[miataisalwaystheanswer]

I recently moved to the area and have been in the planted tank hobby for a few months now. Anyways I didn't see a thread like so I figured I'd start one.

I have a silver mollie and orange mollie both males, a sunburst platy female and a handful of sunburst platy fry that are about two months old that I need to rehome. Free, just gotta take them all.

In a few months I should have some red cherry shrimp and Malaysian trumpet snails that I could sell or trade. And depending on how my emerged set up works I should have some plants ready for sale or trade.

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

I'm sure no one reads this but just in case, platies and mollies are gone.

I'm currently selling RCS for 15-$10
MTS 10-$5
Osmocote plus root tabs 100-$10

Still getting my planted tank and emeresed tubs setup but once i do ill have about 30 species of plants to sell/trade.

 

[06rexwagon]

I read it. This is Cam.

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

Do you still have any RCS left? I would be interested in buying 10. would you be able to meet in Albuquerque, at Clark's pet store parking lot on Lomas?

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

Sorry, right now i don't have any to sell. Maybr in about two weeks when the tiny shrimplets get a little bigger. I'll post on here when I have more.

Also anyone interested in dwarf CPOs? I bought another 10 gallon since they were on sale and was planning to get either yellow shrimp or dwarf CPOs for that tank. If i could eventually sell some offspring to cover the cost it'll help fund future shrimpin

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

ok, thank you. I look forward to getting some of the little guys!

 

[Garlic]

I am interested in Dwarf CPO's, do you still have some?

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

I don't have any yet. I have a 10 gallon that I'm cycling right now and was contemplating getting some,but at $35+ for a sexed pair i was hoping there would be some interest in them so that i could try and make that money back.

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

@TheDoofWarrior I should have 10 RCS ready by this weekend.

I also got in some Blue Pearl shrimp the other day and if i can get then to breed I'll be selling them once they start filling up the 10 gallon.

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

Sweet! Let me know on Friday on here if the RCS are ready. We can arrange to meet this weekend if you are available. Friday- sun is good for me. Keep me posted on the Blue pearls. I will research up on those, and see if it will be with in my skill level to keep. Thanks for keeping me updated on the RCS. Can't Wait to get some!

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

Blue pearls are the same genus as RCS but a different species. They will crossbreed and produce wild type offspring. I recommend getting a separate tank, Petco is having their $1 gallon sale...Since it is a NEO it is still very easy and quite hardy to keep. They were actually shipped poorly to me and the package was damaged and delayed a week. By the time i got them there was less than a cup of water left in the baggie, which was just a regular plastic bag and not even a breather bag. All 20 stayed alive but were stressed pretty bad so alot lost their color. Anyways their pretty hardy shrimp.

Ive been using regular tap water treated with seachem prime. Iirc my PH is 7.6-8 GH 4 amd KH-2 amd i dont have TDS meter yet but plan i to get one since I'm getting ready to get Crystal Red shrimp which are supposed to be more difficult to keep and breed.

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

Ok, i will put the cherries in my 6gal planted and ill look at petco for another tank. i wanted to do another nano anyways. maybe by the time i get it set up and established the pearls will be good and ready. let me know about this weekend for the cherries tho. thanks again!!

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

Anyone got assassin snails they can sell or trade? I just want one or two and really don't want to pay $12 shipping for a $1 snail.

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

Plant package from my dutch style, high light, EI dosed, DIY CO2 tank. Tank has almost no algae but I do have snails which I will do my best to pick/rinse off.

12 stems of persicaria kawagoeanum
14 stems of kabob purple
9 stems of ludwiga sp red
5 stems of limno philia aromatic
2 stems of hygro brown
14 stems of ludwigia brevipes
11 stems of mayaca fluvuatilis
4 stems of hygro augustilfola
8 stems of mayaca santaem red
1 stem of A.R mini

SOLD!

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

Thanks for the shrimp! Healthy batch, defiantly a great buy.

 

[Kalyke]

Nice to see some action in Albuquerque.

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

Thanks for the shrimp! Healthy batch, defiantly a great buy.

Anytime! I actually went into Clark's since i never been in before but to get some dog food and i noticed they had some RCS in there too...for $14.99 each!

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

boo to that! that's insane. some times there tanks are clean and nice but they go through spells of it not looking to good in there. i wish they had a better selection of plants and stuff but what can you do? its also like the only place in town that's not a petco. sometimes tho you find the random cool thing.

 

[TheDoofWarrior]

@miataisalwaystheanswer
I got another nano tank and i will set it up this weekend. i'm gonna let it cycle for like a week and let some plants get established. let me know when you get some blue pearls that are ready for sale! I am still interested.

 

[miataisalwaystheanswer]

I got my first berried blue pearl a few days ago. It'll still be awhile before they'll be ready. I also have OEBTs now and I have tangerine tigers and some CRS on the way. The OEBT are still pretty small so they'll be awhile before they breed, if they even breed, if they even survive. None have died yet and I'm slowly adjusting the water parameters to their liking.