Shrimp Breeders - How do you count your shrimp?

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retoid

Discussion Starter · Dec 10, 2007

I am curious how you decide or count how many shrimp you have when selling them?

I am about to put together an order for 100 shrimp, counting little moving objects in a bunch is very difficult. I have been able to count 50 and maybe be off by 2 or 3 but 100 is alot.

What is your method of deciding?

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A Hill

· #2 · Dec 10, 2007

For me its a guess more or less.

At the time I was going to sell 100+ RCS and there where over that easy. Counting the ones that jumped down when I turned the lights on in the middle of the night helped some.

But I killed them all so the sales never happened:icon_cry:

So at the moment I need to sell some when the weather gets warmer but I haven't so far:redface:

-Andrew

fshfanatic

· #3 · Dec 10, 2007

one at a time I suppose would be the beast way..

retoid

Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 10, 2007

The next person to count out 50, 100, etc amounts of shrimp should take a picture of each one saying "about this amount of shrimp".

spypet

· #5 · Dec 10, 2007

I net the approximate number of shrimp or fish in to a separate light color bottom container, then I take a photograph from above, then upload the photo, and count them on my computer screen. now I add or subtract a few at a time till I arrive at the desired number.

retoid

Discussion Starter · #6 · Dec 10, 2007

spypet said:
I net the approximate number of shrimp or fish in to a separate light color bottom container, then I take a photograph from above, then upload the photo, and count them on my computer screen. now I add or subtract a few at a time till I arrive at the desired number.

I was on the right track, jacking the photo then counting is a great idea!
Thanks

A Hill

· #7 · Dec 10, 2007

Here is around 100 dead shrimp :icon_roll :icon_cry:

-Andrew

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Dwarfpufferfish

· #8 · Dec 10, 2007

and when you are looking at the photo, put a little dot on each shrimp to show you have counted it.

mistergreen

· #9 · Dec 10, 2007

Fish Newb said:
Here is around 100 dead shrimp :icon_roll :icon_cry:

-Andrew

ouch....these guys are so sensitive but not..
I had one living outside in 100F during the summer.. But it died when the temperature got cold, around 40F.... So they can stand the heat but not the cold.

retoid

Discussion Starter · #10 · Dec 11, 2007

mistergreen, how fast did the water change to cold and what cold temperatures was it when you noticed they were dead?

fishnewb, wow that sucks. What was it that killed them?

wood

· #11 · Dec 11, 2007

When I am netting them I count. So I get 5 on one scoop, 10 on the next, 7, etc...

Add them up or stop scooping when you reach the desired amount. Best to count while they are first in the net...

mistergreen

· #12 · Dec 11, 2007

retoid said:
mistergreen, how fast did the water change to cold and what cold temperatures was it when you noticed they were dead?

No water change.. It was a lone female living in a 2G bowl outside... It grew quite large & red from being outside eating algae and what-not. I found it dead last month in 40F weather.

They seem to be more adaptable in the heat than in the cold.

oblongshrimp

· #13 · Dec 11, 2007

I also count them as I net them out...I usually lose count when trying to count 50 or more though but those are the "extras" I give

daFrimpster

· #14 · Dec 11, 2007

count the antennae and divide by two!

dr.tran

· #15 · Dec 11, 2007

thats werid, I heard that they were good in cold weather too. I remember reading they are able to withstand up to 45 degrees but won't breed at that temp.

oblongshrimp

· #16 · Dec 11, 2007

most likely its because they were in a small container and the temp change occurred to quickly.

A Hill

· #17 · Dec 11, 2007

retoid said:
mistergreen, how fast did the water change to cold and what cold temperatures was it when you noticed they were dead?

fishnewb, wow that sucks. What was it that killed them?

It was me by mistake.

Ever read about WWII and the gas chambers. Well we have had to in school. I felt like I did the same.

To make a long story short see the food in the picture as well?

It was a Tuesday and the night before I trapped them in a soda bottle, then that morning I wanted them to be all ready but was rushing so put them in a breather bag without thinking to take the food out.

Well all day at school I was thinking of calling my mom to tell her to cut them out of the bag but I always get waaay to nervous with portions when shipping plants and customs so I figured it was fine.

Well it wasn't came home to find the bad sunken and all shrimp dead. The food released lots of ammonia and killed them all. My idiotic mistake entirely but I guess I'm the only one in the hobby who actually Culls his own shrimp:icon_twis (just kidding)

Also, I had shrimp shipped to me in the December of last year, the priority box was lost and there was ice in the bag. Not one Cherry DOA. They where a bit blue though, seriously they where all purple and blue (VERY STRESSED)

Back on topic,

The idea with taking a picture then dotting them and counting is great! Drs. Foster & Smith sells those holding containers that they have at most pet stores that go on the side of the tank, which in my opinion would work great with that method. (other places also sell them I would bet, but I know foster and smith have them and all I can say is positive for them:hihi

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retoid

Discussion Starter · #18 · Dec 11, 2007

My house was left unheated during a super cold week and the tank water dropped from its original 78F - 80F to mid to low 50's They all survived.

I have also noticed that the shrimp I have in a tank with a good amount of algae get a realy strong red color. Where as most of the one's in my breeder tank that just eat crab cuisine arent as strong of red.

A Hill

· #19 · Dec 11, 2007

Wierd.

Does crab cuisine have any copper? I can't remember but maybe that may have some small effect on the shrimp's color?

(Very controversial topic here though)

-Andrew

retoid

Discussion Starter · #20 · Dec 11, 2007

nope, no copper.

ingredients: fish meal, krill meal, gluten meal, soybean meal, flaked corn, wheat flour, bran, brewer's dried yeast, fish oil, garlic, enzyme, DL-methionine, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, monosodium glutamate, vitamins and minerals including stabilized vitamin C

unless copper would be under minerals? Ill look on the packaging when I get home.

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