Entries by benetay

Shrimp trend in Singapore

Thank you for the recommendation avid readers! Please keep them coming so that I can keep writing topics that are of interest. For this blog post, I’ll be touching on the trends of Shrimp keeping in Singapore and you can be the judge on how that differs from your region and or similar.    ·          Black […]

The Magic Bullet in shrimp keeping…

Do you believe there is a magic bullet in shrimp keeping? Apparently after much observation I haven’t found someone or any brand for that matter to have good products and competition grade shrimps. The reason is simple, line breeding requires precision and discipline in maintaining water quality and adding anything will alter the water parameters. […]

A learning perspective…

Recently there has been a discussion around learning and how do we determine if we have learn and progress? To many learning is all about trying different setup, powder, food, water etc but with their current shrimp. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that but that only means you are refining your knowledge around your […]

Shrimp tank setup part 2

On the first part of shrimp tank setup there wasn’t a step by step on how to do the setup. With the recent expansion a fellow hobbyist suggested that I share how it was done. Siesta UGF UGF cut to size and add in black foam above the UGF. This is to increase surface area […]

Revisiting Taiwan Shrimp Master – Hwa

If you haven’t heard of his name in the shrimp industry then you got to trace back his accomplishments and history. I held back this post for the longest time because I wanted to validate and be sure if he is what others claim he is. Apparently he is the real deal and that he […]

Water stability

Water stability What constitute to water stability? Every time I get a question asking why would my shrimp die? There are a range of possibilities to that question but we can be sure for one we will need water stability. First off, the bigger the water volume the better the water stability is the general […]

For the weekend hobbyist

Personally I always wanted to look for a methodology that will help busy people not to lose faith in shrimp keeping hobby. It is difficult to ignore the fact that shrimp hobby in itself requires some form of engagement to keep it running. Feeding, cleaning your front glass, changing water, so on and so forth […]

Sharing the Joy!

One of best part in shrimp keeping for me is about sharing knowledge and successes with other fellow hobbyist. The urge to share true information is fundamentally being twisted by many sellers to their advantages. However, if it wasn’t a reputable Taiwan breeder, I wouldn’t have came so far and it’s time to pay forward. […]

Taking shrimp pictures using Mobile phone

There are any ways to take a good picture. I picked up photography when I was young and spent countless hours in the field taking macro photography. Certainly it will be great if everyone can afford a DSLR a macro lens etc to get the perfect shot. However, what dictates a good photo? In my […]