Tank Talk

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article photo 24 September 2026 Buying live shrimp online in Australia: what to check Buying live shrimp online in Australia is normal now, and most parcels arrive fine. The ones that don't usually go wrong for predictable ... Read the guide → article photo 24 September 2026 Blue shrimp compared: which blue shrimp suits your tank Blue is the colour most people want in their first "nice" shrimp tank, and it comes in more forms than you might expect. Some blue shrimp... Read the guide → article photo 24 September 2026 Shipping live shrimp in an Australian summer Winter's risk for shrimp in the post is cold. Summer's is heat, and heat is the less forgiving of the two. A box that sits in a hot deliv... Read the guide → article photo 24 September 2026 Best beginner shrimp in Australia If you've never kept shrimp, the choice can look bewildering: dozens of colours, names like Blue Dream and Crystal Red, and prices from a... Read the guide → article photo 24 September 2026 Cherry shrimp care in Australia Cherry shrimp are the red colour form of Neocaridina davidi, a small freshwater shrimp. The same species comes in many other colours, fro... Read the guide → Plate XIII · Planaria, hydra and Scutariella — shrimp-tank pests · identify · treat · prevent Health & problems · 10 August 2026 Planaria, hydra and Scutariella: shrimp tank pests and what to do Identify it before you treat it. What planaria, hydra, Scutariella, Vorticella, detritus worms and nematodes actually are, how much harm ... Read the guide → Plate XII · Breeding Neocaridina — saddle · berried · hatch · how a colony gets going Breeding · 10 August 2026 Breeding Neocaridina: how to get a colony going Neocaridina breed themselves once the tank is stable. How to sex adults, read a saddle, time incubation and raise shrimplets, starting fr... Read the guide → Plate XI · Why are my shrimp dying? — the usual causes, ranked · what each one looks like Health & problems · 10 August 2026 Why are my shrimp dying? The usual causes, ranked Most shrimp deaths trace back to a short list of causes. Here is how to triage a die-off in the first hour, then work through the likely ... Read the guide → Plate X · Water for Neocaridina — TDS · GH · KH · pH · temperature · tap water done right Water · 10 August 2026 Water parameters for Neocaridina: a practical guide What GH, KH, TDS, pH and temperature actually do for Neocaridina davidi, which ones matter most, and how to pick between remineralised ta... Read the guide → Plate IX · Shrimp through an Australian winter — heaters · lids and room warmth · temperature swings · winter feeding Water · 10 August 2026 Keeping shrimp through an Australian winter Shrimp slow right down as the water cools, and most of that is normal. What an unheated tank actually sits at, whether to heat, how heate... Read the guide → Plate VIII · Safe tank mates for dwarf shrimp — low risk · quiet colony killers · why species-only wins Tank mates · 10 August 2026 Tank mates: which fish are actually safe with dwarf shrimp The honest answer is fewer than most people hope. Adult shrimp are safe from most small community fish; shrimplets are not. What is genui... Read the guide → Plate VI · How to cycle a tank for shrimp — what the cycle does · how to test it · a realistic timeline Getting started · 10 August 2026 How to cycle a tank for shrimp Ammonia and nitrite both need to read 0 mg/L before shrimp go in, and the tank needs food growing on its surfaces. Here is what the cycle... Read the guide →