How to Breed Seed Shrimp Ostracoda

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  • @selecaoselecaoselecao
    @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад +49

    Your the only person I'm ok with putting fish in jars.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +6

      :))
      That means a lot for me!
      Thank you very much!!!

    • @selecaoselecaoselecao
      @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад +4

      @@4me you know what your doing unlike inexpearenced Betta owners.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@selecaoselecaoselecao I guess so :)

    • @selecaoselecaoselecao
      @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад

      ;)

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      @@selecaoselecaoselecao that's really silly aquarium :)

  • @leticiaec
    @leticiaec 6 лет назад +26

    I have two Daphnia types. They came with aquatic plants. They are so fun and easy to take care . Love youre videos .

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      I love daphnias too!
      not sure what type of daphnia I picked up couple times along with other critters from ponds. Daphnia seems to get eaten by guppies way faster than seed shrimp.

    • @siddharthgurav6407
      @siddharthgurav6407 3 года назад

      What are the type of Daphina I have red daphnia only and do they become white after there death ??

  • @MaiAriSquee
    @MaiAriSquee 5 лет назад +7

    I've been keeping some aquatic plants in a rubbermaid for several months now while i wait for a good time to put a tank together. the past few weeks, i started noticing these little poppy seed things. It turns out they're seed shrimp! I feel lucky. Thanks for the informative video!

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      My pleasure! and all the best on your adventure!!

    • @dsmith8263
      @dsmith8263 4 года назад

      I did the exact same thing except my container of choice was a couple half gallon sized mason jars. After awhile, I saw a few of the little things zooming around the top of one of my jars. I had no idea what it was at the time but they sure intrigued me because I'd never seen anything move through water before like these do.
      Then they started disappearing. I thought maybe my pond snails got to them...although it seems like they are too slow to catch any of them. But in hind sight I believe it was the rising temps of the summer. Weeks of 100+ degree temps (with no A/C due to broken central air unit) almost did my snails in too. I'm impressed that the snails and plants survived it.
      But now that I know what they were, from your video and the search of an alternative live food to daphnia, I wish I still had them. I'd love to grow a culture for my future fish later. They seem to be hardier, easier to cultivate, and maybe a bit more interesting than daphnia, from what info I've gathered so far.

    • @BossOfAllTrades
      @BossOfAllTrades 2 года назад +1

      @@dsmith8263 They are found very commonly in ponds all around the world if your like me, you can end up getting them for free.
      These seed shrimp are very specially adapted to certain environments, Mine were found in a heavily nutrient polluted, almost anoxic and almost decaying lake which allowed them to be fairly tolerant to a variety of conditions, They are even 4mm in length possibly due to the lack of predators in the lake.
      So if you look hard enough you may find a unique species, that may have desirable traits, These are extremely adaptable creatures and they continue till this day astonish me.

    • @dsmith8263
      @dsmith8263 2 года назад

      @@BossOfAllTrades how do you scavenge for them? Any tips or things to look for in particular? i have a pond near me that I might be able to search for them. Maybe I can find some scuds too...

  • @Mustiiii053
    @Mustiiii053 6 лет назад +27

    I love the accent. Makes it so much more exciting for me lol xD Just subbed and clicked bell after watching like 1hr straight moss growing videos. Thanks!

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      I appreciate you very much!
      Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

    • @Mustiiii053
      @Mustiiii053 6 лет назад

      @@4me Thank you comrade, I wish you and your family all the same!

    • @RicardoCanedoMX
      @RicardoCanedoMX 5 лет назад

      Michael Langerman Can I ask where you’re from? You sound Russian but your last name is German.

    • @DEXTER-TV-series
      @DEXTER-TV-series 3 года назад

      @@RicardoCanedoMX USSR

  • @stevegee8010
    @stevegee8010 2 месяца назад +3

    This is great and also no cost to set up as can just use empty coffee/pickle jars, etc.

    • @4me
      @4me  2 месяца назад +1

      You got it right!

  • @wendysteer6651
    @wendysteer6651 4 года назад +2

    Thank you your video was very helpful. I have just found seed shrimp in my small tank, which houses shrimp and 6 Cardinals. The shrimp breed really well in the tank and are fascinating to watch. I was very concerned as hadn’t noticed the seed shrimp before but you have put my mind at rest and I will treat them as friend not foe.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      :)
      All the best on your adventure!

  • @blackfalconotaku4392
    @blackfalconotaku4392 4 года назад +1

    I was exploring my yard for emergency food after a week a research. I was looking for mosquito larva to feed some minnows I got from a drying up pond. I found blood worms in a bucket of soapy water that had been sitting in my front yard after cleaning my dog and cat supplies a week before. When emptying it I saw a red worm fall out and stopped pouring... there were as least 50 wiggling blood worms in there. I also found a tote full of rainwater and plastic pots with mosquito larvae in it and after I removed the pots I used an extremely small net I resonantly got to catch them but when I emptied them into the bag I was using as transportation I noticed hundreds of daphnia got caught as well! Looking closer at the tote of water I could see hundreds of them jumping around in the water! I am glad I bought the net. A few days after I was looking for more kinds of land moss around the yard when I thought to look in three tires that have been leaning against our abandoned grain bin for years and I used to see mosquito larvae in. They were mostly covered in over grown and dead grass but the first one I looked into I saw larva, but I also saw little light brown moving bubble like things in the filthy water. I got a bag and scooped some of the water out and found they were seed shrimp... I also have side swimmers/scuds from the pond as well as cyclops, snails and thousands of weird organisms that are see through.... who knows what they are or what else is in the water I brought up.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      That is a nice catch you got right in your yard :)

    • @blackfalconotaku4392
      @blackfalconotaku4392 4 года назад

      @@4me yes it is!:D

  • @DavidRodriguez-jt1ns
    @DavidRodriguez-jt1ns 6 лет назад +9

    I followed your example and setup various container aquariums, and populated them with ostracods, they grew explosively!! Now I setup more with different ostracods and cyclops, very addicting hobby, thanks again for the amazing ideas.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      Great!!
      Happy Holidays to you. your family and your pets!!!

