Reply With QuoteLeft in the tub. added my tankwater to about 1/2 the tub, provided oxygen via tube. let it run for 8 hours. Add more of my tankwater. Let it run for 4 hours. Then introduce my shrimps into the internal breeding box.
12 hours? Care to share the details?
Left in the tub. added my tankwater to about 1/2 the tub, provided oxygen via tube. let it run for 8 hours. Add more of my tankwater. Let it run for 4 hours. Then introduce my shrimps into the internal breeding box.
I keep sulawesi shrimps, tetras, birds, exotic pets, herptiles and monster fishes.
So you never actually dip the water from your tank slowly?
nope. no have the dripping tube
I keep sulawesi shrimps, tetras, birds, exotic pets, herptiles and monster fishes.
-You left the fire reds in the holding tau huay tub without substrate for 12 hours,
-dripping method wasn't used
-and then put into breeding box without substract thereafter. I don't think they will stablize in the holding tau huay tub after these 12 hours.
from my experience a breeding box also cant bring out their potential colours.
-also you are stressing the fire reds for too long.
-Knowing the seller's water parameters and compare to your own would also be important. Know how much difference between the seller's and buyer's the water parameters are so you can gauge how much time the acclimatization would take. A few days would be good for them to Colour up. Invest in some test kits for beginers would be good. Doesn't cost much. Cheaper than the shrimps you have plus casualties.
Thanks for your help. I am actually asking whether from cherries to be coloured up to firered is possible..
I keep sulawesi shrimps, tetras, birds, exotic pets, herptiles and monster fishes.
It is less than 2 dollars with the drop controller.Originally Posted by kennethc
Get one....very useful for water change as well.
Where to buy? I am at serangoon. Anyways, small tube will be difficult to change water
I keep sulawesi shrimps, tetras, birds, exotic pets, herptiles and monster fishes.
but your question was you bought fire reds and said they were cherries. so we are actually helping you to sort out the possible reasons why, assuming the shrimps bought were fire reds.
and after you explained your methods and ways of acclimatizing, the enviornment provided(shrimps also get stressed when it's a soiless tank),and your unknown water parameters, suggestion were recommended for you to follow. and i doubt the shrimps were cherries. can't just blame any sellers shrimps just because you did not provide the "correct" way to acclimatize the shrimps and bring out their colour.
so now it depends on whether you want to apply what the forumers here shared with you. and compare the results you would have done before and after the new methods used. i myself didn't know how to acclimatize shrimps properly until i join this foum and learn from all the brothers here. it helped me alot and i must say their methods are almost always proven by many other people. i experienced poor coloured shrimps and sometimes death. i didn't blame the seller but myself because i'm inexperience, resulting in poor handling of shrimps.
now with the knowledge of controlling water parameters and conditions, my shrimps definitely coloured up nicely and healthy.
Last edited by huizhong; 13th Apr 2012 at 13:49.
If the genes not good, I doubt you can even manage to keep its original color.
You still thinking of enhancing the color to more red?
It is good for dripping water into tank.
Tank parameter will change slowly and not send a shock to the residents.
I do not stay in Singapore but I had google up a pet shop in Serangoon North, you can call them to check whether they have that.
Check your private message for the contact.
I see... So anyways, i have kept sakura for 4 months, and decided to keep firered. But, it appeared in cherry colouration, with the legs leaving no evidence of firered colouration, thats why i feel cheated.
I keep sulawesi shrimps, tetras, birds, exotic pets, herptiles and monster fishes.
It will depend whether they are fully adult size.
If they are juvenile, it can be quite difficult to judge.
I have some female that got red legs when they are older.
It will also depend on the standard you set for "Fire Red".
Next time take a photo, it will gives us some idea the color you are talking about and we can be the judges.
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This is my fire red.
Do you have it when it was juvenile or full adult?
Their parents are from CRS haven.
after approx 8 weeks, these offsprings turn full red.
Fed them with crs food.
Temp 25-26.
I assumed it is a female?
Good offspring though.
Are you going to cull those that are not full red?
very swee lah. (:
I keep sulawesi shrimps, tetras, birds, exotic pets, herptiles and monster fishes.
rcw, possible to show the photo of your male fire red?
I still cannot differentiate the gender of these shrimps.
nice fire red u have
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