Tank Setup & Kit
Tanks, filters, substrate and tank mates — the kit that matters, the kit that doesn't, and the setups that raise shrimplets.
Shrimp Tank Setup: Step-by-Step (UK Shopping List)
Setting up a shrimp tank, step by step: the UK shopping list, substrate, plants, sponge filter, cycling and stocking, in the exact order we build ours.
Best Filters for Shrimp Tanks: Sponge Filter Guide
The best filter for a shrimp tank is a simple air-driven sponge filter. Why it wins, how to size and run one, and honest verdicts on the alternatives.
Cherry Shrimp Tank Mates: The Complete Compatibility Guide
Cherry shrimp tank mates rated honestly by a UK breeder: fully safe, adults-only, risky and never — plus the one mouth-sized rule that decides all of it.
Substrate for Neocaridina: Inert vs Active
Choosing substrate for cherry shrimp: why inert sand or gravel suits Neocaridina in UK water, active soil is for Caridina, and dark grains deepen colour.
Best Nano Tanks for Shrimp UK (5–30L Compared)
The best nano tank for shrimp in the UK, compared by size not brand: how 5–30 litre tanks behave, why footprint beats height, and which volume to buy.
Shrimp-Safe Hardscape: Wood & Rock Guide
Shrimp-safe wood and rock: cholla, spider and oak wood, inert rocks like slate and dragon stone, the vinegar test, and why limestone quietly raises GH.
The Complete Shrimp Tank Kit List
The complete shrimp tank kit list, sorted by what actually matters: the essentials, what's worth adding, the nice-to-haves, and the kit you can safely skip.
Cherry Shrimp with Bettas: Honest Odds
Will a betta eat your cherry shrimp? A UK breeder's honest odds: it hangs on the individual fish, shrimplets never survive, and dense moss shifts the odds.
Shrimp & Snails: The Perfect Cleanup Crew
Shrimp and snails make the perfect aquarium cleanup crew. A UK breeder on ramshorns, trumpets and nerites, why they never harm shrimp, and reading the count.
Ramshorn Snails: Care & Colours (UK)
Ramshorn snails in the UK shrimp tank: a breeder's guide to care, the blue, pink, red and leopard colours, why they suit shrimp, and the eggs-everywhere truth.
Lighting for Shrimp Tanks
Do shrimp need light? A UK breeder on shrimp tank lighting: the six-to-eight-hour photoperiod, timers, algae balance, sunlight, and why the plants need it more.
Do Shrimp Need an Air Pump?
Do shrimp need an air pump? If you run a sponge filter you already have one. A UK breeder on aeration, surface agitation and when to add an air stone.
Species-Only vs Community Tanks
Species-only vs community: a UK breeder's framework for choosing a shrimp tank. Grow a colony species-only, or run a mixed display and accept no growth.
Breeding Décor: Tubes, Cholla & Cover
The best shrimp breeding décor is cheap: moss, cholla, botanicals, tubes and floating roots. What each does for shrimplet survival, from a UK breeder.
Maintenance Routine: The 15-Minute Week
The whole shrimp tank maintenance routine in fifteen minutes a week: a small temperature-matched water change, a TDS log, a feed check, and what never to clean.
Moving House with a Shrimp Tank
How to move a shrimp tank without crashing the colony: keep the filter media alive, bag shrimp with moss, leave the substrate damp, and reset the same day.
16 guides in this hub, and counting
This is the full tank setup & kit shelf. We're not selling shrimp right now — join the waitlist and we'll email you if we start breeding again.