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vinnymac · 02-21-2006, 03:28 PM

I'm very pleased to say the first few batches of CRS babies have turned out really nice.

About 90% of the new babies are Grade A or better with very nice color and well shaped red and white bands. I counted around 45 last night with a few up to 1/2" in size. I noticed you can tell nearly right away how well the coloration and banding will turn out since the really high quality babies display very distint red and white bands right after they hatch.

I've been feeding them generously every day with HBH Crab & Lobster Bites and HBH Algae Wafers. I use a pinch of the C&L Bites and break up one whole Algae Wafer each night. I am still keeping up with 20% water changes every 4-5 days and keeping the water temp right at 73F. My PH is still at 7.4 so I'm not convinced you have to have acidic water to succesfully breed CRS.

I also noticed I have 5 grade S females carrying eggs in various stages of development. One of them has eggs that are nearly ready to hatch as evident by the visible eyes and banding of the developing shrimplets. I've been very pleased to see how well they are reproducing so far.

...also, before I get a flood of PMs...I'm not going to sell any CRS from this batch. I want to build up my breeding stock before I let any of them go.

I REALLY appreciate everyone buying Cherry Shrimp from me as all the money is going into my CRS fund. I'm planning to import another batch of S and SS CRS from Asia next month. The only drawback is the cost since each SS CRS will be $25-$32 each!

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm always willing to help out. Thanks!

02-21-2006, 03:28 PM	#27 (permalink)
vinnymac Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 518	I'm very pleased to say the first few batches of CRS babies have turned out really nice. About 90% of the new babies are Grade A or better with very nice color and well shaped red and white bands. I counted around 45 last night with a few up to 1/2" in size. I noticed you can tell nearly right away how well the coloration and banding will turn out since the really high quality babies display very distint red and white bands right after they hatch. I've been feeding them generously every day with HBH Crab & Lobster Bites and HBH Algae Wafers. I use a pinch of the C&L Bites and break up one whole Algae Wafer each night. I am still keeping up with 20% water changes every 4-5 days and keeping the water temp right at 73F. My PH is still at 7.4 so I'm not convinced you have to have acidic water to succesfully breed CRS. I also noticed I have 5 grade S females carrying eggs in various stages of development. One of them has eggs that are nearly ready to hatch as evident by the visible eyes and banding of the developing shrimplets. I've been very pleased to see how well they are reproducing so far. ...also, before I get a flood of PMs...I'm not going to sell any CRS from this batch. I want to build up my breeding stock before I let any of them go. I REALLY appreciate everyone buying Cherry Shrimp from me as all the money is going into my CRS fund. I'm planning to import another batch of S and SS CRS from Asia next month. The only drawback is the cost since each SS CRS will be $25-$32 each! Let me know if you have any questions. I'm always willing to help out. Thanks!