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I am getting some really much better shrimp than most of what I have- I have a couple of very nice CRS and GB's- I was going to put my A&B grades in with them so in one way I would be improving what I have but as I don't have room for selective breeding I Could also be down grading the good ones. What should I do? I guess I have 3 options- put them all together - leave my lower grades in another tank and put some higher grades in with them- or cull my lower grades and offer them to another noob who would end up with the same problem down the track but as they are lower grades they would have less chance of the shrimp dying on them while they learn.

At this time I am only looking at breeding for my pleasure and also eventually to pass some shrimp on to other members for free. Not looking to sell.

All suggestions great fully accepted:D That's nice suggestions from you Squiggle!!!!

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I don't know what you're talking about, nudge, nudge wink wink, say no more! :victorious:

Seriously though, keep all the motley females & chuck em in with your nice ones, see how you go creating your one higher grades, try & create a PML(Pure Mamma Line) hahaha :smiley_simmons:

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Bahaha Squiggle you may have to eat your words yet PML Love it!!!

I might have to catch them out and have a good look at them because I still don't know what they are and haven't had any berried girls show up yet. With a bit of luck they are all girls- nah odds are against that. I will give the antennae a good looking at and hope for the best. I do like the idea of keeping the girls doh should have thought of that myself it's so obvious:stupid:!!!! Just keep the boys for a splash of colour in the cherry tanks until there are enough to make it worth the postage to give them away.. Sounds like a plan!:cheerful:

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I would leave them all together for the time being. Enjoy the process of shrimp keeping and seeing babies everywhere. Since you don't have that many, you may strengthen the gene pool by mixing together. Down the track you can get more selective and pick out the ones you may want to focus on and pass on the rest. Just my 2 cents.

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Well that would save me having CRS sprinkled in amongst my other tanks. I will have a go at sexing them and if it's all too hard I could do that and I'm sure there would be plenty of beginners who would like the opportunity of having some not so perfect CRS. I'm still torn both ways at the moment but I do like the colour of a couple that are mostly red with just a bit of white. They are from Gbang so should have some reasonable genes in them. Thanks HeavyD

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By golly JohnH, I think you're right :victorious: One more tank! One more tank! :smiley_simmons:

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Oh John don't even go there!!! Yet Alan did ask if i wanted the wall between the 2 rooms knocked down!!! No no more tanks for a while. Need to see how much electricity these use up first. Alan may have to give up watching TV on the plasma!!!!

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Why are all the tanks in Sydney and Perth:confused: No I am content with my little lot for the minute need to let the breeding begin!!!! I have always got my RCS tank if I got real desperate I can divide that or heaven forbid give away my RCS:crushed: I really need to see how much all these tanks cost electricity wise!

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Lol, I love how you are content for the minute, hahaha :stupid: You can't get rid of your RCS, that's where it all started :encouragement:

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I would leave them all together for the time being. Enjoy the process of shrimp keeping and seeing babies everywhere. Since you don't have that many' date=' you may strengthen the gene pool by mixing together. Down the track you can get more selective and pick out the ones you may want to focus on and pass on the rest. Just my 2 cents.[/quote']

+1 you are just starting out so don't worry about selective breeding etc for the time being and learn as much as you can first. WHen your numbers have grown then start with the programs but by then you should have another 5 tanks or so.

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Thanks CNgo that's great!!! No I agree trouble is I am agreeing with what everyone is saying even if it's not the same LOL.

It would be much easier if I did have them all in one tank and learnt because I haven't even had a berried CRS yet. I also haven't done any grading so it might be a really good learning curve the only thing is when do you decide to become a serious breeder and start culling heavily? I suppose when you have too many shrimp? But yes it might take a bit of the fun component away when only breeding for quality. I just don't want to spoil the bloodlines of good shrimp with not so good shrimp by breeding indiscriminently but you have to start somewhere and when it all boils down I am still very new to this hobby with heaps to learn . Also here I am worrying when I haven't even had I CRS shrimplet!!!

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Lol' date=' I love how you are content for the minute, hahaha :stupid: You can't get rid of your RCS, that's where it all started :encouragement:[/quote']

What can I say Squiggle I'm a woman I don't really know what I want and no I can't get rid of them. I am in the middle of re setting up the empty tank and a little red hitched a ride on a plant. It was quite tiny but so very Red looks like they are throwing some good colours. Haven't culled any for a while but will have to in a couple of months as the numbers are increasing.

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Yes pretty happy about that. They are in my big tank with lots of plants and stained with tannins etc so they don't show up that well but when I caught this little fellow it was bright red against the white shrimp net. Good colour for a baby!

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Really cool, remember the saying, we want to see pics or it didn't happen, lol :victorious:

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Wait until the next time I have to catch a shrimp for something and I will put one in a white dish or even a glass and see if the phone can take a picture. Got a tank full of it didn't happens!!!!:cheerful:

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Lol, so do I, they're too fast for a good pic, I keep telling them to stay still & say "cheese" but they won't, hahaha :victorious:

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