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by southerndesert » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:36 am
Hi All,
Sometime back I picked up some of these shrimp called Golden Bee and although some folks think the white color isn't attractive I myself like them. Here is a photo of one berried.
I keep them in the same water parameters as I do my CRS, Bee, and Tigers.
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by Neonshrimp » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:06 pm
Looks great! Thank you for sharing, now I need to get some
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by Newjohn » Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:29 pm
They are a nice addition to your collection.
Do they breed true "All Golden "
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by southerndesert » Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:40 am
Hi John,
We will know that answer soon I hope, but they are supposed to breed true....
Cheers, Bill
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by Newjohn » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:11 am
Hi Bill
Just like the other Grades of CRS,
I would exspect a few " White " offspring mixed in the the Golden.
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by Neonshrimp » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:16 am
I too would like to know the result of the breeding. Are you going to try golden bred with golden or mix them with regular Chrystals?
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by southerndesert » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:43 pm
I am just breeding them with their own kind right now...Hadn't thought about trying a cross. No young yet, but soon.
Bill
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by southerndesert » Thu May 08, 2008 5:57 am
Update: Per Request....
I now have young in the tank and all seem to be just like the parents except lacking white to some extent and looking more gold. I imagine with time this will change. I actually hope some retain more gold as I really like the color. I think from what I have learned so far that there will be different "grades" in each batch of young.
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by shrimp_n_it » Thu May 08, 2008 6:24 am
Thanks Bill That helps.
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by Mustafa » Thu May 08, 2008 2:12 pm
These shrimp are great-looking! Good to know that they are true-breeding.
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by southerndesert » Thu May 08, 2008 5:04 pm
Here is a new born that sure has good white color....
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by Mustafa » Thu May 22, 2008 10:53 pm
How are the young coming along? They should be a little larger now and the future coloration a little more obvious.
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by Neonshrimp » Thu May 22, 2008 11:42 pm
I too would like to know. One thing I don't like about CRS/Golden Bee shrimp is that they tend to lose color as they grow, unless they have strong genetic factors and the right environmental conditions.
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by southerndesert » Fri May 23, 2008 6:36 am
They are doing very well and I will get some photos for you later today...
Bill