Red Alert

[silane]

See how fast they response to food, their favourite, boiled spinach.

Enjoy :)

1st minute:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/1min.jpg

5th minute:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/5min.jpg

60th minute:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/60min.jpg

Zoom:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/zoom.jpg

[vinnymac]

WOW! Those are some beautiful shrimp. Where did you get them from?

[rain-]

That is so cute.

I still have just 8 or 9 adults, about 30 babies and lots of newborns, it doesn't look even nearly as impressive as that traffic on your tank :D

And the grade of those... Amazing.

[gnatster]

DROOL

Ok, time for new keyboard, this one is way to wet to work with.

[Walter]

WOW! Very nice gravel and spinach there. And check out the 2 stones! White and nice texture. :joking::joking:

[amber2461]

I toh-teh-lee agree with all the critics ... ooops I meant compliments :joking:

[retardo]

hmmm... makes me think of a bowl full of peppermint candies. yummy!

[NanoDave]

WOW! Very nice gravel and spinach there. And check out the 2 stones! White and nice texture. :joking::joking:

calcium supplement?

[kross]

What a stunning sight which I can only dream of! Very good CRS grade too!! :2thumbsup

[silane]

Hi all,

Don't admire me, you will have your swamp with good number of breeding stock, proper care and determination. Each CRS carries 20 to 40 eggs, so theoretically to get a swamp of this size, you need just 5 to 10 female, but in reality, survival rate is lower.

vinnymac,
Where I got them from? Hmm..... I got them from their parents. :D

Walter,
Don't you have something else to say beside praising spinach, coral chips and gravel? :joking: :joking:

[gnome]

Awesome!!! Are those crystal blacks mixed in there, too?

-Naomi

[retardo]

Awesome!!! Are those crystal blacks mixed in there, too?


Crystal blacks? lol Naomi, you're adding to the problem of the "common name" of shrimp species. Aren't those new bee shrimp? Hmmm... maybe I'm the confused one. :huh:

[silane]

There are some diamond/bee shrimps (http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189) in there, as I have 1 adult diamond shrimp. It crosses with CRS to produce the black specimens.

I have heard another name for the diamond shrimp, it is called Othella, quite a nice name. :)

[gnome]

Ooops... Sorry! I thought I once came across the post by this American guy in Japan who was trying to develop a strain of crystal red shrimp where the red bands were extremely black. I thought they were referred to as "crystal black shrimp" but I probably imagined it... All of this "new bee" and "new bee type #" is awful... Sort of reminds me of that novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" where all of the men in the book had the same name. I remember very little else about the book, too :rolleyes: .

-Naomi

[gigahertz]

What is the gravel you used on that tank?

Nice and black!

[kross]

What is the gravel you used on that tank?

Nice and black!

My guess is dennerle black quartz? :D

[amidala]

Fruitpie, that is such a cute series of pics - thanks for sharing, I'm sure many here would have been inspired by your tankful of great CRS and diamonds! Fantastic job! :2thumbsup

I've never tried boiled spinach with my CRS before, but after looking at their obvious enthusiasm I'm definitely gonna try it now! Off to the market tomorrow then! :D Did you have to boil it long? How long does it take for your army of shrimps to finish off a piece like the one shown in the pics?

[silane]

My guess is dennerle black quartz? :D

Good eyesights. :)

[silane]

I've never tried boiled spinach with my CRS before, but after looking at their obvious enthusiasm I'm definitely gonna try it now! Off to the market tomorrow then! :D Did you have to boil it long? How long does it take for your army of shrimps to finish off a piece like the one shown in the pics?

I boiled it for a minute or so, the longer the boil, the soft it became, they like it better.

Not sure how long they will take to finish the whole piece, but I guess overnight, I usually remove the spinach after a few hours when it is full of holes and when it is the time it messes the water a little.

[amidala]

I boiled it for a minute or so, the longer the boil, the soft it became, they like it better.

Not sure how long they will take to finish the whole piece, but I guess overnight, I usually remove the spinach after a few hours when it is full of holes and when it is the time it messes the water a little.

Thanks for the tip! Just plucked some spinach leaves from my mum's fridge for trying out in my office tank tomorrow. Probably start with a small piece first. Anyway I only have 10 CRS at the moment! lol

[silane]

These are some of the grown up babies which were eating the spinach months ago: :)

White tail:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/white_tail.jpg

Tiger Tooth:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/tiger.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/tiger1.jpg

V Band:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/narrow_172613.jpg

V Band and Tiger Tooth:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/v_tiger.jpg

Sun (not so round sun, though :D)
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/risingsun.jpg

Near Sun ??
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/near_sunjpg.jpg

[amber2461]

Droolzzzzzzzzz .... :speechless :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

[Santos_Esther_17]

Beautiful!!!

