Master Shrimp Breeder Reveals His Top Secret! 

Already 3mins in and you can tell this guy is a gold mine of info for shrimp noobs such as myself

You guys are awesome! Thank you for not gatekeeping this content. it's people like you who make this hobby so fun.

fantastic video mate. I learnt so much

Dude is a freaking master at this! The way he re-mineralize the tank is insane LOL.

Thank you. Great video and knowledge

Appreciate both of you !

Darck such a gem! full of knowledge and readiness to spread his knowledge! thank you!

Wow, he even just add the salt solution directly into the aquarium? He really the master of simplicity

very knowledgeable breeder. nice video!

Very informative. Good video

This is without a doubt the best and most useful video about keeping Caridina shrimp. A big bow down for sharing the knowledge! Massive thanks for your effort to do so!

Great video, just learning with the shrimp so very helpful

Very insightful. Nice!

Really appreciate this video, thx.

I appreciate SO much an expert who can share his knowledge efficiently, stay on point, and provide some great insight into techniques and priorities. Super helpful to have so many aspects of shrimp keeping discussed in one video. And like many of us, I am always grateful to learn about ways to keep systems as simple as possible. Well done!

This is a wealth of knowledge in a single video. Wow. Great work!

Amazing video. He is 100% right if your plants are flourishing your tank is happy

The best shrimp video of the year, thank you from NYC

Thank you for your valuable video. This will serve as a reference for my breeding.

Beautiful tanks and shrimpies! So much knowledge thank you for the video!

Love this channel so informative. Would love you to do a upload on what led lights you use and what are the best. Thanks for all the info

amazing 2 videos's with so much knowledge thats worth alot of money :p thanks you both for that...

Love this video..❤ Very useful. Thank you very much

Love this video man! All the content and knowledge shared I appreciate what you do for shrimp keeping all the things you share regarding, breeding, DIY tanks, feeding, water changes All of it man. I started using bacterial powder for the first time bc of your channel and trying other things. Just massive thanks for all the info you put out

such a great video and great series. i watch the videos multiple times and learn so much! it reminds me i've got to reset my tanks shortly. keep up the great work!!

These videos are very informative, and provide value to me. Thank you.

Great video , great interview lots of information Tks for sharing

if u guys are in singapore, u should go take a look at his shop. he's pretty strict on how u take care of the shrimps and he will tell u its either his way or the high way lol. i went to his shop alot of times and he's a pretty nice guy to talk to. he doesnt keep his secret and he's more than willing to teach u how to breed and keep ur shrimps happy/

This was a very enjoyable video to watch!

Great video. Lots of very interesting information.

Thank you for your knowledge🤙🏽

Good afternoon. In a small space I started with 11 neocaridine animals, which expanded into more than 150. Partial water changes every week, and natural plants make everything easier. Mainly plants that float. Congratulations on the video. Greetings from Brazil.

Ordered all the equipment to setup my tanks from shrimp affaire after watching this video. 5 days ago everything arrived. Setup my tanks was very easy and straight forward as described. Biofilm was there on day 4, ppm stable at day 5 ready to add my shrimp.

Thanks Shrimp Mania for connecting me with such a great breeder. I’ve always been fascinated while watching your videos. The most impressive video to me, is that you spend several months testing your “DIY” bacteria. Love you and keep on making masterpiece❤

such sensible advice

Very informative video! thank you for putting this together. I do think sometimes we just overthink shrimp keeping and love how simple Darick articulated shrimp keeping and keeps things simple.

i am glued to my screen at this place!

I really enjoyed it.

Good video for new knowledge.

I'm from Singapore and I use and learnt the UGF method from him. His UGF box is the best.

Excellent info, this guy really is a master

Just started breeding Amano shrimp. I've got three more clutches going. Local fish store was shocked when I brought in 100's of Amanos lol.

This video was amazing! So much useful information to understand why I've been more successful with breeding in certain tanks and not others. I haven't had a mass death yet, but I think it's because my tap water is very good and I monitor my tanks very closely. I use planted tanks and a sponge filter so it balances out the bioload and siphon areas with a baster that don't have plants. My maintenance is not as efficient as others but my slower and more minimal cleaning has always been about keeping a delicate balance. It seems I've selected good plants in my successful tanks. Some slow growers like moss, but mixed with medium growers too. And he's right...those tanks are flourishing. I also kept some botanicals. They love Catappa leaves, especially the babies! I keep those in areas without plants so I can easily clean those areas when things eventually break down.

what soil does he use for all of his tanks? thanks for the video

Over the moon happy for you. brother!

Wow! Gonna visit this shop soon!

I'm from Singapore. I get my shrimps indirectly from his shop. 👍

Thx to both of you, really appreciate it

If you upload regularly at least every week there's no doubt this channel reach 100k sooner than later. What I like about your channel is you don't take any shortcut or just showing half cycled tank like other fish youtubers do.

Fascinating talk about water chemistry. The idea of cycling new soil first before a reset (which I am overly due) was a great idea! Interesting what he said about the algae being green is good and brown not ideal. Can you explain that further? Mine is mostly brown.

Thanks

This video is so informative thank you for making it! His opinion on inbreeding is interesting since for every other livestock I've taken care of, it's considered bad. From what I know lava rocks are for the most part inert. Is there specific types of lava rock or was my information incorrect? I've also heard no-planaria can help against limpets as well but haven't tested it out so I'd like to know your opinion on that. Been wanting to get into caridina but I worry about the soil losing its buffer after a couple of years since I like making long term planted tanks. Is there a way to lower the pH without adding tannins or disturbing the soil or are those the only methods?

