Thanks to Shrimp, These Waters Stay Fresh and Clean | Short Film Showcase

In this short film by Freshwaters Illustrated, dive into a busy tropical stream ecosystem and learn how shrimp, crabs, and other invertebrates are creating a nutrient-rich environment for wildlife to flourish and humans to enjoy.

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Many people want to help protect our oceans—but what about our lakes, streams, ponds, and rivers? Despite making up less than half a percent of the world’s total water supply, freshwater is the lifeblood of human civilizations and critical aquatic ecosystems. Fortunately for us, there is a diverse array of biota working hard to keep these vital waters clean and healthy. In this short film by Freshwaters Illustrated, dive into a busy tropical stream ecosystem and learn how shrimp, crabs, and other invertebrates are creating a nutrient-rich environment for wildlife to flourish and humans to enjoy.

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[PurpleNurpleTurtle]

Shoutout to all shrimp keepers, especially those who own fan shrimps!

[XshevyX]

Absolutely beautiful...nature really has a solution to almost everything

[melodiousschemer]

Shrimp are some of my favorite animals. Absolutely delightful creatures.

[stevensushi]

thanks to all the shrimps keeping our waters clean for us to swim 🏊‍♂️ 😘

[johnlemon]

its so beautiful how they filter those waters n sweep the stones

[muckach]

ive got a shrimp aquarium and this is one of the Best clips ive seen !

thank u

[nickdawson]

God's creation is truly amazing and wonderful❤️🙌🦋

[docilesoap]

Shrimps clean water for everyone

Let's eat them..

[infamoushiphop]

The beauty of this actually brought tears to my eyes.

[tatan]

We used to have a small pond in our house for our turtles. My mom loves to buy shrimp and bivalves and if i see some of them alive i try to save them and put it in our pond. even if the leaves keep falling in the pond and we dont clean it, the water is always crystal clear 😍

[AbslutCyner]

Thank you shrimp, crabs, etc :') you guys do a better job at cleaning than humans.

[brwnguy]

I like eating shrimp but realizing that they eat all this gunk makes me not want to eat them any more

[sirij]

Small things make a huge difference, every thing has it's own purpose in this world. Respect shrimp! ❤️❤️❤️

[gelmir]

NG needs to make longer videos. I dont mind if they complie up smaller videos like this and present it is a 30 mins video.

Though a full length documentary would be really nice.

[gamilin]

I love the music in this so much it almost makes me cry.
They also do an amazing job keeping my tank clean (whilst also looking adorable as f with their derpy eyes)

[MarksShrimpTanks]

I thought I should come and say hello 😍

[SomeoneCommenting]

That's *El Yunque* forest in Puerto Rico. Pristine waters from up the mountain. These shrimp used to be very common all over the island rivers, but people and pollution have decimated them and that's why all rivers look so greenish and cloudy now.

[abutterynoodle]

2:04 The legendary phalanx of fan shrimp. No food particles can escape

[ranjitsahani]

Wow! How amazing it is to see shrimp catching particles both from water and bottom.

[johnpereztwo]

Unsung heroes
Unlike egoistic humans