Soothing Shrimp Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Are Golden Back Yellows just a new name for Neon Yellows? It looks that way to me, but would like other people's opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Crown Aquatic Trade Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 The long name is golden shrimp with golden back. They were selectively bred to have the solid yellow strip down their back. This is a side pic but you can still see the more solid line going down its back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 yes, but so do neons. In fact they were named neons because the original breeder thought his strain looked like a neon light (the racing stripe) radiating yellow. Here's an example of neons from a quick google search: For comparison, here's a golden back yellow: They look the same to me. (?) Many people confuse the name neon as referring to a color, when actually it refers to the racing stripe. Sometimes sellers/wholesalers change names of the genetically same item to sell a product better. I'm wondering if that's what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I was thinking the same thing. It looks like a regular yellow neo. What makes this one different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slycat929 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I call mine yellow neons, but they have the yellow stripe down their back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 The neons were bred specifically as a strain to have the yellow stripe. A regular yellow strain may have the yellow stripe occur randomly, but neons have it bred in. Slycat, if you have a strain that has consistent stripes, they are neons... And may now be called Goldenbacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I thought just females have the stripe. So, this strain both male and female have the stripe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 When he originally bred the strain he concentrated on just having the genetics for every single fem being born with a stripe. Once he won awards for that, he said he was going to start concentrating on all males having the stripe as well since some of his males had stripes, too. This was years ago, and haven't heard anything since. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinenha Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I was thinking the same thing when I first got my Neon Yellows. Someone had commented on my YouTube channel that I had nice golden backs. And I was like.. um what? They looked the same to me on Google Search as well, so I just assumed they were different names for the same shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 The only difference I can see is it lookes like the brain(organs more of)area is red on the goldenbacks, but not on neons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Thanks for asking the question. I always wondered why there were two names for yellow neos Now how are the new yellow King Kong different from the other yellow neos? I read they were neos and might even cross with cardina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Now how are the new yellow King Kong different from the other yellow neos? Look at this post for your answer: http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/475-tb-terms/page-4#entry21402 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slycat929 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 For me, it is mostly the females that have the yellow stripe. I do believe there is an occasional male with it as well. Perhaps I should try to breed that out better. I just kinda let them do their thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Like I said, I haven't heard anything else about that project, so I encourage you to breed for males with stripes too. This should be an easy relaxing project for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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