juanccab Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hello all, In my research it looks like a California Freshwater shrimp. A regular CFS has a light stripe in its back and the sides are usually brown. As you can see in the picture the sides of mine are blue. Also, I think the eyes are orange but I am not certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Give us background on it. Where did you get it, how long have you had it, environment, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanccab Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I got an original batch of RCS from Florida. I had 75+ RCS in a 40 breeder. It did look like there may have been some orange or yellow, also some were really really red. I had a 5 gallon tank with 10 blues, but the person that sent them to me definitely mixed in a few OEBTs. Unfortunately in my 40 breeder my RCS started to disappear. So in panic I took what was left and put them in my 5 gallon tank with the blues. From there (bad luck continues) my 5 gallon ended up crashing leaving very few shrimp...5. 1 yellowish, a red, 1 mostly clear with stripes, mostly clear with red and a blue. After some time the shrimp multiplied and this was the only one that grew and liked like this. Sent from my SM-G928T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanccab Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I can't tell you the exact time I've had it and now it's in a heavily planted 2.5. Sent from my SM-G928T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jledermann Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Well if I'm understanding you correctly the only possible types of shrimp that you were aware of owning are cherries and OEBT? The lone survivor shrimp with red and blue sounds interesting but not sure what that could be either.. I also believe RCS and OEBT do not cross bread so my best guess would be a color mutation for a OEBT. Time for a genetics project! Maybe a few more pictures of this guy would help and maybe the other shrimp in the tank too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreeflow Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I'm confused. So you bought RCS buy there were some yellow and orange neos in the group? And then you bought some blue neos but there were OEBT mixed with them. Then you mixed them all together and got this guy? Very interesting...looks like a blue velvet with a racing stripe like yellow shrimp! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 A neo of some kind I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanccab Posted October 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Well if I'm understanding you correctly the only possible types of shrimp that you were aware of owning are cherries and OEBT? The lone survivor shrimp with red and blue sounds interesting but not sure what that could be either.. I also believe RCS and OEBT do not cross bread so my best guess would be a color mutation for a OEBT. Time for a genetics project! Maybe a few more pictures of this guy would help and maybe the other shrimp in the tank tooOkay, I think I may have figured out. Since I have a heavily planted aquarium I can't always see what is in it. I have seen quite a few more shrimp then I have previously seen before. I think this one bred With this one Here are some more inhabitants Sent from my SM-G928T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 With the given info, I think you have neo davidi showing the stripe. Could be a fun project to see if you could carry it on in future generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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