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    Not too bad, they breed like rabbits. Feel free to PM me or send me an email to set up a time to pick some up. You can find my craigslist ad by going to the PDX craigslist and searching for "shrimp". I have pricing and whatnot located on the ad.

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    Depending on how big they are they might have killed them. Ive had large 3" amanos eat fish alive... Ive also read on here other people having similar experiences of agression. But be cause thet are caridina and closely related it is also a good possibility of a disease or something. (hopefully not) good luck on fixing the problem.

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    so far so good... none are dead. haha.
    rw is still berried and due withing a week or two. (haven't been keeping track)

    your get yours in yet? if so how are yours doing?

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    I have hydrocotyle tripartita, and several different mosses. I'm not sure what you mean by small Java Fern. I have trident, needle, and normal. Had red, but I kind of lost it among the other java fern and I am not sure if I still have it. I do have small java plants, but don't have any of the mini varieties I've seen on TPT forum.

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    Thanks!

    I've been keeping planted community tanks for about a year now. Had oscars and a small mouth bass I caught at Spanaway lake while growing up and thru college and decided I wanted to get back into the hobby last year. That bass surprisingly lived 6 years in my 55 with an albino and tiger oscar.

    Donated my fish in my 29 gallon planted biocube to Midway Pets. Did my due diligence and studied everything I could on CRS. Seemed like a good starting point. Got my water parameters down and got 10 S+ from Seachaz who got them from Denny's pets up in Kirkland. Had some ups and downs. Thought I lost 6 over night and found them in my aqueon hob while cleaning (sigh). Then I found a sweet deal on ebay 20 SS for $140. Got a couple of SSS in the mix with 2 extra shrimplets in the moss. Less than a month keeping shrimp and I now see 3 berried females (all no-entry hinomaru). Least to say, I'm addicted.

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    Only thing I've added to my tanks is minerals to increase water hardness. Using old aquasoil, and lately while I have lots of berried shrimp haven't seen any baby shrimplets in a long time.

    Shrimpnmoss is a local guy who seems to be the expert on shrimp. I believe he has some high end pure line Blacks. He advised me to increase water hardness. Saw a few baby golden bees yesterday. Hopefully this resolves my problems.

    How are your cardinal shrimp doing? Something maybe for the future if and when I get enough tank space...

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    Oh nice. They are about 5 minutes from my house. So im there way to often. Youre the guy that bought him. Lol

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    i got my seiryu stone from midway & sierra pets. they both sell japanese stones.

    also, i've been to midway many times and know exactly who alex is. i was lucky enough to pick up a cbs sss for $7 the last time i went there.

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    i still have my edge, but its not running currently... too hard to maintain. lol

    i'm still working on my 12long DSM and i just recently order 3 do aqua mini-L for a shrimp rack i'm working on.

    Nice to see another local. lets keep each other posted on the status of our tanks/shrimp i would love to trade/sell/buy in the future.

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    Hi. I will probably be selling some in the spring time. I would check and see if Mordalphus has some for sale since he is local to you. Minimum time in transit would be much better for the shrimp.

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    Hi I'm from Seattle wa.

    I got into the shrimp craze purely by accident. I was told to buy some cherries because they breed like mad and the babies would be great food source for my bettas. I used to think shrimps were boring and saw them as merely a food source for my other fish.

    So I bought 6 cherries and threw them into my fluval tank without much thought. No acclamation, nuttin. I didnt know their water parameters temp or anything else. I figured they'd breed in a toilet if you didnt flush it. That same week I also left for a 10 day vacation with no feeding.

    I came back thinking I would have a tank full of babies. I was dead wrong. They were all dead except one. I never found the bodies though. I think the sole survivor ate them. This was Nov 2012.

    I thought I knew a lot about the aquarium hobby so having dead shrimp made me curious. Am I a retard that could only breed bettas?

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    Continued...

    The deaths led me to do some research online. After some serious hours logged on these forums, I realize that I've been so ignorant to water parameters and had so much more to learn. I've come to appreciate shrimps in all their varieties. They have actually made me a better fish keeper as well. But there is so much more to learn and varying levels of shrimps to test your fortitude. Keeping shrimp is like learning to play golf. The frustrations of a failed swing and the elation of a great drive keep you coming back no matter all the frustrations.

    Today only 2 and a half months later. I've vowed not kill another shrimp due to ignorance. Malcom Gladwell has said to be a true master of your craft you have to spend atleast 10,000 hours doing it. I think I've got a long way to go. =)

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    I've recently re-purposed my betta tanks to house a variety of neocaridinas and caridinas. The time and money I've invested in the correct foods, equipment, and most importantly knowledge have rewarded me with my 1st successful batch of shrimplets from my golden bees, blue pearls, and fire reds.

    And now im hooked... let the adventure begin
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