Thank you for this video. This is single handedly the best shrimp video, ever. I do have a question. Where could I get my hands on that gh bottle with the pump? One pump for 10 tds. I cant seem to find one state side.

I have one question in really wanna make a coconut moss cave what process do you use? glue or string? I really love the ones with phoenix moss if you have a tutorial or you’ve done it somewhere please someone leave me a link tysm

Is there a video on how to do the set up of the filtration set up or does he sell it?

What remineralizer did he use? I would love to switch to a liquid pump one vs the salt!

Excellent video. Some food for thought and I've already reset 1 tank using this method based on the previous video. It's in tonight's mish mash of a video, but I do give you and shrimp affair credit for this. I think it's actually one of shrimps affairs boxes, not the ones I make and sell ❤

Make a video on how to set up PRL cardina shrimp, in detail and show all the equipment, until it's finished. thank you sir

3 years lol ❤ 😅 got planted tanks , 8 years !!!

Hello another great video, i must say your videos gives me more sense than videos of other breeders. I just didnt see or i miss his water changes. How often and how much water change he do ?

What filters does he use? And what media

He is giving away so much business secrets! Imagine what he is not sharing! lol

People underestimate the power of plants to keep water clean. Seachum prime and stability are also awesome products. I used to have a sump tank on my 200g freshwater just for good measure. I came from saltwater initially and built my own sump tank setups

Been doing this exact same technique for many years. Learned it when visiting breeders in Taiwan many years ago. Still shocks people when I show them.

Hello, what tanks do you use?

Great video! One of the best breeder with one of the best interview! One last question, what substrate do he use?

it felt illegal to watch this video just because it is so informative yet it is free to access it 😂

What soil is he usinf for the ugf

I only have Neocaridina. Like you mentioned, I first saw this breeder in Rio's video. My goal is somewhat different than his. I have only one tank, and it's in my office so I want it to look nice. I have a substrate and some rock, and a big bunch of Guppy Grass. I just want my shrimp to be producing new shrimp, but I don't need to maximize the numbers. Thanks for this video, it's quite helpful.

bonjour mon ami c'est vraiment une superbe vidéo👍👍👍

Awesome video! So you have a video on how Darick breed Sulawesi shrimp?

Can you link all the products?

Hi, I saw you are using a Sony camera for your videos on shrimp. What is that lens you are using to video the shrimps? I am guessing you are using a Sony A7Mark 4 with Sony 16-35 GM lens? The video is so sharp! Great video btw.!!😍😍

Hello Srimp Mania, Plz tell me what you think about Dragon Stone in Cardina shrimp aquarium? I read very different opinions on is it inert.. did you ever try dragon stone in ur tanks?

What are the boxes in the tanks called please? The ones with the substrate and moss in?

Question : when he takes out the old ugf box . Does he use the same gravel again or does he use new substrate in the old box that he cycles with bacter ae in the back ?

PRL breeding just fine in my aquascape

what brand of gh minerals he use?

When he said leave it alone does he meant like no water change it or still water change

at 10:55 what did he add and hwy ? just need to confirm

He says his tanks are 2feet long (6o litres), but what are the actual dimensions of the whole tank, please? I just came across this video last week, have been watching over and over again, and learning so much. I wish I had seen it before. I lost a whole bunch of Blue Dream and Cherry Shrimps because my set up was wrong.

Amazg video

is better to plant flame moss into substrate in UFG box or just let him flying over ? thanks .

how long does it take to cycle a new UGF box? need to do water change or add anything inside?

Hi. I'm having difficulty on maintaining my tank pH of around 6-ish. I don't use buffering soil but akadama and the pH stays at around 7. My tank houses CRS and Cherry Shrimps and they are fine now.

what is "resetting the tank"?

I wonder what kind of substrate they put in UGF for neocaridina tanks

What GH mineral pump bottle is he using do you know? Seems like a nice easy method his way.

Water evaporates minerals stay. I never thought of that. I should have because I messed with saltwater.

how to make this filter ?

that 'brown wall' is brown algae. usually happen at low nitrate, low light conditions. technically function similarly to green algae. I'm guessing he's saying it's not good probably because it's not preferred food source for the shrimp and it occupy space for green algae to grow. It could also be biofilm which is just microorganisms/bacteria build up.

shrimp thrive on neglect more than pond guppies do. ive found the more rough and tumble i am with them the more robust they are. id say his line just handles that sort of swing up and down with the gh i am certain when he started that practice hewent through a lot of losses but what remained were the ones that handles it and passed on the hardier genetics. this guy is great..i wish he spoke about the specific data surrounding growth and sales as well as quality like is quality taking a dive on this scale or is it being maintained despite the more negative practices and the very bare tanks. ive found my shrimp breed best colours and grow fastest in my scaped tanks but im moving away from scaped now

Glad to watch this, im from phil i lost rcs's worth of 10,000 phil peso cause of water changing 100% because i do believe in aclimation, when im done reseting my tank they died. Thank you for sharing this content, now i got my ego to start breeding again ❤

Can vi put or mix shrimp together? I buyed a lot sort of shrimp and put all together now I don’t see any kid like them what should I do I thought the don’t. Get mix breed but no

i really like these kinds of videos, sorry i watch a lot of your videos and still dont know your name!

What GH liquid does he use? What powder? Thanks in advance!

That guy is awesome ❤ what is his channel?

This is what I too exactly do into my shrimps tank. Change the water just pump in the GH liquid and don't check again. Since, I know my GH and parameters already.

I have a question is heater necessary for small shrimp tank please answer

where can you buy his soil?