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I thought since we all love shrimp photos so much, that we could have a dedicated thread for our favourite shrimp photos.

Rules for this thread are:

*Post your favourite three shrimp photos

*Photos must be your own

*You can edit your post as often as you like if your favourite pics change

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All the more reason to be able to update your photos as your skillz improve ;)

Now where are your photos Chi???

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All the more reason to be able to update your photos as your skillz improve ;)

Now where are your photos Chi???

Mate looking at your photo's I would only embarrass myself!

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Mate looking at your photo's I would only embarrass myself!

It's not about the quality of the photos, it's about sharing the love as Mr Squiggle would say. Nice photos by the way Squiggle.

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Thanks dude, sharing the SKF love is lots of fun & I have a long way to go before I'll be happy with the quality of my pics, I'm totally a harsh critic of my own performance. Yours, on the other hand, are stunning dude, well done! :victorious:

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Dean that last pic is one of my favourite shrimp photos as well. Love the look he's giving the camera.

@Squiggle: I totally get being your own harshest critic. Always room for improvement, but thanks for the positive comment mate.

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My photo skills are not good but I like these and had to show one of my damn Yellows just to prove I do have them:)2013-09-13154416_zps1237e677.jpg2013-07-19123025_zps5ab7edfe.jpg

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Very nice pics Ineke, your skills have definitely improved a lot & I always believed you had yellows. :victorious:

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Wow, now they are Blue BlueBolts Marcus! Awesome pics!!

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Beautiful photos Ineke. Your photos have improved heaps from when you first starting posting them and the shrimp look great - even the non-existant yellows :P.

@Bluebolts: That second photo is just awesome. I didn't realise how dark they got. Stunning shrimp mate.

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Marcus you're a bum!! Those bluebolt pics are spectacular, the quality & depth of their colours is almost unbelievable...........I said almost! Stunning work dude, well done! :victorious:

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Ok 3 shrimp pics iv taken that are amongst my favourites

1. low grade CRS - chosen as it was one of my first ever bee shrimp. Unfortunately during our horrendous heat a couple years back i lost them :sorrow:

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2. One of my all time favorites a face on pic of a Darwin Red Nose Shrimp :)

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3. Lastly a recent pic i took of one of my favorite new shrimps my Riffle Shrimp

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Ineke' date=' have you tried feeding your yellow cherries raw oysters, or giving them a massage????[/quote']

Haha Ninja I've tried candles, Barry Mannilow and whispered sweet nothing's , but nothing happened:)

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LOVE the DRNS pic, soo funny!

Marcus, do you have rocks in your glass cup?

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