    • @Domo3times
      @Domo3times 5 лет назад

      Your in nyc too, ill buy eggs

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      TRUE JUSTICE ALLAH I live in NY indeed. But I don't sell any thing. I share what I spare I have when I have with those who can meet with me. This video explanation about it: ruclips.net/video/CL6a13Pq60o/видео.html

    • @Ivan_1791
      @Ivan_1791 5 лет назад

      True, it's addictive. xD

  • @niltherunaway4645
    @niltherunaway4645 3 месяца назад +1

    So I have a planted community tank with a reasonably deep dirt-sand substrate and I introduced some microfauna--daphnia, cyclops and ostracods.
    Daphnia just disappears almost instantly (a sign that I need more surface hiding spots to protect them from fish). However, while both the ostracods and cyclops disappeared, I noticed that the cyclops would show up during dark hours...and they possibly have shrunk in physical size (compared to the fishless colony I bred) in order to hide under the sand and minimize the odds of being eaten by the fish. I wonder if the ostracods have done the same thing. If they weren't wiped out by the fish, then could they have hidden themselves better?

    • @4me
      @4me  3 месяца назад +1

      Fish goes after any critters all the time. So, don't be surprised your critters disappearing quick. Critters also learn to hide from predators. And you may (and most likely) have seed shrimp hidden somewhere in the aquarium. Though, they colony would never get grown large for you to notice them. Daphnia and cyclopes have to swim through the water exposed to more light (where food growing) to get food and therefore gets eaten faster. They don't grow smaller - they just don't get chance to grow larger (older) as fish eat them faster. Seed shrimp on the other hand can get by more varieties of food as you pointed out - hidden in the substrate.
      You may want to setup a separate tanks for culturing any little critters away from fish. And use those nurseries for feeding your fish. I've been doing this way with great success.
      PS: adult scuds (grown up to 1 cm long) survive and breed in aquariums with small fish. Though again, the colony never grow big in aquariums with fish.

  • @concon9636
    @concon9636 6 лет назад +5

    I don't always say it but I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing them! Merry Christmas!!

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +2

      Thank you very much!
      Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

  • @Skoupes
    @Skoupes 6 лет назад +8

    I change many things and way of breeding my guppies from your videos
    Thanks so much for all this

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      My pleasure!!

  • @rionsealtielgarcia6010
    @rionsealtielgarcia6010 6 лет назад +6

    I have some seed shrimps and I feed them to my pink zebra danios and they seem to love the live food!😁

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Crunchy snacks they are :)

  • @mazoo16
    @mazoo16 6 лет назад +4

    I love how helpful and informative your videos are man!
    Thank you yet again!

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      My pleasure!!

  • @noellawu1154
    @noellawu1154 6 лет назад +1

    My snail just lay eggs today. How long is it until the eggs hatch?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      It depends on the strain of snails you have.
      My snails hatch in about 1-2 weeks.
      Check videos on this playlist: ruclips.net/video/EBybkcGTFvQ/видео.html
      All the best!

  • @Ripoffanimalplanet
    @Ripoffanimalplanet 4 года назад +1

    This video just seems so calming and peaceful

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @gabumonboys
    @gabumonboys 5 лет назад

    When I was a kid I found some really big seed shrimp about the size of half a dime. They were in a large rain puddle, so I went to that same location today and dug up some the old dirt to see if I can get some old eggs from them.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      Wow! That it is interesting.
      All the best on your adventure!!

  • @blipstirlingboy3019
    @blipstirlingboy3019 6 лет назад +2

    Yay thank you Micheal Keep it up I already hve seed shrimps to feed my betta. And do you have a problem with mosquitoes in your aquarium? My Infusruia has been popoulated with mosquito larvae

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      I had some mosquito back when I took first samples from ponds. Though, I get rid of them completely - that was the purpose of keeping wild samples in separate nurseries ;)

    • @turtle2pond
      @turtle2pond 6 лет назад

      Bettas love mosquito larvae

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@turtle2pond my guppies love it too :)

    • @blipstirlingboy3019
      @blipstirlingboy3019 6 лет назад

      Tiffany N I have betta fry, i feed the larvae to my guppies, but some infusria gets caught

  • @putuanggasemadi8806
    @putuanggasemadi8806 6 лет назад +1

    Where did you get that? , the shrimp

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      I got them from ponds of Central Park of New York City.
      You may find them in almost every pond/lake/river during warm season.
      This video could help with details: ruclips.net/video/mQb7cKeTKqA/видео.html
      Though, there is a list of videos about them: ruclips.net/video/Z46zGbeCC6Q/видео.html
      All the best!

  • @lewistenzin6618
    @lewistenzin6618 5 лет назад +2

    Hi, what type of aquatic plants do u get from Central Park? I live in nyc, I’d love to pick some myself

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +5

      I find it exciting to meet online people from my city :)
      There are 3 aquatic plants that I personally picked up in ponds of Central park.
      Duckweed can be found during warm season in most ponds. Here is a playlist of my videos about this plant: ruclips.net/video/v2PVDHlZ5rQ/видео.html
      Leafy Pondweed also can be found during warm season. I have just one video about it ruclips.net/video/As1aWbjjV7w/видео.html
      And Filamentous algae. This one can be found all year around. Be aware - filamentous algae is very hard to remove from aquariums! And it can get into your aquarium against your will just with any other wild plants, snails or any thing taking from ponds. I actually cultivated filamentous algae in my aquariums for a couple years - successfully. It grows very fast from even a tiny single string.
      You can see it in number of my videos on this playlist: ruclips.net/video/hPCv2uEeS1A/видео.html
      You may be interested to check videos about what I found, where and when in New York ponds on this playlist: ruclips.net/video/625YZT91YL8/видео.html There is one more video coming next week about Bronx botanical garden lake ;)
      All the best on your adventures!

  • @abhiramplal7214
    @abhiramplal7214 5 лет назад +1

    Can daphnia be used instead of seed shrimps as a cleaning crew?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      Daphnia feeds on algae and could be great addition for seed shrimp feeding on algae and whatever else remains of organic ;)

    • @abhiramplal7214
      @abhiramplal7214 5 лет назад

      @@4me that's great and my female guppy died and her babies.....sadly male guppy is left alone and I know it's bad for it to be left alone...I found guppies of other species..will my guppy breed again with another species sir?

