Shrimp lady Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi all, I'm from Washington and have gotten into keeping shrimp just recently. I have several tropical fish tanks and are into Dwarf Cichlids and wild livebearers and are a member of a local Aquarium club as well. I had "wild" brown neocaridinia's in a 5.5 gallon 1.5 years ago but they bred themselves to death and it crashed!! I now keep Red rili's I got from Hawaii a year back, they are breeding like Lemming's & I almost can't keep up!! I rehome 2 dozen every 3 weeks just to keep up with them.... Glad to be here and have alot of questions for anyone willing to listen. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Welcome Shrimp Lady! We are glad to have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Welcome. I think you'll be surprised at the number of people willing to listen, answer questions, and give advice in this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Welcome! I don't think I've heard of neos breeding to death, but we're here to help ya out and converse with ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Welcome to TSS! Sounds like you have a little shrimp factory going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lady Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 THANKS FOR THE WARM WELCOME! The wild neo's were thick out of control! the tank crashed 7 months later.... There's now a 10 gallon in its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishprinceofca Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lady Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I will post some questions in the general section as this IS the intro section and want to stay on-topic....thanks ALL for your welcomes!! Fishprinceofca, What is a bloody mary shrimp? I see you listed them in your avatar profile??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishprinceofca Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Hey Shrimp lady, A Bloody Mary shrimp is a neocaridina that was bred for its red tissue and a clear shell. They are some of the brightest, reddest shrimp you can currently buy, and perhaps some of the easiest to keep, being a neocaridina. From what I've read, they were derived from Chocolate neos. The shrimp in my avatar is actually a Painted Fire Red (PFR) Shrimp, derived from breeding Red Cherry Shrimp. Unlike Bloody Mary Shrimp, PFRs were bred to have an opaque, red shell. That particular shrimp was what spurred this addiction Here's a pic of one of my Bloody Marys: http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/gallery/image/723-bloody-mary/ Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lady Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I looked at your pics and boy that's a nice, simple shrimp biotope you have there. I LOVE these and have never really been a huge fan of cherry's either. I will give my 6 super reds another look as I really are not sure what I have and got them in a shrimp grab bag I traded for plants to a club member. He didn't have a preference for which was which. I got 25 mixed colored neo's(velevets, bright red cherries & rili's for plants can't beat that. Fishprinceofca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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