Breeders Select – Shrimp Feed Shrimp Feed for Competition We have been testing this shrimp feed for quite some time and we are now ready to share why we started this feed. One of the main reason for this feed is a complementary feed to Hwa v1 which we feed. As we know, Hwa v1 attracts shrimps quickly to the food and soon you will find the shrimps are all over it. Basically there will be shrimp that do not have access to the food because they couldn’t get to the food. With Breeder Select it defray all aggression as it allow individual shrimp to pick the food and consume them individually. Th ..read more

Share, Inspire, Forward Community of sharing For those who are in this hobby for many years regardless fish or shrimp, they have undergone and seen the entire process and those who stay and remain in the hobby are those who are truly passionate about it. This post is to share the alternate community that we have created separate from the norm with good reasons. The alternate community is simply to get like-minded individual who love the hobby without the pain of politics. Why no group chat? Yes i do not join or create group chat and because of that, i do not get ‘publicize’ as much as some ..read more

Why the difference This post shares a bit more information from this blog post where i have shared the difference between Main and Secondary line shrimps. Main and Secondary Line Shrimps After you have read this, you can continue to read the additional post here. One of the reasons for having this post is because i did a post in Facebook asking breeders to distinguish the difference between secondary and main line. The one on the left is secondary line and the one on the right is main line. There are a few characteristic differences visually however if i would make it more difficult by ..read more

Ornamental Shrimp enthusiast Josef Myllyluoma organizes a Shrimp meeting at his facility and personally invited those who are interested in the hobby. During the Easter Holiday season, Josef organized a 2 day meeting for hobbyist to attend and we (Helsinki Aquarium Society) have also received an invitation and visited the Shrimp event on Saturday 8th April 2023. Josef’s mentor from Singapore Benedict Tay (“Bene”) arrived and visited Finland for the first time to provide guidance on his “Apprentice’s” shrimp. The reason for doing so is he will be able to share immediate feedback of what can ..read more

What is the optimum number of tanks 10 50 100 In this blog post i would like to share my journey from a learning perspective over the years. I always have this question in my head, how can one learn and experience quicker. As shrimp breeding cycle from breeding to shrimplets to selective breeding takes years, can we accelerate the process with more tanks and can anybody from a hobbyist perspective upkeep this? So i think we all started somewhere and i too started with 12 tanks and then as time goes on expanded to more than 100 tanks, does it mean that having more tanks equate to better shri ..read more

Introduced in Germany Shrimp Contest 2022 New shrimps in 2023 There will be a potential release of more new shrimps in the market as new and more innovative shrimp hybrids are being done with certain stability. However, it depends on when the shrimp will be suitable for release and please stay tune for new releases during International shrimp contest. I would like to take the opportunity for the organizers for the German International Shrimp contest for hosting it and making it an eventful one. Certainly appreciate the time and effort on doing that. Why the name Snowfall Before we go s ..read more

Ammonia is the energy source for Beneficial Bacteria Which is which? In one of my Youtube videos i was talking about Ammonia reading and being able to measure that. However, what should we do with the readings? In other words, we may know from a cycling process that ammonia is present in the water column and throughout the cycle, there will be a peak in Ammonia. When there is beneficial bacteria to convert the ammonia that is in the water column, it will then be converted to Nitrite and eventually to Nitrate. The beneficial bacteria is the catalyst to convert the harmful ammonia to less h ..read more

Getting it right Setting up a breeding tank Tank size: If you have a 20L/40L or bigger tank, it is important that you cycle the tank a full 40 days based on nitrogen cycle. A bigger tank with higher water volume will have more stable water parameters, the margin of error you are allowed to make is also bigger. Soil: Now you have got your tank, what soil do i recommend? I still recommend ADA but i know there are other soil out there which can be suitable as well. For example Tropica is another great example of soil that can be use. As long the soil is active and has the capabilit ..read more

What do you expect if you are new to this What to look out for It is becoming difficult to ignore the fact that with rising prices of commodities and inflation, things get more and more expensive and what do we expect can happen in the shrimp industry. Eventually the shrimp industry will also be hit by the rising cost of raw material and logistics, however as we know these are not beyond our control, it is important to note what is truly important. Additionally, it is also a good time to reflect on what is necessity. This is the same as what we will try to look out for in a tank that may ..read more

Behavioral of Shrimplets Shrimplet survival If you are wondering if shrimplet are getting sufficient food after they are born, you are right to have that question because like all living things, survival is instinct. All shrimplet are born with the instinct to survival and to be as close to food and shelter as the fundamental elements of survival. It is by no coincidence that shrimplets especially those that are relatively young within 14 days of being born. This observation can be seen here where the shrimplet are all congregating at one particular spot in the tank. While there are some ..read more