Shrimp and Plant hobbyists in Charlotte...

Steveboos · 09-26-2012, 12:39 AM

Any other people in the Charlotte area breed and keep shrimp? Trying to see if there are any other locals around.

Stormtracker · 09-26-2012, 12:49 AM

I just started keeping some red cherries I got from Fintastic. I am really hoping that they breed for me. I am in Statesville.

Steveboos · 10-01-2012, 03:08 PM

Glad to see someone else that is fairly close keeping shrimp! How much did they charge for Red Cherries at fintastics?

Stormtracker · 10-01-2012, 04:21 PM

The regular ones were 4.99 and the sakura were 5.99. Pretty high if you ask me. I was desperate to get started so I got 6 sakuras. I have had them for a couple of weeks and they seem to be doing fine.

**ngrubich** · 10-01-2012, 07:24 PM

I am up in the University area and have had kept various shrimp in the past; I don't have any at the moment but am going to add some more to my SA tank soon.
I also agree that Fintastic overcharges for pretty much everything (saltwater items especially), but sometimes I have to go there for last-minute things.

**Wingsdlc** · 10-02-2012, 11:49 PM

I keep cherry shrimp. Also have a ton of plants.

Steveboos · 10-03-2012, 04:14 PM

Glad to hear there are more shrimp keepers in the area! I love Cherry shrimp, but started going into other shrimp very soon after. Never gets old!

I also have a ton of plants haha.

nightshadebel · 10-08-2012, 08:53 PM

I have chocolates. Blue bees. Red/ blue rili. And hybrids. Oh TT some very new shrimp to me. Some not. Nice to know there are others who love shrimp too!

junglefowl · 10-30-2012, 05:00 PM

I have some different kind of plants, grass and red apple snails in my tank...ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616409.630267.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616445.539576.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616479.596953.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616533.865806.jpg

jtfromcharlotte · 11-09-2012, 11:17 AM

I came across what were being sold as "Blackberry" shrimp. They are very dark blue (invisible from a distance against my black sand substrate) and some have a pretty distinct red line down the middle of them.. definitely unlike anything I've seen anywhere else. I paid $6 a piece for several adults - I normally don't pay that much for them but several of them were berried, so I couldn't resist. Just noticed babies this morning- will be selling some once the babies get a little bigger.

I breed at least a half dozen other types of shrimp as well and will be adding more regularly.

09-26-2012, 12:39 AM	#1
Steveboos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 109	Shrimp and Plant hobbyists in Charlotte... Any other people in the Charlotte area breed and keep shrimp? Trying to see if there are any other locals around. __________________ 125 Gallon Dirted/Fully Planted Community Tank 55 Gallon Amazon Tiger Barb Tank 29 Gallon CRS Shrimp Tank 20 Gallon Yellow Neo Tank 20 Gallon Half Moon Amazon Serpea Tank. 10 Gallon Blue Velvet Neo's 10 Gallon Betta/Cherry Neo Tank 10 Gallon Betta Tank 12G Rimless Club

10-01-2012, 03:08 PM	#3
Steveboos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 109	Glad to see someone else that is fairly close keeping shrimp! How much did they charge for Red Cherries at fintastics? __________________ 125 Gallon Dirted/Fully Planted Community Tank 55 Gallon Amazon Tiger Barb Tank 29 Gallon CRS Shrimp Tank 20 Gallon Yellow Neo Tank 20 Gallon Half Moon Amazon Serpea Tank. 10 Gallon Blue Velvet Neo's 10 Gallon Betta/Cherry Neo Tank 10 Gallon Betta Tank 12G Rimless Club

10-02-2012, 11:49 PM	#6
Wingsdlc Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (65/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lincolnton, NC Posts: 1,297	I keep cherry shrimp. Also have a ton of plants. __________________ 40 Gallon Long Taken down Aug. 2007 5.65WPG, EI dosing 55 Gallon Set up Aug. 2007 4WPG, EI dosing Container Pond April 2008 75 Gallon Set up Dec. 31 2010 40 Gallon Breeder Set up Dec. 29 2012

10-03-2012, 04:14 PM	#7
Steveboos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 109	Glad to hear there are more shrimp keepers in the area! I love Cherry shrimp, but started going into other shrimp very soon after. Never gets old! I also have a ton of plants haha. __________________ 125 Gallon Dirted/Fully Planted Community Tank 55 Gallon Amazon Tiger Barb Tank 29 Gallon CRS Shrimp Tank 20 Gallon Yellow Neo Tank 20 Gallon Half Moon Amazon Serpea Tank. 10 Gallon Blue Velvet Neo's 10 Gallon Betta/Cherry Neo Tank 10 Gallon Betta Tank 12G Rimless Club

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09-26-2012, 12:49 AM	#2
Stormtracker Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10	I just started keeping some red cherries I got from Fintastic. I am really hoping that they breed for me. I am in Statesville.

10-01-2012, 04:21 PM	#4
Stormtracker Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10	The regular ones were 4.99 and the sakura were 5.99. Pretty high if you ask me. I was desperate to get started so I got 6 sakuras. I have had them for a couple of weeks and they seem to be doing fine.

10-01-2012, 07:24 PM	#5
ngrubich Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (20/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 470	I am up in the University area and have had kept various shrimp in the past; I don't have any at the moment but am going to add some more to my SA tank soon. I also agree that Fintastic overcharges for pretty much everything (saltwater items especially), but sometimes I have to go there for last-minute things.

10-08-2012, 08:53 PM	#8
nightshadebel Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: charlotte NC Posts: 135	I have chocolates. Blue bees. Red/ blue rili. And hybrids. Oh TT some very new shrimp to me. Some not. Nice to know there are others who love shrimp too!

10-30-2012, 05:00 PM	#9
junglefowl Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Charlotte Posts: 322	I have some different kind of plants, grass and red apple snails in my tank...ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616409.630267.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616445.539576.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616479.596953.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1351616533.865806.jpg

11-09-2012, 11:17 AM	#10
jtfromcharlotte Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: United States Posts: 22	I came across what were being sold as "Blackberry" shrimp. They are very dark blue (invisible from a distance against my black sand substrate) and some have a pretty distinct red line down the middle of them.. definitely unlike anything I've seen anywhere else. I paid $6 a piece for several adults - I normally don't pay that much for them but several of them were berried, so I couldn't resist. Just noticed babies this morning- will be selling some once the babies get a little bigger. I breed at least a half dozen other types of shrimp as well and will be adding more regularly.