EvolutionZ's Cherry and Crystal Red Shrimps (Warning: picture intensive)

[Radiance]

Hey bro,
How's your shrimplets now? Are they doing well in your tank?

[EvolutionZ]

yup! quite alot though... my black diamond female release the eggs too.. can see some BDS shrimplets.. the earlier batch is around 0.3cm now =)

[Rokerites]

yup! quite alot though... my black diamond female release the eggs too.. can see some BDS shrimplets.. the earlier batch is around 0.3cm now =)

May I know when/how long after your BDS release its eggs before you actually see the shrimplets? I am asking because my CRS seems to have released its eggs too but shrimplets are no where to be seen among the thick moss mount that I have in my tank.

[EvolutionZ]

i start seeing shrimplets after 1 or 2days my crs released the eggs..
anyway. heres 1 shrimplets. either its a BDS or a CRS that carries very good red that it acctually looks like black diamond when small

[Rokerites]

Three to four days has passed after the eggs were released without seeing any baby CRS shrimplets, Guess they didnt survive then.....

[zeloc87]

Three to four days has passed after the eggs were released without seeing any baby CRS shrimplets, Guess they didnt survive then.....

Hate Faith bro!! i Bet the babies are just hiding amongst the moss as they often do, and since they're so minute you cant see them! We wait to hear good news and pictures from you too!

Cheers

[EvolutionZ]

bro don't worry, when my crs released the eggs.. 1st few days almost cannot see any crs shrimplets... at first i tot only a few survived. now im starting to see more.. if yours are a densly moss planted tank. they should be hiding.

[Rokerites]

Thanks for the encouragements zeloc87 and EvolutionZ. If I do see them, will certainly post a pic of them too. Thanks again.

[EvolutionZ]

hi guys... long time since i update my crs tank..
since i set up a 1ft cube tank for tiger shrimp and cherry..
im moving all my cherry to that tank soon..
so this tank will be solely CRS only..
some pictures

[jedimech]

Very nice crs you have, EvolutionZ.
May i ask what grade is the shrimp in the last photo?

[EvolutionZ]

Grade B for me =)

[EvolutionZ]

[soulfinder78]

Hi, i notice you kept some very good grade CRS with some not so good ones together. Aren't you afraid that they breed and cause the offspring to be of a lousier grade?

[EvolutionZ]

most of my crs are B+ and above... only 1 crs don't know why colour fade alot..
for high grade.. i only got 2 low hino and a few S =)

[marcusy]

thanks larlee bro. but i have long decided to skip chiller.. maybe next time can consider =)

brother evo care to share how big is your tank as me also setting up a shrimp tank around 1ft.

[EvolutionZ]

my tank size is 2ft

[larlee]

brother evo care to share how big is your tank as me also setting up a shrimp tank around 1ft.

Rule of thumb for aquarium, get the biggest tank you can afford. Water is much stable, whether you use fan or chiller. Shrimps dont like too much water changes, topping up water = changing the parameter of your tank water. If possible at least go for 1.5ft tank. Smaller tank tend to be more challenging when it comes to maintaining the water parameter and it doesnt mean it can't be done. I would rather go for the biggest if I can to minimise deaths.

[jedimech]

Hi All Bros,

just wonder if anyone remove their pregnant females from orignal tank & place in a indivdual tank for spawning?
Is it better this way or just leave them in orignal tank to spawn?

[larlee]

I should say leave it unless you have fishes in the tank. Stress the female, she might drop her eggs.

[EvolutionZ]

leave it alone in the tank.
taking the female out and transfering into anything tank will stress the female. resulting in dropping of eggs, or even death if the female is overly stressed.

anyway, i think i got 10+ black diamond shrimp going around 0.5cm.. a few crs i spotted already 1cm.. hopefully they will grow up healthily =)