[CARE] CRS FOOD

Food for CRS:

Left to right :
1) Taiwan 3 in 1 mix food and got from Ebay
2) Ordered from Taiwan Forum like normal seaweed sink feed (like shirakura) but it claim has elements for CRS female hold more eggs. and yellow powered is for grow bacteria for small frys or as food.
3) white powered same order from 1)

right 4 a) mosura trail pack from PTF CRS contest XD
right 4 B) G-10 (very smelly ) tiny sinking food for frys and claim make frys grow faster. It quite work for me.
right 5 a) mixed powered food for frys like bill's another articles
I mixed 30 % spirulina powder, 50% some Taiwan made energized powder for CRS, 20% of Biozyme, ADA bacteria 100

Keep fresh in box (excess one keep in fridge)

A Video About Animal Farm

sources from:

vkb7891
March 29, 2007

A programme looking at Genetic Modification and Selective breeding. Giving examples on this imaginary farm. Sorry about the quality if it goes slow in places

Animal Farm Episode 1, Part 1 of 10

Play list link: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7306680560B9F7F1

[CRS] Nov pictures

Haven't posted picture for long, here is 1 of my favorite one picked CRS in my new tank:

first 3 pics are same one:

See the reflection of the shell


The erio ~_~ gone brown without CO2 in few days.


by Canon G9 modified by xnviewer

[S] moving

Hi,


I describe CRS in :
1) the whiteness as Highest> good > fine> low.
2) the body pattern as
Flower Head - Crown Head - white body> small red dot > no entry > big red dot > V shape > Tiger Teeth

price :
from my 10 gallon:
- fine grade white body (probably lack little part of whiteness)
- good grade small red dot / no entry/ V shape
- fine grade no entry / v shape / tiger or some low grade not much



My highest > fine> medium grade in 10 Gallon Tank(2 pictures shown below) include White body, Red dot, No Entry, V shape. The highest grade still working of selective breeding.

- fine grade white body (probably lack little part of whiteness)
- good grade small red dot / no entry/ V shape
*these two group are chosen from below my 10G tank





- good grade small red dot / no entry/ V shape
- fine grade no entry / v shape / tiger or some low grade not much
*these two group are chosen from below my 5G tank

[CRS] Match Plants

ERIO. sp from Japan Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県 name of Japan region)
picture:


Level: 2 stars (5 stars hardest to keep)
pH：5.0~6.5
kH：0~5
GH：0~5
Temp.：22～29 C / 71-84 F


ERIO. sp from Brazil Baia (Mini TACO small octopus)
picture:




Level : 5 stars
pH：5.5~6.5
kH：0~3
GH：0~3
Temp.：22～26 C / 71-78 F

ERIO. of Sulawesi
picture:


Level: 2 stars
pH：5.5~6.5
kH：0~7
GH：0~7
Temp.：22～29 C / 71-84 F


Seller should know:
* this selling is not first come first serve
* ALL Erio requires CO2 system
* the Erio you got may be not from the picture, but same type with similar size.
* Erio is a sensitive plant. During shipping days, lack of lighting, unstable water, and temp, it has chance of turning brown or melt, but I ship only healthy plants.

I ship via USPS.
Priority (2-4days) $ 10
Express (1 days) $ 28 (guarantee no DOA, take a picture with unpack for refund.
Method of shipping as your choice .

Thanks for your interest,

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Other spec. :
small amount of Aust., Aust. Blood, Thailand, Singapore, Japan

Below stock of Erio of Japan is not ready yet:
Erio. sp from Japan - Shiga Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県) (shown above)
- leafs are more narrow (spiky)
- more toward up.
- deep Green.
- 1 of my favouite Erio.

Level: 2 stars (5 stars hardest to keep)
pH：5.0~6.5
kH：0~5
GH：0~5
Temp.：22～29 C / 71-84 F

Erio. sp from Japan - Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県)
Look:
- like Shiga
-harder Shigathan Shiga
-notshigay as shiga
- root different
- more leafs

Level: 4 stars
ｐＨ：5.0～6.5
ｋＨ：0～5
ＧＨ：0～5
Temp：22-27c

Erio. sp from Japan - Toward Sun (朝日) (no picture yet)
Look:
- leafs are more wide
- spread out

Colorization:
- green to milk green

Level: 4 stars
ｐＨ：5.0-6.5
ｋＨ：0-7
ＧＨ：0-7
Temp:22-28c

Erio. sp from Japan - White Pearl (白玉) (no pic yet)
- close root part has good whiteness

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ORANGE P. Clarkii Crayfish

Hi,


I thought they are CPO, but they are not they are going to grow 6"-7" size max.
I was thinking to keep them with CRS, but seem it is impossible since they get so large.

