Materials: Amazon Links United States(affiliate links) Glass Jar- (found in a local garden centre) Display light- amzn.to/4b8U0ws Spiderwood- amzn.to/3xtYxfa Fine gravel- amzn.to/3QtdGnr Similar Decorative Gravel- amzn.to/3KUK0fv Liquid Superglue- amzn.to/3w3kaT2 Gel superglue- amzn.to/3JPtLzL Tweezers & tools- amzn.to/3UofPBW Amazon Links United Kingdom (affiliate links) tools: terrariumdesigns.co.uk/collections/tools-tweezers Glass jar (found in a local garden centre) Display light- amzn.to/3vzWBjU Spiderwood branches- amzn.to/45CExDV Fine gravel- amzn.to/4dB0s1V Liquid Superglue- amzn.to/4aZdLXZ Gel superglue- amzn.to/3UoADcn
Hey do u by any chance no any small UK native predator insects that aren't spiders as if u did I'd appreciate it I was thinking a centipede (small one) but if u have any ideas I'm all ears thanks!
I've watched like 10 videos from this channel in a row and honestly the vibes, narration and aesthetic is immaculate. You ceate masterpieces! I love them they're so chill and now I really want to make a cute little Terrarium ❤
Something about the "going back the basics and the many wonders of nature" feel of this video is so amazing to watch in these weird times. We are so far from nature and so addicted to apps, smartphones, content and reels it's ridiculous. Those shrimps are thriving nd look so cute:) great vid xo
I absolutely love this shrimp ecosystem! It’s such a fun project that’s easy to maintain and looks beautiful. There’s something really rewarding about creating a tiny, thriving underwater world right at home.
Beautiful setup! Watching this to help do mine soon, thank u! ☺️ Would love to watch more videos with the natural cadence of your lovely british accent! ✨
For crustaceans water buffering should always be mentioned, especially when it's mentioned this is a great beginner option. GH is extremely important, and water should be tested for it even for cheap Cherries and Ramshorns. If someone has soft water, like myself 1KH 0GH they'll have brittle shells, and the neos won't molt properly. Simple fix, but should be mentioned for those that don't know better.
@@connordrysdale5333 Baking soda has been a go too forever. You can buy Alkaline buffers others. Do it in a bucket with a known volume of water that you would replace in the tank after testing it. Don't add to the tank directly. Crushed coral in a filter, works really well if you have more acidic water, as it basically balances out once it reaches like 4 KH or whatever, as the PH will be neutral\alkalkine.
I have the same thing but my shrimp are at the top near the surface clinging on floating plants…is this due to lack of oxygen? What can I do to change this?
Nice jar! I'm happy you gave the walstad method a go. My advice would be try not to overfeed shrimp as it's much harder to maintain good water quality in a small container. I love your choice of limnophila. I like its appearance much better than cabomba. Also, at first I was worried about the thickness of the gravel because the roots can "burn" if planted directly into the soil, but everything was fine at the end
You are definitely right with the over feeding. Ideally I want the setup to be almost self sufficient where I haven’t got to feed & do in-frequent water changes. Hopefully I’ll get it there:)
Diane Walstad....I think she is a lovely woman but I don't get the craze about her "method" I have been keeping aquariums for at least 55years and nothing she discribes is "revolutionary" or even new.... generations of fishkeepers did it like her since the beginning of ornamental fishkeeping. 😏
@themountain59 I understand, but she became famous after her book went viral in the community. I mean, it's a big book packed with data and experience, all in one place etc. I guess it allowed many people to understand all the natural processes and stuff like that. There are no "right" ways to build an aquarium
@@themountain59Sometimes we need a face to give ‘street cred’ to methods we’ve already known, tried and had success with. As long as the message gets out😊.
I've got a 6x9" 3L jar I'm looking at turning into a shrimp or guppy jar and I wondered is this space big enough? I like the no tech ecosystems but I will be using a light, I like the style of your builds and I've made a terrarium before but this will be my first aquatic build.
I’ve never intensionally propagated them before, but it might be a good experiment or the future. For the anubias I’d likely attempt to propagate on damp crushed lava rock & keep it nice & humid
I have a question about how to plant the plants! I also tried using the pliers but when I pulled the pliers up again the plant came back up again! My question: How do you plant the plant without the plant coming back up again when you pull the pliers up again?
