Making a Mini Desert Oasis for The Red Shrimp 

I thought it would be a lot of fun to take the concept/essence of a desert oasis and shrink it down into a mini setup. I had a lot more fun with this project than I expected, and I love the result. What do you think, though? Let me know, and have a great Sunday SerpaSquad!

Oasis are one of some the coolest things in nature

I'm an absolute desert rat, and not enough people appreciate how incredible and full of life the desert is. What I'm saying is that I am obsessed with this build 😍

Wow, this is really amazing. This is near the top of the list of favorite builds that you've done. Let's be real, they're all my favorites but this one just speaks to me a little more.

Bro making a project like this every week is insane, mad respect for your dedication🔥

This is just so sick man, I’m a young carpenter from QLD Australia and I dream of building environments like this one day for my reptiles on a much larger scale. Although my work is much rougher than yours, I think it’ll take a while to achieve your patience level! I just love to watch these videos

The only thing I think that could have exemplified desert "more" is possibly a seasonal setup with triops and fairy shrimp, because this is AMAZING

Wow! The bright red colors of the shrimp really brought it all together, I can't wait to see it when there are more shrimps.

I'd be interested to see a desert tank that simulates the Australian outback, where conditions are dry and almost lifeless for most of the year. However, during the wet summer, receive copious amounts of rain that could spring the rank to life for a short period each year.

I wasn't sure at first at the tall versus wide choice of tanks for this, but your Mini Desert Oasis build worked out wonderfully, nicely balanced and geometrically striking. The layout of the choya wood and pagoda stones just perfect, and red shrimp shows a nice contrast.

I really liked this build! I'm personally glad you didn't put fish in the tank. I think the minimal movement and the "smallness" of the design really work well together. Very beautiful!

Serpa sundays are the best 🙌🏽 thank you for taking such good care of the animals. It makes me feel so good that they are loved and thriving

YESS SHRIMPPPP I don’t know why but I’m such a SIMP for SHRIMP heheheh so thank you for this awesome as always work!!

Keep up the good work your inspiring me to follow what you do

My day is better now that there has been a serpa design post! Thank you Tanner!!!! I built my first tank for my new leopard gecko and really happy with how it turned out. Thank you for your educational and entertaining videos!

This is one of the more simple builds compared to some of the stuff you’ve done before, yet this may be my favorite one yet. The hard scape looks incredible and those cacti/succulents in the back make it a perfect match

Wow, This video showed lots of things about the oasis. from this video, I have learned that an oasis is an area made fertile by a source of fresh water in an otherwise dry and arid region. Oases (more than one oasis) are irrigated by natural springs or other underground water sources. They vary in size from a cluster of date palms around a well or a spring to a city and its irrigated cropland. Dates, cotton, olives, figs, citrus fruits, wheat, and corn (maize) are common oasis crops.Underground water sources called aquifers supply most oases. In some cases, a natural spring brings the underground water to the surface. At other oases, manmade wells tap the aquifer. In some oasis settlements, these wells might be centuries old and might have been diligently maintained for generations to preserve access to their life-giving water.Sands blown by desert winds threaten wells as well as agricultural areas in oases. Sand can destroy crops and pollute water. Communities have traditionally planted strong trees, such as palms, around the perimeter of oases to keep the desert sands from their delicate crops and water.Some of the world's largest supplies of underground water exist beneath the Sahara Desert, supporting about 90 major oases there. The Sahara is the largest desert on Earth-about the size of the continental United States. Though there are many oases there, traveling between them can take days because the desert is so vast.For this reason, oases in the Sahara and throughout the world have become important stops along trade routes. Merchants and traders who travel along these routes must stop at oases to replenish food and water supplies. This means that whoever controls an oasis also controls the trade along the route-making oases desirable to political, economic, and military leaders.Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, has been an important farming area for the Arabian Peninsula for thousands of years. Today, it continues to be a leading agricultural region, producing dates, rice, corn, sheep, cattle, and eggs. The al-Hasa region also lies above one of the richest oil fields in the world, making the oasis an important center of international trade.Rivers that flow through some deserts provide permanent sources of water for large, elongated oases. The fertile Nile River valley and delta in Egypt, supplied with water from the Nile River, is an example of this type of large oasis. At 22,000 square kilometers, it might be the largest oasis in the world.

