Getting in new sulawesi shrimp today

[msjinkzd]

And boy am I nervous!!! I naturally have hard water (ph of 8.0, gh of 8, kh of 9-10) so i have had to alter it a bit to get the parameters where i *think* they need to be. i am getting in brilliant bees, no scientific name provided. I have set up a 20g long with about 16g of tap water and 2.5 gallons of distilled in order to achieve a ph of 8.0, gh of 5, and a kh of 7. its still a little on the high side for kh. These shrimp supposedly appreciate a pH of 8.2, gh and kh of 4-6. I am hoping this will work out. so far, i do not have it decorated beyond a piece of porous rock and am adding some indian almond leaf litter as well. it cost me a fortune to import these guys so everyone cross your fingers they arrive alive and that i can keep them that way!! I will post pics once they are here and acclimated. If anyone is keeping these shrimp, please shout out the params you have had luck keeping them alive and hopefully breeding. Any relative experiences are welcome!

[247Plants]

No Experiences, but good luck! Im sure they will be happy in their new home!

[toddnbecka]

From what I've gathered TDS is more critical than the pH. If you don't have an electronic meter to measure TDS the next best thing is to test the GH. You want the tank water to be higher than the shipping water, not lower (identical is very unlikely in any case) to prevent osmotic shock.

[jamesstill84]

Good luck! I hope they survive and you can breed them. Glad you were able to find a reliable source for them.

[BoCoMo]

I'm subscribed! Can't wait to see pictures.

[Bubbles2112]

Good luck Rach!! I will follow this--show me subscribed.

[DarrylR]

Lucky Rach! Hope all goes well than you can breed em like rabbits :P.

[Hollygirl]

Did someone say new shrimp? Can't wait to see them. I'm sure you will provide the best home for them.

[Damodred]

Rachel, if anyone can keep these shrimp it'll be you. Don't stress too much!

[PuppyFluffer]

Wow, good luck! I hope they have a safe journey!

[snoopy65]

Can't wait to see them. If anyone can find the right combo for keeping them, it will be you!

[bigspizz]

Can't wait too see the pics :)

[jamesstill84]

Here's a little story on Sulawesi's that I thought was nice...

http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=3719

[Fish-Addict]

Oh I am so exited! LOL and they're not even my shrimp ;)
Hope they arrive live and well for you :) Good luck!

[Fish-Addict]

Here's a little story on Sulawesi's that I thought was nice...

http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=3719


LOL I was slowly reading through it thinking, 'Jeez this is gonna make her worried, hardly a helpful story! :headshake2:'

But then by the end it turned out all right ;)

Good link :)

[Damodred]

Here's a little story on Sulawesi's that I thought was nice...

http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=3719
Great thread! Those shrimp are stunning!

[jpappy789]

Good luck Rachel! Make sure to update us with their progress and pics of course ;)

[SMinNC]

Good luck with'em! :)

[mellowvision]

oh, so nice. best of luck.

[msjinkzd]

well, i only got in 20 of the 40 i ordered....the other half got accidentally shipped to cali. The 20 i got don't all appear to be what I ordered, sigh. at least 5-7 of them are brilliant bees, the others look like caridina species, maybe caridina virginia and red tail blue pearl bees or caridina carolina. Its very frustrating. Anyway here are some pics during acclimation, one good thing is only 2 doa.
As you can see, i had some berries hatch en route:
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff170/msjinkzd/sulawesishrimp015.jpg
the ones to the right are the brilliant bees:
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff170/msjinkzd/sulawesishrimp016.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff170/msjinkzd/sulawesishrimp018.jpg

[BoCoMo]

Shazam! looking good.

I think I see berries!

[ProAquatics]

theyre sweet i have a huge colony of 200 :naughty:

[msjinkzd]

yea, i have several berried.

[crimsonmoon]

i can't imagine how ticked i would be :( sorry
but still exciting i bet :) best of luck with them! do you think you will get a refund or something for the other 20 that got shipped to cali?

[Hollygirl]

Those are nice! And congrats on the babies; they are adorable.

[ProAquatics]

actually i dont can i get some lol

[Damodred]

Ugh! Well, a least there are more than you expected (sort of) thanks to the shrimplets! And awesome that some are berried.

[msjinkzd]

i don't knwo what is going to happen...i am fuming at the moment

[jamesstill84]

Sorry you didn't get the full order and that what you did get wasn't exact. I'm still to sketchy to order any. I have found on shrimpnow.com that they have a full section dedicated to Sulawesi shrimp. Several people on that forum have been able to breed the Cardinals. Not sure about the Bee's that you received. Worth looking into?

[jpappy789]

That blows!

I would be furious, but the actual Sulawesi look amazing!

[msjinkzd]

i added these onto my transhipping order for the nerites at the last minute, figured what the hey would give it a try. hopefully it can be made right.

[mellowvision]

the shrimp all look great. it's really too bad about the shipment. especially because you don't know who bred with who.

looks like you got some of what this site's calling yellow cheek bees... http://www.aristocratama.com/gallery/breeding.html

I've had my eye out for those for a while, but know nothing about them really.

[msjinkzd]

i am goign to look at them closer tomorrow. so far only 2 dead out of 20, which is pretty darn good for sulawesi. All in all, even if i keep them as a mish mosh, they are neat. i was just hoping to be able to document and record more about them.

[snoopy65]

They are pretty cool looking.....if you decide you don't want them, I will let you give them to me.........Just cause I am a nice girl!

