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More info on N. Palmata?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:51 am
by Acsuth
I've been trying to find out more information on this shrimp -- has anyone yet bred them? Do the young show any of the orange/red coloration...all the information I have found so far speculates that the color will not be passed on to the young however I haven't seen any proof of this...and then are all the ones being sold wild caught? I just don't want to spend all the money to purchase them if the young are just going to come out clear or brown.
--Amanda
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:48 am
by Mustafa
It's not just speculation. It's a fact. The young do not have the orange coloration on their backs. Many people in Germany who bred them have confirmed this. Other than that they are easy to breed. All the shrimp with the orange are wild caught.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:53 am
by Acsuth
good to know -- this saves me $40 + shipping. thanks.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:29 am
by Mustafa
You're welcome.
Informing hobbyists is what this website is all about.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:37 am
by chlorophyll
What are the theories on where the color comes from?
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:22 pm
by gr81
The orange is capsulated parasite in shrimp body. It's one of it's larval stages. Therefore young ones doesnt have it.