Neocaridina denticulata (Green)

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:28 pm

This is toally amazing! This generation of my green cherry shrimp are breeding true. There were no browns, oranges or ghosts on the last hatches of any of my females. here is a poor pic of a pregnant female on some java moss.

At this point they are about the same olive color as Amanos and blend it totally with the java moss. I'm guessing this must be a morph found in the wild as it is stable too soon to be resessive. Give the ability to blend in so well, it could survive quite well in the wild.

The Fisherman · Post by **The Fisherman** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:34 pm

Wow, very cool!!!

Can you get any better pics? Its a little hard to see the green color over the Java moss.

-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:43 pm

I guess that is the point of the picture. The shrimp blends in so well with the moss that it makes it hard to see

. Althugh please post more picture of this great looking shrimp

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Thanks.

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:43 pm

I posted this pic before in another thread, but I can't find it now. Here is a female on a light background.

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:09 pm

badflash
Are the markings, Black or Brown ?

Great to hear they are breeding true.

I have a tank with similar looking Shrimp. They are still throwing Browns and Orangish/Brown Ones.

I will post a picture later, to see if this is what you started with ?
I would post a picture now, but, 1 of my little ones walked of with my camera.

Please keep us updated.
New Shrimp, are always niceto see
John

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:16 pm

markings are brown, but very light.

Post by **Mustafa** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:28 pm

Are you sure that shrimp is green?

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:50 pm

Unless I'm color blind. I'll go get my eyes checked just in case....

Sure look green to me. same as amanos. Maybe ican put an amano in the tank and take a side by side.

Why do you ask?

Post by **Mustafa** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:59 pm

badflash wrote:Unless I'm color blind. I'll go get my eyes checked just in case....
Sure look greed to me. same as amanos. Maybe ican put an amano in the tank and take a side by side.

Why do you ask?

Because I cannot see any green...LOL. When I'm thinking green, I'm thinking *really* green...kinda like a green shrimp, or a green grasshopper etc. Are you saying the shrimp has a green hue?

Your amanos are "green" too? I don't get it. LOL

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:50 pm

What color do you call an amano?

No, these aren't green green like the green shrimp, but they are not brown, or red. If I had to describe the color I'd call it green, but an off shade. I'd call my amanos green too except for the blue one (lets not go there).

Heck, the blue crays I have aren't blue either, but they are blue-ish. They sure as heck aren't brown. These are all works in progress.

TKD · Post by **TKD** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:15 pm

Very cool.

Kinda reminds me of a young female cherry, just green instead of red.

TKD

Post by **Mustafa** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:55 pm

badflash wrote:What color do you call an amano?

I'd call amanos "greyish."

Your second picture of the Neocaridina does look greenish, though. You know...I would call these shrimp "Neocaridina sp." as you really don't know what type of wild Neocaridina went into the mix. It does not have to have been any N. denticulata of any kind, but a related Neocaridina species.

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:00 pm

Badflash

I also have been working on some "Green" Shrimp.
And the camera does not do the color justice.

As you say, it is not Brown or Red, It is a SHADE OF GREEN.

I guess they will have to be called GREENISH SHRIMP for now.

Keep up the good work on the Green Shrimp.
And keep us posted.

John

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:23 pm

So we cal then Green Ish Shrimp! (GIS)!

I like them for the suprise value. They are invisible until they move.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:36 pm

Wait, I think there is something moving in the java moss!

Oh it's a Green Ish Shrimp!

They really are great shrimp by the way.