This is stunning... What kind of temperature is your room at? Do the shrimp mind if it fluctuates? I really want a small shrimp aquarium in my office, we have a 110l aquarium already but with fish as well so the temperature is consistent. Would shrimp be ok without the heater in there? My room is a north facing room in the south of the UK, it isn't freezing in the winter, but it certainly isn't a constant temperature... What are your thoughts?
Hi! I recently started following you and your videos got me wondering something. I keep triops/tadpole shrimp for pets; they live in ephemeral/vernal pools. Is it possible to do a build centered on temporary dessication? I don't want to dismantle my planted tank every time I want to dry their eggs for a new generation Either way, lovely video! I gotta try that myself sometime
I'm impressed. I would very much like to do this, but my well water is the biggest concern. It has a lot of minerals and grows black (mold)? Could distilled water grow necessary algae/ pro-biotics?
I really love having shrimps. I tried similar type of setup in a fishbowl. No matter what I do I always had a problem of planaria. I even cleaned the bowl with rock salt, potassium and ordered tissue cultured plants which comes in some type of jelly. And again planaria showed up I think something is wrong in soil. What should I do? I used vermi compost with garden soil.
That’s a shame, I’ve had planaria in an old setup a few years ago, I used a product called ‘no planaria’ to treat it. It doesn’t affect the shrimp at all (even the babies) but it will kill and snails etc inside the tank. Hope this was helpful:)
This looks wonderful. I make my own first experiance with an aquarium with some guppies and shrimps in it. Have it for three months now and still waiting for them to reproduce, but they do not. I wonder why.
Pretty much all fishes eat the tiny shrimp babies, so you need to have 1. places to hide for them 2. Lots of shrimps reproducing, so that even if lots of the babies get eaten, some will make it. In a 70 liter tank of mine, with a few Platys and about 10 firetetras about 40 seemed to be the critical mass, that I saw my shrimp population increase rather than decrease over time. The Limnophila plant, seen in this video is great for shrimps in general, but also other small and/or Baby-fish, as it grows pretty dense and gives good cover. Dragonstone or something similar, with lots of small holes and caves is good as well. btw. I have quite hard water (19°dh) and my water temperature is 24°C, but as seen in this video appearently even under room temperature they reproduce. Btw. I'm talking about Neocaridina, which are a bit less demanding overall than caridinas
The garden soil in the bottom is REALLY nutrient heavy. By changing water he removes nutrients. When the plants stop growing like crazy he can do less frequent water changes.
I just set up my first two walstad tanks, a .9 gallon and a 6.8 gallon. They are pretty well planted but I’m still looking for a good bushy midground/background plant for shrimplets to hide in. I hear hornwort sheds needles like crazy and gets messy when you trim. What would you recommend? Thank you!
This is amazing, I'm doing research into doing a no filter / no tech (except the light) shrimp/snail thing but I keep hearing about surface agitation and that if there's no agitation the critters won't get oxygen? Wondered about your experiences with this.
I believe the plants are what give the oxygen, that’s how the Walstad method works. The only thing with plants is they actually use up oxygen at night. Either way, the more plants and homeostasis you have, the better it will do.
I'm a complete beginner, so I have a few questions, can someone tell me if the shrimps need additional nutrition? Is it possible to close the lid tightly on the jar?
Could u do a tank with a no CO2 carpet? Ive been stryggling with growing my monte carlo into a carpet and i know u can use CO2 to make it flourish but i dont have the budget for a co2 set up. If you know a way to grow a carpet (doesnt have to be monte carlo) without co2 please do teach us!
Can I ask about the shrimp - do they need deep water? I've got a paludarium with about 5-6cm of water section and would love some tiny shrimps, but no idea if this would be enough water
When you say the water section is about 5-6cm you refer to the height? I've seen people having shrimps in less than 4 liters which is probably the amount of water it was on this jar if you consider the decoration, substrate and plants taking some volume of water. Those tiny nano aquariums I'm telling you were heavily planted with aquatic moss and tiny pieces of driftwood. As long as you have it heavily planted or with other microorganisms appart from shrimp they will thrive as they will be eating microorganisms such as algae, other mini invertebrates and leftovers of dead plants. Also remember to give them appropriate source of calcium such as ceramsite, substrate with the appropriate calcium source or any supplements that leak slowly the calcium they need to grow and change their exoskeleton as they grow. And most importantly remember to look at the water parameters of your pond in the paludarium, look specifically for kH, gH, pH and Nitrate levels, after seeing the pH levels look for the variety of shrimp that fits best Neocaridinas that can tolerate better than their counterpart but are less colorful than Caridinas or Caridinas which are quite sensitive to TDS and other parameter changes from water evaporation, however in this group there are 2 that are more hardy such as Amano shrimp and Cristal shrimp (don't worry if a few of this ones die, as they are a cheap source of live food for fish and are in bad water conditions). Remember to acclimate them with little drops of water for a few hours (2-6 hours) before passing them to your paludarium.
