My First Baby !!!!

[STEVENSIM]

HI All,

Finally my first Baby after so many try !!!

So far only saw one about 3 cm long only !!

Sorry the picture not too well taken !! Boy do those bugger move !!

[retardo]

So far only saw one about 3 cm long only !!

3cm long?!! :shocked: That's one big CRS!! lol

I'm sure you meant 3mm. Congrats on the birth. I'm sure you will have great fun with it watching it grow.

[silane]

I can feel your excitment when you see the first baby. It is a very nice baby, with thick white, it should grow up to be a beauty. :)

[jojoecute]

Congra to you crs grandpapa...

This excitment may cos you more to spend.
You may be trying high grade crs in the later part.
Good luck.. lol

[simcb]

:singer: Welcome to CRS parent hood :smitten: !

Have you count the number of CRS babies in your tank? How many pregant females has released their eggs so far?

I am currently keeping track of the number of females diamonds and estimated the survival rates of the babies. I can't help notice first-time mothers has offspring with low survival rates in my tank. In my case after 3 virgin females has release their eggs only 5 babies survived during the first wave. I am now getting slightly more 5-6 babies from the next release from one of the females. She got pregnant again after she released her eggs and disappeared for a few days.

PS: Man those male diamonds in my tank are horny :p. Everytime a female moults, the males will hover like crazy. :D

[STEVENSIM]

3cm long?!! :shocked: That's one big CRS!! lol

I'm sure you meant 3mm. Congrats on the birth. I'm sure you will have great fun with it watching it grow.

oppsss.. yes 3mm. Too excited already !!

Saw another one but too far alway for pictures!!

And thanks will sure enjoy watching it grow up !!

Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

I can feel your excitment when you see the first baby. It is a very nice baby, with thick white, it should grow up to be a beauty. :)


Thanks Bro !!

Can't wait for it to grow up to see how it turns out !!

Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

Congra to you crs grandpapa...

This excitment may cos you more to spend.
You may be trying high grade crs in the later part.
Good luck.. lol


Thanks bro !!

how to spend more.... this tank already cost me 2 grade one red aro already....
Unless I go for the super grade....but at a few Thousand dollars a pcs, I don;t think so I can afford it.

Cheers

[jojoecute]

Your nice crs shrimplets should be breed by SS or S grade parent..
There is still highest grade crs - so call Hinomaru ..



Thanks bro !!

how to spend more.... this tank already cost me 2 grade one red aro already....
Unless I go for the super grade....but at a few Thousand dollars a pcs, I don;t think so I can afford it.

Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

Thanks Bro simcb !!

My tank is over grown with moss and have quite a bit of hiding place. So not quite able to count. So far saw 2 only. But quite a bit of prgant crs. I got a total of 40 to 50 CRS in the tnaks but at only one time I am only able to see about 20 only. So far I know I got about 6 pregant mothers right now. but before 1 month before, I have 5.

yup those guys are really horny. I can see them chasing the females once they moulted.

cheers


:singer: Welcome to CRS parent hood :smitten: !

Have you count the number of CRS babies in your tank? How many pregant females has released their eggs so far?

I am currently keeping track of the number of females diamonds and estimated the survival rates of the babies. I can't help notice first-time mothers has offspring with low survival rates in my tank. In my case after 3 virgin females has release their eggs only 5 babies survived during the first wave. I am now getting slightly more 5-6 babies from the next release from one of the females. She got pregnant again after she released her eggs and disappeared for a few days.

PS: Man those male diamonds in my tank are horny :p. Everytime a female moults, the males will hover like crazy. :D

[Walter]

Nice! Can see such obvious bandings already! Congrats! :D

[ice-cream]

Your nice crs shrimplets should be breed by SS or S grade parent..
There is still highest grade crs - so call Hinomaru ..

Bro, care to share what grade is call hinomaru? Do you have picture to show? How much does it cost to get one hinomaru??

[STEVENSIM]

Your nice crs shrimplets should be breed by SS or S grade parent..
There is still highest grade crs - so call Hinomaru ..

HI Bro.... I know Hinomaru... but at S$3K to 5K a pcs... I am not sure how I can afford them...

But whos knows, maybe I may get lucky and from these SS, I am get one close to it ?


Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

Nice! Can see such obvious bandings already! Congrats! :D

Thanks Bro !

Cheers

[kross]

Congrats. More will follow....... :D

[silane]

Steven,

How's the babies doing?

[STEVENSIM]

Steven,

How's the babies doing?

Hi Bro...

Got a second Batch of Babies about 10 of them. The first batch only 3, think can class them under S grade.

But Lost quite a bit of the adults.... :cry: :cry: :cry: not sure what happen... now only have about 12 pcs of the adult left..

Sigh.....

[retardo]

Hi Bro...

Got a second Batch of Babies about 10 of them. The first batch only 3, think can class them under S grade.



How can you tell they are S grade? Are the parents S quality?

[silane]

Hi Bro...

Got a second Batch of Babies about 10 of them. The first batch only 3, think can class them under S grade.

But Lost quite a bit of the adults.... :cry: :cry: :cry: not sure what happen... now only have about 12 pcs of the adult left..

