Ooops o oh Sorry Ninja

[ineke]

A while ago Ninja quietly asked me if I would like a few male Tibees just for show NOT to be bred with. Of course I said yes because the are awesome little shrimp- and I was soon to find out big personality shrimp. she sent me some males who tried escaping every tank I tried them in even giving each other piggy backs to climb over the walls!!!! Funny to watch but I lost 2 over the weeks as they climbed right out of the tanks. Hence all the shifting around of my shrimp and giving away all my Red Cherries, trying to find a tank they could not escape from and no shrimp they could breed with.

I eventually sorted them out and found they weren't happy in the lower ph tanks and now they are living happily in my Rilli tank which is deep and has np escape route- well none they have found yet.

Over the last few weeks I watched and wondered was that a female now I'm hopeless at sexing any thing but cherries so wasn't sure then he developed a black head and back so a picture went off to Ninja - could this be a girl but the picture wasn't much good so I thought maybe I'm seeing things.

Anyway water change day on Sunday and blow me down yesterday I saw this- now you have to look hard as he/she has tucked them up high but yesterday she had quite a few eggs hanging

So first of all a huge thank you to Ninja for taking me under her wing and also for these amazing little shrimp they really do have character. I think there may be one more girl but the saddle is just forming I think. Ninja is now cool with me letting you know I have them and even though I wasn't meant to breed them I didn't really have any choice the deed was done! Why is it I'm trying to breed my Crystals with no luck and I'm not trying to breed Tibees and they go and breed anyway?

Thanks Ninja:congratulatory:

[CNgo2006]

Very nice ineke! Sorry about the losses but it looks like new life will replace them! You have been a very lucky girl to receive such great pressies from a lot of the members here. Aren't you so glad to have found SKF? As I am?

Very generous ninja...another great SKF member!

[BlueBolts]

That's great ineke, congrats. Was she X with another same colour/pattern Tibee ?

[MrShrimp]

Nice work Ineke and very kind of ninja to offer them to you. It's going to be a loooong wait untill she drops.

Loooooong wait my friend.

[CNgo2006]

Nice work Ineke and very kind of ninja to offer them to you. It's going to be a loooong wait untill she drops.

Loooooong wait my friend.

So no happy dance questions this time? Bit disappointed Bro!

[ineke]

That's great ineke' date=' congrats. Was she X with another same colour/pattern Tibee ?[/quote']

Yes BB they were some boys Ninja didn't need in her breeding program. I have them all together but only with cherries so definitely a male from that group with very similar pattern- some slightly better pattern than others. There is one slightly smaller one coming on that looks like it may be a girl and its pattern is slightly more defined. Hopefully she will carry the eggs through but as this is her first batch I understand they some times have moulting issues towards the end of carrying so here's hoping. I will update if she has the babies.

For your interest

TDS 180

GH 6

KH 2

PH 7.1

Nitrate 5

RO water

Fluval shrimp stratum

Sulawesi salts-because of the Rillis

They were not happy at a ph of 6.5

Cheers

Ineke:encouragement:

[ineke]

Nice work Ineke and very kind of ninja to offer them to you. It's going to be a loooong wait untill she drops.

Loooooong wait my friend.

Sooo Looong:encouragement:

[MrShrimp]

So no happy dance questions this time? Bit disappointed Bro!

This comment proves you are a hardcore happy dancer. I can imagine those spaghetti legs in action. Going to wait a few days before they drop then I will remind Ineke to prepare herself. But for now, loooooong wait Ineke.

[ineke]

Thanks guys yes I was very lucky to be given the Tibees as they were surplus to Ninja's needs . I was a bit worried at first when I thought I had a girl but it's OK now but it's still a long time before she drops and a lot can happen:encouragement:

[MrShrimp]

Sooo Looong:encouragement:

I think Mr squiggle is going to feel much better now knowing you have to wait longer then him :)

[ineke]

That avatar makes me smile every time I see it.!!! Yes soo looong for both of us:D

[durro68]

Nice one Ninja and congrats to you Ineke!

[HexaD]

First dips! lol, awesome news and very generous of ninja. So awesome you can get the wp right at your end. My tap water is fluctuating all the time!

[ineke]

Thanks Durro I have been extremely lucky.

[CNgo2006]

First dips! lol' date=' awesome news and very generous of ninja. So awesome you can get the wp right at your end. My tap water is fluctuating all the time![/quote']

Why not grab a RO unit? They are so cheap atm and imo a neccessity if you want the correct WP.

[ineke]

First dips! lol' date=' awesome news and very generous of ninja. So awesome you can get the wp right at your end. My tap water is fluctuating all the time![/quote']

I have resorted to RO water my tap water even with a pura tap filter has a tds of 330 and ph 7.5.

[MrShrimp]

That avatar makes me smile every time I see it.!!! Yes soo looong for both of us:D

That's my toy poodle in uniform. He guards my TB shrimps when I'm not home.

"SUPER POODLE"

[ineke]

That's my toy poodle in uniform. He guards my TB shrimps when I'm not home.

"SUPER POODLE"

very very cool nearly as good as my koala:victorious:

[JohnH]

Now if you can just get your Yellow Cherries to do the same thing ....*ducks for cover

[ineke]

Now if you can just get your Yellow Cherries to do the same thing ....*ducks for cover

Well may you duck John:D my yellows and my crystals still no luck:( Now I'm cheating and bought some other yellows so let's see what they do

[Squiggle]

Awesome gift ninja, well done!! :encouragement: Congrats Ineke, I feel better now knowing you have such a long wait ahead of you, it will be four of the longest weeks of your life, sooooooo looooong!! Hahaha :victorious:

[CNgo2006]

Awesome gift ninja' date=' well done!! :encouragement: Congrats Ineke, I feel better now knowing you have such a long wait ahead of you, it will four of the longest weeks of your live, sooooooo looooong!! Hahaha :victorious:[/quote']

I have learnt not to be checking the days anymore, I forget about the date and before I know it they have dropped! So much less stressful!

On a side note, tonight I watched as one of my tiger girls pushed her saddle down (with a hunched back, you could almost feel her pain!) down to her underbelly...It took no more than a minute to complete! It was something I was lucky enough to catch...thought about making a run for the camera but then I would have missed the show! Sorry guys :cower:

[MrShrimp]

Sorry chi, no pics so it didn't happen.

[MrShrimp]

' date=' I feel better now knowing you have such a long wait ahead of you, it will four of the longest weeks of your live, sooooooo looooong!! Hahaha :victorious:[/quote']

Your so mean Mr squiggle But too funny, Bahahaha.

[Squiggle]

I have learnt not to be checking the days anymore' date=' I forget about the date and before I know it they have dropped! So much less stressful! [/quote']I totally agree with you dude, I write down the date in a book & then I don't look at the book till they drop & it's generally pretty close to 28 days but I certainly don't count the days. The wait doesn't bother me really, I work stupid long hours most days & before I know it the shrimplets are here :victorious:Just a little sweet payback, lol :victorious: