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Hello, I'm looking for info on the rate of variability of offspring from a given Grade of Crystal Red Shrimp.
For example, if I were to purchase a dozen low grade "C" shrimp, would most of the offspring be C-grades with a few B-grades and possibly A or S-grades? Conversely, would Grade-S parents ...

Thanks Mustafa! For the reply and all your efforts to educate and supply the knowledge (and shrimp) to those wanting to enter the wonderful world of shrimp!

Bill

Do these shrimp sleep or stop feeding in darkness?
Since the fish are faster and will likely eat the food b4 the shrimp will, could small food be added with the lights off when the fish are less active?
The lfs has some of these shrimp and I've thought about getting them in the past. I'd like to try ...

Wow! Nice shrimp! The only way my cherries get that red is if I sautee them with butter . O.k., bad joke

Good luck breeding them true!

Sorry about that. Try this...
Http://community.webshots.com/album/66733948IozKwp
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Yes! My 11 cherry shrimp arrived and they're perfect. Their new home can be seen here...
http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=viewall&albumID=66733948
scroll down to "Shrimp Tank". I even give credit to Petshrimp.com in the caption. Outstanding service Mustafa!
Even at the ...

"That said, oddly enough, citation to specifics of pH affecting fish is not as easy to come by "

I knew that was coming back! Thought I would give you the opportunity to say "I told you so" before I said "Ah ha! Now I see what you're getting at!" or something along those lines. To which I have to ...

I think the ".5 rule" (which I'm unfamiliar with) is one of those general guidelines, not a carved in stone rule.
"Stress" is a broad term, can be cumulative, may or may not persist, and does not necessarily mean death. I'm sure you are quite familiar with this also.

That said, oddly enough ...

In fact, the logarithmic nature of scale suggests that any guideline like that is flawed.


How so?

To change the pH 1 adds 10X the amount of H+ or OH- to the water (or at least frees them up). Aquatic organism are constantly dealing with osmotic pressure (transportation of water in/out of the ...

Thanks for the replies! My water is pretty hard (GH 11, KH so I don't expect pH to shift much.

Is there a magical number? 6 in a 15gal tank o.k.? Or should I just have a couple?

Maybe this will shed some light on pH...
http://www.rhtubs.com/pH.htm

Short answer, each 1 point change in pH equals a ten fold change in acidity/alkalinity.

As for the water changes...
I agree with the fresh water idea. Biological by-products accumulate constantly and the fresh water must be like ...

Hello all! I haven't even received my shippment of (11) cherry shrimp yet but I would like to know apporximately how long it will take b4 they mature, have eggs, and hatch.
I apologize for my lack of research (I know it's out there somewhere) I'm just pretty darn excited :!:

My Intro: I've raised ...