Detailed Explanation of Key Points on Black King Kong Shrimp Breeding Techniques

Black King Kong shrimp generally refers to the Black King Kong crystal shrimp. If crystal shrimp are the nobility among shrimp, then Black King Kong shrimp are the nobility among crystal shrimp. Let's take a look at how the nobility among nobility are kept.

Black King Kong Shrimp Breeding Techniques

1. Equipment: all use silent equipment. Of course, domestic products are out of the picture here; basically, the brands considered are Eheim and the Japanese brand HIBLOW.

2. Oxygen dissolution equipment: a combined form is used, basically sponge filters plus oxygen dissolution. Since crystal shrimp have a very high oxygen demand, I tend to consider this aspect more, and the configured air pump will also have a relatively larger power rating. The sponge filters are basically Japanese, such as the tooto brand, and the oxygen dissolution units are also chosen from tooto. This brand not only has excellent results but also looks very good. The basically configured fish tank is of course crystal glass, but I recently discovered that ultra-clear glass can actually replace the so-called crystal glass currently on the market, and it is much cheaper. Friends might as well study it carefully.

3. Filtration system: in addition to the sponge filters, a set of external filter canisters is used. As for undergravel filtration, the new tanks currently set up do not consider it, because the tank basically needs to be redone every 6 months, so it was abandoned. If you need to go a long time without redoing the tank, you can still consider a combination of thicker substrate and added undergravel filtration; the effect is quite good. For the filter canister, I considered economy as the main factor (you can't see it inside the cabinet anyway) plus silence, so the domestic at-3338 entered my choices. After several years, its cost-effectiveness is good.

4. Substrate

The substrate is the best environment for the development of aquatic plant roots. There are many types of substrate, roughly using stone-type (silica sand) and soil-type (black soil) as the main media. After an aquatic plant tank has been kept for some time, there are often some fish and shrimp excrement or other microbial metabolic products accumulated in the substrate. Black soil, after a long time, will disintegrate into debris or miscellaneous residue, which often leads to accumulation in the substrate and gradually hardens, making the substrate poorly permeable, all of which affect the development of aquatic plant roots.

5. Aquatic plants, driftwood and other equipment

Moss is the most commonly used type of aquatic plant in crystal shrimp tanks. Its growth requirements are very low, and it does not need much care. Just tie it to driftwood and it can be used. It helps the shrimp hide, especially after the shrimp molt, during the most vulnerable period. Moreover, shrimp also like to nibble on some algae growing on the driftwood. So densely planting aquatic plants and placing an appropriate amount of driftwood is the best method. If you want to place some stones as decoration, any that will not affect water quality are fine.

6. Feed for raising crystal shrimp

Feed is the substance that provides nutrition to shrimp, so regardless of whether the purchased shrimp food is expensive, the first thing to look at is whether it is nutritious. Nutrition is the key. Choose mulberry leaves that are pesticide-free. For ordinary hobbyists, I suggest choosing two kinds of shrimp food to combine, and growing your own spinach is also fine. Good shrimp food is shown by this: when the shrimp food is thrown into the tank, the shrimp quickly come over to eat it. That is good shrimp food. Nutritious shrimp food can provide shrimp with nutritious substances.

The Origin of Black King Kong Shrimp

Black King Kong is a mutant individual obtained by mating ordinary black-and-white crystal shrimp carrying golden shrimp bloodline. This time, a case of successfully breeding adult Black King Kong shrimp was reported from southern Taiwan, China, which is tremendous good news for friends who continue to follow the development of odd shrimp and like crystal shrimp. The destination of our trip is the Yicheng Aquarium Breeding Farm in Daliao Township, Kaohsiung County. The owner of the fish farm, Mr. Wu Youlin, is the main figure who created stable Black King Kong individuals. Usually he likes to study the mating and genetic changes of ornamental fish and from time to time introduces new varieties. At present, he and his sister, Mrs. Zhong, jointly run the fish farm business. The main fish species bred include small characins such as tetra fish, South American cichlids, killifish and crystal shrimp, etc.

In the offspring bred by mating Black King Kong with ordinary black-and-white shrimp, because the black gene has not yet been fully constructed, the number of individuals that are completely black in body color and commonly called Black King Kong is very rare. More than ninety percent of the offspring are still ordinary shrimp with black-and-white alternating body color. Only a small number of individuals have their white body color slightly tinged with a layer of blue-black, which is quite special.

The Extraordinary Value of Black King Kong Shrimp

A pair of mutant “Black King Kong crystal shrimp” about two cm in body length is worth 270,000 yuan, but their ordinary “brothers and sisters of the same clan” sell for only about 50 to 100 yuan each in aquarium shops. Taiwan, China's annual output value of ornamental fish is about 100 million yuan. International favorites such as Black King Kong crystal shrimp, these “aquarium stars,” have created another Taiwan, China miracle.

Taiwan, China's first “Taiwan, China Ornamental Fish Expo,” entirely themed on ornamental fish, opened on Friday, displaying nearly 150 tanks and more than two hundred species of ornamental fish. Among them, the most marketable is none other than the Black King Kong crystal shrimp; the world's largest “King Kong blood parrot,” 30 cm in body length, as well as artificially bred clownfish, fluorescent fish, etc., are also the focus of the spotlight.

The Black King Kong crystal shrimp won the grand championship in this year's International Ornamental Shrimp Competition in Germany, as well as the public vote popularity award. The “Taiwan, China Ornamental Fish Expo” runs from Friday to next Monday, exhibited at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 3.

Sha Zhiyi, Director-General of the Fisheries Agency of Taiwan, China's Council of Agriculture, stated that Taiwan, China has invested about 2.5 billion yuan over the past 4 years to develop the ornamental fish industry. Because the climate and geographical conditions are suitable, plus technological advantages, new varieties appear every year. Not only the fish themselves, but related industries such as surrounding fish tanks and aquascaping also benefit; the Council of Agriculture has already included ornamental fish in the key industry of the “Exquisite Agriculture Health Excellence Program.”

Black King Kong Shrimp Disease Prevention and Treatment Techniques

The common disease of crystal shrimp is mainly molting disorder. Its symptoms are as follows:

a. Unable to fully molt. After molting, the shell is still connected to the body. This is caused by insufficient calcium. Therefore, it is very necessary to regularly and appropriately add various minerals to keep the total hardness in the water stable.

b. Death occurs immediately after molting, usually in the hot summer. Because a large amount of disinfectant is added to tap water, after crystal shrimp molt, there is no protection on the body surface, and their resistance to the outside world becomes weak. Therefore, when changing water, treatment should be done in advance so that the water quality is as close as possible to the water quality in the aquarium.

Do you think such expensive shrimp are very difficult to keep? As long as there is a good environment and good fry rearing, they are still relatively easy to keep alive. Because Black King Kong shrimp have stable genes, their own constitution is good, and the number of offspring they breed is large with a high survival rate.