Mikeyp85 Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 What would i get if blue dream bred with the velvets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Velvet dreams? Sorry just kidding! Still learning about shrimp genetics so can't help - hope someone else can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Blue terms are so confusing. Are they both Neos for sure? I think they are, but I always get confused with the velvets, jellies, and pearls, some of which being different species, and some meaning different things depending on your continent. Soothing may be more up on this, but even two blue Neo strains, when bred together, may eventually get you more wild type than blues, since it may be different genes that are controlling the color. All the selection that went into one blue strain may be lost if you mix it with the other one. Shrimp genes are so complicated, no one can probably tell you for sure. You might get more blue, or a variety pack including several colors and more wild types. You could always experiment and let us know! Soothing Shrimp, High5's, Doc4PC2 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Pika, did a great answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Even blue velvets from two different sources may get you wild types. One reason is that there is no standard in the naming of these Neos. The only true way is to try them yourself. If you want to get better blue neos, I'd suggest to start with just the dream blues. They have been pretty good to me and about 70+% are as blue or even better than the parents, and the rest just aren't as blue but still pretty good. Much better than blue diamonds have done for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Are the blue dreams anything like these? http://www.sharnbrookshrimp.co.uk/Blue_Velvet_Dream_Jelly_Shrimp_p/blue-velvet.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Are the blue dreams anything like these? http://www.sharnbrookshrimp.co.uk/Blue_Velvet_Dream_Jelly_Shrimp_p/blue-velvet.htm Blue dreams are typically a darker and more vivid blue color. These are just the typical blue velvets. Yes if you breed two neos together or slightly different strains you run the risk of breeding back to wilds. I have a project going of carbon rilis where I am breeding out the black and just going for a solid blue color. I am very fond of the color of blue that I get in some of my shrimp. Hopefully I will have some succes doing this. randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Sounds like what we have over here called Fantasy blue. It's so confusing when breeders chose different names for them. http://www.sharnbrookshrimp.co.uk/Fantasy_Blue_Shrimp_Neocaridina_Davidi_p/fantasy-blue.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyp85 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Ahh thanks all..this is intersting info. I thought because it was a higher grade of blue velvet, that it would improve my current velvets. Was thinking of it as if you put cherries with higher grade cherries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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