What fish get along with shrimp?
Can you socialize dwarf shrimp and fish at all? What do you have to consider? Here we explain a little about what criteria to consider when planning a community aquarium for shrimp and ornamental fish. Read more »
Amano shrimp breed in the aquarium
Amano shrimps are not that difficult to breed ... you just need a little know-how and some stamina for it. Read more »
Shrimp die for no reason! #Shrimp diseases
How the most common bacterial infection occurs in shrimp and how to prevent it Read more »
Shrimp death in summer - germ density in the aquarium
Many of our most popular shrimp species, such as bee shrimp, bumblebee shrimp or tiger shrimp, come from very clean, cool and oxygen-rich streams. The nutrient density in the water is so low that there is hardly any significant plant growth in these streams. Read more »
Macrobrachium large arm shrimp - keeping in the aquarium
Many of the beautifully patterned and often with long claw arms quite bizarre looking large arm shrimp / long arm shrimp of the genus Macrobrachium... Read more »
Regular work on the shrimp aquarium
In contrast to a pure fish aquarium or a plant tank or pure aquascape, in an invertebrate aquarium our small fellow inhabitants do a lot of the work for us. Shrimps and snails, for example, are very happy to take care of algae deposits and biofilms on the glass panes and on... Read more »
Reproduction stop for dwarf shrimp
Many dwarf shrimp species are extremely prolific, think of the well-known and popular Red Fire. Even the bee shrimp and tiger shrimp, which are considered to be somewhat trickier, can hardly be stopped if the external conditions are optimal for them. From time to time,... Read more »
Blue Bee Shrimp - Chocolate Bee Shrimp
It may be one of the smallest shrimp species in the hobby - males of the Blue Bee or Chocolate Bee shrimp only grow to about 1.5 to 1.8 inches long, with adult females reaching a maximum of 2 inches in body length. Read more »
Wild beauties from Hong Kong - Galaxy tigers, spot prawns & dwarf crabs
They all have one thing in common: Galaxy Tiger Shrimp, Tiger Shrimp (Caridina mariae), Bumblebee Shrimp and Spotted Shrimp (Caridina serrata) all originate from small, fast flowing streams in Hong Kong. Read more »
Breeding shrimp: Breeding juvenile shrimp
Depending on the ambient temperature, the female shrimp carries her eggs under her pleon, the abdomen, for an average of three to four weeks. There they are attached to the swimming legs with a thin, quite sticky thread, the so-called filament, and carefully guarded. Read more »
Buying shrimp - tips for acclimatization
Your aquarium is already running, and surely you are now happy that life is finally moving in, but wait - here are a few things to consider beforehand! The acclimation of the new aquarium inhabitants to their new home is not difficult, but requires some care, so that there is... Read more »
Immune system shrimp - disease prophylaxis
Like all invertebrates, shrimp have a somewhat different immune system than vertebrates or mammals. They only have an innate immune response, not an adaptive immune system. They can therefore only distinguish between their own and foreign cells... Read more »