http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/blog.php?110262-Racheleeyore Aquaria Central forums - Freshwater and Marine Topics of Discussion en Thu, 23 May 2013 11:43:04 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/blog.php?110262-Racheleeyore http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/entry.php?1647-Finally-some-color! Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:51:26 GMT It seems that my Micky Mouse Platy fry will be blue with 2 black stripes and black markings on the fins...odd but pretty so far. I have recently purchased 4 marbled crayfish - anxiously waiting for them to arrive! One for each of my aquariums, one for a friend, and one for my grandmother. Cant... It seems that my Micky Mouse Platy fry will be blue with 2 black stripes and black markings on the fins...odd but pretty so far.

I have recently purchased 4 marbled crayfish - anxiously waiting for them to arrive! One for each of my aquariums, one for a friend, and one for my grandmother. Cant Wait!

Saturday will be an adventure - going to a fish store to help a friend pick out some fish for her tank. I also want to get a few new :) ]]> Racheleeyore http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/entry.php?1647-Finally-some-color! http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/entry.php?1640-Adventures-in-Breeding Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:20:45 GMT I decided to start something new and breed Red Cherry Shrimp, a few livebearers, and some snails. My husband pretty much thinks Im crazy, although the cats enjoy the show :) Currently I have over 40 fry from around an inch long to a week old from two platies - one is a blue micky mouse and my... I decided to start something new and breed Red Cherry Shrimp, a few livebearers, and some snails. My husband pretty much thinks Im crazy, although the cats enjoy the show :)

Currently I have over 40 fry from around an inch long to a week old from two platies - one is a blue micky mouse and my best breeder, the other a yellow twin bar platie. Some of the larger fry's markings are starting to show...this is the odd part. They are from the blue mickey mouse and are mostly whote/iridescent. They have a black vertical stripe like a tiger, and seem to be developing black markings on their fins. I will keep you posted.

I have never had Cherry Red Shrimp before, so this has been a wonderful experience. I purchased some babies and let them grow in my "display" tank. Then I placed around a dozen in my breeder tank. The females have hatched 2 "batches", and now are berried again. I love these guys! So pretty and entertaining!

Also, I purchased some red ramshorn snails and Malasian trumpet snails to keep my three tanks cleaned. Somehow a brown ramshorn got in the mix, so the majority of the babies are not red, but lepoard. Still pretty though :)

One of the large Trumpets surfaced yesterday - it was 2 and a half to 3 inches long and so beautiful. ;) ]]> Racheleeyore http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/entry.php?1640-Adventures-in-Breeding