Fruitpie's Crystal Red Shrimp Collection

[silane]

My Tank on 14/Dec/2005
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/20051214.jpg

PH is 6.5
Temperature is 25C
NO3 is 5 to 10ppm
KH/GH don't care.

Below are the shrimps I have on Feb/2005
http://www.shrimpnow.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/S.jpg

http://www.shrimpnow.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_Red_S1.jpg

http://www.shrimpnow.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_Red_S.jpg

[kross]

nice crs u got there! :)

[Ljung]

very nice indeed.
is there a need to separate them to preserve the Grades?

[Robert]

Hi,
yes, selective breeding is necessary to maintain this coloration. So you have to separate the shrimps with too less white if you want to increase the white over the generations.
If you just want to keep CR shrimps and want to get some offspring, you don't have to separate them. But then the percentage of such nice CR will be very small and most of them look like "B grade" or "C grade".

best regards

Robert

[janazr]

Wow ! I like the Grade S ...the red against white contrast is
very good .

[Walter]

wow man... S grade is really awesome man... great contrast!! :D

[silane]

Yeah, only those with deep red and 100% coverage of white at second band
can be graded as Grade S.

[stanlee]

noticed u also have bee shrimps too.
if they crossed, do u know what will the shrimplets look like?
thnks for sharing.
rgds.

[Robert]

Hi Stanlee,
If you cross CR with bee/diamond (in Singapore their normal bee shrimps is known as new bee everywhere else and is another species), the F1, so the first generation, will be only diamond/bee shrimps with black and white stripes. In the F2 (second offspring generation), after a sibling cross or a back cross with the CR ancestors, a small percentage of the offspring will be CR but the majority will be diamond/bee shrimps.

If you do an inter-species cross to produce hybrids of bee/new bee and CR, the F1 will be brown-white or black-white. A very small percentage could be red but it depends on the genes of the new bee shrimps. I strongly recommend not to cross them to avoid inter-species hybrids.

regards

Robert

[stanlee]

hi,
thnks for your view.
don't know much abt shrimps as of yet, but this back crossing of bee/diamond to the CR , I think is recommended by some forumers to add to the genetic pool to prevent getting worsening of the inbreeding of the CR.

In your opinion , if i just keep all CR in the tank , will they still be able to produce good quality and enhancement of the white pigment with selective breeding , or I will need to add the diamond/bee to enhance the white pigment in future offsprings?
Thanks for sharing your views.
rgds,

[silane]

Just note that the first paragraph of what Robert wrote refer to:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/modules.php?name=Content&file=viewarticle&id=2

and second paragraph refer to:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/modules.php?name=Content&file=viewarticle&id=1
And since Bee/New Bee is different species to CRS, it is not recommened to cross them..

[silane]

After a long wait, I finally has such baby shrimp (short of one red band):

http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/sss.jpg

Their parents are normal looking with 3 red bands, something like I posted in the first post, S Grade. Sorry for the bad photo.

[amber2461]

Hey Fruitpie

That is one gorgeous looking baby ... congrats!

[silane]

Hey Fruitpie

That is one gorgeous looking baby ... congrats!


Thank Marge, it is dead. :cry: :bigcry:

Here's another nice CRS:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/partialwhitetail.jpg

[amber2461]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Thanks again, for posting another picture though.

[Walter]

Wow, that is a very beautiful CRS! Beautiful contrast! Pity it died. :(

[Candice]

Yes, it is a pity it died. Beautiful shrimp.

[jojoecute]

WHAT A WASTE...
Don't give up, you will have such offspring again soon.

Good luck ya..


After a long wait, I finally has such baby shrimp (short of one red band):

http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/sss.jpg

Their parents are normal looking with 3 red bands, something like I posted in the first post, S Grade. Sorry for the bad photo.

[silane]

Thank for your consolations, it is not easy to get this type of pattern, till now, I dont have a second one. :(

[yippy76]

nice CRS u have there

[Nickel]

Nice CRS.

Can share what is your tank temperature ? With Chiller ?

Cheers.

[silane]

Nice CRS.

Can share what is your tank temperature ? With Chiller ?

Cheers.

Sure, at hotter months, I set my chillers at 25C, at cooler months, I set them at 24C.

[silane]

New Discoveries in my tank:

Circle of Sun 日の丸
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/hino.jpg

Back: No-Entry Sign 禁止進入 (higher grade then Circle of Sun)
From: V band plus one line (lower grade then Circle of Sun)
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/pair.jpg


Purchased:

Double/W Hinomaru Ｗ日の丸 (2 circles, higher grade then Circle of Sun)
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/doublehino.jpg

[Candice]

Beautiful!

[Armin Kirsch]

They are really great!! How many in one generation are reaching that qualitiy?

Greetings Armin

[silane]

The line able to produce the Circle of Sun is not developed from low grade, I bought SS and near Circle of Sun to breed them.

[Frank]

fruitpie rules :cool:

[spinex]

The Double W Hinomaru (DWH) white color is really thick !

[amber2461]

Gorgeous, to be expected when Fruitpie is the owner, of course ! :D :D

Thanks for sharing and posting them, much appreciated !!

Cheers

[Ibn]

Wow...those just unbelievable. :shocked: Thanks for sharing those.

[silane]

hey, the no-entry sign baby is growing ! It is goint to have partial white tail and moustache. :)

[Nickel]

Very nice and unique-patterned CRS you got there.

BTW what are those plants in the pic ? Can let me know where I can get some too for my shrimp tank ?

Cheers.

[silane]

That is Hemianthus callitrichoides. You can them at any LFS that sell plants.

[amber2461]

Thanks for the updates fruitpie, much appreciated !!!! :)

[eyal]

fruitpie beautiful RCS :D :D
what kind of substract is in those photos ?

[marleunited]

substrate u mean?

i guess those are ADA amazonia?

[silane]

substrate u mean?

i guess those are ADA amazonia?


You are right.

[silane]

The No-Entry Sign Hino Baby in Post #31 has grown up ! There are more white area then what it has when young. :)

[Armin Kirsch]

Fantastic CR! I got a picture of mine, but my camera is not that good.

Greetings Armin

[silane]

Fantastic CR! I got a picture of mine, but my camera is not that good.

Greetings Armin

wow, that's nice too! How old is it now ? :)

[Armin Kirsch]

This one is about four month.

[gommyCRS]

wow. All the pics make me drool. Thanks for sharing.

[BaLuKu]

this post really challanges me man! The SS and Hino make me :cry:

[newb4ev3r]

Don't think I can find those kind of CRS in here .... sigh ... The best I can find is 4 band CRS imported from Japan, and you have to indent because demand for those CRS is high. Pretty costly too, +/- USD 17 for one CRS.

[yashimoto]

wow nice crs you guys have thanx for sharing