I Made a Shrimp Colony in a Jar! 

Didn’t know I could be so invested in a shrimp love story. Theo and Ellie are too cute

You're doing very well in improving your documatary skills. Adding all of the foley noises was a really nice touch. When watching a nature doc, you take for granted how much foley adds to the storytelling and it made a difference here.

That was so cute to watch. And you've build them a beautiful world to live in.

The shrimp-in-a-garbage-can video inspired me to start a neo colony in a 10 gallon water cooler. Best idea ever! Some old substrate, moss, and driftwood, on the bottom. A cheap grow light, red root floaters, a heater and sponge filter…. Every couple weeks I catch a bunch with the bottle method. I keep the best, good ones go into my display tanks, and I sell the less impressive adults with the RRFs and moss. I wouldn’t really describe it as a money maker, but I have made a lot of friends.

Ecosystems are so cool! So far I've only made terrestrial ones. Yours is looking quite lovely!

This is SOOO adorable and it’s like u have another world in your room.

go to some local pond and gather some decomposing leaf litter out of the water and put it in. then you can really see what nature can provide you with^^

Fantastic camera work, I love seeing the little creatures so close and so clear 👍 😊

Wow! I absolutely loved this little project of yours nick, you have created something about beautiful in such a small space mate and to see it full of life is heartwarming to see. Love the names of the parents too mate, cant believe there is baby shrimp. Great job as always mate 😊

The water cannot flow through the sand quickly and therefore the lava rock cannot have a filtering effect. Aquariums require a break-in period of 2-6 weeks before animals should be added. This is the only way to guarantee a stable environment. You could stabilize the water directly because you took the equipment from existing tanks. However, this is the exception and not obvious for beginners. Also, how much work and experience you put into the care and water values ​​​​on a daily basis is not visible here and should be communicated to people so that they know how to replicate this. And especially if you choose light sources (like here) with a high UVC content, this can quickly have a negative effect. All in all a good video. I would really appreciate it if you would clarify a bit more. Wish you all the best. Kind regards

Inspiring ...... so much so, spent this weekend setting up a jar, but using Walstad method. Now back to it .....

So good to see a mini ecosystem grow, I started one last week with neo caridinas and did the same in the spring with tadpoles and now the time has come for the hind legs to be formed. Can't wait to be the mini frogs.

Yes please do that very keen to see how the jar goes

Pleasant Sunday morning treat, glad your posting frequently again Much appreciated

The flatworm at 3:58 is of the Genus Macrostomum. My guess would be Macrostomum quiritium. Thanks for the great video!

Simple and nice setup, love it❤❤❤

Always fun to experiment, looks good!

I'm currently inspired to make a horticultural aquarium with shrimp and snails. Watching this video gave me confidence and feels like a great kickoff point for my research. Thanks! =]

Great storytelling and videography as always!

That's cool, I did the same with leftovers and cuttings from my other tanks. I had my doubts but it is working a lot better than I expected. Yours looks nicer tho than mine

This video was so cool! From story telling, to the fine editing was perfect! Keep it up! I really want to make one of these now too! Lol

Great audio mixing/editing, awesome vid love these little docos 😁😁

i feel peace watching this tiny ecosystem

I love sea creatures they look so peaceful

How amazing are these lil guys. 😀

Now I wanna make one! Great video as usual!

When you top-up the water try to do it without creating too much turbulence. Use a surface to break the fall of the water stream.

Well need more this type of videos so relaxing

I have two kids and their names are theo & ellie 😊 iimagine my fave when you introduced the first two shrimps 😂

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing

Those mini crayfish are so cute

Love how you named the duo🎉❤

Nice. I have one too. Also with filter. But believe it or not. The ones in the jar are superbig and healthy. With all respect. I even sometimes forget to give them food but they have enough in the jar to eat probably. Like to watch

I want to do this!!!!!!! So cool ,Love it!

You amaze me! My husband and I enjoy watching your channel so much. I’m impressed that you are so willing to share information! Keep up the great work! Are there any species you haven’t been successful in breeding?’

ive been wanting to do somethin like this for so long, this looks so good mby the motivation i need

Absolute bangers, one after another.

I did the same exact one like here 2 weeks ago and its working out smoothly.

I love this, and think I might give it a try.

Thanks from Tucson AZ USA. Very nice video. The project turned out well.

Love the sound effects!

Hey Nick your videos are awesome keep up the good work I learnt a lot from watching your videos I will have to give that a go 😊😊

This is one of my favourites videos of yours

I am glad that your eco jar was a success, I have also done this, plus I also have three big glass fish bowls, and another one with a peace lily growing out of the top of it. And all of these have been very successful.

Such a beautiful clip

I used to have the exact same thing with snowball shrimp as well!

Doesn't surprise me you had success. That's an ideal shrimp hotel!

Jars and bowls are a great place for culls or excess males. Then you're not constantly having to pull babies to keep the bioload down. Thanks for another great video! I've never seen such great images of those tiny limpets eating! ✨🙏✌️✨

love this keep them coming

That’s really good!

