Crazyfishlady Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I read about folks culling their shrimp to get better looks/genetics etc. I understand the reasons but... do snowballs have traits that are more favorable from one to the other? Is there a 'perfect' opaque white vs a cloudy or something? lol I didn't think of it until someone of a FB page was asking where to get snowballs and someone posted that they were easy for various reasons and then added 'and you don't have to cull them for color' Not that I may ever cull them (beg folks to take some at some point maybe) but got me thinking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Really selectively breeding them would be up to you if you have a certain trait that some of them displayed that you liked compared to others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 HTN Inverts is working with snowballs to look like this... called them CoCo shrimp mosspearl, eozen81, Soothing Shrimp and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I want a yellow stripe shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Don't eat the yellow snow. jem_xxiii, Shrimpie and jesseter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 ha ha - yellow snow Ok, I was just wondering if there was a certain 'color' per say that were looked at for snowballs. Then I looked in the tank (all four still berried hurray!) and can't really see any visual trait that differs. That striped one is cool. One of my yellows has that neon yellow stripe down her back and I can spot her in the tank easily because of it. I'm aging myself but since it's a 'racing stripe' I have dubbed her Penelope pitstop High5's and mosspearl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Penelope pitstop, that's pretty cute. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Penelope pitstop, that's pretty cute. lol thanks - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 You are correct. Almost no culls with snowballs. Technically it is the lack of color that causes their look. Snowballs are actually White Pearl Shrimp. Blue Pearl Shrimp is another color that has been bred out from Neocaridina Palmata. In Europe they bred for another rare color- Amber. I think it is beautiful, however I have not seen it offered in the USA yet. Here's a pic of it from Russia. This is a color variety that may be lost forever soon due to the popularity of Neo Davidi. I hope some importer soon is able to offer some before the strain is totally gone. High5's, EbiBunBun and mosspearl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 hurray no culls - wasn't sure I had the stomach for it That amber is absolutely STUNNING! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I agree. Definitely a different look than the yellow neo. On the flipside, I found a snowball in my tank today that has a coco(a?) stripe. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 really? Dare to be different! So are there only snowballs in the tank? If so... is it just a fluke or will some actually just change (like grabbing from great great great grandma kind of thing) Would love to see a pic Sigh - now I want some amber neos... lol Pretty darn close to ready for those BVs though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 It's just a variation. Like some cherries have stripes and some don't. I have to admit though, I haven't seen many with stripes. BVs are ready when you are. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 What a bv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 blue velvet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Oh ok, I was lik, blue volt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lady Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hey, Time to re-ignite this older thread, so,,, To whom it may concern; I think? I may have these Ambers by pure accident! I see 7 in my 10 G. tank from a resent bag O shrimp I traded for live foods at a LFS. I know the owner and are still trying to milk his wholesaler name out of him! These were in the tank with Neo. Palmata "blueberry" they do not look like a faded orange or yellow either but an Amber Palmata! Will post pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Would love to see the pics! I've been wanting Ambers for a long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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