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by carbon etc
Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:56 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Filter Feeding Shrimp
Replies: 1
Views: 737

They're both as harmless as can be.
by carbon etc
Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:14 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Bought 5 Red Cherry Shrimp - enough genetic material?
Replies: 19
Views: 5420

You can always trade shrimp with people later.
by carbon etc
Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:55 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Feeding living natural foods to Cherry Shrimp
Replies: 37
Views: 16093

If anyone has a Filstar (or any cannister filter with transparent hoses) I noticed something. Brown algae builds up inside the tubing, and there's nothing in there to clean it up. But if you squeeze the tubing a few times, little pieces of algae will break off and get shot right into the tank. It sc...
by carbon etc
Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:52 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding...AFRICAN VAMPIRE SHRIMP???
Replies: 15
Views: 14773

The females have smaller front legs like badflash said. They do have the fangs like the males.
by carbon etc
Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:18 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding...AFRICAN VAMPIRE SHRIMP???
Replies: 15
Views: 14773

The official female count is 2. Out of 12. This is going to end up being a year long project I think...

On another note, it is so cool when these guys molt. They leave so much stuff behind it took me quite a few beats to realize why one of my shrimp was feeding on its side.
by carbon etc
Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:20 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding...AFRICAN VAMPIRE SHRIMP???
Replies: 15
Views: 14773

By fangs I meant the very tips... I thought I had read somewhere the females didn't have them, but wasn't sure I remembered it right. Looking at their legs now I do see that some of them must be female. Fewer than I'd hoped... that's why it wasn't noticeable. That's a shame. Thanks for the info. Now...
by carbon etc
Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:55 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding...AFRICAN VAMPIRE SHRIMP???
Replies: 15
Views: 14773

Well, I have the vampire shrimp... 12 of them... now to figure out how to sex these guys. :)

Some of them don't have the "vampire fangs" but I don't know if that's a gender thing or if they just lost them.
by carbon etc
Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:13 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: How much food is just the right amount?
Replies: 20
Views: 7897

*looks at his stocked up bags of Hikari Crab Cuisine for his cherry shrimp*

Well, crap.

Now I know why they seem to swarm over the algae wafers more.
by carbon etc
Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:26 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Breeding...AFRICAN VAMPIRE SHRIMP???
Replies: 15
Views: 14773

I know this is an old old old topic (I searched for "vampire breeding" and got 2 results :) ), but I'm thinking of attempting to breed vampire shrimp as well. Soon I'll have about 10 of them coming in the mail (both males and females as far as I know... I haven't gotten a response yet on t...