Their size right now, is 1"-2" and they are healthy and molt. They arrived around 1.5 weeks. They kind of smart compare to my CRS =o='

Male playing with food









Female - she first attracted by the food lol then hiding up





kelvin

[CARE] Reciving new shrimps package? (updated on 10/19/2008)

When you open your package and the bag of the shrimps:
1) add 1 drop water conditioner
2) then accumulating (dipping few drops per sec) with tank water around 15 mins
3) dump the water in the bag and don't use it
3) catch them with net and put them directly to the tank

what I do the dipping is making a plastic cup with a hole on bottom for a air valve to control water.

Haven't update for awhile, busy about the moving.
I import some equipment for newly setup 20L gallon tank.
:) Hope I can post some picture later when I get my Camera on Nov~


Update for little tips:

As the NEWLY in CRS, they will try their best for finding hiding place, swimming to water output, because i think they are nervous about the new tank and water.

My experience :
I use a hanging filter before as CRS begging, the water level is little lower then the water output from the hanging filter. I added a sponge between water output to water level to avoid the water dropping sound. Second day, I found over 10 pieces CRS swim into filter and get through the sponge swim anti-gravity =_+. I am not kidding, they can swim very well if there has water even upward.
1 piece jump from the tank.

Friends experience:
1 of my friend use air sponge filter and introduce my CRS. After a day, he counted missing 1 piece.
So, he was finding like half a day and finally found the missing one inside the sponge filter.


Avoid the advanture of losing newly in CRS:
1) using undergravel and spray bar, not even frys can swim into it
2) lowering water at least 5 cm from top (some who like full tank water, at least lowering for 3 days for newly CRS)

[INFO] Erio :)

I loved erio since it is a great match with CRS~

6 types :


1) Erio. of from Brazil Baia /mini Taco (octopus in Japanese) in a penny size my favorite
1) Erio. of 滋賀 Tsi Ho (an area/city of Japan) love the spiky look
1) Erio. of Singapore love the spiky look
1) Erio. of Sulawesi little cut one
1) Erio. of Japan (type large leaf) 日本大葉
1) Erio. of 茨城 (an area/city of Japan) melted T_T

Hope I have picture on Nov.

[CARE] 5 important stages of raising CRS

There has 5 important stages for keeping CRS:

1) putting the new CRS into tank, and keeping alive
2) CRS carry eggs
3) Pregnant CRS keeping eggs (don't kick out the eggs) and healthy molt after releasing egg.
4) frys survival rate up to 60%
5) frys become adult

from Mr. Kuku @ http://www.coolshrimp.com/viewthread.php?tid=224&extra=page%3D1

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[CARE] More information of UnderGravel Filter (UGF)

Here is the information talk about substract and UGF before
From the last article about substract(click above), there has some more to talk about UGF.

There has many different ways to keep CRS healthy and breed, you can learn from real experience or risking CRS life to try it.
If you are new to this hobby and don't want to risk your CRS to try, here I can suggest you a common method that I learn from Taiwan CRS forum to set up a tank by using UGF.
UGF can turn the substract into bacteria Bed for Bio Filtration.

How to handle the substract layer above the UGF?
Use ADA Amazonia I screen out the smaller substract by spinning on a mesh/ hole bowl (washing fruit /veggie/rices). So, only 1 bag can turn into "powder" and "normal" size soil, saving $ but take more time.

UGF > Pad cover guard > "normal" size substract 5-6 cm > "powder" size substract 3-4cm

Why setting up UGF in this way?
UGF (UnderGravel Filter) - will help the in flow more average, but the water go through the substract may shorten the life of substract. so, ADA amazonia I is better for solid form.

Pad cover - use thin filter pad/bio pad/laundry mesh bag to cover the UGF. to avoid the substract get into UGF for longer run of the undergravel avoid the flow going slower.

Normal size layer - give better flow of the UGF, and few chance to stuck the UGF.

Powder size Top layer- used because the CRS can easily pick on them for eating and prevent the frys dig into substract.

