The original grading guide for Black Tiger Shrimp was done by George Morzinek (Germany). Here is the ranking for Black Tiger with black eyes (BT1 = highest grade).
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Lucky you if you are getting new shrimp! Anything new is always exciting! But we’ve all been bitten by the shrimp bug, and that is great. It doesn’t mean that we should be too hasty about putting our new shrimp in their new tanks though. Shrimp bought at the store or sent via (express) courier service need to be acclimated slowly and carefully to their new environment. The transport is stressful to them even if they are well packed in a styrofoam box and breathing bags.
Acclimating Shrimp (contributed by
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If your shrimp has white stuff growing on the rostrum, head or legs this might be parasites or fungal. It is important that you are sure about the diagnosis because the cure differs. Have a closer look
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This guide is for dwarf shrimps like Caridina or Neocaridina species, not for agressive species like bigger Macrobrachium. It´s just a short listing of important things to know for beginners of shrimp keeping.
Origin:
Shrimps can be found all over the world. The available species in your local fish shop are often from Southeast Asia.
Size:
Most dwarf shrimps are between 2-5 cm or 0.8-2 inches long.
Behavior:
Caridina, Neocaridina and similar species are generally peaceful.
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Water chemistry is one of the most misunderstood areas of shrimp-keeping, especially when it comes the pH, GH/KH, and the KH-pH relationship. The GH/KH water test kit is often the most neglected kit, and, hence, arguably, the most neglected part of the water chemistry.
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The variety and manifestation of Dwarf shrimp diseases remain unexplored. Most of the information we have on shrimp maladies comes from research on aquacultured crustaceens, such as freshwater shrimp macrobrachium rosenbergii, crayfish, lobster and others. Another source of knowledge is gathered from studies on fish and especially the keeping of Koi.
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