Crystal Red Shrimp Farm

[BiffMalawi]

Hardware

4 20x10x12 10g Tanks in-line, 1 48", 40w strip over all tanks, Sponge Filters, 50w Heaters, Gravel Mixed with crushed coral substrate, Mopani Driftwood, Indirect sunlight

Plants

Christmas Moss,

Diary

27-06-08

Received 10 unsexed 1cm shrimp from a breeder in Texas. Put them all in one 10g tank.

25-09-08

Have lost 4 shrimp over the last couple of months. Shrimp are now 1 1/2cm and no breeding or berries found yet.

08-10-08

Tank #1

5 unsexed, ungraded CRS

Tank #2

1 berried ungraded female CRS

Tank #3

Empty

Tank # 4

Empty

[infopimp]

Why do you have empty tanks?

-steve

[BiffMalawi]

Excellent question.

I am awaiting a shipment of more CRS and then I will be separating them into grades. I want to have a tank with a good breeding group with the best colour, 2 grow outs and a tank for low quality, who be fattened up and fed to my puffers.

[RMDelete]

Woo.. death by puffer tsk tsk... now I will never be able to look at my Valentini Puffer the same again

[BiffMalawi]

Here's what the set up looks like.



Finally have some babies from I think they hatched about 3 weeks ago.



I also received my new shipment so i have now divided them into grades. I think the best ones are good A grade we'll see if careful breeding can up them to S grade.

[Neonshrimp]

Thanks for sharing your set up and nice shrimp. Please update in the future.

[infopimp]

Yes, thanks... we're all watching.

[CaptMicha]

You could always share your low grade shrimp for postage and save them from death by puffer.