Hi All :)

[Jay_ro]

Hi all!!

Another newbie to shrimp keeping here..

i was on the search for the perfect betta (fighting fish) but came across shrimp!! i fell in love and turned my "fish" tank in to a shrimp tank!

at the moment i have 4 Crystal Red Shrimp.. 2 females and 2 males.. both the females are berried :) yay! -- but it seems to be taking FOREVER for them to have the babies!!

I don't know much about the grading but i know they look pretty to me!!

I absolutely LOVE any blue shrimp! light ones, dark ones, ones with stripes etc.. one day i hope to have a few lovely little blues!

I found out about this forum from boss aquaria, i was on their site and saw they were connected to this forum. I love the shrimp they have so thought what better forum to join to get the info i need!

excited to grow my hobby... i even asked my boss at work if i could set up a shrimp tank in my office! haha

nice to meet you all!

Jess

[Gino]

Welcome to the forum Jess :)

[durro68]

Welcome aboard mate! It is seriously addictive ...

[Jay_ro]

tell me about it! i just cant wait for my little guys to have their babies! i wake up every morning and first thing i do is check to see if they are here yet!

[fishmosy]

Welcome to SKF mate.

[wayne6442]

Hello jess, welcome to SKF, you will get all the help you need to enjoy your new hobby here.

[Triggs]

Welcome to SKF buddy.

Your story sounds familiar. How many times I read "Turned my fish tanks into shrimp tanks" lol.

Hope you have success and enjoy the hobby and look forward to reading your posts / threads.

Pics of your setup would be awesome :P

[Neo-shrimp]

To one Shrimp Noob to another...Funnily I'm in the same boat in converting my fish tank to a shrimp tank...Giving off some fish to my nephew and work colleagues for FREE...lol

Pretty exciting @ first...Don't know where to start...Luckily for SKF...Best of luck with your CRS...:)

[Jay_ro]

thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I'm still waiting for these babies to arive.. the mothers are HUGE at the moment.. to all the other newbies, good luck with it all!!

ill be sure to post some pics up soon.

[Neddy]

lol i was in the market for a new betta as I used to breed them when I was younger and after a few year break, I decided to get my self a pet betta (strictly no breeding or any other fish were my orders). Then I saw shrimp... I think we all know the rest of the story.

[Loach]

Welcome to skf mate!