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I use a maternity tank for my hybrids and transfer berried girls all the time with no problems -I also often use a maternity tank for TB and CRS . I make sure the tanks are similar in WP's so that makes it easier however I still re acclimatise them to the new tank although only for a very short time - just until the TDS is the same. All 12 of my tanks are kept very similar so it doesn't cause an issue. My shrimplet survival rate is excellent . I use a maternity tank because I have seen adults actually flick babies away from food -I have been doing this for over 3 years. so just use normal precautions of similar temp ,PH and TDS plus a small re acclimatisation and you shouldn't have a problem. I very rarely net straight from 1 tank to another without re acclimatising

The only reason they might "NEED" light is as a que to the change in seasons. Unless the tank is in a room that's is in complete darkness, they should have sufficient light from a nearby window. Plants definitely NEED light. We need lights to admire the shrimp. But shrimps can do without artficial aquarium tank lights for breeding. During breeding they follow pheromones from the moulted female rather than from sight. They can see other females but only go to the one that is berried and has moulted. Ever see the Male swimming around like crazy as if looking for something during mating? Most often this act is carried out at dawn. Mostly. So all you need is a distinctive day/night cycle. So a tank that gets any light from a nearby window will also be enough.

Yes, I studied Indonesian in High School up until my final year, year12. I still understand it if I see it written and if someone spoke it slowly. But the slang terms like "nubi" can get me confused. Likely they sound like the english word, so I guessed it was "newbie". yeah, substrate can be expensive.

wow @jayc, so you understand Indonesian? where are you from?? ? that's the problem, i have a TDS meter, and PH meter is on the way, but a good substrate is a "bit" expensive here, out of my (wife) tolerated price.. ? oh, and i also having problem uploading some pics, is there any problem?

Yeah cherry shrimp breed like rabbitts. A normal tropical setup is fine. I started with about 12 in a community tank and would have 80 or more now. Java moss is good to have, also an area of smooth river stones for them to hide in. My river stones are about thumbnail size. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk

The guy who did the video doesnt have a clue about shrimps ??? Shrimps can breed in the dark. There is so much rubbish on shrimp keeping on the internet, it is scary ?

If you ever thought our Aussie native shrimp where dull or boring...... well I have a treat and surprise for you These are a mix of Chameleon Shrimp, Darwin Red Nose Shrimp, Darwin Algae Shrimp, Blackmore River Shrimp and possibly the odd Confusa thrown in.

Couldn't resist in adding some more pictures of the beauties, the hardest part is selecting which pictures out of the hundreds taken are good enough to upload. What is nice to see is that even non-berried shrimp will be carrying interesting patterns. The annoying thing is having to wait for the different types to emerge out of the depths of the plants and log for photos, before the snails manage to swarm over the food.