julzhull
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Yay!!!!!Another UPDATE: I THINK I saw a baby shrimp. I'm not kidding. Just one. He/She looks more CRS than PRL and teeeeeeny tiny.
*do I dare dream?*
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VickiK
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Yay!!!!!
It's official. I got baby shrimp! Don't how many - but they are definitely IN there.
julzhull
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Loren
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You finally beat the curse.Another UPDATE: I THINK I saw a baby shrimp. I'm not kidding. Just one. He/She looks more CRS than PRL and teeeeeeny tiny.
*do I dare dream?*
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VickiK
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They are a CRAFTY little species. I've seen them a few times - four maybe - but they're hiding in the DISNEYLAND I have set up for CRS/PRLs. Anything they could want is in there; including a TON of excellent hiding spots! I did mega water changes --- with filter cleaning - this weekend on all the tanks - but I was afraid to touch the shrimpie tank. I don't want to jack anything up. I got gobs of algae on the 3 sides, catapa leaves, chula wood, regular wood, love plants, tiny ramshorn snails - I pull the big ones for Puffy - what more could they want????
VickiK
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Congrats!! Finally!!
hahahaha NO KIDDING! Just now, I peeked in to the tank (it's in the dining room) and I see a little baby enjoying the yucky crap that I've purposefully left on the glass for grazing......
VickiK
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You know, I don't care. If adding to the population got things "going", I'm ok with that. The swirling "crazy" swimming like maniacs behavior a couple days ago - never, ever saw that before. Had to look it up on Google.
I peek in on them regularly - without freaking anyone out - and it would appear that the groady looking tank is bookoo OK with the shrimps. They're feeding on all surfaces - except the front - which I clean - and there's regular wood, cholla wood, catapa leaves, a shrimp cave thing and a mineral block I got from Mark's Shrimp Tanks. My TDS is spot on and so is everything else.
Dammit, I have EARNED THIS!!!!
I peek in on them regularly - without freaking anyone out - and it would appear that the groady looking tank is bookoo OK with the shrimps. They're feeding on all surfaces - except the front - which I clean - and there's regular wood, cholla wood, catapa leaves, a shrimp cave thing and a mineral block I got from Mark's Shrimp Tanks. My TDS is spot on and so is everything else.
Dammit, I have EARNED THIS!!!!
VickiK
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Shrimping UPDATE
So nothing really NEW except one of my PRLs has eggs that she's packin'. I've attached a pic of what it looks like now -- had to take a side shot so I wouldn't get window glare. They seems to be romping around just fine - no deaths - and molting too.
I did test the water this weekend and saw that the KH and GH was a bit whack. I remedied that with some Salty Shrimp GH KH+
My TDS has been remarkably stable. It's my belief that when I set this tank up in January, the TDS in the tap water was CHOCK FULL OF CRAP that isn't there now that it's spring, summer and now fall. That's my theory. I have a notebook full of TDS data I can reference to prove this.
Vicki
So nothing really NEW except one of my PRLs has eggs that she's packin'. I've attached a pic of what it looks like now -- had to take a side shot so I wouldn't get window glare. They seems to be romping around just fine - no deaths - and molting too.
I did test the water this weekend and saw that the KH and GH was a bit whack. I remedied that with some Salty Shrimp GH KH+
My TDS has been remarkably stable. It's my belief that when I set this tank up in January, the TDS in the tap water was CHOCK FULL OF CRAP that isn't there now that it's spring, summer and now fall. That's my theory. I have a notebook full of TDS data I can reference to prove this.
Vicki
VickiK
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Last three days, can't find berried female....ugh. CRS are a testy little experiment!
VickiK
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I GOT BABIES! LOTSA BABIES!!!!!!!
I'm looking at the tank, as always, and I see something skitter across the catapa leaf and I think to myself, "Is that a BUG??" I examine it closer. And closer. IT'S A BABY PRL SHRIMP! Then I start lookin' around....there's another one...and another one...and another one....
I can't keep my eyeballs off of that tank these days! I'm so freakin' thrilled...I can't even describe it.
I'm looking at the tank, as always, and I see something skitter across the catapa leaf and I think to myself, "Is that a BUG??" I examine it closer. And closer. IT'S A BABY PRL SHRIMP! Then I start lookin' around....there's another one...and another one...and another one....
I can't keep my eyeballs off of that tank these days! I'm so freakin' thrilled...I can't even describe it.
Mike16T
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Nice.... congrats!! All those waiting and whining paid off finally... =P
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