metageologist Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Last night I tore down my excess plant tank only to find about 50 to 75 neo's that I didn't know I had. This tank original had a couple of blue velvets that I was seeing if they would survive in my water. (Never had much luck with anything other than RCS). While tearing down the tank I found a handful of RCS figure they must have hitched a ride on the trimmings. The odd thing I found was about 30 black shelled neo's. Is this there natural color or some thing I should persue. I had to throw them in my community shrimp tank as the plant tank had to go to make room for the 40 long. Which I'm not sure what it will contain as it's has my homemade substrate and I'm not sure where the water peramiters will settle out. Here is a picture of the shrimp in question. Some are much blacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Sounds like evolution. The bv must have thrown a mutation for "carbon" type, and this mutation was dominant and took over. Are there fish in the tank? If that is the case, it could be evolution through natural selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Actually I fished out one CPD. That must have been an egg when I moved the trimmings. I was realy amazed to see it as only through food in once in a blue moon. My community shrimp tank also contains a large CPD school and the rcs breed true in that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 If a wild is thrown in your rcs tank, you have a good chance of your reds becoming wild. Not only is wild dominant, but harder to see if the fish decide on snacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Guess I will need to look into what a wild neo looks like. If I have them showing up I Guss i will see if I can save my colony or start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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metageologist Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Well none of mine look like that. But some do have minimal red guess I should move them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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