Monthly Archives: July 2008

  • Fun with Nikon

    Posted on July 28, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    Today I decided to break out my trusty Nikon D40 and snap off a few pictures. The most interesting came from my soft water Tiger Shrimp aquarium:

    Tiger Shrimp with Red Stripes

    This Tiger Shrimp has been displaying this red color for quite some time now.

    Tiger Shrimp with Red Stripes

    The red on this Tiger Shrimp was first [...]


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  • Green Lace Shrimp Profile Added

    Posted on July 27, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    TheShrimpFarm.com has added a Dwarf Shrimp profile for the Green Lace Shrimp!

    Green Lace Shrimp

    Green Lace Shrimp

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  • Caridina sp. (update #2)

    Posted on July 27, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    It has been almost 2 months since I received this species of shrimp from a member of one of the forums I participate in. After quite a bit of observation and a few comments from knowledgeable shrimp keepers I believe they are Malaya Shrimp (Caridina sp.).

    Caridina Species

    I am not 100% positive of this identification because [...]


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  • Soft Water Shrimp in Hard Water (update #3)

    Posted on July 21, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    I have found another berried female in my soft water aquarium! That makes a total of 3 females that are now berried!

    Berried Tiger Shrimp

    This female is the smallest of the 3, but it looks like she is carrying close to the same amount of eggs as the other females.

    Berried Tiger Shrimp

    There are still no berried [...]


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  • Dwarf Shrimp Pictures

    Posted on July 16, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    Again I was messing with my Nikon D40 and figured I would post a few new pictures of some of my shrimp.

    Here they are:

    Berried Blue Pearl Shrimp
    Berried Blue Pearl Shrimp
    Neocaridina heteropoda
    Neocaridina heteropoda
    Yellow Shrimp

    Yellow Shrimp

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  • Soft Water Shrimp in Hard Water (Update #2)

    Posted on July 15, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    First Results
    I set up this experiment on June 20th and I have my first results.

    Berried Tiger Shrimp 1

    My first female Tiger Shrimp have become berried! There are two berried females in the soft water aquarium.

    Berried Tiger Shrimp 2

    The aquarium parameters are as follows:
    Temp:  74.8
    pH:       6.4
    TDS:     112 ppm
    These shrimp appear to be growing just a little [...]


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  • A Few Random Pictures

    Posted on July 12, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    I was messing around with my Nikon D40 today and took a couple pictures I though would be worth sharing.
    First is a unique Ramshorn Snail that I have in one of my shrimp aquariums.

    Oddly colored Ramshorn Snail

    This is the only Ramshorn snail I have that looks like this! Unique!
    Also here is another photo of some [...]


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  • New design finished!

    Posted on July 11, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    Okay, the new design is complete. Let me know what you think! It took a few days to get it all done, but I am pretty happy with it now!


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  • New Look and New Feel!

    Posted on July 9, 2008 by Brad-Owner

    I have been unhappy with the design of TheShrimpFarm.com for a while now and I have finally decided to do something about it!
    I have redesigned the entire site! I have uploaded the new design for the main site, and the blog re-design will be up soon (it takes a lot more coding). With [...]


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