CRS GENES vs TANK SETUP

[eeeeemo]

hmmmm why no one mentioned Shirakura Red Bee Sand?

i used it last time and the population boomed as well..and it cycled pretty fast! about 2weeks. i had plenty of tonina belem and moss in that tank. but my set up lasted less than a year as i sold it off to move on to L046. but now i am coming back to the shrimp hobby!

[silane]

totally agree on this!

recently i bought some "low grade" (lousy white) shrimps from a fellow forumer here. when i first received it true the white was not thick.. but after i place them my friend's tank(a gift for a friend of mine) the colour of 6 out of the 9 shrimps i bought became thick white! so what my friend and i concluded is that like what Stan has said the soil WILL affect the growth and appearance of shrimps!

Thanks Silane for enlighten my curiousity...
That's mean i have got those low grade Mosura on my previous purchase from breeder, not my tank setup problem..


Hey Silane, You have not share what soils you prefered to use or what soils you using now..

I can't really comment on that, the person took over the 9 (not 10) mosura from you have 6 of their color recovered. So is tank setup problem, skills problem, patience problem or whatever problem.... it is very hard to conclude.

I think to nice CRS to breed is not just add soil and pour water and add filter.

[exotic_idiot]

I can't really comment on that, the person took over the 9 (not 10) mosura from you have 6 of their color recovered. So is tank setup problem, skills problem, patience problem or whatever problem.... it is very hard to conclude.

I think to nice CRS to breed is not just add soil and pour water and add filter.

It's all about patience & perseverance...

[jojoe]

Hi Silane,
This can be good genes also can be poor genes... Depend on the buyer like..

Past 2 weeks I sold a new bought batch CRS (poor genes? good genes? it depend, when it into my poor setup tank please see below link)
The buyer WILLINGLY & and LIKE and buy this type of CRS ... He is the ONLY FUNNY PERSON that wanted to buy such CRS and offer me a price which i am happy to sell.. S$4.00 each
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=55540

I so HAPPY to clear it out of my Mosura Flowerhead tank.. God Bless Me.

What do you think these 2 are "good genes" or "poor genes" ?

[jojoe]

I would say both...
Tank setup and Genetics are both importance...

Perhaps the soil may affect the growth and appearance[phenotype] of the shrimps due to their pH/kH altering abilities + other characteristics.
Great genetics can be hampered by poor husbandry and environment.

Perhaps soils have an expiry date. I know that once it starts to get muddy, it's time to vacuum the top 1cm layer off and top up with new soil.

[ryo88]

I am very blur on what is classified as good genes.

I think it all depends on what the individual hobbyist wants to achieve out of the shrimps.
I can say a King Kong shrimps is bad genes because it has no white band like the original BDS. At the end of the day, it really depend on what people wants and the current trend.

Beauty in the eyes of the beholder.

As for the setup, i guess a good filtration system and cool temperature environment is a requirement to be considered as a good setup.

If your system is no good, whatever soil you use is no use.