Information for people wanting to breed Cherry Shrimp - Page 2

vinnymac · 09-14-2005, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Georgiadawgger

I can't find that stuff anywhere near me!!

Order it online:
http://www.bigalsonline.com/

Cheap too.

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Faust2001 · 09-15-2005, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by vinnymac

Order it online:
http://www.bigalsonline.com/

Cheap too.

I found the HBH Crab and Lobster Bites, but I can't find the Hikari Crab Cuisine on the site. I've searched using "hikari" and "crab cuisine" and looked in their "specialty food" section.

Jdinh04 · 09-15-2005, 01:52 AM

I find these cherries really easy to breed, I purchased a batch of 12 from whitepine and the first 2 weeks of having them 4 of the 12 became pregant, then 2 shrimps died, 1 of them was a pregnant cherry shrimp. My shrimps laid their batch about 2 weeks ago and now I have a tank full of baby cherries. To be honest, 2 more cherry shrimps are pregnant again so I should be expecting some more babies.

**AaronT** · 09-15-2005, 01:59 AM

Nope, Aquarium Center doesn't have the Hikari Crab Cuisine that I've ever seen. I ordered a bunch from Big Als.

Safado · 09-15-2005, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Faust2001

I found the HBH Crab and Lobster Bites, but I can't find the Hikari Crab Cuisine on the site. I've searched using "hikari" and "crab cuisine" and looked in their "specialty food" section.

I got some from "aquaticmajic." Look for his moss threads in swap and shop. It is crazy, but he can buy it and ship it from Singapore, and it is cheaper than me buying it online or at the LFS (I couldn't find it until after I received it from AM).

FobbyBobby · 09-15-2005, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Faust2001

I found the HBH Crab and Lobster Bites, but I can't find the Hikari Crab Cuisine on the site. I've searched using "hikari" and "crab cuisine" and looked in their "specialty food" section.

you can try www.drsfostersmith.com, they have it too

SCMurphy · 09-15-2005, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by grandmasterofpool

Nope, Aquarium Center doesn't have the Hikari Crab Cuisine that I've ever seen. I ordered a bunch from Big Als.

You have to look where they sell the terrarium supplies, close to the large aquarium display. It's where I bought my bag.

jake · 09-15-2005, 12:54 PM

I used the hbh crab and lobster bites for over a year, then switched to Hikari crab cusine - didn't really see a difference, the hikari just became more available to me. Those seaweed selects are awesome... I dont' weight it down or anything... just tear off a piece of the sheet and toss it in. As it becomes water logged, the shrimp fiddle with it on the surface and when it starts to drop they just float with it down. A few minutes later and it's covered in shrimp. Omega One veggie rounds seem to be more popular than hikari algae wafers for my RCS... dunno what that is all about. More recently I've been using HBH Frozen food alternative with spirulina and they just go ape over it.

I've been adding vitachem to the water for the last few months as well. Not sure if it's making any difference yet.

Sponge filters are great, but those bubble-box type like from Lee's and Penn Plax work great as well. They're the green or transparent boxes you can shove crushed coral/filter media into and then an airstone drives the bubbles through a tube with creates the flow into and out of the filter. They come with a top but I leave the top off and the shrimp scavenge any edibles that get sucked into the floss. The kind with the airstone is much more gentle and is the one I'd recommend... not the ones that just shoot big fat bubbles up. Same pros as a sponge filter, but more easily customized.

In a larger shrimp tank ( 29 gal or more), any power filter will be fine with a Filtermax III prefilter. I find them at thatpetplace.com, among other places. They fit wonderfully on canister filter intakes, aquaclear intakes, and indeed every filter I've tried them on so far. I run a 200 gph aquaclear filter with that prefilter on a 29 gallon shrimp tank and it works beautifully. Even for smaller shrimp tanks, that prefilter fits an aquaclear mini just fine too.