Pretty cool! Definitely something I have wanted to do just need to get around to it Question I have is about water temperature? How do you prevent fluctuations in the jar?
It lives in my living room so there isn’t too much fluctuation. Even still I don’t think fluctuation would be too much of a problem so long as it’s not too the extremes & over a short period of time
I did this also and here’s what I learned: after a year the adults had bred and perished, 5 babies survived and went on to live another year in this 1G tank. They stayed super tiny, none grew longer than 3/8” and their sex was indistinguishable even with a magnifying glass. I released them into a 5g tank and they quickly grew to normal adult size, developed enough to identify their sexes, bred and lived another year before they died/disappeared. So while their growth was stunted, it was only temporary/situational and it had no apparent health impacts. I do recommend at least 5g for shrimps based on my findings 😊
That's super cool. Would it be safe to put like 3 to 6 little neon tetras in there? Couldn't put anything larger I think, and there would be the food thing. Just wondering. I subscribed, and thanks for showing this.
I have a few questions: how did you attach the foam mat to the bottom of the jar or what method did you use. Also, how many weeks in did you add the shrimp? Also how often do you change the water? Thanks for the vid btw.
How long the nutrients in the soil will last until depleated? I am guess the ecosystem needs to be dismantled once this happened. I have read the a 1 year . Any comment? Thanks
The shrimp and snails will leave excrement that will become nutrients for the plants :) thats specifically why it's an ecosystem because there is a cycle.
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Glass Jar- (found in a local garden centre)
Display light- amzn.to/4b8U0ws
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Similar Decorative Gravel- amzn.to/3KUK0fv
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Tweezers & tools- amzn.to/3UofPBW
Amazon Links United Kingdom (affiliate links)
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Glass jar (found in a local garden centre)
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Spiderwood branches- amzn.to/45CExDV
Fine gravel- amzn.to/4dB0s1V
Liquid Superglue- amzn.to/4aZdLXZ
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Hey do u by any chance no any small UK native predator insects that aren't spiders as if u did I'd appreciate it I was thinking a centipede (small one) but if u have any ideas I'm all ears thanks!
Canada links please
I can't believe I'm in love with baby snails and baby shrimp!! 🥰🥺
sounds canadian
@@ian.swift.31614 I agree 😂😂❤
i have a 300Liter snail Aquarium and a 400liter Peapufferfish aquarium and the snails are geet feed to the puffers
I've watched like 10 videos from this channel in a row and honestly the vibes, narration and aesthetic is immaculate. You ceate masterpieces! I love them they're so chill and now I really want to make a cute little Terrarium ❤
Something about the "going back the basics and the many wonders of nature" feel of this video is so amazing to watch in these weird times. We are so far from nature and so addicted to apps, smartphones, content and reels it's ridiculous. Those shrimps are thriving nd look so cute:) great vid xo
always enjoy your video as ending for Sunday night, great pcs, see you next week
I absolutely love this shrimp ecosystem! It’s such a fun project that’s easy to maintain and looks beautiful. There’s something really rewarding about creating a tiny, thriving underwater world right at home.
bro you're on an absolute RUclips rampage. Keep up the good work man!
great channel, with no likes or replies?
lemme fix that
Really appreciate it mate. Love your work as well!
Ive had a gallon jar Ive been wanting to make something with...THIS is totally happening!!! ❤
You are so creative. Really love this.
This is just so precious. Thank for for amazing work and videos
I like how you sing. Thanks for the video, it was very interesting
very nice job, a small piece of nature that can be placed on desk
Thank you for this presentation. The jar is a work of art!
I love those small, flat accent stones in the foreground!
Beautiful setup! Watching this to help do mine soon, thank u! ☺️ Would love to watch more videos with the natural cadence of your lovely british accent! ✨
Great vid, love your work very informative as always
For crustaceans water buffering should always be mentioned, especially when it's mentioned this is a great beginner option.
GH is extremely important, and water should be tested for it even for cheap Cherries and Ramshorns. If someone has soft water, like myself 1KH 0GH they'll have brittle shells, and the neos won't molt properly.
Simple fix, but should be mentioned for those that don't know better.
what would be the best way to raise KH? i’ve heard cuttlebone
@@connordrysdale5333 Baking soda has been a go too forever. You can buy Alkaline buffers others.
