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triumph1921 Be nice I'm new here

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Hi all,

I am currently into planted tanks and at the most kept RCS. I am interested in keeping other variants of the cherry shrimp ie..yellows, sunkists, chocolate blacks etc. Soon will be setting up a dedicated tank for them so need to research up on them and get advice from people that have been there and done that and hopefully gets tips on what to do and what not to do.

Looking forward to seeing other people's setups and what else you all shrimpkeepers are upto.

Cheers

triumph1921

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tangfreak Shrimp Enthusiast

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Hi welcome to the greatest shrimp forum ever .if u r chasing some good quality shrimp and colour try bossaquaria .dean will look after u .cheers mike

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Neo-shrimp Shrimp Breeder

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You certainly came to the right place for plenty of info and friendly advice triumph1921...Cherries are great beginners shrimps and come in so many variety of colours...CJ

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Triggs Shrimp Breeder

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Welcome to SKF.

An sure you will find all the information you are looking for here.

Plenty of helpful friendly people if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

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triumph1921 Be nice I'm new here

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Thanks to you all for the warm welcome..............I too look forward to this journey together!!! Had a question though..............how do i view posts and other stuff ????????Am a bit confused as it says I will get access upon increasing number of posts but not sure how I can if i dont see any posts at all?

Am I missing something?

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Best way is to become a premium member for $12.50, which is well worth the $, as it opens up the forum. Lots of information, buy/sell, and freebies etc.... And a great way to support the success f this forum.

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Triggs Shrimp Breeder

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+1 on premium membership.

The prices and quality I've seen here in the buy/sell means you will make the $12.50 back in no time.

It's also used to continue the forum which is by far the best shrimp forum on the net and the facts it's local is a huge bonus.

Lots of great people here with a wealth of knowledge.

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+2 for the membership... $1 a month is very cheap or $0.034 a day...hahaha

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jacet Shrimp Lover

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to add to it... this is the first forum I have paid for and glad i did... I dont mind support this forum as the members here are some of the best and helpful i have ever seen...:applause:

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wayne6442 Shrimp Master

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Hi mate, you will find all the info you need here at SKF, There are a lot of dedicated cherry breeders her on our forum Enjoy!

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