Sooooo, I have a mixture of Red Cherry Shrimp and Blue Velvet Shrimp. The Blues were added to the tank about a week or so ago.
I honestly didn’t think anything of it. Boredom hit last night so I decided to do a bit of research. Apparently you can mix different colour shrimp, but it’s a bit frowned upon.
I’ve read that if they breed, then their offspring would be ‘wilds’. What does that mean?
Should’ve gone to Shrimp School
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It means the wild colour of brown
I actually like the wild colours and do keep a tank full of 'wild' Neocaridina
I actually like the wild colours and do keep a tank full of 'wild' Neocaridina
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Sorry to correct you photo @fr499y but this is one of my wild type, all of mine within two years turned wild brown colour. You need to keep removing the lesser coloured Shrimplets to maintain to colour strain and yes your right don't mix them if you want to keep the colour.
Otherwise your be banished and become an Shrimp outcast like me.
WARNING - DO NOT BREED, FEED OR PET THE PUDDLE!
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Ok, that’s not so bad!
I don’t want to be banished after only just joining shrimp school. I have two smaller tanks, so rather than being banished myself, I’ll banish the wilds to these tanks.
I don’t want to be banished after only just joining shrimp school. I have two smaller tanks, so rather than being banished myself, I’ll banish the wilds to these tanks.