Rockadoodle Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Hey all, I have finally gotten a TB only tank up and running with a handful of blue bolts, shadow pandas and a few red bolts and goldens. When I got some of my BB in I noticed this one right away and was curious if this is categorized as a BB or pushes into the blue steel realm? Keep in mind this coloration was after acclimation and being in the tank only a few minutes. Now the white tail is very bold and the blue markings are strong but still just the same split. (lights off Ill snag a current picture tomorrow) Moving forward which females should I try and breed him with the strengthen the line? mayphly, Vshrimp, Maurice and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 'Tis a fine shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 sure looks like a blue steel to me, I would breed back to either taitibee, shadow mosura or bb in order to get more blue steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Is blue steel a pure TB or a mix? Is this phenotype vs genetics again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockadoodle Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Based on just what I have in the tank now until I can get some females that would help enhance the genetics would you say go with breeding with another BB or shadow panda? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinusInfinity Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 43 minutes ago, Soothing Shrimp said: Is blue steel a pure TB or a mix? Is this phenotype vs genetics again? Blue steel is a cross between BB and Serrata Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockadoodle Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 What is a serrata? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vshrimp Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 What is a serrata? Tangerine tiger or aura blue tiger are caridina serrata Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Exactly, unless the person you purchased it from knows where their Blue Bolts derived from, there is no way to tell unless you breed back as stated above.Steel Blues are Tibees and/or Taitibees, primarily the latter. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 I see, so the name is from phenotype and not genotype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockadoodle Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 what would a blue bolt that looks similarly patterned as that one but with a single black spot in the crown be? Blue bolt mosura? Vpier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockadoodle Posted May 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Turns out the blue steel was not a male after all! mayphly, ShrimpP, svetilda and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Awesome, Congrats Rockadoodle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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