Fully informative and well narrated, thank you! I had a pet store clerk claim that ghost shrimp don’t eat any algae, have claws and may harm fish, and was skeptical. Appreciate the thorough rundown on these very cool shrimp!
I feel cheated by RU-vid! This video is a year old and I’ve been trying to find informative videos about ghost shrimp for at least a week. After doing research online about them, then buying some. I FINALLY found your video. Thank you, I really appreciate and enjoyed your work.
Ghost shrimp are one of, if not my favorite shrimp species. One of my favorite aquatic pets in general! I think it’s so fascinating to have the ability to watch the inner workings of their bodies with the naked eye. They also seem to have a lot of personality. Just such a wonderful, little creature.
They really are wonderful little animals, and they'd be great for use in anatomy classes, because you don't have to kill them to see how their insides are put together. 😁
I used to have one of these little guys when I first got my fish tank six years ago. It got scooped up by accident when I bought some neon tetras at my local pet store.
That's a nice surprise. They don't live long / about a year or so, and as feeder shrimp they're not usually treated very well, so they suffer. Thanks for watching the video. 😃
When I first started in the hobby I wasn't interested in shrimp. Then one day I got armano shrimp..they were ok did a good job cleaning...then I got yellow neocardinia shrimp. I was hooked. These little flying bananas 🍌 are so cute, social and curious. I have over 50 in my 40 gallon..started with 10. And have a nano aquarium that's shrimp only. Love em...great video
Yet again, you have created a masterpiece of video and information. I have never once seen a shrimp clean up under their shells like this. What an amazing shot to get! Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful videos that are so full of great information.
You're very welcome, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. That cleaning beneath the shell was a real surprise to me as well. I learn new things every time I make a video. 😊
The only thing that concerns me is the quality of my work. . . Even if only a few people watched my videos, I would still continue to make them. I wake up everyday excited to work on my next project . . . 😊
There is something just a little creepy about watching her leg slipping around inside her shell, I had no idea they did that. They are always such fascinating creatures, almost alien in their structure. The perfect subject for Samhain (Halloween), ghost shrimp. I thoroughly enjoy the quality of your filming, your wealth of information…and your sense of humour, it is a trifecta every time. Thank you Dave, for doing what you do, and just for being you.🖤🇨🇦
Our world could use a return to some of the old ways where mother nature was respected and revered as the giver of life. Many of us have lost our way. . .
@@TheDave333 Some of us still hold that reverence, Mother Nature could use more of us, but we all know She has the capacity to survive long after we are gone. Anyone who loves Nature as much as you clearly do is on the right track, and is part of the solution.🖤🇨🇦
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I like the joke because you would have to know the word archipelago, which is a word that not many people know, so the joke needs a person with some intelligence and creativity to think of it. . . And it's a silly joke so the combination of silly and intelligent is impressive.
I was working and listening to your documentary when glancing back at the video, I was like...that is one ugly shrimp. I didn't know zoomed up close they look human.😅 Turns out it was a skeletal decoration. 🤣 The shrimp was sitting in front of the decoration. Lol.
Very good video and information. I especially liked the part when you showed the eggs on the back of the shrimp. One of my shrimps have that, and I was wondering if they were the eggs. Now I know, thanks! 😊
1:48 If only us humans could do that too and just fix our internal organs, or just plainly rip out unwanted fat. 9:37 "Authentic ghost shrimp", definitely real and not fake xD
I'm happy to share my passion with the world. In my view, the more we know about mother nature, the more we'll care. And in the end, the world will be a better place. Is that too much to ask? 😊
Those translucent guys are so interesting! As always, educational look into water organism with explanation how it works 🧐. Except above, it's great that you show differences between true glass shrimp and similar aggressive species. Indeed it's common misconception, I was afraid to add them to guppy aquarium. Now l know it's ok.
@@TheDave333 the interesting but disgusting thing about these shrimp is that after they die they lose their transparency The shrimp are sold as feeders for large fish and turtles and other things and I saw this happen when feeding one of them to my pet frog The frog captures the shrimp and almost managed to swallow it but I think it may have been too big or something else because the frog eventually spit it out Despite escaping, the shrimp did not survive being up to its tail in the crocodilian jaws of the frog for 5 straight minutes and after the shrimp died it turned this disgusting snot yellowish color They were other smaller shrimp which the frog snacked on with no problems
The only lobsters I've ever caught were ones that I caught by hand in the Caribbean. My arms are too short to reach them from Massachusetts. The ones in the islands (Spiny Lobsters) don't have big claws like the ones in the northeast. 🦐
A beautiful crab indeed! In the Virgin Islands, where I used to live, there are some large land crabs (Cardisoma guanhumi) that look like these ones. They live in the mangrove swamps and are good to eat, but you have to catch them and then keep them for a while. The locals keep them in wire-bottomed cages and feed them corn or mangoes to flush out their digestive system. After a couple weeks they're good to eat. I was always afraid of them as a child. They're big and scary!!!
My ghost shrimp is 1 year and 3 months old.. I don't even know how he's still alive 🤣 He has gotten so big that he does attack my betta at times, but not too bad. I went to the tank to double check and he does have the orange spots.
