Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Least Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding Cambarellus diminutus, one of the smallest crayfish at roughly 1–2 cm, a year-round breeder that carries eggs and young under the t
- Cajun Dwarf Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (Cambarellus shufeldtii), a small North American dwarf crayfish that carries eggs and young under the tail
- Mexican Dwarf Black Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the wild-type dark form of the Mexican Dwarf Crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis): a small, peaceful dwarf crayfish that carries eg
- Mexican Dwarf Orange Crayfish (CPO) Breeding GuideBreeding the orange Mexican Dwarf Crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis var. 'Orange', CPO): a small, peaceful selectively-bred form that carr
- Peninsula Crayfish Breeding GuideBreeding the North American Peninsula Crayfish (Procambarus paeninsulanus): a burrowing Florida/Georgia species that, like other crayfish, c
- Marbled Crayfish Breeding GuideHow the parthenogenetic Marbled Crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) clones itself without males, carries eggs under the tail, and why releasin
- Electric Blue Crayfish Breeding Guide (Procambarus alleni)Breeding the electric blue crayfish Procambarus alleni: gonopod-bearing males, females that cradle eggs in their swimmerets, freshwater hatc
- White River Crayfish Breeding Guide (Procambarus acutus)Breeding the white river crayfish Procambarus acutus: a hardy North American cambarid that, like its relative P. clarkii, broods eggs under
- Red Swamp Crayfish Breeding Guide (Procambarus clarkii)Breeding the prolific red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii: gonopod-bearing males, berried females averaging about 429 eggs, hatchlings th
- Princess Bee Shrimp Breeding Guide (Paracaridina)Breeding the Princess Bee shrimp (Paracaridina cf. zhejiangensis): a soft-water freshwater direct developer that carries eggs under the abdo
- Hong Kong Caridina Breeding Guide (Caridina serrata)Breeding the wild Hong Kong Caridina serrata: a freshwater direct developer of the serrata species group that releases miniature shrimplets
- Whisker Shrimp Breeding Guide (Macrobrachium lanchesteri)Breeding the predatory whisker shrimp Macrobrachium lanchesteri: green-saddled females carry eggs on their pleopods, larvae may follow abbre
- Vampire Shrimp Breeding Guide (Atyoida pilipes)Breeding the filter-feeding vampire shrimp Atyoida pilipes is impractical at home: its low-order larvae are believed to need brackish or sal
- Bamboo Shrimp Breeding Guide (Atyopsis moluccensis)Why the filter-feeding bamboo shrimp Atyopsis moluccensis is almost never bred at home: amphidromous larvae need brackish water while adults
- Sulawesi Black Diamond Shrimp Breeding Guide (Caridina spinata)Breeding the dark Sulawesi Caridina spinata 'Black Diamond': stable hard alkaline warm water, groups of ten or more, and direct-developing b
- Sulawesi Tangerine Shrimp Breeding Guide (Caridina spinata)Breeding the orange Sulawesi Caridina spinata 'Tangerine': hard alkaline warm water from the Malili lakes, groups of ten or more, and broods
- Harlequin Sponge Shrimp Breeding Guide (Caridina spongicola)Breeding the tiny Sulawesi sponge shrimp Caridina spongicola: stable hard alkaline water above 25.5 C, small broods of 10-15 direct-developi
- Cardinal Shrimp Breeding Guide (Caridina dennerli)How to breed the Sulawesi cardinal shrimp (Caridina dennerli): hard alkaline warm water, a stable species tank, small slow broods of direct-
- Indian Stripe Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the striped Indian shrimp Caridina cf. babaulti 'Stripe': a hardy freshwater direct developer favouring harder water, with sexing,
- Indian Yellow Shrimp (Caridina babaulti) Breeding GuideBreeding the hardy Indian shrimp Caridina babaulti: a freshwater direct developer tolerant of harder, more alkaline water, with sexing, berr
- Amano Shrimp Breeding GuideWhy breeding Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata) is so hard: an amphidromous life cycle whose larvae need brackish water, with sexing, berr
- Tangerine Tiger Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the hardy Tangerine Tiger (Caridina serrata): tolerant of a wide parameter range, sexing, near-constant berried females and direct-
- Bumblebee Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding wild-type Bumblebee Caridina cantonensis, ancestor of all bee and Crystal lines: soft acidic water, sexing, berried females and dir
- Pinto Black Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the black-base Pinto Black Taiwan Bee derivative of Caridina cantonensis: soft acidic low-TDS water, pattern selection, sexing, ber
- Pinto Red Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the patterned Pinto Red Taiwan Bee derivative of Caridina cantonensis: soft acidic low-TDS water, pattern genetics, sexing, berried
