r36613's Low budget 180 L planted setup

[r36613]

Just found this ricia floating in my tanks

[r36613]

My RCS

[Wackytpt]

Just curious. Is that the original colouration of the cherry shirmp? Or you photo edited it?

[r36613]

It is real, no edit. It's in 500 lt tanks with no CO2, 2 hours direct sunlight, outdoor, full echinodorus, and 30% water change daily (used it to water my garden next to the tank).

But the strange thing is I put 10 shrimp 3-4 month ago, and today I only see this one shrimp with super red color.

[Wackytpt]

Congrats Man! You can hardly find such redness in the market.

Do try to breed it

[r36613]

To bad only 1 can survive after 4 month.

[eddyq]

You sure can make the plants grow big and healthy. Super fert and light.

[o2bubble]

Bro r36613, I pmed you regarding the c.wendtii brown as I'm looking for such giant size c.wendtii.. I know you are in indonesia, but any chance that there is a place in Singapore that you know I can get some from? Or are you able to fly me some? I can pay you for the trouble and shipping. Thanks so much!

[r36613]

Actually, if you give more then enough light, constant co2, and good fert (base and liquid) ... you will get giant size cryptocoryne ... my wendtii is just normal crypto like everybody has. My friend who bought it the same batch like mine, did not get the big size like i do.

[o2bubble]

ok, i will go buy the wendtii at LFS to give it a try to see. thanks for the reply, bro.