    • @abhiramplal7214
      @abhiramplal7214 5 лет назад

      Is it safe to put him with them

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      @@abhiramplal7214 For breeding would be better to have separate colonies of each. You can keep them in the same aquarium as well. In long run seed shrimp would dominate the aquarium though, because they have more food supply.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      @@abhiramplal7214 Yes. You can keep different types of guppies to breed a new strain ;)

  • @LJDenarri
    @LJDenarri 8 месяцев назад +2

    How soon after hatching do they become visible

    • @4me
      @4me  8 месяцев назад +2

      My eyes do not get better with years 🙂I can only see increase in population after about 4-6 weeks.

  • @patwhitmore302
    @patwhitmore302 4 года назад

    because of your interesting videos i have collected water from a swamp...after a month or so there are lots of tiny fast moving creatures,,,how do i know if they are seed shrimp or water fleas? they have multiplied alot.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      Seed shrimp move through the water in a very specific way - like a drunk bees :)
      Check this video about some aquatic critters (including seed shrimp) in my aquariums: ruclips.net/video/LrIyAOATnvA/видео.html
      And here is full playlist about all critters that I come across: ruclips.net/video/JPhvcTBTl_g/видео.html
      All the best on your adventures!

  • @kokkionglim6548
    @kokkionglim6548 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for the video. Your voice reminds me of Jean Reno, the lead character in The Professional!

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Kok Kiong Lim :)
      Thank you very much!!

  • @knyghtryder3599
    @knyghtryder3599 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome video production very informative and helpful!!!!

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @a2z_farm
    @a2z_farm 4 года назад

    If I have to many in one aquarium will there not be enough food

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад +1

      The feed on everything, any organic detritus or algae. So, seed shrimp would be fine as long as you have any growing (alive) plants in your aquarium ;)

  • @jafjavier4939
    @jafjavier4939 5 лет назад

    hello, so my guppy just spawn her fry, i have a heavy planted tank and i don't know if the fry can eat the fish food from the surface, but i notice there's a colony of seed shrimps on the back area of my aquarium, it is so little, just like white dots, can my guppy fry eat those seed shrimps?

  • @marcellovalle7112
    @marcellovalle7112 5 лет назад

    Is there any video with the homemade fish food recipe?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      I have many videos about homemade fish food on this playlist: ruclips.net/video/mjMVry5uYP4/видео.html

  • @modlicha9927
    @modlicha9927 6 лет назад +2

    I love your videos! They are all so educating

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @nicksantoro144
    @nicksantoro144 3 года назад +1

    I have a question, would it be bad to release a large number of my seed shrimp babies back into the river where I first collected them? I'm thinking in terms of helping the environment because of how beneficial they are in removing algae and bacteria.
    Could i slowly keep adding my nursery babies back to the original ecosystem to help clean the water ways?

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +2

      Great intention!
      The population of any species (except human) in Nature governs by the same rules. If you add more number of seed shrimp than that Natural environment can support than they will simply die out. If the environment can support more - they will multiply on their own rather rapidly until they reach the maximum density population - then they population density goes down back to optimal. So, helping the Nature in the way you propose is not really effective either way I can think of.

    • @nicksantoro144
      @nicksantoro144 3 года назад

      @@4me Thank you!!

  • @HAMBURGER-s1l
    @HAMBURGER-s1l Год назад +2

    I have seed shrimps too....but mine all disappear after 2 months.... I just take most of the water out and let the bottle dry with the detritus at the bottom for a month or 2 ....then I add distilled water and the eggs left behind by the seed shrimps hatch and a lot of new seed shrimps appear...then I rinse and repeat. I will try the self sustaining ecosphere aquarium with guppies in it. Thx and more power. Liked and subscribed.

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад +1

      Thank you very much!
      I've never tried to culture seed shrimp in the way you described- there was no need for this...but it's interesting! I may try to do it in your way just for fun fun of it this Summer.
      All the best on your adventure!

  • @saoirsestark3903
    @saoirsestark3903 4 года назад +1

    Idk why but I love that accent just now.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @mememachine2153
    @mememachine2153 5 лет назад +2

    Dude i love the way he says "seed shrimp"

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much!
      Now I love the way I say it even more :)

  • @banananarwhal6591
    @banananarwhal6591 5 лет назад

    I have an 8 month old eco sphere with hundreds of seed shrimp and some snails and recently, I've noticed that the shrimp will float up to the top of the water and get stuck. They can't swim down and it usually dozens of them at a time. They dont die because I can push them back under the surface and they'll swim around but I was wondering if you knew the cause of this? I find it unusual to randomly have 20 or 30 seed shrimp all get stuck floating on the surface at the same time with no dramatic changes in the environment.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      I've seen them swim to surface, but they never stuck they for too long. And most of the time they would be hanging on or around floating plants or walls of aquarium.
      What you described is interesting. I could not think of any explanation about it.

  • @mongoman908
    @mongoman908 4 года назад

    I saw a bug in my ramshorn tank bigger but pretty small and looks like it has dots on it and kinda redish idk what it is help me please

  • @johnhopkins6731
    @johnhopkins6731 5 лет назад

    Michael, how long does it take for the seed shrimp to reproduce and will they eat hair (filiment) algae?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      Seed shrimp breed very fast anytime common algae grows fast...the population grow exponentially then drops down and so it goes in cycles. It happens every month or so in my settings.
      Seed shrimp like filamentous algae, but it grows faster than they can eat it.

    • @johnhopkins6731
      @johnhopkins6731 5 лет назад

      @@4me Is green water enough, or does the aquarium wall need to have algae growth?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      @@johnhopkins6731 slightly green water is enough.

    • @johnhopkins6731
      @johnhopkins6731 5 лет назад

      @@4me Thank you very much. I am excited to breed seed shrimp :D

  • @brokensoul5214
    @brokensoul5214 6 лет назад +1

    you are getting good at this....best of luck 💙❤

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much!
      Happy Holidays to you!!

  • @xs-writing
    @xs-writing 6 лет назад

    Hi. How can I identify which critter is seed shrimp? There are many different critters I saw in pond water..but how can I separately identify seed shrimp from others?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      Thank you for the question!
      It's easy to identify them by the way they move - as drunk bee :)
      Check this video for close up view on seed shrimp and some other critters: ruclips.net/video/LrIyAOATnvA/видео.html
      All the best!

