A new colour in my Shrimp

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VishaalDalal
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Re: A new colour in my Shrimp

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navneethtk wrote:DO NOT keep these with RCS they may interbreed!

but they look amazing, selectively breeding them will get you a darker color, nice find!
this is how i fed them to increase color:
monday: DIY algae pellets
tuesday: no feeding
wednesday: tetra bits
thursday: no feeding
friday: DIY algae pellets
saturday: no feeding
sunday: tetra bits along with a 25% water change

i also threw in some cuttlebone, but you may also try with egg shells. and one almond/teak leaf for making the water acidic

Thanks a lot Navneeth, could you give me the method to make DIY algae pellets.
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Re: A new colour in my Shrimp

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well this is how i made it:
ingredients:
1. any type of aquatic algae, preferably hair algae.
2. lime juice, few ML
3. any calcium ingredient (pure calcium tablets, cuttlebone or egg shells)
4. a small amount of dried and crushed Almond or teak Leaves.

first dry the hair algae and then put it in a mixer along with a calcium ingredient, lime juice and crushes leaves. then add a bit of water.(only to moist it) and once they're mixed into a powder put them in a small container to tightly pack it. then put it in the freezer. once frozen break a piece with a fork or small spatula and feed to your shrimps.

Note: see to that the ingredients are finely powdered, makes it easy for even the shrimplets to eat it.
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