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Kev Shrimp Lover

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So here is the story so far, blah blah blah.

After keeping and breeding shrimps for about one years now, i've decide to just keep and breed Crs. Yes I am striving 4 PRL. I just can't go past a deep solid red and white of these shrimps.

My project will be very simple. I will have one selective breeding tank and one display tank (not going to stop them from breeding in here off course).

This will be my display tank.

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I also have some native shrimps in this tank as well, include DAS, DRNS and glass shrimps as well as a few yellows.

Here is my selective breeding tank, (not much of a tank) but it is doing it job.

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As you can see there is 3 sections to the tank. Smallest section will contain one 1 sss male to a few sss/white female. Second Section will contain one SSS male and a few selective SS and A/S female. The largest section will contain all the solids colour Crs A grade female with SS or above female.

My aim with the selective breeding tank is to only breed SS and above male with selected female. Hence I will try to only have A grade female only and all male in this tank will be SS and above.

Hope all that make sense. Please don't hesitate to give me feedback. Negative or positive, all is welcome.

Anythings else that I've miss, please ask.

Cheers

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My understanding of PRL is that there are no Golden (or Snowwhite?) genes only CRS .... so you need to do crosses with Golden Bees to establish your breeding stock does not carry these genes.

I am only parroting what I have read and have no experience of this myself!

Cheers

Greg

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Matt_95 Shrimp Lover

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PRL are nice, there is already some nice stock from pure lines here. I have some, they're great.

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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My understanding of PRL is that there are no Golden (or Snowwhite?) genes only CRS .... so you need to do crosses with Golden Bees to establish your breeding stock does not carry these genes.

I am only parroting what I have read and have no experience of this myself!

Cheers

Greg

Thank you for the head up. I'm working on it.

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Fantastic....the more people focus in achieving amazing quality shrimps the better. I've seen a Benibachi PRL overseas, and it was truly amazing !!!! Still expensive at AUD$800 in Thailand, so quality still cost lots of $$$....be great to start a thread of the best quality stock we all have...perhaps once I get me 1st photography lesson on Saturday, I'll post some pics !

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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PRL are nice' date=' there is already some nice stock from pure lines here. I have some, they're great.[/quote']

Very nice Matt, love to see pic if you don't mind.

Any chance you can point me to where you sources these PRL? Please pm me the detail.

Thank you

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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Fantastic....the more people focus in achieving amazing quality shrimps the better. I've seen a Benibachi PRL overseas' date=' and it was truly amazing !!!! Still expensive at AUD$800 in Thailand, so quality still cost lots of $$$....be great to start a thread of the best quality stock we all have...perhaps once I get me 1st photography lesson on Saturday, I'll post some pics ![/quote']

Since I love all shrimps and because resources are limited i have to choice but to just concentrate on one like. I really like the Crs from the start, hence I've decide to just concentrate on purely Crs.

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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I've clear out most of mosses and leave in this section ready for some of my sss Crs.

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This making viewing of the shrimp easy.

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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Good luck Kev :)

I hope you have success with making 'PRL' and can share with us photos and shrimps :cheerful:

Thank you mate, I'll try to take pic of all the shrimps I'll be putting into this section.

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good luck with this project mate, will be very interesting to see how it turns out.

but as was mentioned if you are mixing gold or white with the crs then it wont be PRL.

there is a great article here about starting a PRL program.

http://www.silaneshrimp.com/

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nice, i like what you have done with the moss wall, will look great once it grows out!

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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nice' date=' i like what you have done with the moss wall, will look great once it grows out![/quote']

Thank you mate.

Added a few shrimps this evening. Sorry they are not the best shoot (iPhone), but you get the idea.

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Cheers.

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I think those shrimp will cause you to lose your PRL hopes Kev, correct Me if I'm wrong, but arent the mosura type patterns achieved by mixing golden with CRS to achieve SSS faster? If you want prl you need to keep your tank free of this genetic impurity. I'll get into that silane article when I get home to further my knowledge.

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Mosura definitely has the SW/GB gene...best to buy from a reputable breeder that has F2/3+, with assurance they havent been X with SW/GB, loo for PRL characteristics (i.e. red legs, strong/deep colouring...), and not worry about pattern (i.e. SSS....), and start your PRL project on the right foot ....

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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Dammmmmm it!!!!!!

I've already spend all my free saving on all these SSS. What option you guys think I should do now?

Do I try to sources Crs that don't carry gold/sw gene or do I continues to breed my existing stock and putting all the nice deep Crs separate for PRL breed only.

Keeping on mind I'm finding it really hard to sources really nice deep red and white Crs with red legs.

Does anyone have any they are willing to part with? Please pm me.

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Don't worry Kev. Just breed the SW/GB gene out of your current stock. Remember patience is the key to shrimp keeping. Might take a couple of years but it's worth it.

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Kev Shrimp Lover

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Just added a background to my Crs only tank. I'm hoping to use this tank to keep Crs only.

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Mean while in the breeding tank I've add this SSS Crs.

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With a few generation down the track I aam hoping to get deep colour red and white.

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don't worry too much kev, the sss are still amazing colours and it's not like you can't go for line breeding the mosura pattern crs with white legs ;) another amazing type of shrimp! like bluebolts said, just work on the others that you have. cause pure lines are all about line breeding the stocks that you have. keep us updated

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don't worry too much kev' date=' the sss are still amazing colours and it's not like you can't go for line breeding the mosura pattern crs with white legs ;) another amazing type of shrimp! like bluebolts said, just work on the others that you have. cause pure lines are all about line breeding the stocks that you have. keep us updated[/quote']

Will do Gbang.

I'm in the process of selling all my CBS ATM to just concentrate on crs :)

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I've sold most of my CBS and only a few higher grade left.

Woke up to this

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Finger cross I can get some nice solid colour Crs out of these.

I've manage to select a few very nice solid colour Crs for the project. Will upload the pic once I have taken better pic.

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yeah that is awesome, i wish my high grades would get breeding ;)

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