    • @xs-writing
      @xs-writing 6 лет назад

      @@4me hi thanks...I appreciate it :)

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@xs-writing my pleasure!

  • @a2z_farm
    @a2z_farm 4 года назад

    How warm does it have to be for them to breed how long does it take them to reproduce how lo g does it take them to populate a jar how long are guppies pregnant how warm does it gave to be for guppies to breed how do you make fish food flakes

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      Seed shrimp breed in my nurseries with regular room temperature.
      Pregnancy period of guppies is about a month.
      Look through videos on this playlist for details on how to make fish food flakes and more : ruclips.net/video/-OgKd7Vn2cc/видео.html

  • @saltycat262
    @saltycat262 5 лет назад

    Hi Michael, I set up a 20 gallon planted tank a couple of months ago, I have driftwood and dragon stone in there too, with tetras and nerite snails. I'm now dealing with a seed shrimp infestation (thousands). I understand now that that is a good thing to have, however they seem to be eating my healthy plants - new holes in healthy leaves. I've read they generally only eat dying plants. Would love to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      It sounds like you have a great aquarium!
      My plants have never suffer from seed shrimp. Seed shrimp do eat wilting / dying plants indeed leaving holes in them. Seed shrimp are not the cause of the wilting plants.You have to find what is the cause of plants dying to begin with.
      Also, the population of seed shrimp goes up and down as with any other live organism (except humans) obeying the same density population rules. This number is self-regulated.
      All the best!

    • @saltycat262
      @saltycat262 5 лет назад

      Michael Langerman The plants with new holes in them are healthy. Not wilting or dying. Not sure what is causing it but i’m glad to hear it’s not the seed shrimp. I have not observed any other organisms in the tank. I will have to figure this out. Thank you for your prompt response! :)

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      @@saltycat262 My pleasure!

  • @theresegilbert5735
    @theresegilbert5735 5 лет назад

    gréât vidéo, i will get some seed shrimp next summer. would you know how long it takes to double the population?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      Seed shrimp are too small size for me to notice exact amount of them. Nevertheless, I generally see huge increase in population in about a month.
      The population grow exponentially until it reach the top density population for a given space/food supply. Then it start decreasing and then go back to maximum. And so it goes in cycles. I usually move some seed shrimp from a nursery to other aquariums at the time when population is visibly large.
      All the best on your adventure!

    • @theresegilbert5735
      @theresegilbert5735 5 лет назад +1

      Michael Langerman thank you

  • @Nutamago
    @Nutamago 3 года назад +1

    Hello, I'm a newbie aquarium owner and I find these little things in my bottle. at first I thought they were enemies. thanks for the video!!

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      My pleasure!
      All the best on your adventure!

  • @henrylin6537
    @henrylin6537 4 года назад

    The green residue. Does it have any beneficial aspect?

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад +1

      It depends on what type of aquarium care you provide. I make sustainable aquarium gardens where all organic remains (waste) stays in aquariums and eventually become fertile soil for bacteria, algae, microorganisms, tiny critters and plants to feed and thrive on. So, for sustainable aquariums it is beneficial. Otherwise...waste is a waste that need to be removed from aquariums where people do regular water changes or use man made filters.

    • @henrylin6537
      @henrylin6537 4 года назад

      @@4me thank you. I'm doing what was shown in the video with wine jugs. Now i know not to worry about the green stuff that's accumulating :)

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@henrylin6537 all the best on your adventure!

  • @Someone-qk7fc
    @Someone-qk7fc 6 лет назад +1

    Are you ever going to keep larger fish?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you for the question!
      I don't plan to keep larger fish anytime soon. I want and will get other fish and creatures when I clear up my ongoing projects with guppies ;)
      Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

    • @Someone-qk7fc
      @Someone-qk7fc 6 лет назад

      Michael Langerman What about mystery snails?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@Someone-qk7fc I've been working on video about a different type of snail (possibly Campeloma...) that I picked in Central park pond last Summer.
      Mystery snails have to wait their turn ;)

    • @Someone-qk7fc
      @Someone-qk7fc 6 лет назад

      Michael Langerman ok. Your videos must take a very long time to make

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      @@Someone-qk7fc Some projects go over 2 years ;)

  • @laujh715
    @laujh715 6 лет назад

    M.L can I get them in shop from Malaysia? I cannot find them in my local lake....

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Check out some other lakes. You should be able to find them in online stores.

  • @polimer1982
    @polimer1982 5 лет назад

    Hi, how much time do they need to increase the population

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Couple weeks in my example.
      But it depends on how many you start with, the type of strain, amount of algae/food, water temperature, and many other factors.
      As with all live critters the population density grow exponentially until it reaches the limit of space/available food. Then it goes down and again in cycles.

  • @tellorcha
    @tellorcha Год назад

    I have been playing around with keeping cultures of ostracods and daphnia. I have noticed the daphnia like the pH really high, but I haven't nailed down the ostracods' pH preferences. Do you know if they have a pH and/or hardness preference?

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад +3

      I do not test water in aquariums for pH or anything - only use regular visual observations to determine health of the aquariums as whole. Based on my observations ostracods do better (as many other critters) in aquariums with plenty of natural light and common algae rich water (not blooming!). Hope it helps.
      All the best on your adventure!

    • @bobs5596
      @bobs5596 Год назад

      @@4me i 'think' they need hard water to use the calcium for their shells. maybe add some limestone rocks to the tank? my tap water is hard so it's prolly good. but checking the water where they live naturally might be useful. i will take a pH test kit next time i go there. i should use a tds meter, seems like it should read 250 for scuds/shrimp. plenty of shrimp grower info out there, but i am not one and don't know offhand.

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад +1

      @@bobs5596 I have sea shells in all my aquariums - use them as anchors for plants. It's basically the same as limestone :)

  • @chrislecky710
    @chrislecky710 3 года назад

    Are you taking into account the reproduction rate of the species your using? how many eggs do aquatic snails lay and how often??

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Surely I am taking in account reproduction rate of all species (seed shrimp, snails, worms and etc including fish that consume them all) living in my aquariums - that is the only way to build sustainable aquariums.

