[Color Me Blue]

I finally got my new CRS!! They are so cute and tiny! I have to thank Solstice for providing me with these lovely babies! roud: A HUGE thank you Sol!! His nano tank filled with CRS is just beautiful!!! Seeing his setup in person was amazing! A very beautiful tank....easy to be jealous of :biggrin:

Right now my gems are being drip-acclimated, but I was able to take a few pics of them. Not the best quality pics, but you can see them fine. They are a little stressed, but they have lovely coloring. :icon_mrgr I can't wait to get them into my tank! :smile:

Here are some of those pics I took:






Once they get comfortable in my tank, I'll try and take some pics. Though I already know that it's not going to be easy to find them in my 55g. :icon_eek: But I'll look really hard for them!

 

[Color Me Blue]

I drip acllimated for a little over an 1 hour and placed them into my tank. They colored up really fast!! They are grazing around now, a few even went for the shrimp cookies. It's feeding time in the tank. Anyways, I'll try and see if I can get some good pics of them in the tank.

Thanks again Sol for the beautiful CRS! I'm sooooooo happy!! :smile:

 

[Solstice]

It was my pleasure Christin!

I can't wait to see pics of them in the tank!

 

[Color Me Blue]

Funny thing, they aren't that difficult to spot in the 55g. I'm shocked!! They stand out so easily! I'll try and get a few decent shots of them. They are doing great in the tank!

 

[epicfish]

Awesome. Anxiously awaiting pics!

 

[Color Me Blue]

I just took some, give me a few minutes to download.

 

[Color Me Blue]

Ok, my camera sucks. This is the best I could do. These were the best shots so far. The camera doesn't do them justice. I need a better camera!

First Pic: In the field of Cherries, there comes a CRS. LOL It likes the shrimp cookies I made.

 

[Color Me Blue]

Here is a good size comparison shot. This lil CRS is on my heater.


And next to the heater, on some a ummmmm...plucked bacopa are some more!


They keep moving around, exploring the tank and eating. Which is great, but makes it hard to take photographs of them.

 

[Color Me Blue]

Here's another one:

 

[RESGuy]

Very cool, they are beautiful, congratulations!

 

[Color Me Blue]

Well I counted 7 CRS right off the bat this morning when the lights came on. So all is going good! I just wish I had a better camera to capture them in all their glory. LOL

 

[sandiegoryu]

Nice shrimp Christin! Too bad you missed the SCAPE meet. Maybe by the next meet you'll have some to share for all of us :-D.

And Solstice you need to join SCAPE lol.

 

[Color Me Blue]

I know, I really wanted to go to that meet too! I'll definitely try to make the next one. Maybe...just maybe I'll have a few to bring. hehehe I'm just concentrating and hoping they do well and grow. I got a nice mix too! None of them look below A grade and there are definitely some S grade. Sol has some VERY nice CRS! Great breeding stock. roud:

 

[Color Me Blue]

I agree too! Sol needs to join SCAPE! hehehe

 

[Solstice]

Oh, ok, fine.... I'm in. Just waiting for them to activate my account. :tongue:

 

[Color Me Blue]

Welcome aboard Sol! Hopefully they can get a meeting close to us San Diegans soon!

 

[Color Me Blue]

Ok, I got a photography question. My camera doesn't take that great of closeups. Sometimes I can get some decent ones, but it's rare. Do you think I can get a better closeup of my tank critters if I use a magnifying glass with my camera that I have? I know if I had a better camera I wouldn't have to ask such a question, but I don't, so I'm wondering if this work.

I'll give it a try tomorrow and see if it'll work, but I was just wondering if anyone has tried this with success. Or am I wasting my time? LOL

 

[guitardude9187]

it works but you gotta be quick and take allot of pictures

 

[Color Me Blue]

I tried the magnifying glass trick....it didn't work for me. I didn't see any difference, but I did take some new pics.

Spot the CRS?? LOL I know, it's not that hard to find.


Here is a closer crop of the baby. They are growing so fast!