I love the gravel transition between tank and base. Very sleek!

I love seeing how all the techniques you’ve perfected over the years come together into one piece. Skill really is just trial and error, and practice. We can all become good at the things we want to do if we put in the time and energy.

I would love to see you do as many biomes as possible! This is a great start to a desert biome tank! You already have the jungle biomes down. Love it so much though! Just needs triops!

Beautiful oasis!! I really love how active this waterfall is!

I think this is one of my favorite aquarium/terrarium designs of all time! I love the contrast of dessert and water and it looks so cohesive and cool with the red sand. An absolute homerun of a build 🤩👍

You’re the reason I started making terrariums about a year ago. I discovered you about a year and a half ago, binged all of your video’s & now I catch myself buying different glass containers at thrift shops, anything uniquely shaped, picking up random sticks/ rocks and always scoping for places with a bunch of moss. I have so many random things with a different idea attached to them in my craft room. I have a tall fish tank I plan on going full serpa on one day when I feel like I’ve gained more skills and knowledge but for now my little glass jars & containers will do. Thank you for giving me a new hobby / art to explore 🩵

Incredible video. Nice work 👌 💯

love the vids, keep of the great work!

What a fun design! I live in Southern Arizona, and it feels like you captured monsoon season and the dry summer season simultaneously!

Keep up the good work mate!

Your creativity is limitless, I would have run out of ideas but you just continue to do more and more amazing work.

I really like plants with arid vibes and this seems more achievable for someone like me, thanks for the inspiration!

I really liked this one. Looks great. I always enjoy the aquatic builds. Also, it'd be cool to get a little longer montages of the completed project. These things are works of art - looking at & examining them is so cool & I would imagine relaxing for a lot of us. AWSOME channel man! Living art. Amazing! -Dustin

That was magical! They all look so seamless despite being divided to ensure all the different plants's health! Amazing!

your videos are as calming as they are informative. thank you.

I have encountered natural springs in the Sonoran Desert (which is part of the native range for a lot of cholla cactus species, where we get cholla wood from). The one I liked visiting the most was shaded with mesquite trees and was the only place where I saw green grasses and mosses during 119F heat waves. The springs were covered in algae and mosses. There actually weren't a whole lot of cactuses near the streams, like because their roots couldn't take the level of moisture. That being said, this was still a neat build!

I just love a good desert feel and look. This is a great one.

This dude is by far amazing!

Oasis are one of some the coolest things in nature. Oasis are one of some the coolest things in nature.

Ahhh... A new favorite for me! It's awesome!!! Well done, Sir.

Tanner, that's one of your best builds, I totally love it!

The contrast of water and desert is superb. Your concept and execution are truly masterful. I’m not overly impressed with shrimp, in general, but they really compliment this build.

LOVE this one & the Cherry Shrimps are gorgeous. Definitely a win.

Another great build. I enjoy watching your videos on the weekends. So relaxing.

One of the most original builds I've seen you do, arid up top and wet below. This is stunning!

It’s absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

This turned out phenomenal.

Oasis are one of some the coolest things in nature. I love the gravel transition between tank and base. Very sleek!.

And yet another fine build.

Shrimp in the desert sounds cool.

Have not had many vids pop up in my feed lately. As a transplant to Arizona, I really liked this build. Well done!

You really went encapsulated your vision perfectly. This might even be my new favorite 😍 so serene & beautiful 🦐 🐌 🌵 🪨 🪵 💧

Amazing energy to you and to flow. Unlimited. Love it

The out come is beautiful! Great work👍

So beautiful, looks fantastic!

one of your best builds yet!

