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Finally....I will get you one too.

This is the video that Ellen stirs the substrate in her PRL tank.
 
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=510292259064518&set=vb.438561112904300&type=3&video_source=pages_video_set

So....Skyfish provides posters like this...A1 size....7 in one set....
Winner gets one free poster, shipping paid by winner....
Question is... guess why they picked the name skyfish? Hint... ignore the fish part...just guess the origin of sky... hint #2...its a personal favourite of the owner Leon.
Model is skyfish manger Tsuwen.

You don't have to remove it.  If anything, you should leave it up so people are aware of how they are created.

Facility Name: Yi's Aquarium Shrimp Art Studio
 
Breeder Interviewed: Sam (in the middle)
 

 
 
Profile:
Type - Showroom
Number of Tanks: 45 tanks in showroom, another 110 tanks in another location not open for viewing.
Shrimp Keeping Experience: 7 years
Type of Shrimps: PRL CRS, Taiwan bees, Pintos and many under development new morphs.
 
Sam is famous in new species development, in his facility I saw Galaxy Pinto, New Pinto morphs (no name yet), and purple TB (I got MK to take picture for these purple TW, since he is professional)
 
 
Winner of the recent 2014 International Invitational in Taiwan, Pinto category.

Before the interview is posted (I really underestimated the time needed to transform the raw info into a proper interview writeup), let me give some preview/breeder profile.
 
 
 

Facility Name: Crimson Taiwan
Breeder Interviewed: Tai Cheng (Store and Breeding facility manager of Crimson Taiwan)

 
Profile:
Type - Storefront
Number of Tanks: 35 in showroom, 200+ in the breeding facility (basement of the store)
Shrimp Keeping Experience: 9 years
Type of Shrimps: CRS/CBS, PL CRS/CBS, All types of TB (no Neos or Pinto)

There are a few things some breeders don't feel comfortable publishing, I have to respect their wish and I hope readers will understand.
 
One of them is how to increase the size of PRL, as you may find that if you selectively breed the same line of PRL, the size will become smaller and smaller. He gave the solution but wish it not published. I will ask him again today to reconsider this. There are tons other things they don't mind publishing so you may forget about this.
 
I will try to unleash this one... by accident maybe, in the full interview.

I have my eye on branching out my selective breeding hobby into even more aquatic animals, but first I have to keep maintaining what I have. Oh, the insanity of keeping up and maintaining it all!

Oh, by the way, I gotta work on my pic taking, but at least you know I don't artificially color my pictures. LOL Well, here we go!

All shrimp kept in RO/Salty Shrimp, TDS 300+, PH 7+


Orange Sakura- $2.95 ea.

Are there genetic difference between these and pumpkins? Some say yes, some say no. Supposedly the two (pumpkins vs orange sakura) were developed separately by separate breeders, but the name has been used so interchangeably, who knows anymore? I *just* started selectively breeding these.



BV (Bred with DBV culls)- 3.95 ea.

A back story about these. I've selectively bred over the years for darker blues for my DBV strain. Earlier this year, I decided to go for a darker shade yet and culled my DBVs into my BV tanks. Imagine my surprise when my BVs started having babies of darker colors by breeding with the DBV culls! Now my BV tanks range from BV to medium DBVs to DBVs! They ALL have the modifiers now to differing degrees! Babies start with red, then the BV mutation makes it fade away leaving the beautiful blue body color by roughly juvie stage. Very pretty. I don't think I even need to say this, but just to appease some people: BV shrimp will be selected randomly, so please don't ask for certain shades.



Schoko (Chocolate) Shrimp- 2.95 ea.

Stock imported from Germany. The past few years I've selective bred to reduce culls and breed a consistent dark color. Over the past year I've seen no cherries thrown, and about half a dozen blonds. I have had maybe 2-3 blues thrown, so that is in the genetics- although rare.



