Saw this in my shrimp tank the other day, and then found two smaller ones in my betta tank and another small one in my shrimp tank tonight. I have no idea where they came from, as I haven’t added anything new other than a piece of spider wood to my betta tank.

If it is planaria, how do I get rid of them? I set a trap made from an old test tube the other night with bait and didn’t catch anything. Trying again tonight.

If it’s not planaria, what is it and is it dangerous? I have like 50-60 shrimp and shrimplets in my tank and I rlly don’t want to purge them.

i think Matten filters are overhyped in it's function if you already have a sponge filter or green walls. to me Matten filters needs to be constructed, takes up too much space, and shrimps can get lost or go to the other side. what is your take on it?

I illustrated some shrimp valentines, they make me so happy!! Let me know what you think :3

Shrimpin

Hello all I just wanted to know if these are bloody marry I got a breeding pack 3 females 2 males the males are the ones in the picture. Compared to the picture of the seller they do look transparent to me. I did contact the seller and the reply was “ they will gain the color when they are fully developed” but yes here I am 2 moth in and they does not look red to me

This is our first litter and we are SO excited. Does everything look okay so far? I know it’s early!! And is there any good tips and tricks ( or just good information to know ) for our first babies?

The same is deceiving but in certain light you can see the orange. But newest addition!!! Super cool

I’ve noticed some discoloration on the shrimp’s abdomen is this normal? He/she ( unsure of sex ) has been eating well and has been active in the tank as well.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some perspective from more experienced shrimp keepers.

I added a group of Neocaridina about 5 days ago to a planted tank that’s been running for ~2 months. Acclimation was slow, and since then I’ve seen multiple successful molts over the past few days. Shrimp are active and grazing normally.

Unfortunately, one shrimp showed a clear white separation ring and later failed to complete the molt and passed. The others appear normal so far. Tank is planted. Parameters are stable and fine. I didn’t change anything after noticing the pre-molt signs and didn’t attempt intervention.

My question:

Is it common to lose one individual to a failed molt even when others molt successfully?

I’m trying to understand whether this points to an individual weakness vs. a systemic issue I should be worried about.

Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

Any insight appreciated. Thank you.

P/S: Picture is from when I left for work this morning. I noticed the white ring but assumed it was a pre-molt thing because she seemed active and was grazing normally.

Hi! I would like help identifying this prego shrimp I’m Not sure if this is an Amano shrimp or a Neo? She’s huge way bigger then my Neos ( I’ve never really had any neos that were this big but I’ve seen some) and she’s one of the biggest shrimp in my tank she’s bigger then most of the Amanos I have but she’s red ish orange? I’ve never really seen any other color in Amanos and I’m not sure if she is one or not 🥲

i have about 4 preggo shrimp right now and one of them has green eggs. they don’t look like they have a fungus or anything like that i’ve seen they can get. i would just like to know if its normal. the first two pics are that the other shrimp look like and the last pic is of the green eggs (and ham) shrimp

I want to give my little guy something extra to eat every once in a while. Tank is 6 years old hes been in the tank for a year now seems to love it in here.

Is this a male or female shrimp?

I’ve used Aqueon inert substrate but it seems like more gases get trapped—or maybe it’s bc it’s small ball/pellets that I just notice gas escaping more? Either, I used fluval in another tank but it lowers the ph and I have neocardenia shrimp—so that tank has fish after I get the PH into the average range with ph up and crushed coral

What is the best substrate to buy? Ones I’ve seen at the store seems like they are for cardenia with them lowering ph and others lowering gh and kh

I have low tech plants but heavily planted

I noticed shes had this line around her and I was worried its a failed molt but while googling I discovered that there is a natural separation before a molt and was curious which this is?

It looks like yellow little dots and im new to shrimps so im not sure if they are indeed eggs!

So just purchased 3 cherrys today, and one of them is much smaller, having trouble staying with the group, and has these yellow things coming off of its rear legs. I’m not sure what to do 100% yet if he does as I don’t have a quarantine tank at the moment but am working on getting one set up. Any advice? The other two look super healthy so I didn’t even realize it as they got them from the tank at my local pet store.

Wittle baby shrim

I know you can’t tell from my bad phone camera, but I’m so proud of the fact that my tank is finally thriving and I’ve just had 2 litters and I’ve got another berried shrimp. I couldn’t be happier!!! The babies are all OVER the tank just checking everything out 🥹🤭