Berried shrimp with fish?
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plankton
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Interbreeding of the various colour morphs will see a return to more natural colours.
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Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
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Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
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Womble
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Thanks.
I understand that and in fact I am in the middle of some speculation as to which daddy has been doing what to which mummy.
What I am not sure is how long it takes for a colour to become visible after hatching or moulting? Is it instant, or only when the exoskeleton is matured?
I've got a bunch under <10mm - mostly the natural colour and one red/pink that I suspect is a moult, not a hatchling.
I'm curious if they will stay that colour or if the pretty colours will become visible later.
I understand that and in fact I am in the middle of some speculation as to which daddy has been doing what to which mummy.
What I am not sure is how long it takes for a colour to become visible after hatching or moulting? Is it instant, or only when the exoskeleton is matured?
I've got a bunch under <10mm - mostly the natural colour and one red/pink that I suspect is a moult, not a hatchling.
I'm curious if they will stay that colour or if the pretty colours will become visible later.
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You can normally see some sort of colouration quite soon after they're "dropped", just not as vivid.
If at first you don't succeed....
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
...get someone else to do it!
Enjoy your fish, shrimps and snails!
Ian
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Womble
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Thanks, that is very interesting.
This means that the Casanova of the tank is either Bloody Mary (who we thought was a lady - I mean, her name is 'Mary' for a start)
or Mr Snow - a Red who lost all his colour after 2 weeks in the tank which must be the shrimp equivalent of going bald.
This means that the Casanova of the tank is either Bloody Mary (who we thought was a lady - I mean, her name is 'Mary' for a start)
or Mr Snow - a Red who lost all his colour after 2 weeks in the tank which must be the shrimp equivalent of going bald.