Hippoherder Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I have the chance to get some wild and hybridized cherry shrimp. I don't know what color morphs will breed true or are dominant. Does anyone have an idea? For ex/ If I get a yellow or blue from a wild pairing and pair it with a like color morph shrimp, will I get a uniform color group of baby shrimp or will I have to keep breeding a few generations of the same color to get a uniform color from a pair? Not sure if I should keep the offspring in their own fun "anything can happen tank" or start isolating the colors out from the hatchings....or just not attempt it. thanks, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 I have a "Cherry Shrimp" tank, that I'm sure started with all CS - but they were all from a tank that was originally a mix of Green and Cherry. In the mix tank, I started to see some zebras; and, the GS were populating way faster than the CS, so I started the CS tank. Now, it's mostly a CS tank with a few GS - haven't really noticed any zebras - but, I haven't paid much attention to the tank in the last while. That mix tank, however, now has CS, GS, Zebra, Yellow and Brown - maybe one or two blue (out of a few hundred). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippoherder Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 I have a "Cherry Shrimp" tank, that I'm sure started with all CS - but they were all from a tank that was originally a mix of Green and Cherry. In the mix tank, I started to see some zebras; and, the GS were populating way faster than the CS, so I started the CS tank. Now, it's mostly a CS tank with a few GS - haven't really noticed any zebras - but, I haven't paid much attention to the tank in the last while. That mix tank, however, now has CS, GS, Zebra, Yellow and Brown - maybe one or two blue (out of a few hundred). Once you have a hybridized (crossbreeding) tank, what do you do with the excess babies? If I were to get a yellow, could I give it to a friend saying it is a yellow morph of a cherry shrimp or should I mention it is an offspring from a hybridized tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGofCalgary Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 I put my hybrids in my Angel tank. They told me they didn't mind the hybridization, especially if I could roll them in some spice first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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