Malawa Shrimp- 1.95 ea

***The Malawa Shrimp are NOT known to crossbreed with ANY other shrimp!*** Pic is of Malawa on a 12" leaf.  Often they have tiger stripes, and colors can range from reddish-brown, greyish-black, blue, to greenish-clear. [Please don't ask for specific colors since they all have the same genetics.] Keep in mind, to my knowledge no one has bred a color strain of these yet, so the opportunity is there.



Marmorkrebs (Marble Crayfish) 2.50 ea.

The only known self cloning crayfish. Neat pet for keeping in a hardscape tank by themselves. When mature these are perfect for producing food for feeding fish/turtles/Axolotls, etc. These are nearing 1/2" in size and can reach 3-5" at maturity. They are opportunistic feeders so will eat flake, pellets, plants, just about anything you decide to feed them. Easy peazy.


Shipping is a flat $10 and covers priority insulated box, and breather bags. If you need a heat pack, please let me know. I can ship Tues Nov 12 or Saturdays starting Nov 16th.

Here you are:
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/673780419351801/

LOL, you must like a lot.

Like it just said I reached my limit on likes.... What is the max number per day? And why?

I can show you some top quality $$$$ PRL, you can tell if they are the same quality as the shrimp with lower price tag.
 

OEBT and BTOE had been the most difficult species for me. I failed 3 times in the last  3 years, and then it finally worked for me last year.
 
And one of the reasons I find it hard is .... I can't think of anything I do differently now comparing to what I did before ?!
 
However, once it's worked for me the first time, they are like the easiest shrimps ever. I had a 5.5G with over 200 of them, then I move them out to a staging tank waiting to be shipped, sold all of them except 10 kept in another 5.5G with just an air driven sponge filter.
 
Now, the staging tank has about 50 from no where, the 5.5G has about 100 from 10 in August.
 
Not bragging, but I'm trying to give you some hope here ;-)
 
FWIW, here is my parameters (basically, exactly the same as my CRS tanks)
 
Substrate: ADA
Plants: moss
Water: RO remineralized to TDS 150, GH 5-6, KH 0,
Temperature: 70-76
Tank size: 5.5G - 15G
Water change: 10%-15% every 2-4 months on average unless nitrate is too high
Water flow: low
 
If I were you, I would stop using anything other than food. I sell some of these products but I have seen people using 10 different products without knowing what they do. These products do help but you need to get to know them. I would slowly add those products one at a time in small dose, and if you don't see any effects, save your money.
 
For food selection, use one main staple food (used 60%-70% of the time), then one to two supplement type of food (10%), together with vegies (20-30%). If they aren't active (tigers should be), reduce the feeding amount until they are active.

3x Lingcod and many rockfishes.

3x Lingcod and many rockfishes.

3x Lingcod and many rockfishes.

3x Lingcod and many rockfishes.

3x Lingcod and many rockfishes.

wow!!! it has some intense colors!
 
Also...it might look yummy and all but i can bet you it taste like crap hahaha.... if I remember correctly the older/bigger lobster never taste good since there really crewing and such.

LOL, I have couple pounds of CaCL2 MgSO4 still. but I only use SS GH+ for now.

for API nitrate test kit, you need shake it really HARD!
 
and neos prefer pH >7 

I posted this on The Planted Tank's forum a couple of years ago, and this thread was brought to my attention, so it seemed appropriate to share the information here as well.   Most of the information here is in regards to fresh leaves as opposed to dry, but it may be of interest to you.  
 
As far as dried leaves go, I use oak, maple, and fruit tree leaves.  They adore apple and pear leaves, but you've got to use a lot of caution with trees that are treated as frequently as fruit trees are and make sure you know the history of the leaves.  
 
Regarding green leaves, I feed my shrimp spinach and turnip greens fairly regularly, but I decided to see whether they liked common weeds and other plants that grow in my yard.  The reason was both one of convenience and nutrition.  It's very easy to pick some oxalis on my way into the house from my car and the nutritional content of these various plants may be able to more effectively feed shrimp than exclusively feeding spinach or turnip greens.  I stuck to plants that I knew were edible for humans and were fairly widespread geographically.
 
