BLue tiger shrimp

Matteino^82 · Post by **Matteino^82** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:09 pm

Hello, does anybody knows some infos about this kind of shrimp?I think that it is a tiger, so it needs soft acidic water, but i also think that it is more difficoult to breed as other tigers...
In the past post i didn't find anything about the water parameters, only about the fact that the born shrimps are in many cases not blue but simple tiger

Can you help me?Matteo

p.s. this is a picture (taken from a site, i don't know if it is possible to do)

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:21 pm

I think the picture is faked. It looks kind of like a negative to me.

Matteino^82 · Post by **Matteino^82** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:29 pm

really??sincerely i tought the same, think also that it is taken from a site wo sell these and other shrimps, maybe it is not a real tiger blue...I also know that there are many kind of tiger blue...

Thanks bad!

Anyway,blue tiger shrimps what kind o f water need?The same water of tiger shrimps? (soft acidic water)?
bye

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:18 pm

It might even be another dyed shrimp. If they are doing it with one shrimp they may be trying it with another

The only way to know is to see if it breeds true and produces blue offspring. I would think it would need the same conditions as a normal tiger shrimp would. Please let us know what you find out Matteino.

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:07 pm

I agree that this is a faked photo.

The eye color gives it away from me. A negative version of a very dark colored eye would appear very bright like it is in this photo.

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:13 pm

What some people will do to try and make dollar

John

JeffK · Post by **JeffK** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:32 pm

Hi I am new here and this is my first post.

I too think that picture is fake. If you see the picture name it says "Immagine" It would be beautiful but nature provides us things as amazing or even more amazing.

IF it is a new variety of shrimp, I would love mustafa to breed them and I would definetly buy some

Post by **Mustafa** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:41 pm

There are some bluish tiger shrimp with brightly colored eyes in Germany, however, they don't breed true and most animals go back and forth between being bluish and normal colored. There is still no true-breeding constantly blue tiger shrimp in existence...no matter what people/stores/sellers tell you.

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:52 pm

JeffK wrote:Hi I am new here and this is my first post.

I too think that picture is fake. If you see the picture name it says "Immagine" It would be beautiful but nature provides us things as amazing or even more amazing.

IF it is a new variety of shrimp, I would love mustafa to breed them and I would definetly buy some

Welcome JeffK, it is good to see your post. At this point the shrimp hobby is still basically new and all kinds of new shrimps and varriants are being discoved. "Immagine" just about says it all, you might just find a shrimp you have could could have only once immagined. Hope you enjoy the shrimp and read up on them!