Do it in a bucket with a known volume of water that you would replace in the tank after testing it. Don't add to the tank directly.
Crushed coral in a filter, works really well if you have more acidic water, as it basically balances out once it reaches like 4 KH or whatever, as the PH will be neutral\alkalkine.
didn't know that it could affect their molting process thanks
@@connordrysdale5333you can use argonite gravel or crushed coral
Very good advice, thank you.
Beautiful! I can't wait to try this!😊
Glad you like it😃
May you do a video of how to care about that jar pleaseee?
bro you deserve 100M subscribers thanks alot
You missed the opportunity to call this a 'Shrimple Jar'
Maybe it was just too shrimple of a pun?
😂😂😂@@JimJimmington-e8i
Shrimple enough to do.
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oof oooff hahahaha
U just earned a new sub my, friend. Very cool stuff I would like to start creating my own little eco system too.
This is great for an office fish tank set up!
I have the same thing but my shrimp are at the top near the surface clinging on floating plants…is this due to lack of oxygen? What can I do to change this?
This is a relaxing 😌😌
Nice jar!
I'm happy you gave the walstad method a go. My advice would be try not to overfeed shrimp as it's much harder to maintain good water quality in a small container.
I love your choice of limnophila. I like its appearance much better than cabomba.
Also, at first I was worried about the thickness of the gravel because the roots can "burn" if planted directly into the soil, but everything was fine at the end
You are definitely right with the over feeding. Ideally I want the setup to be almost self sufficient where I haven’t got to feed & do in-frequent water changes. Hopefully I’ll get it there:)
Diane Walstad....I think she is a lovely woman but I don't get the craze about her "method" I have been keeping aquariums for at least 55years and nothing she discribes is "revolutionary" or even new.... generations of fishkeepers did it like her since the beginning of ornamental fishkeeping. 😏
@themountain59 I understand, but she became famous after her book went viral in the community. I mean, it's a big book packed with data and experience, all in one place etc. I guess it allowed many people to understand all the natural processes and stuff like that. There are no "right" ways to build an aquarium
@@themountain59Sometimes we need a face to give ‘street cred’ to methods we’ve already known, tried and had success with. As long as the message gets out😊.
This is true art
No one really talk crap about gravel makes me so happy.
Wow! This is absolutely amazing!
Now this was really cool. Definitely want to do this type of setup after viewing this
That’s genius with the rocks to keep the wood sunk.
Beautiful ❤❤❤
Great video! Love the final look!
I really want to get a setup like this and I have a 2 gallon jar, how do you know when to do water changes and how much water do you change?
I live near a beach, would i be able to use driftwood and sand from it?
I would like to try one of these but I’ve been told you need a heater for shrimps. Is this true?
Sending this to Swedish Chef. He's gonna LUV this!!
I've got a 6x9" 3L jar I'm looking at turning into a shrimp or guppy jar and I wondered is this space big enough? I like the no tech ecosystems but I will be using a light, I like the style of your builds and I've made a terrarium before but this will be my first aquatic build.
Whats the snail you used. Thank you
Can you do this with a sealed lid, or does it have to be open?
That’s good work!! You’re smart ❤ :D
I have small moving white dots at day 7, i did everything as in the video, what should I do now?
Beautiful I might try tjis
Beautiful piece!
Great video! Could you tell us how to propagate cryps or plants like anubias?
I’ve never intensionally propagated them before, but it might be a good experiment or the future. For the anubias I’d likely attempt to propagate on damp crushed lava rock & keep it nice & humid
love this project so cool i want to do my own thanks for the inspiration
I have a question about how to plant the plants! I also tried using the pliers but when I pulled the pliers up again the plant came back up again! My question: How do you plant the plant without the plant coming back up again when you pull the pliers up again?
Can i use normal aquasoil and put in one of those plant nutrient tablets instead of garden top soil?
I'm interested .how much roughly would it cost .,,and does it matter that we are in a hard water area....
Don’t you need to move the water with bubbler or anything? How does oxygen get in?
sorry, beginner question, if I use an aquarium "Soil Substrate" (those black, rounded substrate), do I need to also cap it off with gravel/sand?
This is stunning... What kind of temperature is your room at? Do the shrimp mind if it fluctuates? I really want a small shrimp aquarium in my office, we have a 110l aquarium already but with fish as well so the temperature is consistent. Would shrimp be ok without the heater in there? My room is a north facing room in the south of the UK, it isn't freezing in the winter, but it certainly isn't a constant temperature... What are your thoughts?
