My Blue Bolts

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My Blue Bolts

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Hey All,

Not been so active in posting a thread or update so after quite a time posting some updates -

I was not a fan of the taibee shrimps but eventually gave up and joined the band!

Around 1 month back sourced some low-mid grade Blue Bolts from Taiwan, they were from a champion breeder and thought of keeping them.

So here are some crappy mobile images of them, now a days I am too lazy to do take out the main camera :)

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You can check on its head, it has mosura pattern. Planning to selectively breed them

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A better picture of it

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Some are saying it have steel blue gene lets hope so -

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Tank Specifications -

Tank Size - 30*18*18
Filtration - 1 Canister and 1 Sponge
Filtration Media - Eheim Substrate, Sponge, Seachem Matrix
Soil - ADA Amazonia
Water - 100% RO plus SL Aqua Blue Wizard to remineralize
Parameters - TDS -120ppm
Additives - SL Aqua TM1 once a month
Food - SL Aqua Veg, Aqua Eden Essential, Ebita Breed Quatro 2. Along with some alder cone and IAL litters.

Comments and Suggestions welcome :)
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Beautiful shrimps.
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Lovely shrimps Abhishek..
After seeing these.. I again feel like keeping shrimps. I haven't had any luck in keeping them :(
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Thank you Rajiv Ji :)

Nandi, it is easy to keep them. Dont go for a smaller tank and keep patience while setting and cycling it. Most work will be done.
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Beautiful
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Thanks Somen Da :)
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Very nice shrimps. How many do you have?
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Approx 10 pieces
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Beautiful shrimps .....
Finally i am Broke but Happy :D
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Abhishek wrote:Thank you Rajiv Ji :)

Nandi, it is easy to keep them. Dont go for a smaller tank and keep patience while setting and cycling it. Most work will be done.
Rightly said Abhishek.Patience is the key. Hope I get my hands on shrimps again.
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