These are general blog posts
Guppies are popular in community aquariums. However, a common misconception is that they can’t live with shrimp. Is this true? Crystal Red Shrimp can live with guppies. Both guppies and Crystal Red shrimp can thrive together when the right diet, pH level, and water temperature are met. Make sure to keep your guppy and Crystal … Read more
Whenever you house multiple shrimp in a tank, you’re bound to lose a shrimp or two. So, when one of your Crystal Red Shrimps tank mates passes away, you may wonder, will his friends eat him? Crystal Red Shrimp eat dead shrimp if you leave them in the tank together. Like all shrimp, Crystal Red … Read more
So you just purchased your first Amano shrimp, and now you are wondering whether or not your new shrimp should be kept in brackish water? Amano shrimp cannot live in brackish water, and you should house them in freshwater. The salinity of brackish water is too high for the adult Amano shrimp and can result … Read more
When most people plan out their aquarium, they also think about the tank mates they want for their fish. Ghost shrimp always make this list because of their ability to entertain and clean up any algae, food waste, and dead fish in the tank. But will ghost shrimp eat snail eggs, too? Ghost shrimp can … Read more
Taiwan Bees and Crystal Red Shrimp are some of the most popular freshwater shrimp around. Crystal Reds, in particular, are extremely expensive, especially the higher grades. But are these two the same–can you buy a Taiwan Bee and get a Crystal Red? Crystal Red Shrimp are not the same thing as Taiwan Bees. Both shrimp … Read more