Instead of trying to net shrimp when it's time to move or sell/trade some, I was told a trick and I've been using it ever since. Cut the top off a plastic soda bottle ( 16 oz, 20 oz, whatever), and flip it upsidedown back into the bottle. It might take some practice, but you'll get it so that it'll fit right after a try or two. Bait it with a piece of algae wafer or something. Sumberge it in the shrimp tank, letting it fill up with water. A few hours later, it should be full of shrimp. They go into the hole, but when they try to go back out they can't find it and run up the sides of the bottle and can't get out. You don't want to leave them in this trap overnight or for more than 4-6 hours as it is not subject to being properly filtered. Pull the trap out and pour them into a specimen container. Fill another specimen container with water from the tank and net them from the first one to the second one. Whatever shrimp you don't want, pour back into the tank from the first container. ( Don't want to use the trap's water for transporting shrimp as it has not been properly filtered already for a few hours and may have algae wafer debris in it) This method should prevent much of the netting damage shrimp are prone to, and save some stress.

**bgssamson** · 09-15-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Georgiadawgger

I can't find that stuff anywhere near me!!

Ed,

Where do you shop for your fish supplies? There's 2 LFS near my area (Wally's Aquarium & Super Petz) they carry lots of hikari products. I will try this stuff & see if my shrimps will like it.

-Brian

Georgiadawgger · 09-15-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bgssamson

Ed,

Where do you shop for your fish supplies? There's 2 LFS near my area (Wally's Aquarium & Super Petz) they carry lots of hikari products. I will try this stuff & see if my shrimps will like it.

-Brian

I've been to Wally's...they have decent hardware and stuff, but I don't really frequent that place. I tried to bring them some plant clipping for trade and their policy was "we only accept donations...no store credit or trades". I got miffed and thought that's not a good way to keep a customer.

How is Super Petz? Sounds like a big chain...where is that place...ALX or Fairfax?

When I used to afford gas I went all the way out to Aquarium Center, but recently I've been getting stuff online since its cheaper for shipping than gas.

**bgssamson** · 09-15-2005, 03:07 PM

Ed,

Superpetz is in the same area but furthur down Anandale. If you know Kmart its right across it near POPEYES. They have bigger space & stocks but they also don't buy/trade plants as well. I used to know an employee that let me trade plants & fish in Wally's but he left that store. The prices varies & sometimes they have stuff that is lower than wally's & sometimes a bit more expensive, but they do have live brine shrimps in a big tank unlike wallys they get there BS shipment every week (I think). But be warned that employees in superpetz are not as friendly as Wally's. IMO.

NOTE:

I have to ask you something. PM is on its way.

-Brian

gnatster · 09-15-2005, 05:23 PM

The shops that GWAPA works with all take trades for credit. Ck the site for links.

vinnymac · 09-19-2005, 08:28 PM

Well, it looks like I'll be adding another tank soon. A friend of my wife is giving us a virtually new 37 gallon tank and stand. I'm planning to move all my Cherry Shrimp into it to give them more room to breed and I'll keep my Crystal Reds in the 20 gallon tank.

I may take pictures of the tank setup to include in this thread.

Faust2001 · 09-21-2005, 02:19 AM

I've been feeding mine HBH crab and lobster bites for the past two weeks, but I got some Hikari Crab Cuisine today.

I dropped a few pellets and the cherries are just swarming around it. The HBH stuff never got that reaction.

I'll feed the Crab Cuisine for two weeks to see if it increases the molting ot activity.

Has anyone else noticed a different reaction to different kinds of food?

Safado · 09-21-2005, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Faust2001

Has anyone else noticed a different reaction to different kinds of food?

My shrimp seem to like my home made food the best. They seem to let it thaw out for about a minute, then nearly every shrimp, and snail in the tank are all over it. When I make a new batch, which won't be for a long while, since I have used a tenth of it, feeding them with it every other day, I will add more spinage.

09-15-2005, 01:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
Jdinh04 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 2,339	I find these cherries really easy to breed, I purchased a batch of 12 from whitepine and the first 2 weeks of having them 4 of the 12 became pregant, then 2 shrimps died, 1 of them was a pregnant cherry shrimp. My shrimps laid their batch about 2 weeks ago and now I have a tank full of baby cherries. To be honest, 2 more cherry shrimps are pregnant again so I should be expecting some more babies. __________________

