Reply With QuoteI would rather buy a bag of shrimps from y618. Much cheaper and sometimes there are shrimplets in the bag which is a plus
Hi guys,
have anyone spotted any lfs which sell fire red/ sakura shrimp in different tank according their sex?
I would rather buy a bag of shrimps from y618. Much cheaper and sometimes there are shrimplets in the bag which is a plus
Hi,
You can try Y618. There is a of tank of Sakura there.
Ken
did u found any male in their tank? because recently i went to nks but only saw female in there
Male RCS shrimps tend to be noticeably less red and even transparent, most probably end up becoming sold as cheap cherry shrimps instead (just based on their color). I guess that's probably one of the reasons why we rarely see male shrimps in LFS tanks selling fire red/sakura shrimps.
ic.. so if i bought a male cherry and breed with my fire red will the offspring be like cherry or fire red?
Thats the tricky part... sakura, fire red, painted red etc are basically color grades given to individual cherry shrimps, they are all essentially the same shimp species and could be from the same breeding batch too.Originally Posted by reysong
Pairing the reddest male and female shrimps would likely produce a higher percentage of similarly red offspring, but not all will be the same, a percentage will also be less red. Breeders regularly cull the less red ones (or sell them cheaper) and separate the reddest ones to breed further or sell at higher prices, it just happens that the majority of the reddest ones tend to be female.
Last edited by Urban Aquaria; 21st May 2013 at 01:26.
Can try OTF at Pasir Ris Farmway. Got entire tank to choose from. Try picking a few smaller ones, might be males.
icic thx forr the info
Hey guys, any idea how much is the sakuras/ fire red in y618?
Wanna get some. Thanks in advance
eoa selling fire red at $2 each, they label it as sakura though (not sure if can choose), for bulk, It's $75/50pcs.
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icic, eoa is east ocean aquatic right. thanks
If i remember correctly, Y618 sells their sakura/fire reds at $2 each (mixed quality in the same tank, so best to pick the best ones on your own)... if you buy 10 it'll be $18.
Thanks for your inputs, any idea if they sell in packs like c328?
I didn't see any packs of shrimps when i was there recently, just the ones in the tank... its actually better to get shrimps from tanks because you can select the specific shrimps with nicer color and quality (rather than get random quality ones in a pack).
Btw, i did get a few really nice fire reds from there which turned into painted fire reds after a few molts (along with good food and stable water conditions), so there are quality "gems" in those tanks if you pick well.
Unless you have a way to determine the gender of the shrimp, it's quite hard to tell by the colour of the size as they might be mixed from different batches, as well as species. Perhaps the best, is to just catch what you like, and hope that they're males
But any reason why you want males only?
From fire red to painted red! Thats really Cool! ThanksI didn't see any packs of shrimps when i was there recently, just the ones in the tank... its actually better to get shrimps from tanks because you can select the specific shrimps with nicer color and quality (rather than get random quality ones in a pack).
Btw, i did get a few really nice fire reds from there which turned into painted fire reds after a few molts (along with good food and stable water conditions), so there are quality "gems" in those tanks if you pick well.
Guess he wanna breed some offsprings with his female shrimpsUnless you have a way to determine the gender of the shrimp, it's quite hard to tell by the colour of the size as they might be mixed from different batches, as well as species. Perhaps the best, is to just catch what you like, and hope that they're males
But any reason why you want males only?
all you need is 1 male shrimp.. and many other female shrimps.. dont need one to one.
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