Self Cloning Crayfish for sale

I have 3 juvenile Self Cloning Crayfish for sale.

The price is $45.00 and that will include FREE shipping!

The first person to contact me using the contact us form will receive all the information on how to order. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Summer Contest Announcement

I have decided that I will be holding a summer contest here at TheShrimpFarm.com. Here are the details:

How to enter:
TheShrimpFarm.com is looking for some high quality user generated content. To enter TheShrimpFarm.com’s summer contest all you have to do is write an article and submit it to TheShrimpFarm.com to be posted on our blog. Please submit all articles using the submission form that will be provided on the contest page (once set up). If you finish your article before the page is up, please email article to Dan at TheShrimpFarm.com

How to win:
All article submissions will be eligible to win. The winner will be chosen at random from the list of all entries.

Entry Requirements:
All articles should be around 300-500 words and written in English and be related to Dwarf Shrimp. Well-written articles that provide valuable content will be posted to The Dwarf Shrimp Blog at my digression.

Prizes:
I will award three prizes to 3 entries drawn at random. First place chooses from a list of 3 items, second chooses from the remaining two prizes and third gets what is left.

Prize List:
$10.00 Gift Certificate to Online Retailer (your choice)
10 Red Cherry Shrimp
3 self-cloning crayfish

I will be setting up a contest page soon! I will be accepting all articles starting today and will continue to accept articles until the contest concludes on July 10th. So start writing and submit your articles.

Bonus:
Any article that is used in whole or part, as a post on The Dwarf Shrimp Blog will result in the writer being awarded a package of Hikari Crab Cuisine!

Rules:
All articles submitted will become the property of TheShrimpFarm.com
Articles may be edited by TheShrimpFarm.com
Credit will be given to writer of article if published
Articles MUST be original
Article writer grants all rights to TheShrimpFarm.com
Enter as often as you like
Winners will be drawn at random on July 10th.
Submissions will be accepted until the drawing
Rules may be changed at anytime!

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Summer Contest? What do you think?

I am considering setting up a contest, similar to the Christmas Contest, but I want it to be a little bit different.

What would you guys and girls like to see as prizes?

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Coloring Shrimp with Food?

Recently I wrote a blog post called Redder Red Cherry Shrimp . The post focused on what affects the coloring of Red Cherry Shrimp. There was a comment left on that post that included some information that I forgot to mention:

If you want a redder color, I have heard that it can depend on what they eat, to some extent. Wild caught salmon have the red colored meat because they eat crustaceans so a fun experiment might be to try feeding a crustacean based food.

The chemical that cases the wild salmon to have so much more color in them is Astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is naturally found in algae and crustaceans (among a few other things).

When a Dwarf Shrimp consumes a food that contains Astaxanthin (found in small amounts in shrimp based foods and in larger amounts in foods intended to deliver a large dose of Astaxanthin) color changes do happen. Red Cherry Shrimp that are not geneticly predisposed to display deep, dark reds will display a bit more color. Some shrimp, such as the yellow shrimp, may even display a totally different color, such as a blue green.

Once this food source is removed and the shrimp no longer eat Astaxanthin the changes will be reversed and the shrimp will revert back to its natural coloring.

I personally have done a few experiments with food heavy in this chemical. I used it with Red Cherry Shrimp, Yellow Shrimp and Crystal Red Shrimp. The results were quite variable, but the overall theme was a slight color change. The Red Cherry Shrimp seemed to get a bit darker, the yellow shrimp seemed to turn blue green, and they Crystal Red Shrimp seemed to have a bit more contrast.

There was no downside to the food that contained this chemical, and in fact it is known to be a great antioxidant. If you want to find a food high in Astaxanthin look for foods that their first ingredient is Krill or foods that advertise Astaxanthin as an ingredient.

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I Just Joined Twitter

TheShrimpFarm.com now has an official twitter page!

http://www.Twitter.com/ShrimpFarmer

I am still learning about twitter and what its uses are, but if you are already a member come on over and follow us for updates on Dwarf Shrimp and TheShrimpFarm.com.

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