High Grade CRS/Diamond Shrimp

[milalic]

Just wanted to share...I have around 5 adults, 5 almost adults, 9 very small juvies and around 20 babies.

I will post more pics of them in the tanks.









Cheers,
Pedro

[milalic]

Cheers,
Pedro

[milalic]

Cheers,
Pedro

[YuccaPatrol]

Definitely drooling here! I am looking forward to these becoming more readily available in the future in the US.

[frugalfish]

Very nice shrimp. I know most people drool heavily over the higher grade Crystal Reds and I'm no exception, but I really do like the Diamonds just as much. Thanks for sharing.

[fishcrazee]

CUTE!!!! I wish I could find high grade or even low grade diamonds or crystal red here. I've been looking on aquabid and there is like one person selling 1 high grade of each for about $100. I don't have that kinda money to spend, hopefully I'll find the "lower" quality kind one day and actually be able to buy a colony. Oh and what is that white shrimp in the second post, its in the first and second picture

[milalic]

Thanks for the comments. The white shrimp is a snowball shrimp. Mustafa has it on the shrimp varieties pages.

Cheers,
Pedro

[tzenlip]

those black and white shimp looks like ninja shrimp

[Newjohn]

milialic

Do you have any updated photo's

Are there any Pro / Con's on Buying and Breeding the Higher Grade CRS?
That you would like to share.

John

[milalic]

There are tons of photos, will post some later. The population has been growing, slowly but growing. I have notice that eggs clutches(?) are smaller between my SS grade CRS than the C grade ones I had. Not sure why.

Also, the grading system varies by country as well as pricing. Most stringent ones in my opinion and best quality are Japan and Singapore.
Then HK and Canada.

It has been my experience than in Japan and Singapore, three band CRS are grade A or below in most cases. The other two countries have 3 band S grade. Pricing between three band S grade and 4 band S grade differs a lot.

I did some experimentation with the Shirakura line of products. The only one I can recommend is the food. My CRS love the food. There is one product that when you translate it to english it means strange or doubtful powder which caused me lots of trouble at the recommended dosage. Some of my CRS died because they could not molt. After some digging, I found out that the dosaga I was recommeded is for Japan and countries that have low Ca in their water. Also, if you use ADA aquasoil and florabase it will work for you. For my old eco-complete substrate and my RO water it did not work.

The shrimp will do better around 73F. This is the temperature I have found to have more success in breeding. Also, you can breed them in ph around 7.4 without problems.

If you have more specific questions, let me know. Post them here and I will do my best to answer them.

Cheers,
Pedro

[milalic]

One thing I forgot to mention is that the majority of new born shrimp will be of lower grade than the parents. Usually one or two grades below.

Here are some young ones.






-Pedro

[milalic]

These are some shots of adults/sub adults CRS from different grades in my tank:

These are some shots of adults/sub adults CRS from different grades in my tank:







Enjoy,
Pedro

[Neonshrimp]

Thanks milalic, I am looking forward to the pictures. I have been following the problems you have been having with the strange or doubtful powder and am sorry to hear that your shrimp died.

[milalic]

THanks Neon. No big deal with it. Hopefully my experience will help others.

-Pedro

[Newjohn]

milalic

Thank You for the information.

What is the percentage of offspring that are the same grade or close to it ?

John