Inside the $5000 a Month Shrimp Breeding Side Hustle. Full Video on the Channel!  

That's actually smart

Open pyramid scheme lmao

Not gonna last long,there was a crawfish trend in indonesia where the demand is from people who wanna breed and sell the crawfish.breeding is so easy .my dad was in on the hustle so the moment he notcied a decrease in the crawfish's value,he sold every single crawfish to another crawfish farmer and never looked back.not long after the market for crawfish crashed to the ground

or to people who actually just want shrimp

@@Idiotwithphone crashed to the ground" How? Did people stop eating it?

That’s because mixed colors turn brown eventually. Nobody wants mixed bro shrimp. Best to keep them separated and in a species tank if you wanna make profit.

30? Hah amateur 😂I have more than 500+ neocaridina that i bred myself in my 30 gallon tank

You know, with caridina, different story is not a strange phenomena

@@Billy426.feel better yet?

@@Billy426.damn. Save some girls for us.

Yes, you're right, based on my experience breeding caridina shrimps

And selling them is also a problem

@@ABHI-fg4ky why? Because their price dropped?

Neo is easier

​@@999wavesthat's what he is saying

@@Imyourmoose oh you noticed too?

Not too bad if you start with distilled/RO water. There are defo much harder freshwater creatures such as Sulawesi shrimp

i love caridina however i dont want to use ro water 😭 so neos it is!

They practically feed themselves and clean their own tank

@@denmark23truth tho

Good news. You don't have to feed them.

I feed my shrimp once a week.

Question: Do you have to do anything specific to get them to breed or just give them good condition and wait?

@@keekaro thank you what are some optimal water parameters because I can’t seem to find a stable answer to the question

@@MoldyCheeseGamin Sorry for the text wall I will try to get as much as I can ^-^ First off I want to specify I breed different breeds of neocaridina shrimp, specify red crystals and jades. The shrimp seen in this video are cardinia breeds and I haven't bred those but they do need different requirements then neos. All shrimp no matter the species, are very very sensitive to water changes, Its less about optimal parameters and more about consistent parameters. For example, a dramatic water change like more the 25% may stress or kill the animals or stop them from breeding. I breed my shrimp in slightly tannic water as I like having leaf litter around for them to hide and feed on, because of this the ph goes around 6.8 to 7, it is critical that there isn't too much of a drastic ph fluctuation, but do NOT chase a ph, it never ends well. Temp is important to keep consistent as well, Ive found neos are most comfortable at around 70 f but this can change, just NEVER fluctuate the temperature top fast, if a heater is in a tank remember the water should be about the same temp as the new water during water change. Shrimp are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrites, remember always cycles an aquarium completely before adding shrimp and test thoroughly. They are far less hardy then fish with cycling. Something not many people talk about, if the water doesn't have enough minerals shrimp may have trouble molting, causing the "ring of death" where a shrimp is unable to molt and will die. Crushed coral helps tremendously with this and I would definitely recommend. Not many people mention this but neos and cardiniad best food source is algea, and a tank with a lot of algea growth is going to perform amazing off the bat, a good way for algea to grow is by fish poop, if you do add fish remember to add a lot of hiding places such as java moss and pick either herbivores or small schooling fish like chilli rasboras however the tank mush be at least 10 gallons and this is not required. Remember to give your shrimp an inch of substrate, as not doing so stresses them out. Remember to water change once a week or week and a half if its not bioactive I hope this helps, I know I gave more information then you asked but a lot of videos dont give that critical information, hope you consider it! is really rewarding!

@@keekaro Thank you so so much!! That is all the info I’ve been looking for amazing explanation!

@@MoldyCheeseGamin absolutely

this isnt true

Not true. Shrimps are in high demand because ppl tend to buy em in a bulk

Low grade shrimp actually sell more. Its far cheaper and most people just want shrimps in their tank and dont care about grades

I wonder, has anyone thought of bulk breeding basic brown ones and selling lots cheaply as "feeder" shrimp for larger fish?

look up ghost shrimp. stores sell em for under $0.75. Can't see much profits from something like that. They'll probably give you a quarter each or something@@hydrocooledcarrot

Per tank

Although the video did show more than 10 tanks

​@@AetherlyFox your right

They're really not hard to care for. You clearly did something wrong if they're dying in one day

@@crystalaquatica6402 I said what I said from my own experience and from others I’ve watched on RU-vid. I’m not the only one whose had this issue.

