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Some shots from my CRS Tanks

Erkut Akyildiz

Erkut Akyildiz

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Hi Guys I m trying to breed Crs's last 2-3 years and finally I have more than 75 baby's swimming arround last couple months :) I made many mistakes at the beginning and it cost me too much money and time also but thanks god it is over :) Here is some pictures from my tanks :) hope you enjoy...

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They look great! What was your number one top tip of don't do's? Lol would like to know what your moat important thing would be?

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Well done, getting the adults to breed is the easy bit and if you've got babies surviving past first week sounds like you're doing something right. Drove me nuts for a couple of years with high mortality rate of babies, but now I can't seem to go wrong! :)
 
jackrythm said:
They look great! What was your number one top tip of don't do's? Lol would like to know what your moat important thing would be?
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Some tips that I find useful;
*Do proper cycle before CRS's comes their new home. Do not rush!
*Use API GH Checker solution not the Hagen ( Hagen measures 2-3 degrees less)
*Keep TDS 120-130 ppm
*I got the best survival rate (for baby's) when I had ...GH 5....TDS 120-125.... PH 5.9.... KH 0
*Always make sure your TDS meter is calibrated (Buy Calibration Solution TDS 342 ppm from Ebay around 5-10 bucks)
*except water change do not add minerals in to RO water.Remember, when you lose your tank water with vaporization you don't lose minerals in the water.
 
Great Pix.
I have a group of 10 Crystal Red shrimp at the moment, and I found this time round using 1/2 mature water and 1/2 Aged rainwater has worked great.
 
They are beautiful, hoping mine breed. They guy I bought mine from keeps his at a GH of 6 and TDS 235! seems to work for him though as he has lots of high grades too. He thought the GH was more important than TDS. My GH is 6 and TDS 140 so fingers crossed!
 
I'm still to scared to try lol. I'm an architecture student so funds are limited guys! But I'm sure I will venture into crystal town soon. I wanna get some super tiger shrimp next :) I know their not as beautiful but still hold lovely markings and are relatively rare amongst us aquascapers :)

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nduli said:
Sweet shrimp. Love to get into king kongs but at £60 a throw mistakes can lead to divorce proceedings......
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I've been told in the past king kongs dont breed true either......
 
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