Shrimp care

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The care of shrimp, whether it is Crystal Red Shrimp, the Taiwan Bee or any other shrimp, is almost the same, except for the water values. In the submenu you will find all the information you need to keep shrimp in a responsible way.

We strive to provide more and more good information about the care of shrimp.


  • Set up a Freshwater Shrimp Tank

    How to Set up a Freshwater Shrimp Tank. Including a step-by-step plan to properly start up a shrimp aquarium.

  • Setup shrimp aquarium

    Information about setting up the aquarium for shrimp. Plants such as Hornwort and Waterweed, Java Moss and woods

    • Plants

      Plants are indispensable in any aquarium. Shrimp are not very choosy when it comes to aquatic plants. Plants, for a shrimp aquarium, serve several purposes; food gets stuck in it and shrimp can hide in the vegetation.

      Read more about plants...
    • Moss

      Moss is indispensable in a shrimp aquarium. Moss is very useful because there are all kinds of food residues for the shrimps and moss is nice and soft.

      Read more about moss...
    • Wood

      In addition to its decorative function, wood also has another good function; wood contains many microorganisms. Before adding wood to an aquarium, it is advisable to rinse and clean the wood with very hot water.

      Read more about wood...
    • Shrimp soil

      There is a lot of variety to think of in terms of ground cover. Below we make the difference between a PH-lowering soil and a normal soil cover.

      Read more about shrimp soil...
    • Cover glass / net

      A aquarium cover is a glass plate that covers the aquarium at the top. Not every aquarium needs a cover pane, because often the light box is also sufficient as a cover pane.

      Read more about cover glass / net...
  • Aquatic plants care

    Aquatic plants are very important in a healthy aquarium. Aquatic plants have an oxygen-adding function to the aquarium, filter the water and prevent algae growth.

    • Plant nutrition

      There are different forms of plant nutrition. For example, Easy Life has a number of products on the market that can be used to feed aquarium plants. But Dennerle and Tetra have also come up with solutions to feed plants.

      Read more about plant nutrition...

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