Note: I do not treat my lawn in any way, and haven't for years.  If you're using herbicides and insecticides and decide to feed the treated plants to your shrimp, it's on your head.
 
Method:
All plants were picked, rinsed, and promptly parboiled in the microwave for 1 minute.  The parboiled leaves were then frozen into ice cubes for storage until testing.  The leaves were offered to a small tank (3 gallons) of cherry shrimp after not feeding them for 1 day.  The shrimp's immediate reaction was noted and the condition of the leaves after 12 hours and 24 hours was recorded.  Leaves were removed after 24 hours.  No attempt was made to standardize portion size.
 
Only a single test was done for each leaf type.  It is entirely possible that repeated testing would reveal different results.  If you try these foods and find that your shrimp react differently, please post your results on this thread.  Additionally, some of the plants took much longer to be consumed than others simply because of the quantity available.  
 
Results:
Apple leaves:
These were very well received.  Juvenile shrimp were interested immediately, the leaf was partially consumed within a day.  **A caution: Fruit trees are often treated for insects.  If you do not know for certain that the tree has not been treated this season, do not use the leaves.**
Immediate: Juveniles before it hit the bottom  12h: Several shrimp  24h: Much interest, leaf partially consumed.  2 days: Gone
 
Clover - White: Surprisingly little interest.  
Immediate: Investigated but ignored  12h: Untouched  24h: Untouched
 
Dandelion - Young:  Dandelion leaves less than 2" in length were chosen.  These were very well received by the shrimp and were completely eaten within an hour.  Their response to young dandelion leaves was on par to their response to spinach or turnip greens.
Immediate: High interest  12h: Completely consumed  24h: -
 
Dandelion - Old: Sections of dandelion leaves with length greater than 5" were chosen.  Little interest.
Immediate: High initial interest  12h: Almost untouched  24h: Almost untouched
 
Grape:  Smaller leaves were chosen, less than 4" across.  These were very well received and were eaten much more like a tree leaf than a spinach leaf.  Aside from young dandelion leaves, these were by far the most popular of the plants I tried.
Immediate: High interest  12h: Numerous shrimp eating  24h: Almost consumed, many shrimp still eating (I let them finish it, as it seemed mean to take away the leaf while they were enjoying it so much.)
 
Oxalis:  Also known as wood sorrel.  These were eaten, but there was not the initial rush to devour them that was seen with dandelions and grapes.  A small quantity was used, so it is hard to compare the response to something like a grape leaf.
Immediate: Little interest  12h: Almost consumed 24h: Consumed
 
Broadleaf Plantain - Young and Old:  Two separate tests were done with broadleaf plantains (which are not closely related to the tropical bananas of the same name.)  Both were underwhelming.
Immediate: Swarmed by juvenile shrimp  12h: Almost untouched  24h: Almost untouched
 
Raspberry leaves:  Ignored initially, devoured later.  I left this in the tank for a few days and it wound up being thoroughly enjoyed.  The shrimp treated it much more like a tree leaf than a spinach leaf.
Immediate: Some interest  12h: Untouched  24h: Untouched  4 days: Gone
 
Rose leaves:
Rose leaves are fairly thick, so I expected them to be treated as a tree leaf.  There was a surprising amount of interest in the leaf as soon as it was in the water, however, and the shrimp were still nibbling at it 24 hours later.  Four days out, it was consumed completely.  **A caution: Roses are some of the most heavily treated plants people keep in their gardens.  If you are uncertain about whether a rose bush has been treated, do not use the leaves.**
Immediate: Moderate interest  12h: Appearance unchanged, shrimp still interested  24h: Some holes, shrimp still interested  4 days: Gone
 
