My RCS and Yellow Shrimp - Photography

m3177o · 06-16-2009, 01:58 AM

first time posting.... so blast away guys/gals..

Seattle_Aquarist · 06-16-2009, 08:07 AM

Hi m3177o,

Actually I like it. Anubias, Java Fern, and moss so I am guessing a low light tank? What size and light please? Also, if you are not using cuttle bone, you might what to give it a try. My shrimp seem to do much better in my soft water with a piece of cuttle bone in the filter, and their color is much more intense than it was without it.

m3177o · 06-16-2009, 01:24 PM

Hi S.A.

thank you for the comment. for the light im using a jbj pc (1) 65w 10000k.
about this cuttle bone youre talking about. im not using one, but very interested in trying it out. do you know where i can buy one?

Seattle_Aquarist · 06-16-2009, 07:34 PM

Hi m3177o,

I bought mine in a "bulk" bin at the local pet store, it is very inexpensive. It is the bone of the cuttle fish and is typically sold as a supplement for parakeets. It disolves very slowly and adds calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate to the water. Several of our local "shrimpers" use it.

ShortFin · 06-16-2009, 10:10 PM

I like it. This is the first time I've seen cherry and yellow together in the same tank. The black background and substrate really bring out the colors.

I hope you already know that cherry and yellow are the same species and will x-breed. Unless you want the babies to be clear with no color like the wild form, then I would separate the two.

m3177o · 06-17-2009, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortFin

I like it. This is the first time I've seen cherry and yellow together in the same tank. The black background and substrate really bring out the colors.

I hope you already know that cherry and yellow are the same species and will x-breed. Unless you want the babies to be clear with no color like the wild form, then I would separate the two.

imagine i create an orange shrimp

!!! lol that would be awesome, but not for me.

Cold__Blooded · 06-16-2009, 10:22 PM

Very well done. That is also my 1st time seeing the 2 together. How does the cuttle bone effect the shrimp?

m3177o · 06-17-2009, 03:33 AM

yeah, im pretty aware of the cross breedng stuff. this was actually my old setup. it was about a month after these picture was taken. at least 175 shrimp died. they were breeding like theres no tomorow. and for some reason, it all just died. i was really really really sad. right now i just have some red cherry shrimp that i bought from some seller on aquabid who claims that they got the reddest shrimp on aquabid. its all B.S. its more liike the whitest rcs on aquabid.

ShortFin · 06-18-2009, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by m3177o

yeah, im pretty aware of the cross breedng stuff. this was actually my old setup. it was about a month after these picture was taken. at least 175 shrimp died. they were breeding like theres no tomorow. and for some reason, it all just died. i was really really really sad. right now i just have some red cherry shrimp that i bought from some seller on aquabid who claims that they got the reddest shrimp on aquabid. its all B.S. its more liike the whitest rcs on aquabid.

I know how you feel about losing shrimp, but not to the extend of your numbers. I have cherries, amano, and wood shrimp suddenly died in a span of a week. They were fine for months. Just this week I decided to try again, but no luck in this tank. My amano and african filter shrimps died within a few days. I'm thinking it could be anything from high nitrate, too much C02, or some contamination.

I have the same reddest shrimp as you. Since my friend wanted to buy from him, I decided to get a few. You're right, it's looks like any regular cherry. The males are pretty clear.

m3177o · 06-18-2009, 02:40 PM

S.A.

yes, it does look weird. looks like a surf board floating in the tank. haha

Shortfin,

yeah, i was really discourage from setting up another tank for awhile. when all your stock dies, it makes you wonder, What is wrong?