Sunday, August 31, 2008

[s] [#5]1 group of mixed CRS, CBS, GWS

1 group of 10 CRS, CBS, GWS:
4 CRS: 3 tiger teeth 1 v brand - vivid red solid white
3 CBS: 3 tiger teeth
3 GWS: 3 golden

Grade of White: 9/10 no lacking of white as I see
Grade of Color: 9/10
Grade of potential : 8/10 1) may able to breed White body pattern 2) the dark red color of the juvenile crs very high potential to be vivid red. 3) 2 pcs hino


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Thursday, August 28, 2008

[INFO] CRS plants

wiki about the floater: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemna

Stem plant have ability to absorb NO3 and keep the CRS tank more in good cycle.
The NH4,NO2,NO3 normally stay bottom part, so the stem plant are preferable in root system on soil, but this floater have long stem should do a not bad job too.

Picture of the floater :

CRS love to be on it:

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Picture of the moss1 triangle moss:

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CRS frys love to hide in it:
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Selling amount :


Picture of Java Moss:



Anyone want some?

Canon G9 .42x marco lens

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

[CARE] When and How to do a water change for CRS?

My signal of changing water:
1) When I remember, I will randomly do at spare time around 2-4 days
2) Do regular
TDS testing, like my normal tank water is TDS 288, when it high to 295~300. I will give it a water change.

Some breeder's
*Stable tank can do 50% ~ 70% water change and the CRS flys around 20 mins will become normal. and that is good 50%-70% can take out many harmful elements for CRS. A regular 50% water change is necessary to give them a signal for them to molt.

Normally, I add water / Water change not very regularly (around 3 days) but with small amount (3 gallon)and a 50% water change weekly.

In my opinion, in a
*Unstable Tank a large amount of water change seem make CRS nerve/death/with eggs may dump the eggs/ frys may disappear.

The water sources :
- at least drinking water TDS aroud 30 for my drinking water
-
accumulate the GH to 5 before put into tank
A good water sources solve many unknown problem of CRS and its the most important element for CRS.

I also use the
dipping method to avoid sudden change of pH/GH in the tank for this sensitive species - CRS.

*Stable tank = strong cycled tank, great biological filteration for large amont of waste, can hold higher population/colony, more canisters helps, More water also have more stability.
*Unstable tank = cycled tank, but may be under cycling period (for me, first stage 3 weeks (after amonia spike, ok to put in CRS), 2nd stage 3month(plants, water flea grow, water will look blackwater ..), bacteria is not growing large.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

[CRS] Eggs mother

nice thick white egg mother
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See the eyes of the egg?
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Monday, August 25, 2008

[S] [#4] 1 group of 10 mixed CRS,CBS, white golden

Shrimps :

Total of 10 pcs:
Golden White * 1 ( color is half golden half white ) ,
CBS * 5 (3 tiger teeth, 2 V shape) ,
CRS * 3 (1 tiger teeth, 2 v shape).

The whiteness of this group : 8/10 (I grade 8 out of 10)
The vivid color of black/red : 7/10 (I grade 7 out of 10)
since they are juvn. size, their whiteness/color will change a little bit during grown up (normally will more solid the color part)

The potential of this group : 7/10
Some of them may be not very top quality, but they are white body's offspring. The next generation of them, can be solid, and higher grade body pattern. 1 of grade B CRS (body pattern is lower grade than Tiger teeth ) still give born of a good whiteness white body crown head

Group view:

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

[CRS] Marco picture of CRS frys

Frys Picture


Almost whole body white , with a little red line on head





Medium frys with a small frys



Grown up Frys



Flower Head frys



2 views of one great 1st generation black diamond flower face + crown head






Marco Mode ( like lol looking magnify glasses, look for something never see by eye)
2 views of a flower head




other one flower head with an adult CRS


Golden White frys


New Born frys within a day I think



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