food In small doses ( what they eat in a half hour total) 3 or 4 x a week and bacter ae whenever babies are born or monthly is probably fine if you have some leaf matter for biofilms to grow on

@treasuringpricelesstime5962 2 ай бұрын

@@Fishtory Thank you very much for answering Alex. I truly appreciate it.

@PotooBurd Ай бұрын

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@jluna0530 Жыл бұрын

I have a 10 gallon planted tank with red galaxy pinto shrimp and ramshorn snails. When ever I feed the shrimp, the snails take over and form this huge ball of swarming snails all over the food and my shrimp can't get to it. I'm worried my shrimp are gonna starve. What can I do?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Remove the snails... or feed the snails something in one corner ..then 15 minutes later feed shrimp pellets higher up in a little dish

@lucascaros5298 Жыл бұрын

Those little worm I think you called them “planaria.” I never seen my male betta happier then the moment he was hunting those little worms.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@bobs5596 Жыл бұрын

i feed my snails. i got a bag of ~30 ramshorns and put them in a tank with heavy algae on the glass and sword plant leaves. in less than a week they had licked the whole tank (20L) cleaner than i ever have seen it. the sword plant leaves looked brand new. then i realized i had to feed them. i think they were starved by the previous owner as the shells were eroded and now were growing out perfectly.. i started feeding pleco wafers and they devoured them in one night. they also like tetramin tabs. so i feed my fish way heavy and that gives the snails the leftovers also. i had maybe 130 snails after about a month. then i got a clown loach and he is keeping the snail population in check. also i added a dwarf gourami and it relishes the snail eggs. so i have now about 30 snails again and i feed them wafers twice a week since they still get the leftovers from feeding the fish. the snails have done and continue to do a fantastic cleaning job.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Right on. Sound like a good ecosystem balance now.

@kamranarshad1203 2 жыл бұрын

lets say one keeps just snails in a small aquarium and feeds them just enough fish food.... now will the poop of the snail cause ammonia ?

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but very very small amounts. And generally the surface area of the tank or any plants present will use that ammonia and turn it into nitrites and nitrates before its able to compound in strength

@cashmeremonroe7715 4 ай бұрын

Very nice presentation. Thank you Alexander. Just found you and subscribed. Extremely informative for this newbie. I don't like that podcast couple. She is condescending and snarky. Great job, Mr. Williamson. 😅

@Fishtory 4 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly and welcome 🙏 dont be shy if you have questions

@Horlokx Жыл бұрын

Will snails that aerate a soil substrate that is capped off be bad? Would a capped off substrate even be able to leech if a snail did do that?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

You know, enough of a cap... like 2 inches and the sand sort of stays put for at least a year or two even so... but less than that, it can mix it all up eventually

@Horlokx Жыл бұрын

@The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium I wasn't sure if it would be important to aerate but substrate changing is inevitable.

@juancastaner2576 Жыл бұрын

What subtrate do u use in your shrimp tank?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Bightwell or fluval shrimp and plant for caridina... anything for neos

@djstickxb2615 3 жыл бұрын

Only shrimp I can keep alive are amano..not sure why🤷 PH is around 7.8 rams horn and bladder snails everywhere though

@Fishtory 3 жыл бұрын

Likely that ph. The others tend to like 7.5 or lower... caridina malawa and sulawesi species will work for you though

@djstickxb2615 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thanks for the responds ..will give that a shot👍

@Smalltimetanks Жыл бұрын

If I treat a tank with guppie worm's with dog deworming, and take snails out before will the snails still carry the worms to another tank ?

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Some types of worms ...but not camallanus worms...aka the tiny red ones, common in the hobby. Some of the long skinny white tape worms can remain dormant in snails however. Its not super likely... but is possible

@Smalltimetanks Жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory thank I will pray and give the snails a chance in a different tank ! Because I heard dog dewormer will kill mystery snails !

@UpperAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

For the algorithm!

@jamesedwin1 Жыл бұрын

I left my 10 cherry shrimp and 2 apple snail for a month without food in a planted tank . They all survived and eat lot of the vegetion .

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Apple snails are vegetarian on top of eating algae and biofilm too.

@damiangrouse4564 2 жыл бұрын

“Intermittent fasting” is good for everyone…I’ve settled for now on a good feed day followed by 2 or 3 days just looking at the animals to make sure all is well. I’m infested by snails that came with plants and mystery snails my large female keeps laying. The ghost and amano shrimp are molting ok and I’m also infested with black mollies that I’m going to try to turn in for store credit.

@Fishtory 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. OH, AND I hope you get a good trade in price or deal for some new critters!

@damiangrouse4564 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fishtory would be nice but I have no idea what wholesale prices would be on black mollies? Not looking to make a killing but there’s like 20 fry in a 32.5 gal tank that’s already pretty well stocked.

@evtile7203 Жыл бұрын

Zebras are great with shrimp. I have 10. They speed around , but don't bother the shrimp.

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Totally

@peaoat3608 4 ай бұрын

It's frustrating when neon tetras gobble up catfish food and snails eat up everybody else's food and the designated food rarely ends up in the correct mouths.

@minagica Жыл бұрын

Snails? Nah. Shrimp? Unfortunately yes, but they would survive a week of vacation without any issues, so would my green neon tetras, apparently 🥰🥰🥰

@Fishtory Жыл бұрын

Well it depends on the tank for sure. I have nature tanks with old shells and nutrients all added to substrate plus light to grow biofilms and algae...botanicals. but as long as that stuff is in there, mine can go one indefinitely.