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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:32 pm
by BlueEL
I think looking at the Carapace is a good way to look for if the shrimps are adult. I had a young cherry(3-4months) that looked like a male, because its Carapace was smaller compared to the females. But after it molted its Carapace suddenly became more low hanging.
Bradimus wrote:There is a great deal of variation in the amount of red a Cherry shrimp has. Males tend to have less, but there are females with relatively little red. I think it is easier/more reliable to look for the female's low-hanging carapace.
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:03 am
by thgng
I hope this is BIG enough...
This is Mum...
And this is Dad...
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:35 am
by BlueEL
Thank you for the pics thgng! That's one beautiful mom shrimp, but I didnt know the dad is suppose to be that ugly.
I am sure they make beautiful babies! Is it possible for you to take a picture of the male from the Top?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:55 am
by ming
Thank you Thgng!!
I too didn't think the males were so pale
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:37 pm
by amanda_h
Wow. They don't even look like the same species! Thank you
so much for posting those pics. Now I know what to look for.
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:00 pm
by amber2461
amanda_h wrote:Wow. They don't even look like the same species! Thank you
so much for posting those pics. Now I know what to look for.
I second that Amanda
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:42 pm
by thgng
You are welcome.
I will try to take some photo of MALE.. Like me, they just won't sit still !!
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
And yes, come to think of it... they do look like different species.
Especially the older female, they look a lot different...
These are pixs of young female:
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 6:04 pm
by BlueEL
Will some food do the trick?
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:07 pm
by thgng
Here are the males...
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:26 pm
by BlueEL
Thank you for pictures once again. You finally caught the handsome father in the act.
From looking at those 2 pictures, I am pretty sure I dont have any males in the tank. Because they are all red.
thgng wrote:Here are the males...
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 8:49 pm
by amber2461
Mustafa wrote:about 25-30 days plus or minus....depending on water temperature.
Hey Mustafa
How hot does the tank has to be then? hehehehehehe ....
Cheers
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:19 pm
by TKD
Hi Amber,
I hate being a smart ass.....
The info that you want is here
http://www.petshrimp.com/redcherryshrimp.html at the end of the text.
TKD
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:19 am
by amber2461
Hehehehe
I read that but it was at 0100 hrs ++ this morning and brain cells were definitely switched off eh ...
hehehehehehe .... my tank is always above that, so it doesn't matter then.