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jumpsmasher

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  1. hmm... stilling get the http://url4short.info/ redirect when i provide ppl with links to AA
  2. Someone just ask him and basically his answer was that for shipments to Canada, he would have to pay around $500 in fees for the export process so the issue is on his end. Of course if the order was large it enough that probably won't be much of an issue.
  3. They will breed fine as long the the parameters are within the range. Parameters will depend on your source but generally they will need the following: pH: 6.0 - 6.8 GH: 3-6 kH: 0-1 Temp: 24-26C Shrimps have relatively low bio-load so the number of shrimp won't impact water quality as much as things like overfeeding etc; 100 shrimps in a tank that size should be fine. Plant density have little impact on breeding unless you are planning to keep them with fish. If that is the case, plants will provide some shelter but once a fish knows the shrimps are a source of food, they will constantly seek them out; most people rely on having the shrimps breed faster than they are being eaten in to maintain a healthy population.
  4. short answer - yes. Generally the higher the grade / pattern is the more they are... BUT it is important to remember normal crystral red shrimps (CRS) and Pure Red line ( line bred / pure breed) are graded differently. For normal CRS the grade (A, S, SS, SSS etc;) denote the various patterns but it doesn't account for the quality. For Pure Red Line each breeder have their own standards but generally the grade refer to quality of the shrimp (thickness of shell / intensity of color) while the pattern is denoted separately. Furthermore, the value of Pure Red Line shrimps also vary greatly depending on who the breeder it. For example, Japanese Pure Red Line aka Japanese Red Bee Shrimps as they are refer in Japan are considered a level above normal PRLs.
  5. I currently have a Hi-blow 20 - probably one of the better central air pumps out there; quiet but a bit undersized if I have the air on my reservoir tank going full blast; I will probably be upgrading to the next size up eventually. I also have an ALITA AL-15A as a backup; those big air pumps are a good investment when you have lots of tanks!
  6. Yes, but usually not from Japanese lines - flowerhead / crown are quite rare amongst japanese breeders but there are a few breeder out there. Nishiki-Ebi in particular was known for his line of japanese red bee shrimp with headgear and large white coverage Also MananaP from BC worked on a line of PRL with headgear for many years, and he explicitly state that he never used golden bee / snow white Unfortunately Nishiki-Ebi switched his focus to "cloud" (fancy pinto) shrimps and MananaP went MIA from the shrimp world. You will see some mosura flowerhead / crown from other asia or european but still fairly rare... at least high quality ones.
  7. i don't touch it after i set it up. I let the shrimps do that for me :p
  8. They should be available at some LFS - i know Big Al carries them here in Calgary. if not you can get them from J&L aquatics but prices have really gone up due to the exchange rates! Thank-you! i haven;t really done much it it since but as a test tank, the fluval statum seems to be alright so far - my CRS have been breeding fine in it
  9. i believe this is the kit she has: http://www.fluvalaquatics.com/ca/product/15222-starter-aquarium-kit-with-led-55-gal/#.VdY6rvm6dhE It should be fine with low light plants. both Java Fern & Anubias will take time to growth so it will take a while to fill in. Sometimes java fern do melt but i just remove the dead leaves and they bounce back with new healthy growth over time. Maybe look are getting some low light stem plants
  10. Tropica has done a great job bringing these to the hobbyists. More and more rarer plants are now becoming more readily accessible via tissue culture from Tropica and other companies which is great!
  11. Nice! I believe 'cuspidata' is a type of dwarf bolbitis but not sure if it is same as mini bolbitlis. Would love to see what else you have! Yeah there is quite a few different variate of Ludwigia inclinata out there. Curly/tornado is my favourite so far but for fans of red plants 'Pantanal' is a stunning plant.
  12. personally i would stick with high quality Painted Fire Red or Fire Red; they are much more consistent and stable. It depends on your source but quality of Bloody Mary offspring vary greatly.. high percentage of them are not solid like their parents so they are not really what i would call a stable line yet.
  13. BUCEPHALANDRA - Too many to list (70+ types) ARIDARUM ARIDARUM Caulecens sp. White Fang ARIDARUM Caulecens sp. Saber Tooth ERIOCAULON ERIOCAULON Aquaticum ERIOCAULON Parkeri ERIOCAULON Setaceum ERIOCAULON sp. Shiga japan ERIOCAULON An Son Blood Vomit (Trithuria Sp) SYNGONANTHUS / TONINA SYNGONANTHUS Belem SYNGONANTHUS Maderia TONINA fluviatilis Misc Stem plants POGOSTEMON sp. 'Sri Lanka' Eichhornia Diversifolia Hygrophila Lancea Limnophila Mini 'Vietnam' Bacopa serpyllifolia aka Bacopa sp. 'Japan' ROTALA sp. 'Vietnam' ROTALA sp. Mini 'Butterfly' Ludwigia inclinata sp. Curly/Tornado Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata sp. 'Pantanal' Ludwigia brevipes Alternanthera Reineckii 'variegated' Sphaerocaryum Malaccense FERNS Bolbitis heteroclita 'cuspidata' Microsorum sp 'Thor Hammer' CRYPTS Cryptocoryne cordata 'Rosanervig' Cryptocoryne matakensis sp 'Candi' (Anambas) Cryptocoryne ? sp. 'Temurun Siantan Tarempa' (Anambas)
  14. Just wondering if there is any rare plant collectors out there... let's see what you have in your collection! I would love to add to my collection by swapping/trading with other collectors out there! I guess the definition of rare in this case would be something you can't normally buy from a store.
  15. You are right that same business model is not longer accepted, at least for dogs; I can;t think of any pet stores that sells dogs directly; most of them work with adoption agencies now. If pets stores were held to the same standards as dogs and cats, they would not longer be allowed to sell fish any more. at least not directly. And if that is the case, than we would be able to buy would directly from breeders. While it might not come to that with fish stores, nothing is stopping you from only buying directly from local breeders. Many, many, many years ago when i worked in a small pet store and we were allowed to sell dogs and cats, it was standard to include a free vet check with them to ensure the animal was healthy; this was to ensure peace of mind for the customer that they were getting a healthy animal but also because there were some things you just can see with the naked eye, no matter how experienced or well trained you are. At the same time we tend to self-diagnose and treat fish diseases ourselves versus taking them to a vet. Would it make sense to bring your fish to a vet for a thorough check-up? At there any vets that are even qualified to do so? The main issue with fish is they are almost never sourced from local breeders / farms. Almost all of them come from overseas, at at the very least another country so I think that has a lot to do with it. Of course that being said, if they are clearly sick, than the store shouldn't be selling them; that's just common sense. And certainty some stores are better at it than others. I think i am just rambling on..lol... but yeah there are lots of different factors
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