Crazyfishlady Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 So, my pregnant Blue Velvets tend to hide a lot. The boys don't but they do for some reason. I have been checking on them often because a few of the mammas are also getting saddles. I came home today and saw a pregnant girl carrying... pink eggs??? I tried everything to get a decent pic, but I had the hardest time get any pics in this tank. The eggs are literally a salmon color... all of them. The others have the normal yellow eggs. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 This is one of the fascinations about BV. The eggs will be yellow in color from first day of berry, then they start turning reddish as they are nearing to hatch. The young will look like red rilis and the red will start fading as they approach juvie age. Less than 1% retain red into adulthood, and of those 1% nearly all of them will have the red gone by older adult. The dilution gene on them is delayed. bima 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 HA! Ok - I freaked out a little worried that something was very wrong with her or the eggs. Now that I know this is normal... that is pretty awesome! Now I can calm down - was gathering needed things for a hospital tank... so glad no one could see me running around freaking out... whew.... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Just think, you'll have this experience to help someone else who goes through the same thing you just did. 35ppt and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 So true - and SO glad I have you all here to keep me sane Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 BABIES!!!!!! can't get pics yet but luckily Bryce gave me the low down so I knew to look for little pink/red babies Darkchylde72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 woohoo! chibikaie, Darkchylde72 and Soothing Shrimp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Thanks guys you clear things out for me. I already sent a complain to the seller who sold me blue velvets that the baby are red and not blue. I guess I just need to wait until they grow up Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well see soothing. .. you helped 2 of us with this odd mystery Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 We all have to help each other. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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