Just pointing you to this shrimp good guide will be an easy way out for this post. https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/gear/buyers-guides/articles/2016/7/21/the-big-shrimp-food-test When I look through all the Brand that were tested there isn’t any from Taiwan. Didn’t most of our shrimp you keep today originated from Taiwan? Why isn’t there any food secret being share? Apparently there are […]
1. Myth: shining strong light on your shrimp will make it look nicer ✓ Fact :no matter how much light you shine will not make your shrimp look better. You might as well cook it. 2. Myth: buying culls and slowly trying to breed and get good quality shrimp is achievable ✓ Fact: Good line […]
Some of you have asked me to share about my breeding tank setup. It really is pretty straight forward. Picture worth a thousand words. I learn from Taiwanese breeder on the setup and modified a little but in general works the same. Here is a picture showing one of the most reputable Taiwanese breeder. Pretty […]
New post right after Chinese New Year. For those who have been requesting me to write on some topics. These are for you. Sharing some of the black fancy tiger picture with you. Is the shrimp price bubble that will burst eventually. This blog post will be about the dark secrecy that underline prices peak […]
This section will discuss on grading Particularly the black fancy tiger but can generally use it as a methodology for grading. One of the reasons for sharing this article really is about how grading is done from a judge and seller perspective. I am honoured to have a judge and seller share with me on […]
What is the key to success in breeding these black fancy? Can we attribute to luck and close our eyes to randomly breed hoping something good may appear? In line breeding, luck plays a small part. So what is the critical success factors? There are many ways to achieve quality black fancy tiger and below […]
Let us dig a little deeper to understand what goes behind the scene when breeding black fancy tigers. According to the Taiwan shrimp book, there is a short paragraph mentioning about a reputable breeder who did a test between pure black line female x red tiger male and red tiger female x pure black line […]
A warm invite to visit an overseas home breeder in Germany is really exciting. The thoughts of having to see the Number of tanks is like sending a kid into a candy store. Turkish coffee with the newly acquired friends! The boss catching shrimps! the wall of fame where overseas guest sign their name on […]
Information about these elusive shrimp called the black fancy tiger does appear to be lacking and after speaking to various breeders in Taiwan and Germany, i have learnt quite a few new things. Breeders normally breed something that would sell or fetch a high price in the market, hence the Red Fancy Tiger was the focus […]
It wasn’t Long before I got the order to keep black fancy tiger. Apparently being new to the shrimp hobby I wasn’t aware that black fancy tiger is relatively new in the shrimp keeping hobby. The high price tag on the black fancy tiger ranges from $200-$1.5k SGD. What contributes to the high price of […]