  • @Individualpsychologe
    @Individualpsychologe 6 лет назад +1

    A good way to get seed shrimp if you can't find them anywhere is collecting dust and putting it in a jar of water. Their eggs are carried by the wind and can survive for years without water, they occur in most of the dust you can find. That is how they can find their way into your aquariums too. I did this a week ago because all of them had disappeared from my aquarium and I noticed it getting dirtier because of that, now I have a few tiny ones in the jar I put the dust in.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Hmm...that is interesting way...I should try it.
      Where do you collect dust?

    • @Individualpsychologe
      @Individualpsychologe 6 лет назад

      @@4me In the shed in the garden. I thought there's probably a higher chance of eggs being there than inside the house. Also much more dust.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@Individualpsychologe Thank you!

    • @Individualpsychologe
      @Individualpsychologe 6 лет назад

      @@4me No problem

  • @ietcomputation6467
    @ietcomputation6467 5 лет назад +1

    i really love these things but i can't find them in fish store's does anyone know were u can get these??? btw i don't live near a fresh or saltwater lake
    thanks for reading this ;)

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      Look them up in online stores.
      All the best!

    • @ietcomputation6467
      @ietcomputation6467 5 лет назад

      @@4me thank you

  • @carminepetracca7518
    @carminepetracca7518 6 лет назад +1

    hi michael: i have shrimp eggs and i've tried several times to get them to hatch and nothing happens. what do you think i am doing wrong. i followed the instructions but nothing. i really would like to have them in my aquariums. thanks, carmine petracca.

    • @HoaDaoAreca
      @HoaDaoAreca 6 лет назад

      CARMINE PETRACCA, what you have are brine shrimp it sounds like

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      I've never grow them from eggs to tell you for sure, but I think you may simply not notice them as they hatch due to very small size of young seed shrimp. Just give them time to grow.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@HoaDaoAreca brine shrimp live and breed in slightly salty water and their look different. I have very closeup videos for you to look what my seed shrimp are: ruclips.net/video/LrIyAOATnvA/видео.html
      All the best!

    • @pawnslinger1
      @pawnslinger1 6 лет назад

      I purchased seed shrimp eggs on ebay and nothing happened. I like Michael's videos and wish I could keep seed shrimp like he does. I have guppies too and I feed them flake food and algae wafers -- they go crazy over the wafers, they sink to the bottom and give them an all day banquet. Maybe my fry got the seed shrimp before I could see them. I put some eggs into a 2 liter bottle and after a week I am still waiting - algae is growing but no sign of the shrimp yet.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@pawnslinger1 guppy fry definitely go after seed shrimp.
      You may not notice tiny seed shrimp in green water until there are many of them. How fast it happens depends on the staring number, though you would not know how many hatched from the aggs. So, just wait.

  • @justinsparks6128
    @justinsparks6128 4 года назад

    Hello, how long does it take the seed shrimp to reproduce to the numbers seen in your aquariums?

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      It depends on how large colony of seed shrimp to begin with, available food and there should be no fish (or any other who feeds on seed shrimp). In my example it would take 1-2 months. Though, I move them into other aquariums breaking the large colony on many small ( in each aquarium including those aquariums with fish).

    • @justinsparks6128
      @justinsparks6128 4 года назад

      @@4me thank you

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@justinsparks6128 My pleasure!

  • @MrChapindecoraza
    @MrChapindecoraza 3 года назад +2

    All this time i was being told that seed shrimp could eat my guppy and molly fry and now you tell me is safe i can breath peaceful now

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      My pleasure!
      All the best on your adventure!

    • @lemongrab6173
      @lemongrab6173 5 месяцев назад

      Nah they’re harmless to fish they’re the primary food source of my 3 day old betta fry

  • @atif0780
    @atif0780 6 лет назад +3

    I will definetly try it
    Best of luck for next
    Video

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!!

  • @beenavenugopal56
    @beenavenugopal56 6 лет назад +4

    Michael langerman or nothing. Love your amazing vids Mike. Keep it up.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!!

  • @metrikal1
    @metrikal1 6 лет назад +2

    Great video man, love it, I'm gonna try this

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much!
      All the best on your adventure!
      Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

  • @hashimrashid6015
    @hashimrashid6015 6 лет назад

    Bro does seed shrimp eats the leaf of water lettuce? In my tank all lettuce are infected.. Is seed shrimp the cause of the floating plants infection?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Seed shrimp would eat wilting leaves. And they rest/hide on leaves of plants.
      I am not aware of floating plants infection to tell you anything about it.

    • @hashimrashid6015
      @hashimrashid6015 6 лет назад

      @@4me bro is there any way to remove seed shrimp from tank there is a lot of them.. And natural way without effecting guppy

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@hashimrashid6015 yes.
      Guppy fry eat seed shrimp reducing seed shrimp population to nothing.

    • @hashimrashid6015
      @hashimrashid6015 6 лет назад

      @@4me but bro forget the fri not even bigger guppys are eating them? Why?

    • @hashimrashid6015
      @hashimrashid6015 6 лет назад

      When guppy see it moves at first they swallow it and then they are spitting them out why?

  • @Ryin88
    @Ryin88 5 лет назад

    will these grow with daphnia?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Yes.
      They go along just fine.

  • @benk9063
    @benk9063 3 года назад

    What kind of snails are those? I live in Georgia and I have them in my tanks, with my seed shrimp, but I want to know what species they are so I can know if they can live with my betta. I looked at the video where someone identified them, but my snails NEVER grow that big.

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      I have 3 types of freshwater snails in my aquariums: pond (or perhaps bladder) snails, ramshorn snails, and mystery trapdoor snails. Your betta should be fine with any of them.
      Mystery trapdoor snails are very large (up to 6-8 cm in wild) compare to all others and they have "trapdoor".
      Pond, bladder and ramshorn snails grow up to 2 cm in my aquariums.
      I have videos on this playlist about all of them: ruclips.net/video/A7-cEOIJpFs/видео.html
      All the best on your adventure!

  • @S.A.M_13
    @S.A.M_13 6 лет назад +1

    Another video as I was expecting ,Its so cool !!!!!!!!

