DETAquarium Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I think you should call it Orange Steel! Always love seeing the creations your creating. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 I was fortunate enough to find several females that all look like this in my pinto project tank. Future red & blue stee maybel??? There are 3 red ones that all have this same dark red spot under their carpace shell. The older they get the darker that red spot is getting. Mr. F, Vpier, kaydoubleyou and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 I was fortunate enough to find several females that all look like this in my pinto project tank. Future red & blue stee maybel??? There are 3 red ones that all have this same dark red spot under their carpace shell. The older they get the darker that red spot is getting. When you start selling these I would love to buy some. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 When you start selling these I would love to buy some. The taitibee you got from me will produce these. Breed the blue ones back to blue mosura shadow panda. I'm also breeding these back to bb to see what happens. I curently have one bb berried. Vpier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 The taitibee you got from me will produce these. Breed the blue ones back to blue mosura shadow panda. I'm also breeding these back to bb to see what happens. I curently have one bb berried. Sweet! Now I really cant wait for them to start breeding. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 It was almost impossible for me to get a descent pic of this little guy. He was moving pretty quick. The growth rate of the pintos in this tank is almost twice as slow as some of my other shrimp. Even slower than some of my other pintos. I have been feeding this tank a varied diet including Doublespeed. Ianhamm and eozen81 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 It was almost impossible for me to get a descent pic of this little guy. He was moving pretty quick. The growth rate of the pintos in this tank is almost twice as slow as some of my other shrimp. Even slower than some of my other pintos. I have been feeding this tank a varied diet including Doublespeed. How much of the doublespeed you use to feed and how often? You gave me some crushed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykidding Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Same my pinto babies grow so slow! My other tank that had mischling babies born 3 weeks after my pinto babies and yet they are bigger than the pinto shrimplets now. I don't even feed my mischling tank, and only feed the pinto tank mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 How much of the doublespeed you use to feed and how often? You gave me some crushed up. Directions: use small amount several times a day to increase growth rate. Those are the directions. I'm terrible at following directions! I feed a tiny amount once a day to this tank only because there is a ton of shrimp in there and I know it'll all be consumed in a matter of minutes. Vpier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Same my pinto babies grow so slow! My other tank that had mischling babies born 3 weeks after my pinto babies and yet they are bigger than the pinto shrimplets now. I don't even feed my mischling tank, and only feed the pinto tank That's funny. I was comparing the growth rate to my mischling as well. My misch and tibee seem to be the fastest growers for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Here is another little taitibee showing pinto pattern. I really like that this one is a deep dark red color already. There are a few dark solid red shrimp beginning to show in this tank as well. I'll try and get some pics of them. pratiksawai47 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 As of today I have spotted 5 pintos in my taitibee tank. I have 4 black ones all showing zebra (keyboard) patterns and one red one with keyboard pattern. I'm thinking there maybe belly and spothead patterns but since they're so small it's hard to confirm weather or not they are pinto yet. Greenteam, Vpier and SOTG402 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Well done my friend! Pinto Shrimplets look really good, nice distinct patterns. I am having a dilemma in my project. I have 1 female and 2 male Tibees currently that I created originally. I think both males have bred with my other Taiwan Bees to produce shrimp that have now grown up that have solid opaque shells, but very interesting patterns. Also, I just noticed a batch of shrimplets, they are all Panda/BKK except one that I have spotted, that maybe a Tiger, Tibee, or Taitibee. I need your experience though, if my male Tibees bred with Female Taiwan Bees, would the traits from the males pass to the offspring to create TaiTibees. Do you know if I would ever get a pinto pattern from this direction? I just can't get my female Tibee to breed, otherwise it would be alot easier haha.Thank you. Don't want to hijack your post, so if you prefer PM, I can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 DET, I'm no expert on genetics but I believe (somebody correct me if I'm wrong) the male's genes would be carried over to the female. The tibee carries the gene for the striping found in pintos which originally comes from the tiger. Once the tibee is crossed with the TB the newly created taitibee now carries the polygenetic traits which gives the pinto patterns (zebra, skunk spots). I was breeding my male TB to my female tibee. My second generation of crossing taitibee with taitibee are now beginning to show pinto patterns along with f1 steel, TB and more taitibee. Have you tried mating your female tibee with several males in a breeding box? Or, are you letting them mate in a tank? I would try placing your female tibee in a breeding box with several males If you haven't already done so. Do you have any pics of your offspring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Just saw your response! Sorry. Maybe I am wrong then, I thought my Tibee males bred with my female Taiwan Bees, but I don't see the traditional TaiTibee pattern. I will try to take a few pictures when I get my new macro lens in the mail tomorrow. I was trying to allow the Tibee female to breed naturally with my male Taiwan Bees in general population. I always try to avoid the breeding box if at all possible. I think I have waited long enough though. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I get a wide range of patterns that show up with the taitibee. I wouldn't say there is a "traditional" pattern since their patterns can vary. The hardest color for me to distinguish between taitibee and TB will be a white shrimp. I breed my taitibee in a 7g cube tank which is heavily planted and that makes it difficult finding all the babies. Originally this tank was set up for TB. The taitibee will overpopulate the tank quickly if I don't stay on top of them. A breeder box allows me to easily transfer the shrimp from one tank to another without having to search all over for the babies. Det, looking forward to your pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Taitibee second generation Ianhamm, 88888888, Duff0712 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykidding Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Ooh nice dark red head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 That red one looks really cool is it just 1 that has that look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 That red one looks really cool is it just 1 that has that look? so far this is the only one I see in this tank with such a dark head. It's very possible there are more hiding in there. Seems like every time I look in this tank I always find something new. More TB with extreme patterns are beginning to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 These are also from second generation taitibees. I now have these in their own tank. The berried one was crossed back to bb. This is her second batch of eggs. There are alot of little babies running around in this tank. Most look like bb. More to come....... Vshrimp, Amyers22, Vpier and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Found these little guys creeping around the tank today. Funny thing is they came from my "yellow" taitibee tank. Confused yet? I am. lol!!! Ianhamm, Amyers22, Vpier and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Found these little guys creeping around the tank today. Funny thing is they came from my "yellow" taitibee tank. Confused yet? I am. lol!!! Very nice! mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightshadebel Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Blue steels maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Seems like a lot of steels are popping up lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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