The name of red and white crystal shrimp comes from its body color. It has a red and white shell color and timid personality, so it can bring us endless fun in the process of feeding. In recent years, more and more friends want to keep red and white crystal shrimp as pets, but they don't know how to keep them well. Let me talk about how to raise red and white crystal shrimp, hoping to help everyone!
What problems should be paid attention to when raising red and white crystal shrimp?
It is not difficult to raise red and white crystal shrimp. You should mainly pay attention to the following three aspects:
One is to create an aquatic ecological environment suitable for the life of red and white crystal shrimp, that is, to create a shrimp pond with stable water quality;
Secondly, according to the habits of red and white crystal shrimps, facilities conducive to their growth and reproduction, such as sinking trees and shelter houses, are put in the shrimp pond;
Third, scientific and reasonable feeding.
These three aspects actually revolve around two words: feed+raise. In terms of methods, the stability of water quality is extremely important, just like fish farming, and water saving is very critical. Scientific and reasonable feeding is the basis to ensure the healthy growth of red and white crystal shrimp.
How to "build" a suitable red and white crystal shrimp tank?
1, cylinder selection.
The round tank is not conducive to the growth of red and white crystal shrimp, and it is not easy to make a fool of yourself, so it is necessary to choose a square shrimp tank from the perspective of shrimp health and beauty. In addition, shrimp must not choose a small tank. The tank is too small. When circulating filtration, the shrimp pond may be short of water and oxygen. Moreover, the activity space of shrimp is small, and when it is frightened, it will hit the wall everywhere, which is not conducive to growth.
Larger shrimp tanks can effectively avoid the above problems. The more water in the vat, the better the circulation system and filtration system can operate, the less dirty the water is, that is, the more stable the water quality is.
2. carry water.
It is a famous saying that "shrimp should be raised before water" is widely circulated in the aquarium circle. Why do you want to carry water? How to raise water? Why do red and white crystal shrimps survive more easily in "old water"? Because old water contains a lot of phytoplankton, and phytoplankton can produce oxygen for shrimp to breathe, which fresh water can't do.
Water cultivation usually involves exposing available water, such as tap water and mountain spring water, to the sun and adding oxygen until algae grow in the water. The perfect water lifting process usually takes about half a month.
3. Filtration system and oxygenation equipment.
It is said that shrimp is easy to die when changing water, because changing water will cause turbulent water quality and reduce oxygen content, which is more conducive to the life and reproduction of shrimp under the condition of high oxygen content. Therefore, a filtration system must be installed in the shrimp pond.
The filtration system of shrimp culture can be very simple, and ordinary cotton filter or water essence can be used. I use a pneumatic water goblin. The filtration system and oxygenation system of this filter are sufficient, which is suitable for raising red and white crystal shrimp in small and medium scale, and basically no dead shrimp will appear.
4. Shrimp sauce.
The bottom of the shrimp tank needs to be covered with a layer of shrimp paste or seaweed paste. I still use water grass mud, which can raise water plants and take care of shrimps. Why do you want to raise shrimp with aquatic mud? First of all, there are many microorganisms in the water grass mud, which supply shrimp as a food source, but sand does not; Secondly, red and white crystal shrimp is suitable for living in weak acid environment, and seaweed mud has a certain deacidification effect.
I suggest using grass mud for raising red and white crystal shrimp as the bottom. There is no need to buy too much. As for the thickness of the shop, it depends on the species of aquatic plants in your shrimp tank, not less than 5 cm.
5, heating rod.
It is best to build a heating rod in the shrimp tank. The optimum survival temperature of red and white crystal shrimp is between 22℃ and 24℃. If your shrimp wants to live comfortably, grow and reproduce quickly, it is necessary to stabilize the water temperature with a heating rod.
Of course, whether it is necessary to use heating rods in shrimp tanks has always been controversial, and there is no mandatory requirement, because red and white crystal shrimp are creatures that are not too afraid of cold, even in winter, as long as the indoor temperature is not too low. But I still suggest using a heating rod. After all, shrimps are pets, so be kind to them.
6, LED lights.
It is very important to raise red and white crystal shrimp. Light is directly related to the formation of pigment in shrimp. If the light is insufficient, the color of shrimp will gradually darken and gradually lose its appreciation value, so lighting must be installed in the shrimp tank. LED lamp is the first choice for shrimp pond lighting, which is economical and practical.
7. Raise aquatic plants.
Aquatic plants can be kept in shrimp tanks, but the number of aquatic plants should not be too large, otherwise it is not conducive to grabbing space for prawns. Of course, if it is too little, it can't effectively provide a hidden place for red and white crystal shrimp, so it is suitable.
