GDT78 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I got these blue guys a couple of months ago. What exactly do we call them ? pearl blue or blue jelly ? or is it the same thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 They are either really nice blue pearls or blue velvets Soothing Shrimp and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Many BP (palmata) I see have tiny red dots on their side, and the color saturation is not as nice as this. I'm guessing a type of Davidi, but I've been surprised before. (Man, I'm so old I want to keep writing heteropoda. LOL) Most common Davidi is Blue Velvet, but there are different strains out there with different names. You have a double whammy since blue seems to be one of the largest replicated colors for Davidi strains. Lots of breeders, including myself, have introduced new strains of blue into the hobby. Some will breed together and create blues, others will create wilds if bred together. Your best bet may be to try recontacting the seller and asking the name of the strain. Dendrobatez and Lyana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I've never seen blue pearls have the saddle and eggs that yellow, looks like nice blue velvets. Asking the breeder is always best if possible. Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDT78 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Thanks every one for your input. I did also notice the yellow saddles on the females. Unfortunately I have no record of there breeder/family tree. I just know they are neocaridina's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 There is always the option of buying a few BV and see what the offspring look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDT78 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I searched for blue velvet on "pinterest" and saw quite a few matching photos on blue velvet. I reckon that might be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Be careful about phenotype = var. There are several sellers that mix up blue rili and BV because they look the same for instance. If you think you narrowed it down to BV, check the babies and juvies. In average BV they should have a red rili coloration that fades away by juvie age. BR are born and keep the blue through juvie age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDT78 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Waw, thanks for the info. Will keep an close eye on the babies. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Good luck, and have fun shrimping my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 They are blue pearl, I've got small colony of them and they have yellow saddle and yellow eggs in the beginning and pink at the end. look at my profile picture I think they are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Unfortunately, BV follows the same routine. Yellow eggs that turn pink when ready to pop. Citycode, I mean no disrespect- but are you sure the seller that sold you yours didn't mix up names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Here some picture of them: Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDT78 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Very very interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 City, those don't look like BV due to the baby pics. Do they have any red coloring when born? That's what may be causing the red coloration of eggs. If so, those may be BR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 The blue pearls that I kept never had yellow eggs, they were always a tan color but I don't know if that's normal or not. Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 City, those don't look like BV due to the baby pics. Do they have any red coloring when born? That's what may be causing the red coloration of eggs. If so, those may be BR.Yes the babies are red for first week then turn up blue. Maybe they are not blue pearl but I bout them as blue pearls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I believe you bought them labeled as that, city. Unfortunately, I've seen this type of mix up again and again these recent years. I'm pretty sure what you have there is BR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I believe you bought them labeled as that, city. Unfortunately, I've seen this type of mix up again and again these recent years. I'm pretty sure what you have there is BR. It's good to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 To confuse matters even more, I've been breeding my DBVs so long now, most of them are only red at the baby stage. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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