09-15-2005, 12:54 PM	#23 (permalink)
jake I like pie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Laurinburg, NC Posts: 604	I used the hbh crab and lobster bites for over a year, then switched to Hikari crab cusine - didn't really see a difference, the hikari just became more available to me. Those seaweed selects are awesome... I dont' weight it down or anything... just tear off a piece of the sheet and toss it in. As it becomes water logged, the shrimp fiddle with it on the surface and when it starts to drop they just float with it down. A few minutes later and it's covered in shrimp. Omega One veggie rounds seem to be more popular than hikari algae wafers for my RCS... dunno what that is all about. More recently I've been using HBH Frozen food alternative with spirulina and they just go ape over it. I've been adding vitachem to the water for the last few months as well. Not sure if it's making any difference yet. Sponge filters are great, but those bubble-box type like from Lee's and Penn Plax work great as well. They're the green or transparent boxes you can shove crushed coral/filter media into and then an airstone drives the bubbles through a tube with creates the flow into and out of the filter. They come with a top but I leave the top off and the shrimp scavenge any edibles that get sucked into the floss. The kind with the airstone is much more gentle and is the one I'd recommend... not the ones that just shoot big fat bubbles up. Same pros as a sponge filter, but more easily customized. In a larger shrimp tank ( 29 gal or more), any power filter will be fine with a Filtermax III prefilter. I find them at thatpetplace.com, among other places. They fit wonderfully on canister filter intakes, aquaclear intakes, and indeed every filter I've tried them on so far. I run a 200 gph aquaclear filter with that prefilter on a 29 gallon shrimp tank and it works beautifully. Even for smaller shrimp tanks, that prefilter fits an aquaclear mini just fine too. Instead of trying to net shrimp when it's time to move or sell/trade some, I was told a trick and I've been using it ever since. Cut the top off a plastic soda bottle ( 16 oz, 20 oz, whatever), and flip it upsidedown back into the bottle. It might take some practice, but you'll get it so that it'll fit right after a try or two. Bait it with a piece of algae wafer or something. Sumberge it in the shrimp tank, letting it fill up with water. A few hours later, it should be full of shrimp. They go into the hole, but when they try to go back out they can't find it and run up the sides of the bottle and can't get out. You don't want to leave them in this trap overnight or for more than 4-6 hours as it is not subject to being properly filtered. Pull the trap out and pour them into a specimen container. Fill another specimen container with water from the tank and net them from the first one to the second one. Whatever shrimp you don't want, pour back into the tank from the first container. ( Don't want to use the trap's water for transporting shrimp as it has not been properly filtered already for a few hours and may have algae wafer debris in it) This method should prevent much of the netting damage shrimp are prone to, and save some stress. __________________ Jake's Planted Aquarium Pages... a work in progress. Eheim # 196

09-15-2005, 03:07 PM	#26 (permalink)
bgssamson Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: DC, VA & MD Area Posts: 454	Ed, Superpetz is in the same area but furthur down Anandale. If you know Kmart its right across it near POPEYES. They have bigger space & stocks but they also don't buy/trade plants as well. I used to know an employee that let me trade plants & fish in Wally's but he left that store. The prices varies & sometimes they have stuff that is lower than wally's & sometimes a bit more expensive, but they do have live brine shrimps in a big tank unlike wallys they get there BS shipment every week (I think). But be warned that employees in superpetz are not as friendly as Wally's. IMO. NOTE: I have to ask you something. PM is on its way. -Brian __________________ FILSTAR#88

09-15-2005, 05:23 PM	#27 (permalink)
gnatster Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 488	The shops that GWAPA works with all take trades for credit. Ck the site for links. __________________ ----- gnatster

09-15-2005, 01:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
AaronT Collectoritis Patient (View User Tanks) PTrader: (80) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 1,276	Nope, Aquarium Center doesn't have the Hikari Crab Cuisine that I've ever seen. I ordered a bunch from Big Als.

09-19-2005, 08:28 PM	#28 (permalink)
vinnymac Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 515	Well, it looks like I'll be adding another tank soon. A friend of my wife is giving us a virtually new 37 gallon tank and stand. I'm planning to move all my Cherry Shrimp into it to give them more room to breed and I'll keep my Crystal Reds in the 20 gallon tank. I may take pictures of the tank setup to include in this thread.

09-21-2005, 02:19 AM	#29 (permalink)
Faust2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fairfax, Virginia Posts: 113	I've been feeding mine HBH crab and lobster bites for the past two weeks, but I got some Hikari Crab Cuisine today. I dropped a few pellets and the cherries are just swarming around it. The HBH stuff never got that reaction. I'll feed the Crab Cuisine for two weeks to see if it increases the molting ot activity. Has anyone else noticed a different reaction to different kinds of food?