My First Shrimp-only Tank Journal

AnneRiceBowl · Post by **AnneRiceBowl** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:19 am

Yeah, and I've put off fish breeding projects to focus on my Singapore shrimp.

Crayfish sound like fun! If I started raising crays, my family would think I'd lost my mind! Why? Because my family are Italian/Cajuns! LMAO

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:07 am

Crayfish sound like fun! If I started raising crays, my family would think I'd lost my mind! Why? Because my family are Italian/Cajuns!

Until you saw creole seasoning turning the tank water red, and the heater maxed...

AnneRiceBowl · Post by **AnneRiceBowl** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:13 am

LMAO!! I couldn't do that to something I cared for, but I wouldn't put it past my grandfather or anyone on his side of the family (they're all the Cajuns) to do something like that!

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:00 pm

Hehe, I don't really think I have enough time either....It will probably just take a few nights of staying up till 3am to make sure I got everything done...

-John

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:55 pm

Sleep is overrated anyway...

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:25 am

ToddnBecka wrote: Until you saw creole seasoning turning the tank water red, and the heater maxed...

Almost exactly what I thought to say. . .

Hilarious!

Now where is that box of Zataran's?

AnneRiceBowl · Post by **AnneRiceBowl** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:45 am

I'm already getting 4-5 hours of sleep at night with no naps during the day.

Ya'll are making me hungry and homesick!!!

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:05 pm

I don't really know how much sleep I get...I'm just tired all the time. Been chronicly ill for years. That is just one of many issues, but its possibly chronic fatigue syndrome...

I'm excited about the Amano, will have to do more reading etc on what I need.

-John

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:07 pm

Hey everyone...Sorry I haven't been here in a while, i'm on so many forums, and i've been busy recently that its hard to keep track of everything.

I've got so many little cherries running around...Only thing is, the large super red female seems to have vanished. I fear she has died

Maybe she is just good at hiding.

-John

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:53 am

They get shy when they have eggs, so don't lose hope.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:06 am

I've got so many little cherries running around...

Hi John, How many do you think you have? I hope you find the super red female.

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:59 pm

Thanks Badflash, I will keep looking.

Neonshrimp, I would say I can see 20 or 30 of them, if I scan the tank for a while.

-John

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:51 pm

Well, the tank is doing well, as far as I know. Lots of little baby shrimplets.

I still can't find the super red female...I think she died.

I still can't decide if i'm going to raise the Amano babys...Life has gotten busy lately. Thats why I haven't been here a whole lot lately, lots of stuff going on.

I do have a ten gallon brackish tank I could use....I'll have to think about it a bit more.

-John

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:57 pm

Thanks for the update John, always good to read about your progress

It's great that the tank is going well. I hope some of your babies are super reds

Hope things work out for you.

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:32 pm

The Fisherman wrote: I still can't find the super red female...I think she died.
-John

My guess is that she just isn't super red any more. They are variable according to mood, health and their pperiod in the egg cycle. They can go from drab to fire cracker red in the span of a few days.