Loving the new style of content

Tip, you can use beach soil or forest soil but clean and rinse very well or the soil will put many unwanted bacteria in the tank 😊 😊 😊 😊

no way my guy found a random mango i threw away

I swear every video you put out is better and better than the previous. I can tell you’re passionate about what you do.

Amazing job ❤️

I did the same thing recently. I bought some shrimp for a different tank and decided to keep the water they came in, in a 2 gallon jar for whatever reason. Turns out there were 10 baby shrimp I had not seen in that water and I decided to turn the jar into their home. In two months time I now have tons of baby shrimp and a jar full of guppy grass.

this is beautiful. I love the video production, reminds me of Tanner of SerpaDesign. Look forward to the update. I may do this same thing on my desk.

I have my jar since a year, it was from IKEA for spaghetti, I never feed the shrimps they just have plenty of algae from plants. they're very relaxed and thrive well in it.

Such an amazing video! Could you try to breed ember tetras next?

i loved it. keep this series pls:)

I looked for your updated video but couldn't find it. Did you make it yet? Very excited to see it!

Great video! Makes me want to create a shrimp tank.

Great, really great, superb 👌 What are the aquatic plants you have placed inside the jar???

I use pond soil topped with sand, some moss and a branch. My shrimp and snails breed constantly. I spread them out in my outdoor tub ponds. Zero chance of accidental release. I live in a very arid location.

i love this concept! i have a bowl on my table, my shrip already gave birth 2 times. i had some baby fish in my bigger aquarium but most of the babys were eaten after 2 days. so i decided to put them in the bowl too since they are so small. they are doing so well! i have the bowl like a dutch hybride/ walstad methode. i used pottingsoil and pond soil. then topped it of with some nice round grain of poolfiltersand. its great aeration. i didnt used hardscape so i could put more plants. and i used snails who dig themself and the substrate all around. i use a little piece of black alder to control my ph since i have a high kh. and i used some little pieces of cattapa leaves becouse we all know how well they are. a month ago i introduced a little colony of DAPHNIA. use HAVE to get them. when you look some information up about them you can find out that thay eat algea, and the clean water! they are perfect creature to have between the size of a shrimp and the macro creatures like the copepods we saw in your video :) thanks for sharing KFS! :D ps just uploaded a video from it, if your curious about it you could have a look :)

Beautiful love story ❤

Looks very nice. Please watch a few FatherFish videos on how you can make it a bit more efficient!

Thanks for sharing:)

Not what i expected from your channel but i dig it.

Amazing sound affects

great video dude!

This is my plan! I’ve just got some Moss balls… then when I was researching those it made me come across someone who set up a shrimp eco system with them in, and now I want shrimp too! Do you have an update on these guys?

Great video 😁👍

Verry good video and on my birthday🎉

Really loving all of the information you are putting out. Have you considered starting a Discord?

Nice if you live in QLd No in Melbourne you need a heater for it. But nice project!!

Nick, when you added the water to the jar, did you use RO water or just tap? Would the TDS eventually get to high, or will you do small water changes?

where's the part 2?

very cool

Brilliant

I added pond water to my tank. I haven't lost a fish in a long time ❤

It looks great, what a wonderful set-up. The only suggestion that I have is not to have the water level so high up the jar so that you have a larger surface area to absorb oxygen.

Loveeee this idea!!!! Can you do a video on what you have to do to clean it? Bout ready to go to my thrift store looking for large jars 😁 also, would a low powered an air stone benefit in it?

How long did you wait after set up to introduce the shrimp?

hi nick can you please ask adrian what the exact bunnings and ebay lights he uses in his fish room bud your the best please let us know bud happy fish keeping

shrimps molt when there's drastic change in water parameters. i usually dose calsium in the water when moving shrimps, then do a water change to get rid of excess calsium a few days after they molt.

hi mate i love ya videos quick question can you try find out the exact bunnings lights your mate adrian used in his fish room please mate keep it up bud going great

Thinking of doing something similar, do you top of the tank with regular tapwater?

Kewl. I have wanted to raise little shrimp too but have not found any healthy one near me. In good time I suspect.

Wow, very nice. I have some question about the snails. Has their number increased? I have a fish tank with guppies and the population of the snails got really huge and I removed as many as possible and put them in a jar with some plants and water from the tank. I see you don't have any filter, does your jar smell with the snails? Mine started smell really bad!

did you have to do anything to make the water/jar safe for them? any sorts of cycling of the water or checking levels?

i didnt even click this but from my kitchen i recognise the voice now i might aswell sub i fucks wit u homie

Ur Videos are sooo good bro Keeper it up

i am making my own no filter tank. i put some soil at the bottom and some sand...but the water is murky. i may need to redo it.

I seen you made this little shrimp tank 6 months ago, how’s it doing, shrimp still alive, have you had to clean or do water changes, I would like to start on myself. If possible can you do a short update video on it. Thanks

So cool.. Nature is amazing

Thank you for sharing. What is the "nutrients for the plants" that you crushed up in the beginning? Also, what water are you using to "top off"?

Id love to do that.

GREAT BEAUTIFUL MICRO-VIDEOS OF THE TINY-CREATURS :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

Did you use regular water or water from another stable tank? I want to make something similar (no filter) for my office tank.