Subtletanks91 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 This topic is brought on by bryces comment in my food thread on the general topics board. what food, and why actually solidifies whites reds black blues and yellows? Does anyone feed a specific food that brightens or solidifies color along with selective breeding. It are hey all a crock of horse manure? I've been mixing various food samples and grinding them to a powder recently and adding a tiny bit of astaxanthin to it. Only a week ao far and no noticeable changes in coloration. I will give it a month on my fish and shrimp and see how it does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 For clarification, what species shrimp? CRS I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Yeah cards not neos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 My Shrimp seem to love the BorneoWild Color, I really like the EBI Quatro II also. Your not going to notice a change in color instantly, the most noticeable times you will see variance is after they molt. Maybe not even the first molt after feeding these "Color Enhancing" foods either, it could take several molts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 ...but they molt as they get older/bigger, and that's when they naturally start coloring up anyway...not sure how you could tell if the food was doing anything unless you had two tanks of the same strain side by side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 That's a good idea Bryce. I may have to set a hob breeder box up and have some of my shrimp in there and the main tank and feed them differently. I don't really think you can enhance the color with foods only by selective breeding. If a shrimp had a thin shell it's not going to get thicker I don't think by giving a food. That's why people selective breed for thick white shells. Am I wrong Bryce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I agree Soothing, that's my point. You can't tell if its due to food or just molting (aging). Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Deta, I agree with you then. Subtle, I have no doubt some foods can enhance coloration. But, as Taylor here said- color may be enhanced, but it won't change genetics. DETAquarium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Yeah which is very true, haha I'm just curious because one on my biggest females has almost poached white with red underlying. And when I had recieved her she was white as a chalk board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Have a pic? (I love how I can just rattle that off, but when it comes to me- my kids steal my cameras all the time and they're lost more often than found. LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Yeah I'm. Try and snap a photo here in a minute. I have to open the door slow to not wKe my kid up lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 So the top photo is the best I have of her when I got them in October she was about 3/4" long. The bottom is one from literally 2 seconds ago, she's a little over an inch long. And the white has faded tremendously, and there's a red hue underlying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I understand now. This color seems to be natural. Some goldens exhibit it too. Light intensity will better your white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 That's the thing I had a fugeray before. And I have a planted plus now which has a better light intensity. But lights aside if I turn the, off the while is poached with red underlying it instead of a solid white when I got her. Yeah one of my golden shrimplets quarter inch long now has a deep red undertone with only speckles of white on the shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 This is actually how they cull for the better ones overseas. They leave the lights off for a couple hours. When they snap back on the lights, they cull for those that don't show opaque quality and the white has faded somewhat. It's natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Yeah I've read that before haha. Just amazing how solid it can be and turn an opache reddish white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Pretty weird, huh? Something similar happens to Cardinals, too. They turn blueish when the light goes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Cardinals turn clear wen the lights go out. About the only way to tell if you have berried ones. Impossible to see a saddle unless you do this. I also do it for my crystals and cull the lighter ones after the light goes on in the morning -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 My fault. For further info I looked at the web to find out where I got my wires crossed. Apparently cardinals will turn bluish if stressed. LOL I knew I'd heard something like that before. Thanks for the correction, Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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