Aquascapejungle Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 I have a 33gal planted tank with a mixture of both caridina and neocaridina together. It’s mostly a display tank and not for any breeding of specific strains. I have different neocaridina color strains including black rose, painted fire red, red rili, blue dream, orange/yellow rilis etc. naturally they throw a bunch of wilds which I cull as much as I can keep up with but I also have fun finding the different color morphs that appear every now and then. I noticed this little guy this morning that looks like he might be a black rili and he’s the first in my tank I’ve ever seen with light eyes. Have any of you ever seen something like this before? I have another black rili so depending on the sex of this light eyed juvenile I may try to breed more with these light eyes. Would it be possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EverStuff Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Oh yeah, I notice this all the time. The closer to a wild pattern instead of a nice solid color, the more I see lighter/silver eyes. My bloody marys often have lighter eyes as well. Blue Ridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ridge Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Agreed. I get a few of those in my own Neo cull tanks, but have never bothered to pull those individuals and breed for it. It doesn't seem to affect vision, for what it's worth. These react to motion and light like their normal eyed counterparts. Seems to occur more on darker shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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