nicpapa Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I saw that mine blue pearl , not always been blue... I think its something in the foods. Sometimes is very dark blue and somtetimes is very soft-light blue... Water parameteres its same... Edwardnah, KlimparOn, Timothylem and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Crown Aquatic Trade Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 got any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 mine change all the time too. sometimes they are greenish blue. right now they are growing weird red lines on their shells. i'm distraught over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I find my blue pearl get their best color when they aren't under really bright light. I started noticing this when my frogbit took over and provided a lot more shade, their color can change from clear to a nice ice blue fairly quickly. A lot of mine seem to have some amount of red in them too sewoeno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Here is one in the light not showing much blue but a lot of red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Here is one in the light not showing much blue but a lot of red. yes thats exactly how mine look!!!! do you think its normal or a bacteria or something growing on them? not all of mine have it and i feel like it comes and goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 It's normal coloration and it's not always as bright and easy to see, I've seen this same shrimp before and it doesn't always have so much red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 mine only recently developed it so i was worried. i've noticed if i keep hte lights off for a few days it seems to go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Have you considered selectively breeding to bring out the red? It looks ot me like it could develop into stripes. I think an interesting var could be made with red striped on a blue background. You'd probably have a good start (if you cull) within 3-4 generations, and I'd love to follow your journal doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewoeno Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 i may as well. just fed them to pull out the ones i didn't like anymore. they shall fight for life with some ruby tetra's.. i just have no other space right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 The image taken from mobile, its no good. The weird is why they change color , idont think is from light...I keep them 2 years, and try selective breeding. I kept ten of shrimp, the most blue and those that havent red stripes. Now i have some babies. The first picture is witth flash. second you can see maybe a funcus at eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Have you considered selectively breeding to bring out the red? It looks ot me like it could develop into stripes. I think an interesting var could be made with red striped on a blue background. You'd probably have a good start (if you cull) within 3-4 generations, and I'd love to follow your journal doing that. Hadn't thought about it, the pearls I have were sent to me accidently. I was supposed to get some rilis (which I did not long after) so they never really had a tank of their own. They went into my chili rasbora tank who's ph is down a little lower than 5 so they don't breed right now, but I could try a plastic shoebox for them to call a home of their own see if the red will turn into something nice Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicpapa Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I take a pic wiht nikon . Shrimps is more blue than photo in reality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Is blue pearl the same as a blue velvet or a diff species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 BP is neo palmata BV is Neo Davidi Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictokid1983 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 BP is neo palmata BV is Neo Davidi hi soothing is there also a trade name that goes blue jelly or something ? r those neo palmata too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Blue Jelly was a European name for BV. (Neo davidi) Actually they began as the original name of blue fairy shrimp from the breeder in Asia, name changed to blue jelly in Europe, name changed again to blue velvet in America, name changed again to Dark Blue Velvet from me breeding a darker color strain and introducing that, and then who knows what it branched off into then. Pics 2 and 3 look to have traits of splotched carbons, while pic 1 looks to be bp (Neo palmata) or the original color of blue fairy (bv) (Neo davidi). I love histories of where colors came from, but unfortunately much of it is lost. pictokid1983 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictokid1983 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Blue Jelly was a European name for BV. (Neo davidi) Actually they began as the original name of blue fairy shrimp from the breeder in Asia, name changed to blue jelly in Europe, name changed again to blue velvet in America, name changed again to Dark Blue Velvet from me breeding a darker color strain and introducing that, and then who knows what it branched off into then. Pics 2 and 3 look to have traits of splotched carbons, while pic 1 looks to be bp (Neo palmata) or the original color of blue fairy (bv) (Neo davidi). I love histories of where colors came from, but unfortunately much of it is lost. yea man, haha about a year plus ago they were labelled as blue velvet with deeper blues. and now d even deeper n darker blue are labelled as blue fantasy over here but the offsprings i have range from blue velvet looking to even black ones ? quite interesting that one of the offspring grew and matured pretty fast into a nice black one cool right haha probably could get the bp (pic 1.) and play around abit from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyok Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Sewoeno I thought of you when I read this description of blue pearl shrimp at Planet Inverts. Looks like the red dots and lines are normal. Appearance Some of the Blue Pearl Shrimp will exhibit tiny red spots along the body. This is perhaps because the blue coloration was not fully bred solid and some red coloration still remains from the wild type. Red spots do not mean that it is a hybrid. Please see the photo below for an example of the red spots. However do not be surprised at how wonderful the coloration looks in person regardless of any red spots. As with most shrimp, you have to see the Blue Pearl Shrimp in person to truly appreciate the Blue Pearl Shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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