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @dsmith6868
    @dsmith6868 4 года назад

    What do you do for overpopulation of seed shrimp?

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад +1

      I feed them to guppy fry and add into other aquariums.

  • @phillipcharlesashwood1850
    @phillipcharlesashwood1850 3 года назад +1

    Thanks. I have just had a bloom after rain.

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      All the best on your adventure!

  • @lemongrab6173
    @lemongrab6173 5 месяцев назад +1

    What’s interesting is that they also mutate and develop different strains rapidly herbivores mutants are usually smaller and more whereas scavengers and carnivores tend to be yellow and larger yet fewer. Originally I assumed that the larger yellow ones are older adults but nope. Depending on the environment they either mutate into the large yellow ones or tiny dark green ones. There’s also extremely rare ones that are green but huge. Bear in mind these all began from the same culture all looked the same.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 месяцев назад +1

      This is very interesting! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @rrubdcrfwjejyssfstyx
    @rrubdcrfwjejyssfstyx 6 лет назад +28

    I have natural occuring seed shrimp in my tank

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +3

      Great!
      From there you can easily populated them to as many aquariums as you want ;)

    • @rrubdcrfwjejyssfstyx
      @rrubdcrfwjejyssfstyx 6 лет назад

      thx

    • @sarvajitkulkarni8271
      @sarvajitkulkarni8271 5 лет назад +1

      how did you do that??
      Please, I need some seed shrimp urgently and I can't find them anywhere.
      If you can't answer the previous question, can you please suggest some good places to find seed shrimp??

    • @sarvajitkulkarni8271
      @sarvajitkulkarni8271 5 лет назад

      never mind I got them

    • @josecitonoseque
      @josecitonoseque 5 лет назад

      @@sarvajitkulkarni8271 put a leaf of lettuce on water and boom you have it

  • @nowirehangers2815
    @nowirehangers2815 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you.
    You are my go to guy.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      My pleasure!

  • @MarcoAntonio-tb4gx
    @MarcoAntonio-tb4gx 4 года назад +1

    How do this guy arrive to a fish tub? Like 3 or 4 weeks ago I collected New water hyacinth for my tub, I let the hyacinth on water for 4 hours. Then I used the hose (with some pressure) to clean the roots and the steams, finally I used 10 ml of comercial chlorine in 10 liters of water to let the hyacinth there for 30 mins, then dechlorinated water for another 30 minutes and to the tub... In the previus weeks I didnt see this guys. But today when doing my parcial water change I saw 3 of them swiming on the tub I used to put the hyacinth and the elodea... So im almost sure they came with the hyacinth 3 weeks ago when I brought it Home. Just I cant believe the survived the chlorine bath. Im fine with them in my tub. I like little critters with my fish as long as they dont pose a threat. But still surprised they made it to the tub.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад +1

      Seed shrimp are the best known to me survivors after algae ;)
      There are types of seed shrimp that survive even after been eaten by other larger creatures.

    • @MarcoAntonio-tb4gx
      @MarcoAntonio-tb4gx 4 года назад

      @@4me 😲 omg! Thats awesome

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@MarcoAntonio-tb4gx :)

  • @RodrigoSotoCastro
    @RodrigoSotoCastro 3 года назад +2

    What a nice video. Thanks

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +1

      My pleasure!!

  • @davej474
    @davej474 5 лет назад

    Thank you for the great content Michael. Your videos are both entertaining and informative.
    I have not yet succeeded in capturing seed shrimp without also collecting hydra and often planaria in the same sample.
    My fresh water snails seem to multiply without much problem but my seed shrimp colony never grows beyond just a few and I wonder if hydra may be the issue.
    Is this a problem that you face and if so how do you deal with the little sea monsters?

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад +1

      You can separate seed shrimp from other critters using a pipette - that is what I do. Move them in a separate nursery - whatever few you can get would do to start a new colony (though, the more you start with the faster the colony will grow). Just make sure they have something to chew on - common green algae, some dry leaves and such. A cup size nursery is a good for a small starting colony. In a month or two you may split the colony on a couple more and grow them in a larger tanks ;)

    • @davej474
      @davej474 5 лет назад

      ​@@4me Thanks Michael, I will try this. :)

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      @@davej474 All the best on your adventure!

  • @MardagaM
    @MardagaM 4 года назад +1

    your are my teacher of micro live thanks

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      My pleasure!
      All the best on your adventure!

  • @patrickfaas2329
    @patrickfaas2329 5 лет назад +1

    Caught a great type of seed shrimp in our Amsterdam canals. It seems there are 70,000 species of seed shrimp, so forgive me for not identifying it more precisely, but these are bottom dwellers. There are quite a lot of them, but their population does not seem to crash, presumably because it is kept in check by the guppies.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      I gave up long time ago on all my attempts of identifying them for the same reason.
      And for guppy fry they are all the same - food :)

  • @selecaoselecaoselecao
    @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад +1

    Nice I want to try a type of a aquatic creature that does not need a filter.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Great!
      Just to be clear - you want to try with aquatic creatures that does not need man-made filters ;)
      For that purpose any creature would do :)

    • @selecaoselecaoselecao
      @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад

      @@4me yes except salt water creatures. Also have you tried brine shrimp.

    • @selecaoselecaoselecao
      @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад

      Also I was meaning, like a simple creature like brine shrimp or seed Shrimp.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@selecaoselecaoselecao I did not try saltwater aquariums yet.

    • @selecaoselecaoselecao
      @selecaoselecaoselecao 6 лет назад

      Yeah they are hybrids.

  • @majdissa8654
    @majdissa8654 6 лет назад +4

    Merry Christmas
    Every year you are fine ..
    God willing, a new year to achieve all your wishes

  • @amolimestry7968
    @amolimestry7968 3 года назад

    My seed shrimpies are turning pale and elongated. What is the cause of this? I had to get more seed shrimp bc after they turned elongated, they started disappearing. Can u help, so my other batch of seed shrimp do not go the same way?

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      How much elongated do the get?

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      I suspect it could be some other critters - my seed shrimp grow without getting elongated (or may be I missed it).