​@@crystalaquatica6402 that's depending on where you live (your water) and which shrimps? Generally caridina is way more difficult than neocaridina

Gotta use RO water and remineralize it after. Sounds like you tried tap and found out you don’t have tap water good enough to keep shrimp.

@@01ECLIPSIFY10 I think the others that have the same issue as you are in the same sort of mental FISH BOWL as you. As stated earlier and unless certain species, these really are not difficult to care for and most tolerate a large range of paramater. It's more likely you just being naturally incompetent rather than the shrimp being delicate

I have…and didn’t even realize it until I saw the video and was like “wait a minute-“ lol

I buy much from lots of breeders, and me too is the breeder

That's what i was wondering

I buy shrimp ALL THE TIME. At least once a week.

Consumer?

aquarium hobbyists, personally I buy some shrimp online and they r super healthy, these shrimps are super popular and you won’t believe some breeders tanks

​@@ericolens3 y

You don’t have to do anything though.. it’s passive income. I run 2, 6 gallon tanks at the moment. Which can’t really produce much since they are small. But in only about a month, I’ve sold about a hundred dollars in plant clippings.. I’m sure it could be much more if I was breeding high end shrimp.

Except everyone would rather do this and grow their shrimp farm overtime making even more than 9 an hour overtime than working at a factory and sweating in harsh conditions for other people and getting a raise every 6-8 months

@@yuhntizo4743 Wow didn’t know you spoke for everyone, that’s cool. I haven’t worked for $9 an hour since I was a teenager

@@bailmasterflex probably because it’s illegal to get paid that much lol..

@@TheShortsKingdom97 minimum wage is $7.25 in most states… all the information you could possibly want at your finger tips and you’re too lazy to do some research before making a comment…..lol

he said 500 a week per tank

It's not!

And caridina shrimps is not always easy 😊

Hmmm... I suggest to check online for any retailer near you, sir. Please be careful with caridina species, Maybe you want to try with cheap neocaridina species for first

No there really tiny like if you think popcorn shrimp are small wait till you see neocaradinas

@volturnianlobster9350 ok, so tank only gotcha 👌 😊

Maybe salvinia,Duckweed is just not the best plant to keep in general because of its growth rate

I’ve heard they lIke it creates a lot of biofilm

These shrimps arent food, they are pets, but idk

Approximately 4-500. ;)

@@UnicornsExist17 that's an expensive snob food!

you'd be very surprised...those are mid tier priced shrimp lol

Some cost 100 per shrimp lol I seen some go for 350

FYI: people pay >$100-$1k per high tier shrimp

Attention please this caridina species, don't try if you not learn first, ok, you've been warned

But what's the cost in time and setup compared to shrimp?

@@crypticgamma6308 oh idk. I didn’t tally things up but I had a $100 incubator I got for $40 and substrate was probably another 40, when they hatched I’d just put them all in a big box with a log in the middle and some cheap uvb lights with a ceramic heater. For food their diet when young is mostly protein so crickets which are cheap also could try them dry red pellets to be even cheaper but it’s not expensive after you get everything going. I’m sure shrimp is much easier and cheaper ofc

Bearded dragons take up significantly more space. The bare minimum size you’re meant to house a single adult in, is a 4x2x2 / 120 gallon. Those can be expensive if you’re going with glass or PVC (often times close to $500 per enclosure depending on where you buy from, the lowest I’ve seen is $250-$300), and adults have diets that are a lot more hands-on than shrimp. They are demanding. They *need* UVB lights, space, and attention. They also do *not* lay 90 eggs at a crack. It’s typically 20. Though they may be paired multiple times over the course of a breeding season. Not to mention, after each time the female lays eggs, you need to replenish her calcium levels. It’s very exhausting for her, and it’s rough on their bodies. You’d also have to wait until they’re at least 6 inches long or so to sell them. Anything below that is way too tiny. They’d probably have to be moved into their own individual tubs or enclosures by then, as well. I do not recommend doing this if you’re not experienced in keeping reptiles, which you unfortunately don’t *exactly* seem to be.

I’m not even going to mention the cost of the pair of bearded dragons themselves. If you want to breed leatherbacks, for instance, you’re going to need a pair of leatherbacks, or for the individuals to have genes that allow for the production of leatherbacks. That’s going to be expensive. I’m not trying to be an ass, but these two things aren’t really comparable.