Great video. The light is currently unavailable on Amazon UK, BTW
Hi! I recently started following you and your videos got me wondering something. I keep triops/tadpole shrimp for pets; they live in ephemeral/vernal pools. Is it possible to do a build centered on temporary dessication? I don't want to dismantle my planted tank every time I want to dry their eggs for a new generation
Either way, lovely video! I gotta try that myself sometime
It looks really pretty!
I'm impressed. I would very much like to do this, but my well water is the biggest concern. It has a lot of minerals and grows black (mold)? Could distilled water grow necessary algae/ pro-biotics?
This really helps out a ton!
I really love having shrimps. I tried similar type of setup in a fishbowl. No matter what I do I always had a problem of planaria. I even cleaned the bowl with rock salt, potassium and ordered tissue cultured plants which comes in some type of jelly. And again planaria showed up I think something is wrong in soil. What should I do? I used vermi compost with garden soil.
That’s a shame, I’ve had planaria in an old setup a few years ago, I used a product called ‘no planaria’ to treat it. It doesn’t affect the shrimp at all (even the babies) but it will kill and snails etc inside the tank. Hope this was helpful:)
@@TerrariumDesigns I know that product but it isn't available where I live.
@@TerrariumDesigns is there something wrong with the compost/soil should I use aqua soil instead?
@@adityakale6064Use Fenbendazole instead
This looks wonderful. I make my own first experiance with an aquarium with some guppies and shrimps in it. Have it for three months now and still waiting for them to reproduce, but they do not. I wonder why.
Pretty much all fishes eat the tiny shrimp babies, so you need to have 1. places to hide for them 2. Lots of shrimps reproducing, so that even if lots of the babies get eaten, some will make it. In a 70 liter tank of mine, with a few Platys and about 10 firetetras about 40 seemed to be the critical mass, that I saw my shrimp population increase rather than decrease over time. The Limnophila plant, seen in this video is great for shrimps in general, but also other small and/or Baby-fish, as it grows pretty dense and gives good cover. Dragonstone or something similar, with lots of small holes and caves is good as well.
btw. I have quite hard water (19°dh) and my water temperature is 24°C, but as seen in this video appearently even under room temperature they reproduce.
Btw. I'm talking about Neocaridina, which are a bit less demanding overall than caridinas
Question, I thought you couldn’t use garden top soil BCS of the gas bubbles?
planning to have a go at creating the same, can you just confirm which snails you used 🙂
hi can i ask ? need to feed them eat? or just leaveit there its ok
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Do you have to regular add nutrients to regular terrariums or do they not require it as they are in a closed system?
Don't you have to change the nutrient layer after a while though?
it looks very nice 👍 i try to make small aquascape without co2, but few days after planting, my plants were melting. what's the problem? any solution?
Try using brighter lights or uv lights and make sure you are using aquatic plants.
What is the reason for the water changes? Sorry for a noob question
The garden soil in the bottom is REALLY nutrient heavy. By changing water he removes nutrients. When the plants stop growing like crazy he can do less frequent water changes.
I just set up my first two walstad tanks, a .9 gallon and a 6.8 gallon. They are pretty well planted but I’m still looking for a good bushy midground/background plant for shrimplets to hide in. I hear hornwort sheds needles like crazy and gets messy when you trim. What would you recommend? Thank you!
For 6.8 tank go with chili rasboras about 12 of them or just a betta. And small snails for 1 gal tank
What wattage lamp did you select?
This is amazing, I'm doing research into doing a no filter / no tech (except the light) shrimp/snail thing but I keep hearing about surface agitation and that if there's no agitation the critters won't get oxygen? Wondered about your experiences with this.
I believe the plants are what give the oxygen, that’s how the Walstad method works. The only thing with plants is they actually use up oxygen at night. Either way, the more plants and homeostasis you have, the better it will do.
Can I use aquatic soil instead of top soil or would that mean I need a filter?
U would need a filter. The topsoil has beneficial bacteria. Hope that helps!
Thanks! I ended up using a combination of 90% topsoil and 10% aqua soil :)
It would be cool to try and make something like this myself, probably wont get round todoing it though tbh
Looks really good.....well done.
Thank you!
Would something like this be viable in a bathroom setting? Ive always wanted to give this a go with cherry shrimp and a 3D printed wall mounted vase.