Absolutely gorgeous!

always love a tank with a tray. I feel the tray improves the look of the tank

I really appreciate that you added subtitles❤

Frickin. Gorgeous. Love it.

This is probably my favorite build! Amazing

Peaceful and attractive on its own, but the little red shrimps give the scene a livelier personality.

Watching your videos is so peaceful and calming!

I have a 16 gallon tank just like this one haven’t used it bought 2 when Petco had there tanks 50% off didn’t know what to do with it now you have given me an idea love this desert concept I can put it in the hallway next to my Bearded dragons room hopefully the 16 gallon will work for this at one point I stopped doing my dyi projects due to mental health illness & anxiety due to my chronic pains from my fibromyalgia sometimes it’s a battle thankfully I found your channel now you have inspired me to do what I si much love to do DYI projects working with power tools & getting my hands dirty 😅 when I’m at that I forget about everything + I have most of the materials collecting dust now I just need to get some cedar wood and plants thanks to you little by little I have been able to redo my 75 gallon tank + my other enclosure thanks for this idea you have shared with us your channel is so so inspiring. 🙏🏼

this the best thing you have ever seen and I've seen a lot of tanks

I love the shrimp, planning on getting some soon for a large vase build.

Wow, it’s so beautiful and unique.

Its stunning ❤ love the shrimpies 😊

Yup. Been watching you for years and this is my favourite build so far. STUNNING. Would LOVE to see a large, native Arizona desert build. Everything in it exactly as you would get in the wild.

Spectacular build as usual! And so inspiring!!!

Wow tanner u never cease to amaze me !!! Love that , u inspire me so much!!!

He has done it again, another inspirational design.

I love this! I imagine it's quite refreshing to go with a completely different design than you normally do.

Tanner just operates on a whole other level! Simply amazing!

In my opinion, one of the most relaxing thing you've made.

Great work! 👍

This is really cool. I wonder if you would one day do Paladariums with multiple creatures, such as water based and land/tree based. :)

Longer videos please!! Need more serpa!

This is one of my favorite builds.

I ADORE this build. There is something magical about oasises. I think it is due to there being so much life in and around the water in an otherwise much more lifeless place. It screams hope to me.

Tanner you're such a talented guy, love it mate 👍🏻

That’s so beautiful! I’m in love

Thank you for giving me a hobby im interestwd in finally, i love animals and the idea of habitat building but i live with my mom who hates exotic animals so i cant, but this is something we are both happy with and your videos are helpling me escape my depression rn. Thank you so much

As a shrimp lover I am so happy, that you gave them so much love with this amazing space ✨😍

Thank you for pronouncing Cholla properly! I learned how when I lived in Arizona...and I have been correcting people ever since!

You truly are a Master if your craft!

You are truly a master of your craft. Thank you for sharing your concept, build process and appreciation for nature.

I’ve loved all your builds but your professionalism and skill are reaching a new level. So cool to watch.

Yeah this is one of my favourites, love it!

Absolutely love this. 💗

Every time I think I am getting ok at terrarium design...great work Tanner. You dunnit again ✌

I love this whole build. I hope that dinosaur plant, which is very cool, gets used soon.

I always come back yo your videos, They have such a relaxing effect whilst learning how you make your Terrariums!

One of my favorite design/builds yet!

Each time you do something like this I think this is my favorite then you top it with the next one.

Tanner im begging for a vampire crab setup!!!! Youd do it so much justice and they are so fun to watch. They're perfectly suited for your builds.

Looks beautiful. What I envision when I think of Oasis is this project right here. Great job Tanner.

After watching this channel for quite some time now I can confidently say that this man is allergic to bad builds.

Perfectly captured what I imagine when I here oasis. Absolutely beautiful. ❤

Beautiful as always!

Absolutely stunning!

Probably my favorite build of yours, the red shrimp look great in their new home!

Beautiful as always