Look at my Black/Blue shrimp.....

[wskurdahl]

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.

[Neonshrimp]

Woh, that is neat! You can selectively breed them and see if you can get more black shrimp from the population.

Thanks for the pictures.

[Corydoras seracin]

Very nice & interesting pictures. I also think that you should try to breed them. Thanks alot for sharing.

[wskurdahl]

Ya I plan to separate them and try selectively breeding them if they don't change color on me when they get larger. Hopefully I have a male and female.

[Mordaki]

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.

[Neonshrimp]

If you don't have a male and female black shrimp you can breed them with a few green shrimp of the opposite sex and see if you then get more black shrimp from the offspring. These black offspring can then be used to selectively breed.

[shrimpbaby]

Wow! Those are really dark.

[sstimac]

Awesome, I have seen photos online of a handfull of different types of black shrimp, I love them. It just does not seem to be a color naturally seen that often.

[wskurdahl]

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.

[Neonshrimp]

Interesting, please let us know if they breed and what type of offspring you get.

[Mustafa]

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.

[aberfitch]

That little black shrimp is a BEAUTY!!

[aberfitch]

so is there an actual catagory this shrimp fits into?

[Newjohn]

aberfitch

Are there any updates on these Shrimp ?

JOhn

[wskurdahl]

I separated them and they died in the new tank . Hopefully more appear from my green shrimp