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It has given us some great inspiration to aim for breeding outcomes of pinto strains, red bolts, blue jelly, green hulk and other strains not found readily. Some shops openly sell shrimp but it seems that if the shrimp are bred and exchanged within the hobby there is leniency. But if brought into the country there is real potential for fines and even imprisonment. Luckily we have some keepers with amazing abilities as breeders whom have showed the rest of us how to get the best from our shrimp. This forum is amazing for new keepers to understand how to provide the right environment for shrimp and it's great to be able to ask silly questions without fear of being talked down to. This is also where international experience and input is vital to helping keeping our hobby strong. It's wonderful to see the successes overseas and to give us goals to aim towards.

That's why we don't get the quality of the shrimps people get overseas. But through selective breeding we will get there one day. It has made us very good at these skills however. Being almost like pioneers in the hobby. With prices of some shrimp being so expensive and rare, you better know how to look after them well. And it's given birth to forums like SKF. We are a small community, and we NEED to support each other. And it certainly shows on this forum. This is the only forum where I have not seen people use the term "use the search function", but instead the members take the time to explain things very carefully, even if it's the 100th time it was asked. Questions are welcomed, even if it seems simple and bordering on silly to ask. Generosity is in plentiful here. And some people can count on SKF, you buy 10 shrimp but end up getting 11 !! Similar to shrimp, Buces are also on the "no import" list. The limited specimens here in Australia got into the country by mysterious means. When I started collecting them, some Buces were so rare, they cost $400 - $500 for a small cutting.

Very very very lucky to have such a wonderful lady!! Oh yeah, and a stunning shrimp too!! :)

Hi all, I wrapped up my work early today. Hence, I setup my camera and managed to take some nice picture of my Japanese Red Bee shrimps. As such, I will like to share with everyone to cheer up your weekend. ^^ Cheers. Shrimpy Daddy

Find A Word Competition!!! (Pretty Challenging!!) Following on from Marcus' previous Find a Word Challenge, we have included some of these in the 12 Days of Shrimpmas Competition!! This should be a decent challenge. Find the words, send me a pm with your findings, post that a pm has been sent and I will announce the winner!! If you haven't found the designated words, I will let you know. Please familiarise yourself with the rules of this competition below. Have Fun!!! Happy Hunting!! Competition Rules: Entry is open to members with a post count of 35 or higher Due to the nature of the prize, this challenge is open to Australian members only Admin/Moderators decision is final and non-negotiable Entries are to be sent to Newbreed via PM to check. Once PM sent, please post a comment in the competition thread stating this Entries posted directly to thread will be removed and treated as invalid Entries will be checked on a regular basis, based upon time of PM being received If entries are incorrect, a PM will be sent back advising this You can resubmit as many entries as required Until a correct entry has been received, an hourly update will be posted advising that a winner has not yet been found Once a correct entry has been received, it will be confirmed by Admin prior to announcement A PM will then be sent to the winner, and the Competition thread will be updated to announce the winner Competition will begin at 8am AEDT Saturday 13th December 2014 and will end once a winner is announced - depends on how quick you are!! The Find-a-Word Puzzle will be in PDF format and placed in this thread at 8am Prize for the competition will be announced on the Day of competitions launch - It is amazing!!!! Everyone will want it!! Words will be listed as shown in image below (all different directions!! hehe) Find 30 Words in Total As Nogi and I are the only ones privy to the hidden words, the other forum moderators are also eligible to enter this competition Example of how words are listed: Your Challenge PDF: Find_a_word_Difficult.pdf The Prize: Aquael Shrimp Set 20L These usually retail at $129.00 More details on the prize can found here http://www.thetechden.com.au/Aquael_Shrimp_Set_20_p/108792.htm

i found the word SL|_|T lol. this is fun without the list! if noone finds 30 does person with most win ?

Whatever I am going to tell you, you may not believe it. LOL!!! In Japan, we don't really go for pattern. We just go for colour. The Saber Tooth pattern shrimp usually will have the best and purest gene. This is due to much lesser cross-breeding and/or in-breeding. In recent years, all the gold medalists in shrimp competition are Saber Tooth pattern. The PRL currently in the market are originate from JRB. The Taiwanese use the JRB to cross-breed with their shrimps to create those PRL we see today. After that they sold it to the mass market in EU and US. Hence, it is no surprise your Saber Tooth pattern shrimp still carry JRB's colouration. For my that Saber Tooth patter shrimp, another affecting pattern is that she is about to breed. This is why her colour is more intensified. Ah... I remember something that I wanted to let you know but always forgotten to. When you are culling/breeding PRL, do note that those with ivory colour (not yellow but more like very pale cream colour) carries more of the original gene. The whiter it is, the more Taiwan Bee gene it has. If you keep breeding all the ivory colour shrimp together, you will get more red legs than white legs shrimp.

Sounds like fun, it's been years since I've looked at a word search puzzle. Good luck everyone! :-)

Wow, exciting announcement! As it is the first competition we don't want anyone to be left out!!! The main prize can only be sent within Australia. That being said........ Nogi has just offered that the first international member (non-Australian resident) to pm a winning entry will be able to choose a prize of either a Black SKF T-Shirt or a White SKF Polo Shirt!! So, as to main post check back at 8:00am AEDT for the puzzle pdf!!!

Hey everyone!! The 12 Days of Shrimpmas Competition begins tomorrow morning with your first chance to win BIG!! I am posting the competition in a separate thread now! But the competition form and prize will be announced in that thread at 8am AEDT!! So you will need to be back early in the morning to get a heads start! Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors for their support in this, and many other, competitions. Check out the first challenge!! Enjoy!!

Atm only a few crs and cbs cuz some bacteria invade my tanks and i lost alot of them. I got my tanks under treatment with hydrogen peroxide to see if i can save the rest and start all over. I´ll put my setup asap. One more time thanks for the welcomes

If kedagang (or one of the brownie varieties) turns up while passively browsing at a price that doesn't instantly make me go "noooooooooooooo" I'll probably jump on board but they don't seem to be something that's sold frequently where I normally browse so probably won't be for a long time.

Yes that is correct. They don't hatch as minature versions of the parents, they hatch as something else and eventually become minature shrimp (if they are lucky, little success seems to be had in aquariums, ponds have been more successful)

That was Dean, he started SKF but decided to take a break from the hobby earlier this year. That's when I took over the forum. We also have some very nice native shrimp here in OZ and with Dave (Aquagreen) coming on board as a sponsor it's going to be great news for us in terms of getting more information about the locals.

I use cholla wood in all of my shrimp tanks, just boil it like any other drift wood and youll be fine... I have even used it with out boiling it

Most of the females are saddled or berried.