Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 So I’ve just finished cycling my Walstad bowl. It’s about 8 gallons and I’m really proud of it. My water is pretty hard here in the Eastern side of the Cascades so I’ve take some steps with botanicals and with my substrate to buffer it to get it neutral at or just below 7. Well now comes the time for livestock and although I love my LFS their prices for shrimp are let’s just say out of line with the market forces I see on the web. Now I’ve narrowed it down to one of a couple breeders on Aquabid where I can get a large quantity of shrimp per reviews of fair quality or I can go through a breeder with stricter standards and get fewer livestock but of purportedly better genetics. What day you people of the forum? * I’m not a neophyte full disclosure I’ve bought from web sources and my lfs many times over the years and I’ve had mostly excellent experiences with both but I’m really torn on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I think it comes down to how vibrant you what the colors. That's the only difference I know of in genetics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Ben I agree I have a Bloody Mary line that is spectacular and another cherry line that’s just blah. Thanks for that nudge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I went from like 10 crystal reds to more than I can possibly count in a year. Im going to have to find news homes for them soon or upsize my tank. Start with fewer better shrimp over more of a lesser quality. They breed like mad if given proper care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Tolstoy appreciate the response yep I’m leaning that way more and more. My patience with my Bloody Mary group is finally paying off. I’m thinking about getting some orange “pumpkin” neocaridina as a breeding group like 10-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Well I pulled the trigger and bought from LR Bretz and will post pics when they arrive! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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