Aura Blue Shrimps

[RonWill]

...I personally asked the Gc uncle that are those aura blues the same as the last time fire blue shrimps quite long ago he say ya[/url]

GC got 2 uncles leh. One have tail, one don't have... but FR=FB=AB??? Don't think so ley.

I checked with Roland before I bought a couple of these Aura Blues and he told me the keeping condition should be the same as cherries, so ph should be higher at maybe 7 or 7.2.

I experimented with some FRs in different pH; 7 and 6.3 ... still alive but I like the deeper reds in lower pH. Your mileage and preferences may vary.

[Kenng]

GC got 2 uncles leh. One have tail, one don't have... but FR=FB=AB??? Don't think so ley.

I experimented with some FRs in different pH; 7 and 6.3 ... still alive but I like the deeper reds in lower pH. Your mileage and preferences may vary.

So Aura Blue a close relative to FR?

[Navanod]

Argh! Just lost 2 auras! 1 yesterday and another this morning.
I wonder if it's because they were very new stock and are marked for death already from the shipping, or is my tank's pH too low? 5.8-6

[nasty12]

Argh! Just lost 2 auras! 1 yesterday and another this morning.
I wonder if it's because they were very new stock and are marked for death already from the shipping, or is my tank's pH too low? 5.8-6

sorry to hear that bro.. i heard from my friend (who managed to breed them) that the ph for the Aura blue is around 7-7.5. would be better if keeping them in higher ph

[Navanod]

That's tiger shrimp's range of pH???

[nasty12]

Aura blue shrimps are not CRS species..!
they tend to do better in higher ph.
keeping them in Ph lower than 6 is like putting CRS in Ph higher than 7

[Ecalyte]

Argh! Just lost 2 auras! 1 yesterday and another this morning.
I wonder if it's because they were very new stock and are marked for death already from the shipping, or is my tank's pH too low? 5.8-6

Within the first 2 days I also had a couple of deaths, but nothing since then.. my pH is 5.5 - 5.7 (depending on lights on/off)

Aura blue shrimps are not CRS species..!
they tend to do better in higher ph.
keeping them in Ph lower than 6 is like putting CRS in Ph higher than 7

I think your friend has a different type of blue shrimps and not aura blue.. Aura blue is the same family as CRS (Caridina). Also when the GC shipment came in, I happened to be there and tested the water that it came with in the bags. pH was 6.3ish and TDS was 150-160ish (cannot remember the exact figure). This shipment came straight from the Fu Shrimp Farm that first discovered, bred and distributed this shrimp world wide..

Also, bro Avex has managed to breed these shrimps under CRS conditions and so has a couple of my friends..

[Navanod]

Just lost another cherry cull that had been doing fine for the last few weeks. I think I found a connection. There are 2 molted shells in the aura partition and 1 in the dead cherry's. They most likely died after molting.

Low pH and low TDS (110 now) is the likely culprit.
Time to dose more TDS up and change some water to bring the pH up to 6. Without their old shells, and before the new shell can form, they probably had problem regulating their osmotic balance and pH.

[Ecalyte]

My TDS is 130, and I see regular molting in my tanks.. no deaths attributed to them..

[nasty12]

Within the first 2 days I also had a couple of deaths, but nothing since then.. my pH is 5.5 - 5.7 (depending on lights on/off)



I think your friend has a different type of blue shrimps and not aura blue.. Aura blue is the same family as CRS (Caridina). Also when the GC shipment came in, I happened to be there and tested the water that it came with in the bags. pH was 6.3ish and TDS was 150-160ish (cannot remember the exact figure). This shipment came straight from the Fu Shrimp Farm that first discovered, bred and distributed this shrimp world wide..

Also, bro Avex has managed to breed these shrimps under CRS conditions and so has a couple of my friends..

perhaps! since these shrimps are relatively new and different countries name the shrimps differently!
will ask him to join AQ to share some pictures!
*Ps. Sorry to bro Navnod to provide wrong info!

[Kenng]

Within the first 2 days I also had a couple of deaths, but nothing since then.. my pH is 5.5 - 5.7 (depending on lights on/off)



I think your friend has a different type of blue shrimps and not aura blue.. Aura blue is the same family as CRS (Caridina). Also when the GC shipment came in, I happened to be there and tested the water that it came with in the bags. pH was 6.3ish and TDS was 150-160ish (cannot remember the exact figure). This shipment came straight from the Fu Shrimp Farm that first discovered, bred and distributed this shrimp world wide..

Also, bro Avex has managed to breed these shrimps under CRS conditions and so has a couple of my friends..

I suggest GC come out and clarify since they are the ones selling.
I was told the keeping condition is close to Cherry with ph ~7 and slightly more.

[Ecalyte]

I suggest GC come out and clarify since they are the ones selling.
I was told the keeping condition is close to Cherry with ph ~7 and slightly more.

You were told by?

[Ecalyte]

Hehe...not just him....
I also like his flower head...especially that piece....heehee....
T.S should know which piece...some more send a video to me thru Whatsapp to make me envy....

This one har?

[Kenng]

You were told by?

See my post on your page 2.

[avex30]

Currently have a new batch this time round in much lower condition Crs 1 week past hmm molt after I wc still looking good although their colour is pale blue.

Current parameter is as follow
Ph is 5.8-6.0
Gh is 3-4
Kh is 0
Tds is 120 ppm
Temp is 24

Monitoring condition

[Oliverpool]

I had 6 of the new batch since Thursday and lost none. My PH is 6.8 but medium CO2 injection which drops PH to around 6.2 at the end of the photo period. TDS around 120 and Zero KH and 3/4 GH.

My 4 old Batch (around 2 months plus) is now very deep blue compared to this new batch. But then again I recalled my older batch was not as blue as they are now. So maybe they take awhile show show their real colours.

[Kenng]

Currently have a new batch this time round in much lower condition Crs 1 week past hmm molt after I wc still looking good although their colour is pale blue.

Current parameter is as follow
Ph is 5.8-6.0
Gh is 3-4
Kh is 0
Tds is 120 ppm
Temp is 24

Monitoring condition

Bro,

Your this new batch is the offsprings or the newly bought from GC?

[Loudness]

does aura blue cross breed with crs or cherry?

[Navanod]

perhaps! since these shrimps are relatively new and different countries name the shrimps differently!
will ask him to join AQ to share some pictures!
*Ps. Sorry to bro Navnod to provide wrong info!

We are all sharing info bro. No need to worry. I think there's no right and wrong info at the moment.
I just took a more updated check. pH was 6 and TDS about 110. I had just increased TDS to 125 today.
I guess I bought the aura blues the day after the shipment arrived, so probably should expect a few deaths.

[RonWill]

I was told the keeping condition is close to Cherry with ph ~7 and slightly more.

The confusion, I believe, stems from individual's definition of "condition" and not everybody, I think, keep their Cherry at pH7. When I had mine many moons ago (and they were breeding like rabbits, mind you), they were kept between pH6.2~6.5 and likewise now for some Fire Reds, which I understand has Cherry lineage.

I don't have any Aura Blues in my personal tanks but last I know, the water in AB's tanks at GC is between 6.5~6.9 and hardly any shipping related casualty. IIRC, there was a little sticker for water parameters at one of AB's tank. Perhaps you might want to have a look at it again.