Baccus Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I finally have located a non-red bub cherry shrimp in my selective breeding program with a black/ chocolate male and three of my darkest red females. This little guy was almost impossible to see blending in the the decore in the tank, it only gave itself away by moving. Any way see what you think of him, and what colour you think it will eventually settle on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nice job!, assuming its a decent size now, did its colour hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccus Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 They are growing nicely, but they are really annoying in that they seem to keep changing colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacrilicious Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice looking shrimp! Even if the colour changes its good your shrimp are alive and growing... especially with the massive heat wave we have had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccus Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 They where going great guns even with the heat, but sadly I had a near total disaster in the tank with a piece of carrot I was using to trap snails going suddenly off overnight. killed the adult shrimp and a lot of the almost adult . But I have managed to save a few, I did two immediate huge water changes (of course getting rid of the offending carrot) and scooping out as many of the dead shrimp I could find before I had to head off to work. Now its not the heat that is going to be a problem for the next few days but rather the chance of an ex-cyclone and flood waters reaching Rokhampton again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MuF Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 :'( sorry to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baccus Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I have a few suriviors that are now growing up nicely, around of the offspring are almost wild type coloured cherry shrimp with brown stripes and no obvious red, while the other half are an odd red/ orange. For now I am leaving all of the offspring in the one tank to keep breeding as they mature, just to see what eventuates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
