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Hi there. I bought some yellows neo and are big , very big. I keep two lines with yellows, golden back, and fire. Mine shrimps are the half size of them, not only the yellows but all neos. I dont think its genetics its something on food i think. i feed them hikari algae wafers, glasgarten( baby , bacter, and shrimp snacks), dernele crusta gran, mulbery leaves. I feed shrimps every day, and some times twice a day. I dont feed any protein foods maybe thats the key to get biger? Tank size it doents mater... I keep rcs in a 180 lt , 100 lt and in 10 lt , all the same small size.. also all tanks have diferents water parameters from 2-3 kh 4-5 gh to 22 kh and 24 gh. In hard water colors are beter , more solid more red. orange , topaz, and mine yellow the bigest adult shrimp is arοund 1-1.2 cm, those i bought are 2-2.3 cm.. It looks like amano shrimp compare with mine shrimps.... Some photos... Not good photos its from my phone... Tank size it doents mater... I keep rcs in a 180 lt , 100 lt and in 10 lt , all the same small size.. also all tanks have diferents water parameters from 2-3 kh 4-5 gh to 22 kh and 24 gh. In hard water colors are beter , more solid more red. I take some photos on the phone , i ll post them .. . orange , topaz, and mine yellow the bigest adult shrimp is arοund 1-1.2 cm, those i bought are 2-2.3 cm.. It looks like amano shrimp compare with mine shrimps.... yellow golden back mine yellow orange and from abobe samge height.

Same I have seen BBA grow in my tanks right next to the canister filter outlets, which has the highest flow. BBA is just so darn difficult to get rid of without Siamese Algae Eaters in a shrimp only tank.

@Baccus We don't have cane toads here in SA YET. I do agree though that the larger capacity container is the best and more stable but sometimes space can be an issue. The plastic pond I use is on an elevated deck with normal decking so it has gaps between the slats giving some air current under the pond. I measured the 33 degrees after a week of hot weather in the high 30- 40 c. The Neos seem to thrive in there and continue to breed all year round even in our very cold winter. I have tested the water down to 8 degrees but again it could get colder in there. The pool holds about 150 litres I think - I haven't actually measured it . The old bath tub was filled and left for a week then emptied and refilled with RO with tubs of benibachi to help buffer the water, tubs with Monte Carlo like ground cover, lots of Java ferns and stem plants, frogbit for cover. As its an old bath I would think it would be equivalent to 2 X 4 foot tanks or slightly under. It is on the ground under a pergola and gets late afternoon sun for a short period. I have Taitibees in that one that have been in there since January this year and have a lot of berried girls in there now . They didn't breed over winter but this is their first year outside. I found the the second generation of Neos bred much better than the first so I guess it takes a while for them to adjust.. I feed weekly - mulberry leaves, a bit of snow and whatever commercial food I happen to have. Both ponds have crystal clear water with a nice covering of algae on the sides. I top up with RO as needed - I don't use tap water because of the amount of evaporation already causes the TDS to rise so plain RO works best - our tap water can be anywhere from 200-400 TDS depending on the time of year so way too high for the Taitibees.. I will try to get some better pictures Will but not sure if it will show up - best you come visit again sometime ?

I know a few people that say the secret to forktails is to have harder water and a teaspoon or two of salt. I have a pair but get very few eggs and even then most are infertile - I dont think its the water - the male just doesn't seem to love the ladies. I'm looking for more to breed from. Cyanodorsalis can live in freshwater but most people say they really need a slightly brackish tank for breeding. I got some recently from Aquagreen in salty water ~20+ ppt I transitioned them down to ~5ppt and lost a few in the process. They are now happy but no breeding yet. I'm hoping to transition some plants up to the same salt levels - I have a native val and a myriophillum that came from pools in the Wimmera River in Victoria that were ~8ppt salt but I've been growing them in rainwater.