Thank you. Ive had them for a few years and have many generations of them. I finally stepped up my game and got 10 Red Rili shrimp. I dont think Rili and ghost shrimp can cross breed cause they look like different species. Anyone know?
I will resist the urge to fully indulge all the compliments I would like to bestow upon you, but must still jettison a few forth, this is among the highest quality picture the deepest sweet and savory variety of informative study and truly an unparalleled delight to see such an often over looked creature given its full day in the sun, I find their personality to be extremely entertaining, the various ways they climb structures plants snails and occasionally bladder snail tethers to explore and to feed is like a carnival in itself, I have seen a ghost shrimp on more than one occasion playing the floor is lava jumping from one snail cluster to the next, and of course even though the life span may not be tremendous, the price is unbeatable, I get 3 for a dollar at 2 of my lfs's, long story short I have a question for you, I'm a newbie to the channel and I have to ask you two questions actually, I don't have to, I do very much want to, is this a short story, no that's not the first question, I was lucky enough in August to have my green emerald corydora in a breeding frenzy, they peppered my aquarium with nearly 200 eggs, I had 100 percent hatch rate and only had 3 aquariums at the time, I now have 8 and am struggling a bit to keep up with 6 tanks in one place and only 2 at home, also currently setting up two more tanks thanks to way too many guppy babies and swordtail babies, short story long, my OG corys went bananas and coconuts again and laid more eggs, unfortunately I did not have another perfect set up for them like I did with the first batch and only got about another 30, so I had 218 baby cory approximately but was able to sell many to stores, I still have a tad over 100, if you would be interested in receiving some I would be delighted to give you a handful just to see them studied and highlighted the way you do, not to mention I'm not too ignorant to realize you would be able to provide them with a superior habitat and lifestyle, I really am trying my best, but its all happened so fast and the rest of life hasn't slowed down to allow me time I need, my dad almost died earlier this year and I wanted for the sake of his health an excuse to make him get out of his chair, so I have him feeding some tanks and switching the lights on/off, I come over to do everything else and still have to feed them 75 percent of days anyway, he wanted livebearers which really compounded my stress but I want to make him happy, so now I have in addition to the corys about 100 guppy babies and 25 swordtails babies, I know I need to separate the sexes to stop the proliferation but I don't have the new tanks set up yet, and I was hoping to use my largest tank for anything besides my smallest fish but that's life, ok I'll stop now, I love you bye
Thanks for watching the video, and providing me with an interesting comment to read. . . It seems to me that you've got a serious case of the M.T.S. (multiple tank syndrome). It's a common ailment for many fish-keepers. Don't be ashamed, it happens to a lot of us. 😊 There are two important things to keep in mind. 1). It's easy to overwhelm yourself in this hobby, because it's very very addictive. Then, you end up with more fish and fish tanks than you can handle. The fish end up suffering, you get all stressed out and quit the hobby. That's not what we want. You want to be able to relax and enjoy the tanks, and not be worried about all of the things that you need to do to keep it all running smoothly. Sometimes, less is more. . . It sounds like your corys are happy and healthy, so that's a good sign that you're still doing things right. . . My advice is to keep things as simple as you can. Slow down a little. You could concentrate on one or two species at a time. Master that fish, breed it, learn all about it, love it, and then move on to the the next species. It's very tempting to keep getting more fish, and more equipment, but at a certain point it will become too much, and you'll either quit or be forced to scale back. Slow down, and take on less work. You need to pace yourself in this hobby. It shouldn't be a source of stress, it should be a source of beauty, calm, self-reflection, and peace. There will be time for more fish and more tanks, but now might not be the right time. 2). Do right by your Dad, and help him however you can. If he enjoys livebearers and it helps him, then that's where you should put your time, your energy and your focus. . . It's sounds like he might enjoy the fish as much as you. 😊 Start scaling back. Sell as many fish as you can. Livebearers and Corydoras are great fish to breed for fun and profit, but not at the expense of your sanity! I would love to take some of the Corydoras off your hands, but my plate is full with the fish that I have. I'll make a film about Corydoras catfish at some point, but right now I'm concentrating my efforts on other species. . . See, I'm using self-control to not get more fish!!! Avoid the pet store. It's too tempting. 😊
@@TheDave333 thank you from the bottom of my heart, you are a truly wonderful human being, I will let you know in the near future how things shake out and I absolutely can not wait to see that cory cat video from you, I will have tears of joy streaming down my face and fully dilated pupils affixed to my viewing device, may peace be with you in times of trouble and joy all the rest, have a remarkably splendid day The Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TheDave333. Thank you for your wise advice to this person overwhelmed with fish babies and human family issues. The three pieces of advice you gave are things I am wrestling with in other areas of my life. 😊
Ghost shrimp are usually sold as feeder animals. So, they're often in poor health when we buy them because they're inexpensive and they're not treated very well. So, they don't live very long (1 - 1 1/2 years). Buy the small / young ones and keep their water clean and at about 70 degrees.
@@TheDave333 great video, finding quality info on ghost shrimp is difficult, especially when trying to distinguish between ghost and whisker shrimp. And thanks to your video I have pulled out two whiskers from my tank and then stopped short of putting my last actual ghost shrimp in with the whiskers.
