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by RCSGuy
Sat May 12, 2007 1:01 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Saddled Cherry?
Replies: 19
Views: 6381

Your question made me think of one too, regarding egg color. I've seen several different colors of eggs among both cherry shrimp and N. zhangjiajiensis females. Do different-colored saddles produce eggs the same color, or is the color of the saddle and/or the eggs determined by stage of development...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 09, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: interesting shelter idea
Replies: 23
Views: 10358

What I am doing right now is using small clay pots and cutting them in half. Looks cool and my inverts love them. Java Moss will root to it too. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c70/badflash/stuff/P4230002.jpg I have a tile saw and it takes about 30 seconds a pot. The pots cost about 25 cents each...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 09, 2007 3:18 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: A couple of pics of my ghost shrimp
Replies: 11
Views: 4517

so far they real tough, the tank theyre in as high filtration a penguin 350 in a 20 gallon the current only blows them about when theyre on the bare bottom.....I got these as a stepping stone to other species either dwarf crays, RCS or tiger shrimp whichever I can find local first at a price I can ...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 09, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: interesting shelter idea
Replies: 23
Views: 10358

Hello, I saw something like this on a youtube video with crystal reds. I'd love to do something similar, but haven't been able to figure out what type, or where to get, the mesh yet. Several types out there, but some that I wouldn't want to put in a shrimp tank because of either lead or copper. Any...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 09, 2007 11:29 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: A couple of pics of my ghost shrimp
Replies: 11
Views: 4517

Nice pictures and shrimp :) I myself have had Ghost Shrimp (still do but I hardly ever see them) and they are really interesting funny shrimp. They have a lot of personality, I just wish they had more color and were as "friendly" as the RCS. I put them in my turtles tank and I am so surpri...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 09, 2007 11:24 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: RCS breeding for darker color
Replies: 8
Views: 2814

I don't know how true this is, but IME the reddest RCS in my tank have been those saddled and especially the one that's been berried twice (have had this tank since January so results may vary). This berried female got darker red than all the other shrimp (including the other females) and also devel...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 09, 2007 11:18 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Wonders of regeneration
Replies: 5
Views: 2419

Great post, poor little guy, but that is truly amazing recovery it made! Thanks for the great pictures :)
by RCSGuy
Fri May 04, 2007 2:30 pm
Forum: Other Invertebrates
Topic: Clam Shrimp, Fairy Shrimp
Replies: 7
Views: 5495

pleco_breeder wrote:Those clown shrimp, although they look tiny, remind me of a marine hermit crab. Now, I have to figure out how to get some ;)

Larry Vires
Hermit Crabs are so cool, a couple of weeks ago I saw my first LIVE ones and they look like giant Triops.
by RCSGuy
Fri May 04, 2007 1:26 pm
Forum: Other Invertebrates
Topic: Clam Shrimp, Fairy Shrimp
Replies: 7
Views: 5495

Woh, those guys are so cool :D I want some! 8)
by RCSGuy
Fri May 04, 2007 1:25 pm
Forum: Other Invertebrates
Topic: What is this bug ?
Replies: 21
Views: 35762

Yeah I have these guys all over my tank as well as some hydra and Nematodes, lol I have so many things in that RCS tank ... I think they gradually go away if you stop feeding for a while, but I don't think you can really rid the tank of them completely without starting over. Really good reference: h...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 02, 2007 3:58 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Hi everyone
Replies: 6
Views: 3061

Welcome dragonmoon, and congratulations on stumbling across the best hobby ever inverts! Specifically shrimp :D Ghost Shrimp are pretty cool to watch, but RCS look nicer, breed easier, and are less aggressive (yeah some Ghost Shrimp are known to be a bit mean and may even eat some baby RCS). I have ...
by RCSGuy
Wed May 02, 2007 12:14 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Natural sponges in shrimp tanks
Replies: 124
Views: 45151

Hmm, that is a really cool idea! Can't wait to see those pictures :D
by RCSGuy
Tue May 01, 2007 7:38 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: cherry shrimp lifespan
Replies: 4
Views: 2241

Yeah, unless, you isolate a shrimp or somehow "mark" them you won't be able to know which one died when and how long they lived etc. Unless of course, if you keep them as all females or all males ;)
by RCSGuy
Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:12 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: pregnant shrimp?
Replies: 16
Views: 7128

Indeed congratulations, these guys only breed if the conditions are just right, hence their price (otherwise RCS wouldn't be so cheap :lol: ). You can clearly see the eggs in that picture though ;)
by RCSGuy
Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:21 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Amano zoes... Video :)
Replies: 5
Views: 2420

Hello,
Nice videos indeed :)