Verified identity / region
Hop Bui / The Brothers Shrimp; Vietnam (Vũng Tàu and nearby facility)
Timeline and historical context
First-person account: became interested in Caridina in Australia in 2016; started first racks in a Vietnam bedroom in early 2017; moved into container rack system in 2018; expanded to a 35-rack room in 2020; reports two current Vietnam farms with 116 racks.
Documented methods / available evidence
Separates breeding and grow-out tanks. Personally reports 5–6 selectively chosen males per 50 females for specific serious breeding lines; selection prioritizes phenotype/pattern and animal health. Uses a thin-soil approach with roughly six-month soft-reset rhythm.
Uncertainty and safety
Self-reported farm scale and ratios are not independent inspection or universal husbandry standards. A 100% water change is a specific personal maintenance method that can harm shrimp if copied without appropriate preparation; no recommendation to replicate mechanically.
Strain labels and known named projects
Orange Boa (TB Shrimp), Black Blizzard (TB Shrimp)
Primary and first-person source ledger
- Breeder-owned farm profile — First-party operational claim
- Breeder-owned historical farm timeline — First-party dates and narrative
- Breeder-written mating selection method — First-party practice, not controlled experiment
- Breeder-written substrate maintenance method — First-party experience, not universal husbandry