Sigh.....

Sad to hear that. One of my tanks had met a calamity also, lost a lot of very high grade adults. Save what you have and the population will be back.

Good water quality is needed to bring out the grade/color of babies, so since your adults ran into problem, that means the water is no good. Give them good water, the color of babies likely will come back.

[STEVENSIM]

How can you tell they are S grade? Are the parents S quality?

Hi Bro Retardo,

The first batch of babies have grown to about 1+ cm already and the bands of red and white are pretty good. I am just following some grading standard that is from the website to judge.

As for the adults, I only have S grade and SS grades only in the tank so, the babies must be from one of these grades parent.


Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

Sad to hear that. One of my tanks had met a calamity also, lost a lot of very high grade adults. Save what you have and the population will be back.

Good water quality is needed to bring out the grade/color of babies, so since your adults ran into problem, that means the water is no good. Give them good water, the color of babies likely will come back.

Sad to heard that you have the same problem.... but i think that is the challenge of keeping CRS.

I have measure the nitrate, ammonia and other parameters and all looks to be ok .... So I am not sure what want wrong...

One thing is that my PH is quite high 8.3 and can't seems to get it down as I am not using CO2 for the tank.

But looking at how this goes, going to get a set and lower the CO2 down and see if the situation improves or not...

Cheers

[retardo]

Hi Bro Retardo,

The first batch of babies have grown to about 1+ cm already and the bands of red and white are pretty good. I am just following some grading standard that is from the website to judge.

As for the adults, I only have S grade and SS grades only in the tank so, the babies must be from one of these grades parent.


Cheers

That's good to hear on all counts. Sucks to be losing some of the adults, but it could be due to a lot of different reasons. We naturally tend to look at water params first. Any idea how long they've lived? Did you get them as juvies?

>( If only we here in the states can get our hands on S and SS grade CRS. I managed to get some B or C grade CRS recently. I'm happy to have them and they're fun to watch, but I wish sometimes that they will get quite a bit brighter.... wishing thinking, only, unfortunately!

[silane]

Sad to heard that you have the same problem.... but i think that is the challenge of keeping CRS.

I have measure the nitrate, ammonia and other parameters and all looks to be ok .... So I am not sure what want wrong...

One thing is that my PH is quite high 8.3 and can't seems to get it down as I am not using CO2 for the tank.

But looking at how this goes, going to get a set and lower the CO2 down and see if the situation improves or not...

Cheers


PH 8.3 is too high, have to use additive as our tap water is in high 7 or low 8. Just becareful with CO2, dont over inject.

[spinex]

Sad to heard that you have the same problem.... but i think that is the challenge of keeping CRS.

I have measure the nitrate, ammonia and other parameters and all looks to be ok .... So I am not sure what want wrong...

One thing is that my PH is quite high 8.3 and can't seems to get it down as I am not using CO2 for the tank.

But looking at how this goes, going to get a set and lower the CO2 down and see if the situation improves or not...

Cheers

How come your PH is so high ..mine also without CO2 but hover around 7.2-7.4. I using seachem onxy dark gray sand. I getting CO2 with solenoid during weekend .. hope to improve my planting in NANO and of cos PH hopefully will be below 7 range.

[ice-cream]

PH 8.3 is too high, have to use additive as our tap water is in high 7 or low 8. Just becareful with CO2, dont over inject.
Bro, what substrate you are using? I am puzzle that you can get so high PH.
I think for CRS, the ph is best around 6-7.3 as this is mention in alot of japanese crs website. Personally, my ph is around 7.2 as i am using lapis sand as substrate. I think the main cultprit of you not having many offspring is the ph level.

[STEVENSIM]

That's good to hear on all counts. Sucks to be losing some of the adults, but it could be due to a lot of different reasons. We naturally tend to look at water params first. Any idea how long they've lived? Did you get them as juvies?

>( If only we here in the states can get our hands on S and SS grade CRS. I managed to get some B or C grade CRS recently. I'm happy to have them and they're fun to watch, but I wish sometimes that they will get quite a bit brighter.... wishing thinking, only, unfortunately!

Hi bro retardo,

I read somewhere that the life is about 1 & 1/2 year. And no, I have them since young adult.

I think it is a matter of time before you will get these high grades ones in USA. When there is demand, there will be supplys.


Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

PH 8.3 is too high, have to use additive as our tap water is in high 7 or low 8. Just becareful with CO2, dont over inject.

Got it Bro !!

Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

How come your PH is so high ..mine also without CO2 but hover around 7.2-7.4. I using seachem onxy dark gray sand. I getting CO2 with solenoid during weekend .. hope to improve my planting in NANO and of cos PH hopefully will be below 7 range.

:cry:
Not too sure of the root cause but hopefully the CO2 will help.

Cheers

[STEVENSIM]

Bro, what substrate you are using? I am puzzle that you can get so high PH.
I think for CRS, the ph is best around 6-7.3 as this is mention in alot of japanese crs website. Personally, my ph is around 7.2 as i am using lapis sand as substrate. I think the main cultprit of you not having many offspring is the ph level.

I am using normal lapis for this tank.... I know thats why adding the co2..

Cheers