Dendrobatez Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Blue Bolt mayphly and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 one of the bazillion (slight exaggeration) snowball babies - chilling in the java moss I think he/she was posing just for this pic mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 That's way too low.... .... No wonder. All my tanks are at 26C and it takes slightly less than 4 weeks. Are you sure 26c is 78.8F . What shrimps are you keep in those temp. In summer mine crs tanks goes to 27-28c, dint loose anyone, i add airfan and a airfilter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Are you sure 26c is 78.8F . What shrimps are you keep in those temp. In summer mine crs tanks goes to 27-28c, dint loose anyone, i add airfan and a airfilter. Taiwan Bee, Pinto and JRB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Shrimp daddy, What size are your tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 30G cube tank. CharlesWex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Can you post a full tank shot of it? I've seen all your cool pics on your blog but never a full tank pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 My JRB tank: My Sulawesi Tank (90L Long & Tall Tank): My Neo tank: There are more tanks, but never take picture of them. They are undergoing progressive revamp to move towards requires lesser maintenance. My back can't take the beating from trimming plants. ArtheLad, Steve R., Shrimpie and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 My Black spotted head pinto tank: Below is Red spotted head pinto tank that was work in progress. I took this picture when I was trying to arrange the layout material on top of thick paper towel to prevent the rocks cracking the tank (^_^")y : Crazyfishlady, Elo500, Duff0712 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Dude! Those are bad ass! I love the Sulawesi layout. Is that seiryu? Your layouts are very artistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Yes, those are Seiryu seki. Thanks for the compliment. I treat my shrimp like my pet, thus I always try to give them an environment that is pretty, yet conducive. The black spotted head pinto tank is too open and they don't like it (not much place to hide). As such, I may revamp it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Is that a filter inside the Sulawesi tank? If so, how do you make it so the babies don't get sucked up. It's very incognito! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nope, that's a pre-filter. It is 4 x Ehiem pre-filter. I modified it by wrapping 200 micron pad around the coarse sponge to trap all the dirt. I will change the micron pad every 2 weeks, and I don't need to clean the filter at least 6 months. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Some old and new pics to share. Shrimpie, Steve R., Greenteam and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Taiwan Bee, Pinto and JRB. Interesting most people keep them in lowers temps. Where are you plants , tank are empty.. Nice scapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Interesting most people keep them in lowers temps. Where are you plants , tank are empty.. Nice scapes. This is another myth I busted recently. Caridina Cantonesis is originated from Guangdong Province, China. Which is just next to Hong Kong (where I am living now). Over here, there are 6 months of summer per year. During summer, the temperature is constantly above 30C. Hence, here has sub tropical climate but not a temperate climate. As such, there is no way the shrimp will love cold water like people claimed. Cold water will reduce formation of ammonia but very little. Instead, higher pH will cause much more ammonia than temperature does. Cold water will highly implicate on slow hatching of shrimp eggs and also reduce population of microbes and plankton. Some people claimed that warm water will cause more male to hatch, but this is a myth too. Most of my tank has equal sexual offspring, except my JRBs have more female offspring than male. All of the above tested not just by me, but also a few of my friends around the world. The result is excellent. No more breeding-halt in winter. The shrimp breed like crazy and eggs hatch almost a week faster. What I suspected about this myth was spread by commercial breeder to prevent people from breeding the shrimp fast. Given said that, I will not suggest everyone to turn up the temperature now. In order for higher temperature to work, the tank has to be stable and clean (not those algae plague tank). The temperature has to be increased gradually by 1C per week or 5 days. Those pictures were taken when I set them up, barely any plant has grown. LOL!!! nicpapa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Shrimp Depot Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm interpreting that you keep your Caridina 30C. - this is implied but not specifically stated. Do you find the same is true of Neoaridina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I don't own a real macro lens just using a cheap $15 amazon extension tube so got cut me some slack lol. Plus still learning how to use this Canon 60D miwu, Crazyfishlady, Soothing Shrimp and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm interpreting that you keep your Caridina 30C. - this is implied but not specifically stated. Do you find the same is true of Neoaridina? You interpreted wrongly. I keep my shrimps in 26C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Here's a few of my pintos. Greenteam, slycat929, nicpapa and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumsnow Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 German spotted head and a interesting little baby. Greenteam, Roborep1, mayphly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbenjamin16 Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Here are some pics of my carbon rili culls, they really are as blue as in the pics and my super hornet bee shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Extreme close-up New born Bloody Mary Shrimplet Soothing Shrimp, mayphly, aquariumlover10 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Mayphly I love that red striped shrimp in the 2nd photo, is that a Tibee, or Pinto Tibee? Here is a pic of my blue galaxy tigers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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