- Red Wine Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the deep red Taiwan Bee Red Wine of Caridina cantonensis: soft acidic low-TDS water, sexing, berried females and direct-developing
- Panda Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the black-and-white Taiwan Bee Panda of Caridina cantonensis: soft acidic low-TDS water, sexing, berried females and direct-develop
- Black King Kong (BKK) Breeding GuideBreeding the premium Taiwan Bee Black King Kong of Caridina cantonensis: very soft acidic low-TDS water, grade genetics, sexing, berried fem
- Orange Eye Blue Tiger (OEBT) Breeding GuideBreeding the demanding OEBT morph of Caridina cantonensis: very soft acidic low-TDS water, sexing, berried females and direct-developing shr
- Blue Tiger Shrimp Breeding GuideHow to breed the Blue Tiger morph of Caridina cantonensis: soft acidic low-TDS water, sexing berried females, and raising fully formed shrim
- Breeding Black Tiger Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis)Breeding the striped Black Tiger, a Caridina cantonensis bee-shrimp morph that is less demanding than CRS but still soft-water: sexing, cond
- Breeding Snow White Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis)Breeding the opaque-white Snow White, a top-grade Caridina cantonensis refinement of Golden Bee: sexing, conditioning, an acidic low-TDS set
- Breeding Golden Bee Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis)Breeding the white-and-gold Golden Bee, a Caridina cantonensis line and basis for Snow White: sexing, conditioning, an acidic low-TDS setup,
- Breeding Crystal Black Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis)Breeding the black-and-white Crystal Black (CBS) bee shrimp, the soft-water counterpart of CRS: sexing, conditioning, an acidic low-TDS setu
- Breeding Crystal Red Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis)Breeding the red-and-white Crystal Red (CRS) bee shrimp, a soft-water Caridina cantonensis line: sexing, conditioning, an acidic low-TDS set
- Breeding Chocolate Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)Breeding the solid brown Chocolate morph of Neocaridina davidi, a hardy and prolific line: sexing, conditioning, colony setup, berried femal
- Breeding Red Rili Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)Breeding the original Red Rili morph of Neocaridina davidi from red Cherry stock, with a clear midsection: sexing, conditioning, colony setu
- Breeding Orange Rili Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)Breeding the pumpkin-orange Rili morph of Neocaridina davidi with a clear midband: sexing, conditioning, colony setup, berried females and r
- Breeding Yellow Rili Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)Breeding the Yellow Rili morph of Neocaridina davidi, bred from yellow stock with a clear midband: sexing, conditioning, colony setup, berri
- Breeding Carbon Rili Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)Breeding the Carbon Rili pattern of Neocaridina davidi, with black head and tail and a clear midsection: sexing, conditioning, colony setup,
- Breeding Snowball Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)Breeding the translucent-white Snowball morph of Neocaridina davidi, named for its opaque white eggs: sexing, conditioning, colony setup, be
- Breeding Black Diamond Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)How to breed the solid-black Black Diamond morph of Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, a stable colony tank, berried females and rear
- Black Rose Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Black Rose Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females with 20-30 eggs, and culling to hold the deep solid-black line
- Blue Pearl Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Blue Pearl Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females with 20-30 eggs, and culling to hold the pale translucent blue
- Blue Dream Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding the high-grade Blue Dream Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females with 20-30 eggs, and culling to hold the deep r
- Blue Velvet Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Blue Velvet Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females holding 20-30 eggs, and culling to hold the solid medium-blue
- Green Jade Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Green Jade Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females with 20-30 eggs, and culling to hold the rarer jade-green colo
- Yellow Goldback Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Yellow Goldback Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females with 20-30 eggs, and selecting for the bright golden dors
- Yellow Sakura Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Yellow Sakura Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females with 20-30 eggs, raising shrimplets, and culling to hold th
- Bloody Mary Shrimp Breeding GuideBreeding Bloody Mary Neocaridina davidi: sexing, conditioning, berried females holding 20-30 eggs for about three weeks, and culling to hold