I’m pretty sure if it has good lighting it doesn’t matter where you put it in your house
Looks really cool
hello i love your videos and im wondering if there are any suggestions on other plants icoudlnt ge tmy hands on any of these 😭
How do you stop planaria from entering your aquarium?
Oh my, defintiely my new hobby
Did u use fertiliser?
I'm a complete beginner, so I have a few questions, can someone tell me if the shrimps need additional nutrition? Is it possible to close the lid tightly on the jar?
Very cool!
@TerrariumDesigns what version of the amazon lamp did you buy? I see 5, 7 and 9watt versions. Thanks!
Could u do a tank with a no CO2 carpet? Ive been stryggling with growing my monte carlo into a carpet and i know u can use CO2 to make it flourish but i dont have the budget for a co2 set up. If you know a way to grow a carpet (doesnt have to be monte carlo) without co2 please do teach us!
How do you make sure the tap water is dechlorinated ?
Where do you buy your plants / moss from? I'm looking for some online and I'm not sure what's a good source.
Can I ask about the shrimp - do they need deep water? I've got a paludarium with about 5-6cm of water section and would love some tiny shrimps, but no idea if this would be enough water
When you say the water section is about 5-6cm you refer to the height? I've seen people having shrimps in less than 4 liters which is probably the amount of water it was on this jar if you consider the decoration, substrate and plants taking some volume of water. Those tiny nano aquariums I'm telling you were heavily planted with aquatic moss and tiny pieces of driftwood. As long as you have it heavily planted or with other microorganisms appart from shrimp they will thrive as they will be eating microorganisms such as algae, other mini invertebrates and leftovers of dead plants. Also remember to give them appropriate source of calcium such as ceramsite, substrate with the appropriate calcium source or any supplements that leak slowly the calcium they need to grow and change their exoskeleton as they grow.
And most importantly remember to look at the water parameters of your pond in the paludarium, look specifically for kH, gH, pH and Nitrate levels, after seeing the pH levels look for the variety of shrimp that fits best Neocaridinas that can tolerate better than their counterpart but are less colorful than Caridinas or Caridinas which are quite sensitive to TDS and other parameter changes from water evaporation, however in this group there are 2 that are more hardy such as Amano shrimp and Cristal shrimp (don't worry if a few of this ones die, as they are a cheap source of live food for fish and are in bad water conditions). Remember to acclimate them with little drops of water for a few hours (2-6 hours) before passing them to your paludarium.
@@Be-da-Edax that's great, thank you! Yes, the 5-6cm is the water height/depth.
Should i keep the lid of my jar closed or open?
If kept open, won’t it be full of mosquito larvae?
I'm interested on this thing
Do you thing it's possible for Crayfish?
Room tour please !
So what do you do with the extra shrimps?
Definitely going to try this - what is the name of those cute little snails??
I want to do this so bad!!
Pretty cool! Definitely something I have wanted to do just need to get around to it
Question I have is about water temperature? How do you prevent fluctuations in the jar?
It lives in my living room so there isn’t too much fluctuation. Even still I don’t think fluctuation would be too much of a problem so long as it’s not too the extremes & over a short period of time
@@TerrariumDesigns thanks for the input!
Where did you get your snails & shrimps? Also, what species are the snails?
Sorry, new here. Love the setup!
How do you dechlorinate the tap water? I usually just let it sit for 24 hours
I did this also and here’s what I learned: after a year the adults had bred and perished, 5 babies survived and went on to live another year in this 1G tank. They stayed super tiny, none grew longer than 3/8” and their sex was indistinguishable even with a magnifying glass. I released them into a 5g tank and they quickly grew to normal adult size, developed enough to identify their sexes, bred and lived another year before they died/disappeared. So while their growth was stunted, it was only temporary/situational and it had no apparent health impacts. I do recommend at least 5g for shrimps based on my findings 😊
what do you do with the shrimp you take out?
Paella
That's super cool. Would it be safe to put like 3 to 6 little neon tetras in there? Couldn't put anything larger I think, and there would be the food thing. Just wondering.
I subscribed, and thanks for showing this.
Good man, you are really helping me understand and connect with nature
I have a few questions: how did you attach the foam mat to the bottom of the jar or what method did you use. Also, how many weeks in did you add the shrimp? Also how often do you change the water? Thanks for the vid btw.
Clear silicon gel would probably work well
How long the nutrients in the soil will last until depleated? I am guess the ecosystem needs to be dismantled once this happened. I have read the a 1 year . Any comment? Thanks
The shrimp and snails will leave excrement that will become nutrients for the plants :) thats specifically why it's an ecosystem because there is a cycle.