There are two points to pay attention to aquatic plants in shrimp tanks: First, if aquatic plants are not disinfected thoroughly, some parasites may be brought in, which will have an impact on the growth of prawns. Second, aquatic plants are not easy to cultivate and will die if they are not careful. If the dead aquatic plants are not cleaned up in time, they will rot, which will pollute the shrimp pond, affect the health of shrimp and increase the mortality of shrimp.
Red and white crystal shrimp is lively and playful, timid and shy.
Based on the "timid and playful" nature of red and white crystal shrimp, what else should we pay attention to?
1. Place the sinking wood.
Sink wood is the favorite "toy" of red and white crystal shrimp. Red and white crystal shrimp like to rest, swim around, and sometimes play in groups, so red and white crystal shrimp is the most suitable living platform. Because red and white crystal shrimp is more suitable for living in weak acid environment, and sinking wood can reduce acid, oxidize and soften water quality, so proper sinking wood in shrimp tank can provide a better environment for shrimp.
The only disadvantage of sinking wood is that it is too easy to attach algae, but this problem is very easy to solve. Boil the newly bought sunken wood in a pot and wash the shrimp, so that algae will not attach easily in the future.
Step 2 avoid the house.
Red and white crystal shrimp are timid, so it is very important for them to avoid the house.
Shrimp will shell when it grows, and it is very fragile when it is shelled, and it is easy to be attacked by other shrimps and other aquatic organisms. At this time, the shelter can provide a safer environment for the red and white crystal shrimp.
For red and white crystal shrimp, ceramic shelter is the best choice. Not only is it opaque, but other aquatic organisms are hard to find, and pottery itself will not pollute the water quality, but it is good for the purification of water quality.
3. don't be mixed.
Red and white crystal shrimp is too timid to be mixed with fish.
When I raised red and white crystal shrimp, I kept several guppies in the shrimp tank in order to get rid of the harmful protein insects of shrimp in the water. But you can't imagine the timidity of red and white crystal shrimp. Seeing that the fish are hiding in the shelter from the wind and dare not come out to eat, it greatly affects the growth of shrimp. I haven't mixed culture since. I don't know if it's a shrimp variety. Anyway, red and white crystal shrimp is like this.
Of course, if shrimps of the same size are mixed, they can be mixed. Or if you are a bold shrimp, you can try to mix with small and quiet fish.
Feeding of red and white crystal shrimp
Feeding red and white crystal shrimp is very important. Not only should it meet their tastes, but also pay attention to calcium supplementation.
Regarding food, red and white crystal shrimp likes to eat freeze-dried vegetables or vegetable sticks. I also suggest feeding shrimp with freeze-dried vegetables. If vegetables are rod-shaped, they are particularly easy to dissolve in water, which is easy to cause water pollution. Food can be put in a shrimp cage. When the shrimp is hungry, go to the shrimp cage to eat freeze-dried vegetables or vegetable sticks.
What we tend to overlook is mainly the control of feeding quantity. If you feed at ordinary times, you don't need to feed too much. If we feed too much, it may cause water pollution in the shrimp tank.
Calcium is an important part of the skeleton and carapace of aquatic animals. Lack of calcium in red and white crystal shrimp culture will lead to shell shelling and soft shell failure, so attention should be paid to calcium supplementation when feeding.
Seaweed absorbs a lot of calcium and magnesium ions when it grows, so seaweed powder is the best choice for calcium supplementation of red and white crystal shrimp. If you use algae powder, you can feed it two or three times a month.
Raising shrimp is fun. During the writing gap between sharing red and white crystal shrimp with you, I found a very interesting thing-there are many snails in the fish tank inexplicably.
In fact, there are often such small snails, either brought in by me or brought in by changing water. If this happens to everyone, don't worry, because this snail will not affect the growth of red and white crystal shrimp, and it will also help clean up some algae and parasites. If there is energy, it can be used as living food after being crushed with tweezers or other tools, which will be beneficial to the growth of prawns.
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The above are some of my experiences in raising red and white crystal shrimp, and also some problems that I think should be paid special attention to. In fact, crystal shrimp is not difficult to raise under the condition of stable water quality. We hardly need to take care of it except feeding. Now the price of red and white crystal shrimp has dropped a lot, which is very cheap compared with previous years, so friends who want to experience raising red and white crystal shrimp may wish to try it according to my above experience.
In short, it is not difficult to raise red and white crystal shrimp. It is natural to keep the water quality, ensure continuous aeration and stabilize the water temperature, and it is easy to raise the shrimp. Remember: red and white crystal shrimp are most afraid of hypoxia and high temperature. Therefore, we must protect these two aspects and raise them with old water as much as possible, so that it is reasonable to raise them until they explode.
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