[jamesstill84]

If they end up breeding for you, i'm sure my wife would be interested in getting some.

[msjinkzd]

i already have several berried females, and 2 of them already hatched. i expect to have lots of babies :)

[snoopy65]

Seriously, when you are ready to sell some, I am ready to buy!

[huffmagx]

I know exactly how you feel! I stress over all my babies fish,dog and invert alike especially when they are new. If I even walk by a tank and they are acting "funny" I will worry that something is wrong sometimes. Usually itis nothing but I still will check the water , keep and extra eye to see if I have missed some obscure sign off illness. My husband says I don't have hobbies I have ulcers in the making!! Ha! If he only knew.....:perv:

[mellowvision]

do you have room to seperate the species? might be a profitable screw up in the end, if you end up with colonies of several species...

[msjinkzd]

well i have about 700 or more snails coming in as well, so i can't really set up multiple tanks for their screw up right now :(

[The Zigman]

Good luck with them shrimp Rach...

I had some too..

[msjinkzd]

well, i am hoping they will do well as i have a special tank with special params just for them, lmao. I tested their source water (not relying on the ph from ammonia) and i have a pretty good match. Cross yoru fingers for me!

[Hurley]

Those brilliant bee shrimp are fantastic looking! It's too bad your order didn't turn out correctly. The sulawesi shrimp pictures look beautiful. Hopefully things will work out and you will get yours soon enough.

[Inka4040]

Oooh! Those brilliants look awesome. Too bad about the screw up. Hopefully you can get it worked out...

[Mgamer20o0]

well, i only got in 20 of the 40 i ordered....the other half got accidentally shipped to cali.

muhahahaha evil plan number 20487 successful

[crimsonmoon]

LMAO mg
hahaahaha

[StarStruck8]

I love the ones with the yellow spots! I hope they breed well so I can buy a bunch. :grinyes: I saw a site selling 5 for $100, which is waaay out of my price range!

[sed03f]

wow, some of those guys are beautiful!! Cant wait to get some Sulawesi shrimp one day... Hope your brood does well, cute babies

[ChrisK]

Wow they look great

[Damodred]

Hopefully today goes a bit better than yesterday, Rach!

[jamesstill84]

That big shipment of snails wouldn't have any Sulawesi's would it? :-D

[msjinkzd]

Yes, it will have kind snails and yellow rabbits :) Both will munch on plants though


all the shrimp are still doing well today :)

[jamesstill84]

Awe, dang plant eaters. :( Glad to hear the shrimp are doing well.

[SMinNC]

all the shrimp are still doing well today :)

Thats good to hear.

Anything about the others that ended up across country?

[msjinkzd]

They are acclimated to someone elses tank :( After they have a bit of time to recover from their journey, its likely they will be sent back to me. We have not worked out teh details yet.

[jamesstill84]

That's pretty crappy. I would raise Hades!

[msjinkzd]

I am waiting to seee what they are going to say they are going to do for me before I freak out too bad.

[jamesstill84]

Probably a good idea... I would've already jumped the gun & ripped someone a new one. Probably wouldn't have made too many friends. :)

[Mgamer20o0]

They are acclimated to someone elses tank :( After they have a bit of time to recover from their journey, its likely they will be sent back to me. We have not worked out teh details yet.
mine.... come pry them out from my tanks....

[Damodred]

Glad to hear that things are going well today! Did the snails come in, I hope? :drool:

[mellowvision]

you said my shipment goes out tomorrow, right MG?



:P

[Vicious_Fish]

Hey Rach the ones you got look awesome! Sorry to hear though that MG stole the other half of your order. We'll get him back somehow.

[msjinkzd]

you guys are so fired, lmao

[Hollygirl]

I hope that people waiting for these snails and shrimp realize what you are going through for this hobby. I think msjinkzd should triple her prices! Look what she is going through!

[bettabrat]

OMG terrible about the hastle but they are soooo beautiful! Love the babies!

[Kashta]

Oh man, that really sucks, Rachel. I skipped over this thread for a while because I wanted to wait and see the great photos without getting all nervous about them too. Now.. it's just so disappointing... for you, for all of us, and for those poor shrimp who ended up in the wrong place.

[msjinkzd]

AND my nerite shipment was delayed AGAIN. It will end up coming in a week late. They are not lost in the mail, just not on their way to me. This was a very expensive and frustrating endeavor!

[PuppyFluffer]

I am so sorry for your frustration!
Is the nerite delay at the place of origin?
If it helps any, we all love you!

[chungck]

Hi,

I'm the Dutch guy ....and i see that some of you have read my thread already.....

I have now at least 50 young ones out 2 adult......

Yesterday I saw 2 berried cardinals from the first generations shrimps ( born at 11 january )

I have also the Yellow Cheek....bought them 3 weeks ago ( 11 p)....still alive...

Later this week.......the Harlekine and the Red Orchid will follow....

I'm having a second tank already.....its running...must wait 2 more weeks.....

Later on I wil post some picture

[msjinkzd]

I still have the ones that came in, alive and doing fine as well. Unfortunately only 4 of htem were teh correct species out of what I ordered. I will try and get some pics at some point, I forgot about this thread. I plan on trying more shrimp again soon, I just have been focusing on the nerites first :)

[bettabrat]

o.O I'd love to see more pix! Did you ever get this resolved?

Plan on selling any at some point? *Hint hint* *nudge nudge* ;)