Which UGF is best for you?
1) Choose smaller size UGF of the tank.
eg. 2.5 feet tank use 2 feet UGF. (10 gallon UGF normally has 2 portion UGF, use half of it) to set up a balanced cycle for half tank for Aerobic bacteria bed and half anti-aerobic N-Bacteria.
2) strong joint between the gravel and the intake tube. I faced the UGF tube slip off and the substract all go down the UG plate. (become useless)

Thanks,
KH

[CARE] Substract / Black soil for CRS Diet

CRS eat almost 24 hrs, and 70-80% daily diet from water, substract/black soil, and bacteria.
Only 20-30% are actually from the feeding food.

A good stable(mature) tank with GOOD Substract they can survival very good, even you away for 5days or a week. good substract not only provide different elements, but also bacteria and shrimps love black soil.

If you use under gavel filtration, its better to use "normal' above undergravel and a "powder" layer above "normal", because this can provide more flow of the undergravel.

If you just normal filtration with sponge guard, you can use either, but many said top layer should be "powder" which they can eat easily.

Normally, I use only 1 bag 9L and choose the smaller substract by spinning on a mesh/ hole bowl (washing fruit /veggie/rices). I can use only 1 bag to get "powder" and "normal" size soil, but take more time.

ADA Amazonia I is better than II as many CRS breeder recommended. I think the same too. ADA I is hard to break into powder but ADA II can be easily push and turn to powder.

[CRS] CRS picture - Update

Today - Setp 10 -2008 changed name to http://kh2crs.blogspot.com/ more suitable and easily to remember address.
If you like it, give it a bookmark :)
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Call me a Spider: (White Body)

Pretty Female CRS (White Body)


Newly grown Flower Head

Newly grown White Body and Red Dot

Newly grown No Entry


Newly grown V brand

Mirror mirror



Camera: Canon G9 ,
Lens : .42 marco lens
Flash: No

August - 20 -2008 White Body
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One of my favorite picture ( to be my blog logo):

Sign of molt:







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DC: Canon 5D
Lens : EF 100mm f2.8 Marco
Flash: EX 580 II

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[Seller Review] Buyers Comments

Seller review:

AZI review thread : http://arizonainverts.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=140
PTF PTtrader thread : http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/itrader.php?u=16229



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Group #1,#2 sold to (HOLLYWOOD from PlantedTank)
Original : #1 #2

"Kelvin ... has successfully bred some of the higher end CRS from Taiwan. He has a very nice colony with superior redundant filtration and raising some of the best CRS USA has to offer. I look forward to purchasing more from Kelvin and watch for his high end CRS and white/golden CRS... I purchased several! Great guy to deal with, easy transaction, good shipper!"
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Group #4 sold to (Chrislynguyen from ArizonaInvert)
Original : #4

"just got the shrimp from Kelvin2go, well packaged fast shipping and beautiful shrimp, thanks for the extra (white/golden shrimp)"
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Group #5 sold to Job (from SFBAAPS and PlantedTank)
Original: #5
"kelvin2go, yes, eventually I will be adding CRS. Thanks so much for the shrimp, by the way.
People, if you ever want really super nice CRSs, buy from kelvin2go. I'm serious.
I got some CRSs from him yesterday and they are beautiful. I really wish I had a good camera to show you guys,
but just know that if you're interested in getting a higher grade CRS than is available in most stores
and don't want to spend a paycheck per shrimp, Kelvin's your man."
from 09-02-2008, 02:00 PM,
Job's picture of #5 CRS:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/69613-ada-mini-s-riven-16.html#post680293
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Group #6 is waiting for you

Original My seller Review post :
http://arizonainverts.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=140&pid=1583&st=0&#entry1583

[s][#6] 1 group of 12 CBS/CRS

Total of 12 pcs:
Golden White * 1 ( color is half golden half reddish white ) ,
CBS * 2 (2 tiger teeth 1 bigger has hino 1 smaller) ,
CRS * 9 (9 tiger teeth).
exactly show in below pictures inside the plastic cage

The whiteness of this group : 7/10
The vivid color of black/red : 8/10
The potential of this group : 8/10
Some are white body's offspring, Their next generation can be solid, and higher grade body pattern.

Top view:
The white bio stone around 1cm / half inch




Side:




Red/black tiger teeth Grade around the same with other in this group:





Pictures by :
Canon DC PowerShot SD1100 IS Marco mode,
under 2 x T5 (9w) aquarium light
no flash

My tank water :
Ph ~6.6
GH ~5
NO3 <5>