    • @amolimestry7968
      @amolimestry7968 3 года назад

      @Michael Langerman they get around an inch

    • @amolimestry7968
      @amolimestry7968 3 года назад

      No, they could not be other critters, because I got them from a place which has only blood worms, seed shrimp and sometimes mosquito larvae. I know, because I have taken scoops of the dirt there and put them into jars filled with rainwater and algae, so I can see what creatures came along with it. So far, there have been blood worms, seed shrimp, and the occasional mosquito larvae or two, but nothing other than that, except for the surprise baby dragonfly that I got along with some filamentous algae from an abandoned fountain near my friend's place. Could it just be a growth stage, in which they are born round and tiny, but they grow elongated and pale before dying?

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      @@amolimestry7968 That is huge species! My adult grow up to 2 mm or so.

  • @Mr.SilverSmith
    @Mr.SilverSmith Год назад

    Very nice, are you saying by mixing the cultures you can avoid the famous “crashes”?

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад +1

      Mixing helps on genetical level.
      Culture crashes happen for many different reasons.
      Most common reason for "crash" is when culture grow to the maximum density population of that particular tank size/ food amount and such. Population of all living organisms growth in accordance with the same Natural rules. It growth exponentially to the maximum and than "crashed" - down to minimum and than repeat.
      Overfeeding - the large cultures consume more food and produce more waste. You have to accommodate for the waste or the culture will suffocate in the waste. The best way to deal with overfeeding is to avoid it...simply reduce amount and/or frequency of feeding. That is the to maintain density population on desirable level.
      Diseases (all kind of) can wipe out the whole population as well - that would be irreversible lost of the culture. Mixing helps to prevent genetical diseases.

    • @jmgalaxytab2325
      @jmgalaxytab2325 Год назад +1

      @@4me So in order to avoid a crash: maintain the population below that max amount. Which is good: periodically remove some seed shrimps from a full tank to some new tanks... create new batches from your old batches to keep old batches healthy and avoid crashes that way.

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад

      @@jmgalaxytab2325 You got it right. I put critters in all my aquariums. It is interesting to notice that you would not see them much in aquariums with fish. Though, once you remove fish it takes very short time for critters to rebuild population. Fish hunting on those critters regulate their population in the most natural way 🙂

  • @WAFE55
    @WAFE55 4 года назад

    What plant you use for the seed shrimp

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      Any live plants will do for seed shrimp. Use whatever is available ;)

    • @WAFE55
      @WAFE55 4 года назад

      Could I use soil for my fish tank

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@WAFE55 I suppose you can. Though, I don't use soil in my aquariums to tell you for sure.

    • @WAFE55
      @WAFE55 4 года назад

      Another question can you find frog bit in Petco or petsmart

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@WAFE55 It depends on location. Each local pet store have different local suppliers and therefore there is a huge difference in what is available in each store.

  • @eilor2
    @eilor2 3 года назад

    Can you feed them to your fish?

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Yes. Seed shrimp are small and therefore perfect food for small (baby) fish.

  • @aquaboykb8232
    @aquaboykb8232 6 лет назад +6

    Good video

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you!

  • @irenairena2772
    @irenairena2772 6 лет назад +1

    С Новым Годом ! Смотрю уже второе Ваше видео , подписалась , хоть и понимаю слово через десять , наглядность эксперимента понятна :-):-):-) как называется этот шримп , летом в пруду водится ? И есть ли у Вас канал на русском ?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Спасибо! И Вас тоже с Новым годом!!
      Русского канала у меня нет. Но я размещаю текст из видео в описании к видео, а также публикую блог пост с этим текстом и фотографиями (ссылка на блог в конце описания к видео). Я это делаю для удобства тех кому нужен перевод на любой язык ;) Скопируйте текст и вставьте его в любой переводчик, например в гугл переводчик: translate.google.com/ а можно перевести ссылку к видео ;)
      Эти шримп водятся в абсолютном большинстве водоёмов. Множество разновидностей, включая тех что живут в солёной воде. Поймать их легче всего в тёплое время года. Обычно они попадаются вместе с водорослями. Вот видео об этом: ruclips.net/video/mQb7cKeTKqA/видео.html
      Всего вам наилучшего!

    • @irenairena2772
      @irenairena2772 6 лет назад

      @@4me Спасибо Вам огромное за подробный ответ ! Очень фильтр понравился , уже и на ебэй посмотрела ,,, придётся оставить своей конструкции из акваэля на синтепоне - 22 000 рублей это проще ещё один холодильник пиобрести :-):-):-) у нас в Питере это хорошей зарплатой считается , для женщин конечно :-) О бязательно пересмотрю всё с описаниями , рачёк напомнил циклопа , а вот на счёт аулофоруса -сомневаюсь , не похож . Спасибо за эксперименты ну супер интересные :-)

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      @@irenairena2772 Фильтры, даже очень хорошие, которые сделанные людьми не настолько хороши как природные фильтры ;) Я не пользуюсь искусственными фильтрами уже несколько лет и результаты...такие как должны быть в природе которая без человека обходится очень хорошо :)

    • @irenairena2772
      @irenairena2772 6 лет назад

      @@4me у меня был много лет назад аквариум как сейчас говорят со старой водой ( воду только доливала ) грунт песок и допотопный аэратор растюху корчевала , меченосцы плодились , улиток снимала со стен и листьев на фазе икры :-) даже стёкла не зарастали :-) что сейчас не знаю , но грешу на воду . Да и рыба стала другая , то манка то гниль . А корма хлопья красят воду :-):-):-) вот потому очень заинтересовали Ваши видео :-):-)

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      @@irenairena2772 Рыбу важно не перекармливать в любом аквариуме - и вода и аквариум и рыба будет лучше ;)

  • @KapilSawakare
    @KapilSawakare 2 года назад

    Do they eat Daphnia? How fast do they multiple??

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      Seed shrimp are harmless for Daphnia. They may eat dead Daphnia.
      I've never did actual experiments to tell you for sure how fast seed shrimp breed and how long they live for the matter... The population of seed shrimp kept in a separate from fish nursery seem to double in matter of 4-6 weeks.

  • @ixicnika
    @ixicnika 5 лет назад +1

    Love these great ideas!!

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @naturezone1212
    @naturezone1212 4 года назад

    I mix water with spirulina powder. Seed shrimp seem very happy!

