Talking about food chains in tanks, I want also add the hint that assassin snails also can attack and kill living dwarf shrimps. They won’t eat planaria unfortunately (as some of the shops advertise). Both behaviors are not common but rare. Nonetheless they are real.

Like in other containers, this bags should not be overcharged with shrimps. It is important to leave as less possible air inside the bag when closing it; this reduces water movement which will stress animals. Normally, I close the bag with a gum, but it is also possible to use a bar type heat sealer. The only negative point is that the corners of the bag are not rounded. Rounded corners avoid that shrimps entangle themselves during transportation. One can fold the corners up and fix it with tape; so there are no sharp corners. In summary, breathing bags allow you to ship or transport your shrimps several days.

Kordon, the US manufacturer of the bags offers different sizes:

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Tell us a little bit about yourself, please:
My name is Gregory, shrimp farming is already occupied about 8 years. I began with two tanks, at this moment there are already 63 We are planning further because there is no space for new shrimp and a new hybrid. Currently, we also seek to deepen our knowledge about crayfish Cambarellus that were found in our kennel.

When did you start keeping and breeding shrimps?
The first shrimp came with us about 8 years ago, they were in an aquarium shrimp Macrobachium friendly. After about a year we get the first dwarf shrimp which we tried to reproduce. The first, which were born in our kennel were Red cherry and Tigers.

What are your basic tips for beginners?
Be patient and don’t forget about water changing

Which mistakes are made often and easy to avoid?
Primarily to take care of the water parameters, do not cause the undesirable crosses.

How much time do you spent with your tanks weekly?
I try to spend every free moment with shrimp but I do not always succeed, taking into account the fact that my little daughter, with whom every moment is priceless.

What is your favorite shrimp?
I love them all but I think that my favourite is King Kong.

What makes the polish shrimp community different from others?
I think that shrimp community does not differ from those in Germany or other countries. The only difference is that we’re a little behind when it comes to new varieties in comparison to shrimp lovers in Germany.

You are running a local forum: What are the ups and downs?
I noticed that a lot of people are afraid to boast of new shrimp because they fear the envy of others. I am glad to see more interesting projects of people who want to create polish shrimp scene. I think that will be more such people that it will easier in Poland for fun shrimp.

What do you think of an international shrimp club?
I think it is an interesting project that will allow us to harmonize standards. I think that this will also speed the introduction of new varieties in the countries that belong to the club because it will be much easier than the search for new varieties on their own. International shrimp club will also be a great opportunity for regular meetings of members.

Three web pages you find useful:

• shrimpnow.com
• blue-tiger-shrimp.com [Imke says: Thank you!]
• redbee.pl

Your motto is:
Go your way and do not look at the others who do not wish us well.

Your final say:
I am very pleased that I could give a short interview for this page. And I hope that world shrimp community will still grow and provide us many pleasures and surprises.

Links

• Blog: http://novina-news.blogspot.com/
• Forum: http://redbee.pl

http://redbee.pl/

People interested in high grade CR are sometimes keen to collect so called ‘red line’ shrimps. This expression refers to the fact, that some high grade CR have SSS patterns through selective breeding of low grades. Besides, it’s assumed to prove that no Snow White shrimp has been crossed in to improve patterns and grades.

In addition to the red line concept, some breeders’ names are a guarantee for high quality: Suzuki, Shirakura, Ueno, Hakata and Ebi-Ten are well known Japanese breeders who have been working for long time on shrimps. Also ASSA, a Japanese breeder association, stands for CR with deep color density. In Germany, some CR are sold under the label ‘Japannachzuchten’ (=offspring of Japanese lines) or new line names like ‘Ebi-Ishi’ – but what’s all this really worth it?

The truth is most German folks buy high grade shrimp from Asia, spawn them and sell them. Often, you even do not know if you get rejected second choice shrimps – or even some which have been crossed with unknown stock. See: the label ‘Japannachzuchten’ is nothing more than a marketing tool since you cannot prove the genetical background but only trust your reseller.

• Evolve (Food)
• Enhance (Mineral Supplements)
• Eradica (medicament against tank parasites like planarias, threadworms and hydras)

For more information, visit the website: http://www.aquaspid.com. I’ll try out the products in the near future.

Evolve Shrimp Food by Aquaspid.com

Enhance Color Booster by Aquaspid.com

Eradica Planaria Aid by Aquaspid.com

‘The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest is a global-scale planted aquarium layout contest, organized by Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd. The year 2010 marks the 10th anniversary, and we look forward to receiving many innovative and original layout designs in the contest 2010.’

Closing date for application is may 31rst 2010; the results will come out end of july 2010. Please check the application rules here.

While gathering for inspiration, check out the work of Oliver Knott: http://www.pbase.com

A couple of rough days have passed by and after being involved in several discussions on a shrimp breeder association, I have had time to check the internet for some more information about the in Germany so called ‘Princess Bee’. I stumbled across several forums and also found a closed thread on this shrimp species as well as a selling embargo in TSO forum. It forbids more concrete mass selling.

Although web translators most often return very funny and insane phrases, I was able to understand that the main point was: Who and under which circumstances is allowed to catch, trade and breed this shrimp?

The members of another forum were not so happy about the fact that the name ‘Princess Bee’ (also: Tép ong Huế or Honey Vietnamese Shrimp) was given by a foreign scientist and – in addition – that these shrimp were available in Europe already. The first report on this shrimps is from may 2009, posted in a well known Asian forum by a guy from Vietnam.

So after two years in the hobby I know that new dwarf shrimp species on the market are like a money-printing machine for the greedy ones. Who cares about the animals?

P. S. Have a look: Is this a Red Princess Bee?