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I would like to try different food for my shrimps. But before i do that, i hope that the food has been tested and proven safe ! :-D :-D :-D Here goes: Vegetables: Sweet potato leaf , Ipomoea batatas Lam (Convolvulaceae), (boiled in water, or raw) Sweet potato skin (boiled in water, or raw) Sliced Sw...

There are no oak leaves in my area.

What other leaves can i use to lower my pH ?

Mustafa,

I have a picture of my crystal red shrimp.
Can you identify it's sex ?

Anyone ?

Here are the males...

You are welcome. :D I will try to take some photo of MALE.. Like me, they just won't sit still !! :-D :-D :-D I noticed that even the babies shrimp develop this colour charateristic even when there are a few week old. Male - Pinkish white Female - Darker Pink or Red :smt007 And yes, come to think of...

I hope this is BIG enough...

This is Mum...




And this is Dad...

I'm curious. Does anyone manage to breed them ?
If yes, do they breed as many as the Red Cherry Shrimp ?

I have sucess in the cherries, yet to try the red-nose ?
Anyone ?

I agreed with Mustafa. I fed a lot to my cherries twice daily. After a week, the Nitrite(NO2) level increase from 0.3mg/l to 0.9mg/l !! Mustafa: How much nitrite(NO2) can a shrimp tank takes ? I know that we are trying to acheive 0mg/l. Beside changing water frequently. What other method can you rec...

I'm have been trying to get my hand on these Hawaiian shrimps (Opae-ula ).
Unfortuntely, this company in Hawaii don't ship to my country due to the export permit.

Try this Hawaiian website, they have an article on breeding them:


If anyone know where I can get them, do let me know.

Mustafa: What would happen to the Cherry Red shrimps if so many generation of inbreeding (brothers x sisters) occur ?

Is it advisable to add an outsider into the bloodline ?

gosh.. am i "lucky"...

So how many more should I buy ? "Male" or "Female ??

Anyone ?

Yes.. after much debate... can someone please tell me how to sex them ?

The 3 shrimps look the same to me.
Is there a different between the male or female in term of size, marking or colour ?

Else I will have some match-making to do !

amber2461: Thanks ... I hope they will breed soon.

Mustafa: Why does mine look more brown than red ? The photo on your website is red.

I have 3 of them. How do I tell the Sex apart ?
What is my chances of getting a male or female ?
33.33% ?

Hi,

I have the following CRS.
It look sort of different from the usual CRS.

Is it of a poorer grade ? Or is it due to a genetic defect ?

My guess is that your water might not be hard enough.. (Low kH) Check you kH. Previously my Ghost shimps molted every week when I have a kh of 7. Another suspect could be aggressive fish. I suspect that the Discus of mine killed 2 of my Wood shrimps and 1 Ghost shrimp. I have removed them since... t...