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Black Bee Shrimp
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:11 am
by aquafever
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:47 am
by Neonshrimp
Great shrimp

I like how they posed on your moss. How active are they compared to other shrimp?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:15 am
by Mustafa
Neonshrimp wrote:How active are they compared to other shrimp?
Just as active as red cherry shrimp.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:25 am
by gr81
It look like Diamond shrimp (higher grade Bee shrimp) to me

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:40 am
by edinjapan
gr81 wrote:It look like Diamond shrimp (higher grade Bee shrimp) to me

Look good? Most likely A Grade shrimp. Have you got any small fry? What is the ratio of throwbacks to the red form?
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:36 am
by DanHagan
Well that is a gorgous bee. I have been breeding these shrimp for a while now and have only A grade at best. Those shrimp are SS and the top one (I am assuming 3 pics of the top one, and the bottome pic is of a 2nd shrimp) is almost a hinomaru!
Keep up the good work!
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:28 am
by edinjapan
DanHagan wrote:Well that is a gorgous bee. I have been breeding these shrimp for a while now and have only A grade at best. Those shrimp are SS and the top one (I am assuming 3 pics of the top one, and the bottome pic is of a 2nd shrimp) is almost a hinomaru!
Keep up the good work!
I would say a high grade A or a low grade S as the edges of the colour bands are not crisp. It also depends on how true breeding they are to make it as a higher grade. I think some of the best come from Munechika. The photos on their site unfortunately don't do the shrimp justice.
http://www.mff.jp/index.htm
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:20 pm
by aquafever
I love them very much.
We call this V-band and Tiger in our side.
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:03 am
by Newjohn
Hi aquafever
Where does the V-band come from ?
Is this the pattern on the tail ?
Thank You For Sharing
John
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:34 am
by milalic
I have been breeding high grade CRS/Black Bee shrimp in the USA for some time. His shrimp look S and above to me, especially the first picture which I would say is a SS.
V-band:
Second black band is V-shaped(1st, 2nd and 3rd picture)
Tiger tooth:
Second black band has some teeth looking marks in white(4th picture)
-Pedro
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:14 am
by aquafever
milalic wrote:I have been breeding high grade CRS/Black Bee shrimp in the USA for some time. His shrimp look S and above to me, especially the first picture which I would say is a SS.
V-band:
Second black band is V-shaped(1st, 2nd and 3rd picture)
Tiger tooth:
Second black band has some teeth looking marks in white(4th picture)
-Pedro
Correct

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:00 am
by tapmxt1
>> Where does the V-band come from ?
>> Is this the pattern on the tail ?
It is the pattern in the black (or red) band (in the middle of the body).
V -- it looks like a 'V'
Tiger tooth -- the white area in that band. "look like a tooth" -- don't know who invented this -- but it is interesting and vivid
... other pattern ...
and ALL WHITE CRS
I had read a while ago that Japanese breeders have developed a "blue" CRS line. Does anyone know where I can find more information about it?
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:32 pm
by Neonshrimp
I had read a while ago that Japanese breeders have developed a "blue" CRS line.
Would this still have some red on it? Otherwise it should be called Crystal Blue shrimp CBS

I have also seen a picture of the all white CRS.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:20 am
by tapmxt1
I do not know. I am not sure how blue the shrimps are. Hope to see some photos of them (Crystal "Blue" shrimp).
I did see a few photos in the past that black bee (diamond) shrimps show some sort of blue color and breeders in Japan have/had selectively breed these shrimps to produce the blue line.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:35 pm
by Newjohn
Milalic & aquafever
Thank You
For the information.
I am still having trouble with the lower PH Water.
So, I will be sticking with the lower Grade CRS for now.
Until I get the PH to stay contant, I will not venture into the higher grade.
John