Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
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Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
So I noticed these two black/dark blue shrimp in my green shrimp tank a few weeks ago. They have grown since them but are still the same color. I know sometime baby green shrimp are reddish but as far as I know they aren't normally this color. Anyone seen something like this before? I had a hard time getting pics but I think you guys can get the idea. They also have a greyish looking stripe down their back....they are SO cool looking in person.
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they are cool i hope it is a new colour morph and you can selectivley breed them they would be cool you could call them something like ... i dunno i would of said ninja shrimp but that is taken by the well ninja shrimp lol... anyway that is a cool looking shrimp and hope you have a male and female and get them to breed true to that colour.
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Re: Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
Some new pictures.....I am finally seperating them into another tank. When I was taking them out I noticed a third black/blue one. I am also adding a few green females to the tank.
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Re: Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
Interesting, please let us know if they breed and what type of offspring you get.
Re: Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
This is very interesting. Definitely keep us up to date with your progress with these shrimp. I have had species before (and still have one) that look like green shrimp but can be different colors, including black and bluish. I have a suspicion, not confirmed yet, that they can crossbreed with the "common" green shrimp. Your black/blue shrimp may be a product of such crossbreeding or may just be a color variation and/or mutation. Interesting either way.
Re: Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
That little black shrimp is a BEAUTY!!
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so is there an actual catagory this shrimp fits into?
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aberfitch
Are there any updates on these Shrimp ?
JOhn
Are there any updates on these Shrimp ?
JOhn
Re: Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....
I separated them and they died in the new tank . Hopefully more appear from my green shrimp