Katalyst
Sep 29th 2007, 12:10 AM
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Common name: Crystal Red Shrimp
Scientific name: Caridina sp
Origin: Japan
Adult size: 2.5- 3.5 cm
Tank Specs:
Minimum Tank Size: 10 +
Water Parameters (PH/GH/KH): NeutralpH 6.5–7.0 Crystal reds are very sensitive to bad water parameters. They should be constantly active buzzing around the tank, if your shrimp are sluggish/not moving at all check your water parameters immediately.
Temperature: 20 – 25 C
Special Requirements: Low lighting, densely planted tanks with lots of hiding places. Java moss or Taiwan moss are good choices as CRS will always have something to eat. Crystal reds enjoy climbing on plants and ornaments, especially driftwood which will also help soften the water but in very small amounts over a period of time.
Tank Mates: Crystal reds will cross breed with the bee shrimp, crystal blacks, zebra shrimp, and the tiger shrimp. Cross breeding/hybrids are will produce less red shrimp and is usually frowned upon by purists.
Minimum Group Size: N/A
Diet: Feed your shrimp sparingly, every other day or very small amounts each day. CRS should have a diet of mainly vegetables; they will readily accept flakes, pellets, bottom feeder tablets, and algae wafers. I find wafers, tablets and small pellets are the easiest things for them to grab and eat.
Sexing: Females will have a rounder abdomen in which to carry eggs.
Breeding and Reproduction: Soft, slightly acidic water is the ideal breeding environment for crystal reds; breeding them in harder alkaline water is not usually successful, most of the shrimplets can not tolerate pH over 7.2. An ideal pH level is in the neutral range from 6.4-6.8
Notes: Crystal reds come in a variety of grades SS, S, A, B, C, grade SS being the highest and grade C being the lowest. The shrimp in the photograph is a grade C Crystal Red Shrimp.
Upon recieving my shrimp I kept them in the water they came in, added a very slow drip (5 drips per second) of dechlorinated water overnight. The following morning I added them to their new tank. Because my pH is so high (7.8) I have been experiementing and adding r/o (reverse osmosis water) to my tank over a period of a few weeks. I have sucessfully lowered the pH from 7.8-7.0 over the period of one month. It may seem like overkill but I'd prefer to acclimate them slowly.
I really enjoy watching the crystal reds as they are always active and buzzing around the tank or weaving through several of the mosses I have planted.
Common name: Crystal Red Shrimp
Scientific name: Caridina sp
Origin: Japan
Adult size: 2.5- 3.5 cm
Tank Specs:
Minimum Tank Size: 10 +
Water Parameters (PH/GH/KH): NeutralpH 6.5–7.0 Crystal reds are very sensitive to bad water parameters. They should be constantly active buzzing around the tank, if your shrimp are sluggish/not moving at all check your water parameters immediately.
Temperature: 20 – 25 C
Special Requirements: Low lighting, densely planted tanks with lots of hiding places. Java moss or Taiwan moss are good choices as CRS will always have something to eat. Crystal reds enjoy climbing on plants and ornaments, especially driftwood which will also help soften the water but in very small amounts over a period of time.
Tank Mates: Crystal reds will cross breed with the bee shrimp, crystal blacks, zebra shrimp, and the tiger shrimp. Cross breeding/hybrids are will produce less red shrimp and is usually frowned upon by purists.
Minimum Group Size: N/A
Diet: Feed your shrimp sparingly, every other day or very small amounts each day. CRS should have a diet of mainly vegetables; they will readily accept flakes, pellets, bottom feeder tablets, and algae wafers. I find wafers, tablets and small pellets are the easiest things for them to grab and eat.
Sexing: Females will have a rounder abdomen in which to carry eggs.
Breeding and Reproduction: Soft, slightly acidic water is the ideal breeding environment for crystal reds; breeding them in harder alkaline water is not usually successful, most of the shrimplets can not tolerate pH over 7.2. An ideal pH level is in the neutral range from 6.4-6.8
Notes: Crystal reds come in a variety of grades SS, S, A, B, C, grade SS being the highest and grade C being the lowest. The shrimp in the photograph is a grade C Crystal Red Shrimp.
Upon recieving my shrimp I kept them in the water they came in, added a very slow drip (5 drips per second) of dechlorinated water overnight. The following morning I added them to their new tank. Because my pH is so high (7.8) I have been experiementing and adding r/o (reverse osmosis water) to my tank over a period of a few weeks. I have sucessfully lowered the pH from 7.8-7.0 over the period of one month. It may seem like overkill but I'd prefer to acclimate them slowly.
I really enjoy watching the crystal reds as they are always active and buzzing around the tank or weaving through several of the mosses I have planted.