The New Residents have ARRIVED!!

Just picked up the newly arrived Pinto shrimps (Japan Line) from Aquarist Chamber last evening.  They are the new residents occupying the top tank which I had commissioned earlier this year in preparation for their arrival.

Just to note, I have gotten only the black Pinto for now, trying to breed them successfully first before venturing deeper.

 

Pintos just arrived at Aquarist Chamber

Mix of Red and Black Pintos at Aquarist Chamber

My way of enjoying this hobby now?

Breed the shrimps, starting  in small numbers yet growing steadily.  Fine-tune water parameters to obtain ideal breeding environment.

Pinto acclimatizing in satellite tank

 

Pintos scrambling around in satellite tank. Signs of anxiety.

I’m hoping to see these shrimps prosper in numbers in the very near future as the sizes I had picked are near maturity.  I have picked 3 males and 3 females, or so I think, since they are still juveniles.  I’m just hoping my picks are correct, if not more females.

Compared to the usual CRS PRL, Pinto possesses more qualities and features for selections which makes the selection for grading/breeding all the more tougher.  However, Pinto sold in Singapore are often not graded in great details, unless a certain level of a particular trait or feature is achieved.  We are still very much dependent and influenced by “Shrimp Trends” happening in Japan, Taiwan and Germany though.

Shall update more when they have matured.  Meanwhile, enjoy the pictures.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The GSS is here!!

The Great Singapore Sale 2014 is just round the corner!! The Great Shrimp Sale is here!!

To appreciate all who have been following my blog, the first 5 readers to text “I want GSS” to 96443173, will be able purchase either 20 pieces of Normal Grade PBL at $220 OR High Grade PBL at $60/piece (minimum 5 pieces).

A little story about my colony of PBL here:

The current breeding colony startED with just 20 pieces of High Grade PBL in my tank. Somehow, because one of the newly transferred plant was shedding its leaves (escalating the Ammonia & Nitrates level to such a high level), the PBL dropped like flies over span of 2 weeks.

Fortunately, the vicious cycle stopped when the population dropped to just 8 miserable shrimps of mixed gender. From then on, the population grew more steadily and within a span of 3 months, the population grew to 50 pieces!! What happened was, the only 3 female shrimps were berried constantly and almost immediately after releasing each batch of shrimplets from their egg pouches!And after 9 months, my tank was filled with hundreds of them!!

So where did the Normal Grade shrimps come from since I had only High Grade PBL?

Well, as the population grew, I had to ensure that they breed in the correct environment and that the offsprings are of decent quality. Thus, those that did not make it pass my criteria set are simply transferred into another tank as culls.

Thus, these Normal Grade PBL of mine are probably one of the best looking Normal Grades around!! (Ermmm….. Sounds exaggerated??)

Well, come see for yourselves!!

Able to determine which photograph is showing High Grades & which is showing Normal Grades between the 2 photographs here?

Grab them before they’re all gone!!