Rose Petal: Very difficult to sink, devoured once it hit bottom.  My shrimp rarely swim up to floating food, so there was no surprise when this didn't attract a lot of interest while bumping around at the top of the tank.  Gone in a couple of hours once it hit bottom.  Times are from when it finally sank.  Next spring I hope to test apple, pear, and multiflora rose petals, all closely related plants.  **A caution: Roses are some of the most heavily treated plants people keep in their gardens.  If you are uncertain about whether a rose bush has been treated, do not use the petals.  I personally would avoid any and all commercially purchased flower petals as well.**
Immediate: Frenzy  12h: Gone  24h: Still Gone
 
Wild Strawberry: Very surprising, but these were completely ignored.
Immediate: No interest  12h: Untouched  24h: Untouched
 
Analysis:  By far the best received plants from my backyard were grape leaves, rose petals, and young dandelion leaves.  Oxalis leaves were also consumed completely.  The introduction of these leaves, especially grape leaves, which can easily be dried and stored through the winter, should provide some additional variety to my shrimp's diet.
 
Plants I would like to try but was unable to find in my yard:
Chickweed
Lamb's Quarters (I'd probably eat this one myself rather than giving it to the shrimp...)

80% of peewee shows red color. very promising.

Hello guys,
 
We will be posting a new updated list very soon and our website is currently undergoing some changes so it is down right now. We are currently located in Los Angeles so if anyone is close by we welcome local visits as well but early heads up is required. 

I suppose monetary “worth” is dependant on the person. I don’t plan on import/export as a main source of income. It’s nice to have as secondary or supplemental as the hobby can get expensive, as we all know. I have a day job that pays much better and affords me the luxury of importing for the sole purpose of getting exactly what I want. I think we’ve all been in a situation where cutting corners ended up costing more in the long term than it would have cost if we did it right the first time. I think forking over a few hundred but being able to get directly from importers is a neat idea.
I think purist will always strive to explore and try new things because it’s that excitement of trying new things and learning that keeps them going. You can buy a gaming PC or build a gaming PC. Both will play games but there’s that “fun” element when you build something yourself and put in that extra effort that makes it more special and meaningful. I think that’s the same with shrimping and why this hobby is attracting so many new folks each day.
I’ve noticed this trend among importers. Many importers always bring in a ton of Neos because they’re really cheap. I remember being part of an importer’s import a few years back. I bought 200 neos at .03-.05 apiece. I was able to flip them back for $1/ea on CL almost instantly, but that got boring really quick.
There’s always going to be a market for cheaper shrimps. Good PRL aren’t cheap, and cheap PRL aren’t good (and sometimes expensive PRL aren’t even good!! LOL!!). NA has the mindset that if they pay $10-$20 per PRL that they’ll get amazing shrimp. That’s chump change over in Asia. I’ve had folks PM me about my PRL about how they want “Deep Reds with Red legs” and I’m thinking “I’m charging you $10/ea which is already HALF of what Speedie is charging for the exact same bloodline/lineage.” It’s almost better not selling them than to sell and have people disappointed that their $10 PRL isn’t wonderful and doesn’t live up the pictures of PRL they see online. Folks don’t understand that what they see online are exceptions and rarely the rule. That’s the NA mindset and such; I don’t feel like we’re ever going to be ready for the high-end shrimp market.
There are a few folks who enjoy the finer things. I like good PRL and so I don’t mind paying more. I’ve paid more and gotten duds, so now I’m on my own quest to source small breeders. I want to hand pick my own shrimps, and be able to establish relationships with those folks. Hence, obtaining an import license is beneficial for me (even if it’s for small scale importing). I wouldn’t do the importing thing for resale as it’s more of a hassle. I like the challenge of breeding and working towards something. I see a lot of folks quit the hobby the moment they make their hobby their jobs.
No one wants to play a game when they can buy in-game contents or enter a line of cheat code to advance a level. The fun/challenge is gone.