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      They love algae :)

  • @LeSurrealDream
    @LeSurrealDream 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for the video! I believe this is what I have in my tank since they are similar size and move the same. I was worried they were bad for my tank as I have never seen these before, but I think all will be okay thankfully.

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +1

      All the best on your adventure!

  • @boniboni4912
    @boniboni4912 6 лет назад +1

    I don’t have any natural water bodies to find seed shrimp, I only got mosquito larvae! But I harvest them and feed them to my zebra danios and serpae tetra they love them, but I wish I could get some seed shrimp!!!

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +2

      Next time you go on vacation somewhere near pond or lake during warm season take a sample of plants ;) That's how I got seed shrimp among other critters.
      Happy Holidays to you and your family!

  • @JoJo-od5nf
    @JoJo-od5nf 6 лет назад +1

    I love your voice! So awesome

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!
      Happy Holiday to you and your family!!

  • @Individualpsychologe
    @Individualpsychologe 6 лет назад

    The seed shrimp in my tank are easily 3 times the size of those, I've not found any fish who can eat them.

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      There are many different strains of seed shrimp varying by size and other traits - some live in saltwater ;)

  • @beyondfubar
    @beyondfubar 5 лет назад

    Always love your videos!

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @Ivan_1791
    @Ivan_1791 5 лет назад +1

    I'm trying to breed them and make a close ecosystem with algae.

    • @4me
      @4me  5 лет назад

      I have it done. Check videos on this playlist for details: ruclips.net/video/zTmhJhY3WkU/видео.html

    • @Ivan_1791
      @Ivan_1791 5 лет назад +1

      @@4me Wow, thank you man. That's awesome.

  • @mr.aquabd7383
    @mr.aquabd7383 6 лет назад +2

    Loved it! Keep It Up Sir! Wellllll doneeee

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!!

  • @ramonsita625
    @ramonsita625 4 месяца назад +1

    Excellent video!

    • @4me
      @4me  4 месяца назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @nagys36snn
    @nagys36snn 3 года назад +1

    absolutely based video, great choice of music too!

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Thank you!
      I don't get many comments about my music - appreciate it very much!!

  • @southnyourmind
    @southnyourmind 4 года назад

    I'd love to do something like this, but My GF doesn't like all the tanks.. I have 3 set up for daphnia, scuds, and seed shrimp. The seed shrimp one is the simplest one. It's a freaking plastic container that was used for popcorn from walmart.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      You may want to make your nursery attractive one for your GF. Check out my sustainable aquarium gardens for this purpose: ruclips.net/video/8ZD8PX0myas/видео.html

  • @WishingIWasFishing73
    @WishingIWasFishing73 4 года назад

    I think I found seed shrimp in a mud puddle near my house... but these are the size of a kernel of corn...I will be posting a video of them in a couple days to see if anyone can tell me what they are...

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      Seed shrimp rather smaller size...
      Those should be something else ;)

    • @WishingIWasFishing73
      @WishingIWasFishing73 4 года назад

      I'm going to post a short video of them in my tank... I'll let you know when... I'd like for you to look at them please

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@WishingIWasFishing73 Will do.

    • @WishingIWasFishing73
      @WishingIWasFishing73 4 года назад

      I posted a short video of what I think is some kind of seed shrimp... If you would please look & tell me what you think I would appreciate it... thank you.

    • @4me
      @4me  4 года назад

      @@WishingIWasFishing73 I don't know this critters.

  • @rp101aquatics6
    @rp101aquatics6 6 лет назад

    Do you still have seed shrimp?

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      I have them in all aquariums. Though, I don't keep them in a separate breeding nurseries as I used to do. I am freeing space for shallow aquariums (still have to check on the minimum aquarium size ;)

  • @eirikurbjorn
    @eirikurbjorn 6 лет назад

    I have to go look for these guys when summer comes. Don't think I'll find any during winter in Iceland. :P

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      I could not find them at winter in New York :)

  • @yevgenzhuchij3555
    @yevgenzhuchij3555 2 года назад +1

    У Вас отличное произношение в отличие от многих нетив спикеров. Все понятно и без субтитров. Теперь буду знать чем кормить своих остракод.

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      Спасибо! Успехов Вам!!

  • @mansing
    @mansing 3 года назад

    I see them always fighting with my shrimplets whenever I drop in food 😂

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +1

      to me t's more like a race than fight :)

    • @mansing
      @mansing 3 года назад

      @@4me My seed shrimps just very violently and quickly try and snatch the food from the shrimplets, but it's just that they couldn't coz they're too small so they just continue to violently harass so the shrimplet couldn't go near the food 🤣

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      @@mansing what do you feed them with?

  • @zykiell
    @zykiell 6 лет назад +1

    I HAVE AN IDEA...what about "Brine Shrimp".....ill be waiting..Michael Langerman..GOOD LUCK🦐🐟

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      My plastic bottle aquariums with tube attached at the bottom may work very well as breeding tank for brine shrimp. Though, brine shrimp need saltywater. I may do saltwater aquariums in future for sure.
      Happy Holidays to you and your family!

    • @zykiell
      @zykiell 6 лет назад

      Love ur work!! HAPPY HOLIDAY

  • @dagoop6281
    @dagoop6281 6 лет назад +2

    Cool vid can’t wait for more

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @pkd63
    @pkd63 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you. Very informative!

    • @4me
      @4me  6 лет назад +1

      My pleasure!

  • @LeviVanSluijs
    @LeviVanSluijs Год назад

    Why are the guppies in such small tubes that seems less then ideal

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад +2

      Thank you for your question. We could speculate a lot about what is the best for our pets. However, it's always better to check with the pets for sure. And that is what I did for number of years painstakingly testing aquariums of different dimension to find out what is the necessary minimum for any fish. The results published in this video: ruclips.net/video/ofPxX3qz1OI/видео.html
      And I have a lot of info about my dwarf guppies and related projects in videos on this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLM88hGt0AfGsF7UD45C23Su_VEJjWXCe5

  • @icouldeatthemoons
    @icouldeatthemoons 2 года назад +1

    Thanks you!! I love these little guys and recently all my seed shrimp died and I still don't know why. Now I can collect a healthy population for future re-introducrion!

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      All the best on your adventure!