Soothing Shrimp Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Well, the RR I bought from AlphaPro don't have the thick pigmentation or clear body genetics I had hoped for. I gambled big money and lost this time. Perhaps their other shrimp are better? Anyway, two are berried now, so maybe I'll see what I can do with a new colony over time. (Doesn't mean that I won't buy the occasional shrimp supplies from them though. heh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Have quite a few RR babies now. Not all are clear tissued as I hoped, but I still like 'em. Well, I've been thinking for quite some time now about the inevitable, I suppose. Neos are one of my favorite shrimp. I'm all for- when a new strain is achieved, a new name is deserved. However, because of all the undeserved name switching by sellers and pet stores, and the number of people that are on fb forums and others that just don't care about neo genetics and instead call whatever shrimp they see something random based on how they look, I'm seriously downsizing my collection of neos. I'll keep some of my projects going, but most will be going bye bye. When I first got into neos things were far simpler. Breeders put effort into breeding a strain true instead of throwing 10% true and releasing them to the public. Neocaridina hobbyists took pride in maintaining neos of certain strains, and when any extra was sold others knew they were getting a true strain name. Now, just look at the confusion of blues that are out there for instance. Hell, I only know my Nessies are the real thing because I made the strain! LOL So, frustrated and disappointed, I've made the decision to leave most of my neos behind. On the other hand, make room for me please- I'm soon entering my card phase! I have lots of learning to do, but hopefully you'll be welcoming to a noobie! Shrimple minded and Steve R. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soothing Shrimp Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 As said, I'll still have some projects in neos I'll be doing. Can't get me out that easily. LOL Wygglz and Steve R. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Here's a new recent project for me- Apple Green Tigers. I'm very excited! I obtained F1s (Aura x TT) from a friend who was having a challenge with his shrimp dying. We worked out a win-win deal (I love those!) if I could keep them alive. So far, so good for the project. One of the better looking apple greens. And soon... F2's! Should be interesting to see what these look like! Set to hatch the end of April... Wygglz, Pokeshrimp, Maurice and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Nice project! Hopefully they get darker with each generation. [emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'm happy so far. Yeah, my goal is to make them greener. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Nice Soothing! Hope the colors intensify! Do they prefer the more softer, acidic water that Aura's like (I've heard of them liking CRS params more than the common tiger params) or the neutral/slightly alkaline water that Tangerine Tigers like? Personally I would prefer breeding shrimp to be more compatible with neutral or alkaline, harder water. Maybe even set up another experiment to try and selective breed those to retain both red (orange...) and green pigmentation and call them Watermelon Tigers or Candy Apple Tigers or Emerald Dragon/Tiger or whatever I guess you could do another line working toward a red body tiger with whatever color stripes. I have no idea how shrimp genetics work, but just saying it would be cool if it worked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 That's the danger of starting to selectively breed. Collector-itis adds up quick! And I only have so much space. heh ShrimpP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Oh, I'm keeping them in neo conditions. So far, so good. ShrimpP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernselvis Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Was an interesting long read [emoji6]. Hope all is well now. Will have questions soon on culling and selective and cross once I'm ready. Thank you. Elvis Sent from Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Good to hear! I'm just a hobbyist like you, and don't know all the answers. There's fabulous members on the forum here that will be glad to help, too. fernselvis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 A 2nd AGT berried up today! Good to know I have a "back up" in case one drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 The eggs on the AGT seems to go from brown to clearish when the arrival date comes near. I'm going to have to remember that. Everything is new again since my main focus isn't neos anymore. Speaking of which, there are several people on here I have obtained my very nice new cards from recently. James Aquatics, Newellcr , Shrimpscales , Sbarbeee , Jynn , and also thank you Joe's Aqua ! You folks are awesome! Thanks to Mayphly who started me with my first TBs about a year ago as well! Thanks for being "family" here on the forum! Wygglz, Shrimpscales, Jynn and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Happy Birthday! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soothing Shrimp Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thanks guys. Been trying hard to get into TB...just not feeling it. Been doing a lot of film shooting here recently, so will be pretty busy until main shoots are done at the end of July. By then, I may find myself getting back into neos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Back again. The web series is now in post production and I can get back to my shrimping again. Looks like a ton of info has been added since I was gone. Love this place! It figures after I say bye bye to all my neos, that I feel the desire to get back into them again. LOL Isn't that always the way? Cards are absolutely beautiful, but my heart still resides with neos. No idea why. It just does. *shrugs* Unfortunately all tanks have been neglected, so I'll be working on getting those back into shape again. *sigh* Such is my life. So anyway, hi again! Shrimple minded, Wygglz and ohmiko 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Oh my goodness, look at all I missed. Hardly any neos? Who will I go to if I ever get any again? Who am I kidding? Until you breed completely idiot-proof shrimp, I should stay far, far away from them. Waiting to watch the web series and shrimping only in my mind. Soothing Shrimp and ohmiko 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 LOL You are so funny mosspearl. :-) But yeah. I got fed up with the phenotype/genotype misnamings, so I had to leave shrimping for awhile to clear my head. I ended up getting some cards/tb, but it just couldn't take the place of my neo shrimp rack I had before. When you have a certain connection with a type of shrimp...well, I guess that doesn't go away. So, I'll be building my neo rack back up again. Bit by bit. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I don't blame you...it is confusing and you don't know what you'll get. But now that you're getting back into neos, you can work on those idiot-proof shrimp for me. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Increasing neo hardiness has always been my number one goal. The breeding projects were icing on the cake. :-) mosspearl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Soothers! Welcome back [emoji1] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Thanks! It's hard to balance passions. :-) mosspearl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 It is. My latest passions are health related. I'm learning herbal medicine (western, ayurvedic, traditional Chinese), and saving up to learn craniosacral therapy. I've come to the conclusion that all passions end up being expensive and time consuming. LOL Wygglz, ibebian and Soothing Shrimp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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