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Thanks.Just hope she holds been here before a very long time ago but she lost them all!:encouragement:

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Very cool stuff Ineke, finally congratulations! Now you just got a very long wait.............so long! Hahaha :smiley_simmons:

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I know sooo looong. Thanks Squiggle it's a start!:encouragement:

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I had one of mine do that too. Here's hoping she holds them.

I just did a water change on my divided tank and I'm about to test the water parameters. Hopefully I can get my yellows out of the breeder box and back into their tank. Even though the two berried girls seem to be doing ok in the confined space.

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Good luck with the test. I have just taken half the water out of my not breeding Crystal tank , added fresh water, given it a make over of sorts and just now acclimatising them to go back in. Only the water is being changed plus a few plants added so hopefully it might be enough to get them breeding. :encouragement:

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There you go, stuffing around with them again woman, if is good enuf to get preggie, it's good enuf to incubate, with small water changes????

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Oh the Yellows are stable with just a small water change weekly in a tank of their own. They were put in there with cherry water conditions about 6 weeks ago after living with the Crystals for some time.. The Crystals have been in their tank for 5-6 months and have done nothing so I thought a good water change and a few plants might be a good thing. The Crystals have not bred since I had them - I thought one may have been berried but she wasn't. I have 4 berried Chocolates ,5 berried rilis and now Yellows all with leaving them alone and not poking about. I don't think there are any mishlings berried at the moment although there may be one but hard to get a good look. No berried Tibees either but leaving them alone..

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Congrats ineke!!! Lots of shrimplets on the way.

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Not a race but am sure you would win!! I only have 2 chocs berried, hard to tell but my CBS should be ready to start soon too! It's all a big waiting game...

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No I'm just happy that I have shrimp the babies are a bonus. The chocolates have increased slowly from my original 8 I have 25 adults and a few babies coming on. They will need to be divided though as there are now some nice blues among them so will be putting the blues in a tank by themselves in a couple of days. I also just saw some of my new baby TBM's out I knew i had a few as I saw them when they first hatched but today I have seen 3 tiny ones walking around. I have about 20 babies/juvies now maybe a few more depending on how many came from this last batch but mum wasn't carrying many eggs.

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Yes Ninja I'm happy with my little lot , would like the crystals to breed just so I know I can keep them properly but otherwise all is good. I wouldn't expect the mishlings to breed just yet as they had a huge change from that little cube to the bigger tank but they all look good and healthy and babies seem to be thriving and growing well. All's good in my little shrimp world:D

The Tibees were never meant to breed anyway so if that baby is still in the tank that's a bonus.

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You know I'm getting crystals now too ineke. Is it another race to see who gets berries first?

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John with the way my Crystals are you will win hands down they are just as reluctant as the Yellows were. I have all the right soil, RO water, salty shrimp, excellent filtration good food and plenty of variety at that. It's a mystery to me- I have even stopped playing with my tanks -well until I did a big clean up of their tank yesterday hoping a change of water may induce them. So John the glory can be yours -I'll be trying though:encouragement:

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YAY Ineke! You finally did it! :triumphant:

Thanks Garny yes but we have been here before and it is the same female she only carries a few eggs so hope she hangs on to them this time:encouragement:

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That would be nice John , good luck with your foray into Crystals :encouragement:

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