As we continue to see awesome looking shrimps online with nice colors, size and ask ourselves how can we be one of them. If you are aspiring to be a great breeder, this post will help outline some of the elements that guides you through this undulating journey.

Why some breeders are better than others?

Have you asked yourself why are there only a handful of great breeders and if those breeders are willing to share their information? I have the honor to meet various great breeders globally at least this side of the world. I have traveled to many countries and many great breeders have come visit me in Singapore.

As most of their journey are similar they have their ups and down in their progress and most of them share with me that patience is what is needed. To have sufficient tanks and to do selective breeding.

It takes years of trying and continuing on and with a very simple process able to support their hobby in the long term. Remember that shrimp breeders that does it for a living has to make it economically viable and hence most long time hobbyist breeders knows the in and out of it to make it simple.

Do Breeders change their method every other month?

This is something that stays with them for awhile, but there is something in them that is slightly different and that is the willingness to explore and keep an open mind. They have great processes and they are also willing to explore new things because the age old saying, if you’re not failing, you’re not even trying.

Simplicity is something that everyone wants to achieve but due to the constant onslaught of media and innovation is simply to pull people further away from the goal of simplicity.

Quality is not an Act it is a habit

Generally we can see this through the breeders character as we meet them to understand them a bit deeper. Meeting breeders like Juri Jansen, Istvan, Alexander, Josef, Hwa, Skyfish shares a common trait. The desire to do good in them is huge, i can personally see how quality becomes part of their life they live. I am truly blessed and humbled by their guidance and the discussions we have which make me walk this journey holding my head high knowing that what is the true test of quality.

Mind set is what separates the best from the rest rings true and if you would like to be one of them upholding the high integrity of quality and honesty, first it has to come from within. Each of them have great examples of how they run their breeding tanks, the habitual desire to always only produce high quality shrimps are already in their blood. We all share a common goal of sharing this journey with anyone who wishes to run this race together.

Most of the experience and well known breeders keep their processes and tank setup as simple as possible because selective breeding is be-all end all. In other words their tanks are generally free from many other inputs other than soil, water and plants. However, this is a tough decision for many and most will add things to the tank because of novelty.

We generally use a rule of thumb to gauge and as long as renowned breeders don’t use it, there is a high chance it is not useful if you choose to be on the journey of breeding quality shrimps.

The shrimp industry is being service by many breeders and shops at different segments and while there is no right or wrong in your journey, we often recommend to offer a great shrimp breeding experience.

Groups; chats; social media

We are certainly weary of this and too keep it simple because having too many information not only clouds your judgement in the beginning, it confuses different thoughts. Hence, it is important to be sure not to mix different information together and implement them in your tank. If you’re starting out as a new hobbyist, it is ok to make mistakes but always ask the question “Why am i doing it”.

In the beginning of my personal journey, i was told to do a list of things to ensure i have great shrimp breeding experience. Only until i started asking why am i doing it, then i realized there isn’t much scientific data supporting it mostly economic reasons.

Anything that cannot be explained as we dwell deeper into science i often get answers like it’s bad but it cannot be further quantified. Hence, it is important for us to truly understand and continue questioning the norms of why are we doing what we were taught to do.

There will be times where you’ll find that certain social media platform are use solely personal/group agenda. Seeds of truth are sometimes buried before they can grow, which often becomes a setback to a growing community of breeders. Free speech is critical as honest debates and discussion should be allowed to take place to grow the community.

Yardstick

A simple yet effective way of measure is simply looking at the shrimps of the breeder, if what has been said and taught does not truly correlate with their shrimps then it is more often than not an agenda yet again of economic reasons.

Another effective way is to look at their shrimp journey background what they truly uphold and are they part of colluding groups.

In this shrimp jungle, to weave through the differing information can be a challenge, so i recommend having a good mentor to guide you through it. A great mentor brings you up and set you up for better things to come. I have chosen a journey of sharing because of where i came from.

You can read more of it through this article.

https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/living/ornamental-shrimp-keeping-singapore-hobby-310096

For those who are unable to understand Chinese, the long and short of the news being broadcast is simply to share information freely like in the English Article.