[ice-cream]

Beautiful!!!
Very nice crs..... clap clap clap. The sun crs (last 2nd picture), is that those japanese called "hinomaru"????

[Candice]

Very pretty. :)

[Huatzzzz]

Impressive CRS!! Your CRS contrast very well with your dark gravel! You are tempting me to "renov" mine and change the gravel. Urgh!!

[kenny]

wah.... wah.... wah......*jaws drop* *faints with envy*
someone send them over ! Quick !

U sure made them look simple to keep and breed .

[Mraz]

Perfect stocks! Im curious on how much more in quantity they have grown by now fruitpie? hope uyou can share some updated pics :) Thanks.

[silane]

Perfect stocks! Im curious on how much more in quantity they have grown by now fruitpie? hope uyou can share some updated pics :) Thanks.

Time flies, and it has been 4 months since the last picture post in this thread. I have uploaded some pictures in Gallery:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/browseimages.php?c=17


http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/s9.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/s11.jpg

[snow white]

wow Bro thanks for sharing........

Must take an effort to learn from you, perhaps a house visit will be blessed, possible?

:)

[Shrimp4me]

Stunning!!! Very nice shrimp you have there.

[silane]

wow Bro thanks for sharing........

Must take an effort to learn from you, perhaps a house visit will be blessed, possible?

:)


You can learn a lot from this forum, I am sure.

We will see, when I can open house. :D

[luenny]

You can learn a lot from this forum, I am sure.

We will see, when I can open house. :D

Open house? Can I visit too? :D

[blue2black]

open house.........i would like to go and see the beauty :p

[silane]

When time is right, will invite all of you over. :)

[MBNet]

Wow, great shrimps there, mostly the black ones. :smitten:

[EbI]

super nice :p :p :p

[silane]

Hi everyone,

These are the latest pic from my lower grade tank:

http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/1_382572.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/2_365710.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/3_214945.jpg

Do you notice a special pattern one in the last pic?

[gr81]

Silane are you kidding? LOWER grade tank? Worst I can see is S. Aren't you a bit out of reality? ;)
Could you send pics of your Higher grade tank? Full of Mosura I suggest :D

[silane]

Silane are you kidding? LOWER grade tank? Worst I can see is S. Aren't you a bit out of reality? ;)
Could you send pics of your Higher grade tank? Full of Mosura I suggest :D

Haha, you got to wait for a while to see higher grade tank with such mass. The higher grade tank has a few near-hinomaru and hinomaru, I have no mosura. :(

[Spid]

Are you sure thats a lower grade tank?

Superb! :shocked:

[Shrimper06]

Hi silane, I see the pattern of the #5 and a few letters. Is this what you are talking about? Wonderful group of shrimp you have there!

[Frank]

Hey silane,

is that a new puzzle? :huh:
Are there some dead shrimps in the pic like last time? lol

[Jenova]

Hi everyone,

These are the latest pic from my lower grade tank:

http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/1_382572.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/2_365710.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/3_214945.jpg

Do you notice a special pattern one in the last pic?

Mostly tiger tooths and v bands and you called it low grade. :shocked:
Great pictures!

[silane]

Are you sure thats a lower grade tank?

Superb! :shocked:
Yes, spid. Left 2 tanks at my house, one is to keep these, and one to keep hinomaru.


Hi silane, I see the pattern of the #5 and a few letters. Is this what you are talking about? Wonderful group of shrimp you have there!
Don't get you, what is pattern at the #5. Link please.


Hey silane,

is that a new puzzle? :huh:
Are there some dead shrimps in the pic like last time? lol
No Frank, you can see this time, it is not in Chit Chat sub forum. :D


Mostly tiger tooths and v bands and you called it low grade. :shocked:
Great pictures!
Joenova, hmmm..... lower grade tank is with respect to higher grade tank.:D

[luenny]

Silane are you kidding? LOWER grade tank? Worst I can see is S. Aren't you a bit out of reality? ;)
Could you send pics of your Higher grade tank? Full of Mosura I suggest :D

My sentiments exactly. I mean like most of us have not even seen a life S grade before - at least I believe I haven't and you're calling it your low grade tank :p

[Zebra]

Haha, you got to wait for a while to see higher grade tank with such mass. The higher grade tank has a few near-hinomaru and hinomaru, I have no mosura. :(

I'am new in the CR world and i'am trying to understand the different grades. But till now I never heared of "mosura". How do they look?

Hans

[retardo]

You will find a picture of a mosura in this link: http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881&page=2&pp=10&highlight=mosura