S.Korea CRS
Hey guys, just thought I'd share what i've found in s.korea.
I went to 2 stores thus far
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The first store didn't have much inventory and even his JPRL $250 were lacking in white intensity.
The latter store's owner was very nice in answering many questions and had amazing JPRL's and even the $60 SS mixed ones had thick white color and white legs!. removed
I think I speak for everyone here when I say there's nothing sexier then 4 pairs of skinny opaque white legs. His S/S+ ($30) even has thick whites which really shows the quality of Japanese breed CRS (these are off spings of Japanese breed crs) In fact these are a Korea brand which have not been crossed with golden for a few generations now. I took my time examining the tanks and I did not find any with red eyes/head patterns. In fact a few S/S+ even had red/white legs.
I've yet to bring up the first few questions about survival rate but I will ask next time. The following are his replies to my "interview" translated from korean =D
-I never do water changes, just top up.
-I feed everyday in small quantities to keep the water clean and I feed mostly spinach with some crs food.
-They prefer a low temp of 24-25 this is why I have the A/C on 24/7 during summer month.
-For breeding, the male will transfer most of the genes.
-It is not a good idea to cross the off spring with the parent for selective breeding. This form of inbreeding will lead to health issues.
-The best size to ship/transfer crs is above 1cm.
-When setting up a shrimp tank, layer it with soil powder on bottom then substrate then powder again. This can prolong the life of substrate by 50%.
This will also make the substrate more dense making it difficult for H2S to escape if the tank was agitated.
-They can survive off of bio film but the reason why we feed them is because they sometimes lack specific vitamins and nutrients that are not found naturally in fresh water tanks. Veggie based foods help enhance colors (beta carotene helps with red while high mineral levels and bright lights help white intensity) meat based foods increase growth rate and mating rates but it's dangerous to health if over fed.
-Don't use too many products in your tank unless you fully understand how it works. The most important equipment is a good filter.
So far i've decided to pick up the Korean brand S/S+ and SS. The are very stunning but two factors deter me. 1st the price is $150-$300 each. 2nd when I did a close comparison, the Korean crs appear very close, nearly +80% identical. I will show you guys pics for you to decide. It just seems like a very good deal to me. They might turn yellowish or pinkish when they get old but for the 500% price difference these will still be some of the most beautiful crs I've seen.
I'm also excited to say they have shrimp soil for around $60 9L bag. Before I left the owner gave me 2 free crs key chain toys
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and a bottle of food valued at over $60 and I didn't even buy a single thing.
And will be visiting this one tomorrow.
/hanaaqua
I will upload photos as soon as I can but essentially I'm beginning to see a few patterns with these stores.
-The prices are all stable with every store. They don't under cut each other.
-They all use t5h0 lights with 1 blue actinic bulb to show the white better.
-The sponge filter outlet/spray bars are all at water level, not under water, thus they produce surface agitation and add o2.
-They don't change their water.
-Every tank has these balls inside even the JRPL.
These mineral balls are made in Japan and slowly releases minerals while at the same time provide surface area for bacterium to grow.
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