Pure red line (PRL) are really good shrimp to start on your shrimp breeding journey. One of the reason is because they are really hardy and can take quite a wide range of water parameters.
I have friends who kept them up to 800 tds almost liquid rock type of water but they are still alive. Of cause when he found out that he quickly change water and slowly bring it down.
Water parameters I like to keep PRL in.
- TDS 85-90
- pH 5.8
- KH 0
- GH 4
- Temp 24
Breeding PRL is fairly straight forward once you provide them with the above water parameters, some hiding space, a higher female to male ratio, chances are you will get them to breed about 1-2 months after you first introduce them into your tank.
When the number of PRL increases, so does food requirement. Like in all my shrimp feed, I feed them Hwa version 1 pad. It is necessary to feed them daily to have healthy growth and prevent cannibalization. When the females are fed well with abundance of food source, they will start to saddle and berry.
One important part of the food cycle is preferably some grazing material like the lubao will be good for long term breeding projects. It allow female shrimp to have a consistent source of food available.
hope this post will benefit those who are venturing into PRL breeding. If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact me.