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THE POND-THE FRESHWATER PLACE => Invertebrates => Topic started by: Owl307 on December 09, 2013, 04:27:03 PM

Title: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Owl307 on December 09, 2013, 04:27:03 PM
Love shrimo and have had them before ^.^ was wondering who else has had experience with these little guys :D
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Mugwump on December 09, 2013, 04:33:39 PM
I know that Aron and Lori raise shrimp.....watch getting them from Ebay....there's been some bad things going on with shrimp sellers/buyers.....just check there history/reputation remarks to separate the bad guys out.. ;D
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: BillT on December 09, 2013, 04:41:15 PM
Quotejust check there history/reputation remarks to separate the bad guys out

Always good advice.
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Owl307 on December 09, 2013, 04:48:46 PM
yikes i dont think i would ever buy fish or inverts off ebay. I wanted to see if anyone here had a colony with some to spare...
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: BallAquatics on December 09, 2013, 06:26:17 PM
I kept about 10 different kinds of fresh water dwarf shrimp several years back.....

(http://ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/rcs_dec_potm.jpg)

It took me a couple of years of selective breeding to get my regular Cherries to look like these guys. I was working towards a Burgundy color, but I switched gears and stopped keeping shrimp about 5 years ago.

(http://ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/1024x768_rcs_group_wafer.jpg)

(http://ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/800x600_rcs_burgundy.jpg)

At one time I had Red Cherry, Yellow, Green, Bee, Crystal Red, Crystal Black, Tiger, Blue Tiger, Pearl Blue, Snowball, etc.  I sold hundreds of boxes, or thousands of shrimp on E-Bay.....

Dennis
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Mugwump on December 09, 2013, 06:43:09 PM
Pretty nice pics, Dennis...the detail is awesome.  ;D
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: BallAquatics on December 09, 2013, 06:50:20 PM
Thanks Jon.  I often find myself wishing Danios would hold still during a photo session as well as shrimp do!  LOL

(http://ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/cherry_001.jpg)

Dennis
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Owl307 on December 09, 2013, 08:19:11 PM
wow amazing photos!!!
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Barb on December 09, 2013, 09:25:11 PM
I have bunchs of em.  Would be glad to send you some in the Spring.  Too cold now.  They live and breed in my Endler tanks, started out with a few 18 mo ago, now I have many.  Really interesting and cute little creatures.  I love to watch them with a mag. glass.
Barb
Title: Re: Cherry Shrimp
Post by: Owl307 on December 10, 2013, 09:07:26 AM
Quote from: Barb on December 09, 2013, 09:25:11 PM
I have bunchs of em.  Would be glad to send you some in the Spring.  Too cold now.  They live and breed in my Endler tanks, started out with a few 18 mo ago, now I have many.  Really interesting and cute little creatures.  I love to watch them with a mag. glass.
Barb


Thats would be great! how much would you want for say 12 or so mixed gender adults? if you have that many?