Before you start a shrimp tank!!

I have notice there are many brothers/sisters interested in shrimp keeping recently. Dunno its just me or the forum recently pack with ppl starting new shrimp tank.

Things to note before you start a shrimp tank.

1) I am concern over how many can afford the good quality shrimps to start off with (over jealous). however do note that the better the shrimps grades are, the more care and more dedicate the shrimps are. so I would advise/suggest those who intend to start this shrimp keeping hobby to keep low grades shrimps for a certain period of time (1 year) before they move on to higher gardes shrimps to learn the skills necessary and to avoid high shrimp death rates.

2) I have read many ppl starting with very small tanks.... besides the *sticky warning that a small tank less than 2 feet is not the ideal shrimp tank to start off with, due to water perimeters and many other factors.... so please try to start a shimp tank with 2 feet and above. I would also like to keep a small tank in my office for my shimps... but knowing it would not be the best environment for them... i cant...

For small tank, consider guppies?
Out of topic a bit... i have a small nano cube which i keep 2 small clown loach... they are very very very hardy.... from my experience clown loach is a good hardy fish though shy, when they are very comfortable in the tank and when they come out to swim... they look very nice too. consider hardy fish to start a small tank with.

3) Temperature flacutation - Note that this is not very good in shrimp keeping hobbies. must be able to maintain the water temperature below 28 degrees..... At 28 degrees is also not the best condition, its the extreme end when shrimps still survive. 24 degrees is good!

And nope... skin and hand and your feel is not enuff to guess the water temperature... we can be very wrong in guessing. get a accurate thermometer to confirm.... "Cool plcs" or spots in ur home can also be very wrong.

Maintaining is the word.... chiller is the only thing that can maintain a certain termperature. Else breeding is diffcult.

Well last but not least i hope ppl read this short summary for the basic of shrimp keeping. Please read all the *sticky* for in depth knowledge before you even try to start! 1 death is 1 death too many! Shrimps are life like you and me.

Thanks for taking the time to read this post.