pratiksawai47 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 Hi shrimp spot! I was having fun breeding the neo yellow shrimps.F1 gen. shrimplets were colourless,yellow and some ORANGE.so decided to make a separate tank for the orange ones.it is really hard to get these breeds in India so was very excited about them. There are 6 of them in the new tank now.today I saw a saddled female,hope she molts asap! They are hiding now,will post some pics once they are out[emoji4] Soothing Shrimp and Duff0712 2 Quote
DETAquarium Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 Congratulations! Look forward to the pictures. pratiksawai47 and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote
Wygglz Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 Congratulations! It is so exciting to find "possibilities" in the tank. pratiksawai47 and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 I love vars and mutations. Show some pics, prat! Wygglz and pratiksawai47 2 Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Posted October 16, 2015 It may appear yellow in the pic but it is orange.sorry for the crappy shot from a iphone .I don't have cool cams like you guys have[emoji20] Sorry for repeated pics. Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Posted October 16, 2015 Today I saw 3 molts! Hope they breed soon[emoji4] Duff0712 1 Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 This came from yellow x yellow? Quote
DETAquarium Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 They definitely look orange, I really like the coloration too. Curious to know the answer to Soothing's question. pratiksawai47 1 Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Posted October 16, 2015 Yes they came from yellow x yellow Here's the pic of the mother. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Posted October 18, 2015 Orange body yellow head and orange nose Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Awesome! pratiksawai47 1 Quote
DETAquarium Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Time to selectively breed them! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 5 molts till now out of 6 4 saddled female spotted 2 males 1st male having more yellowish color. 2nd male the orange+yellow one. Should I remove the 1st male for a good trait having half orange half yellow or it will be a bad ratio of 1:4(male:female)? Sent from my MotoE2 using Tapatalk Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 IMO absolutely remove the more yellow male. You are working with a bell curve, so the closer you start your breeding, the better your ratio of phenotype. Don't kill the more yellow male though, because if the orange/yellow one turns out to be not doing the job, you may still have to use the yellow one down the road. pratiksawai47 1 Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Posted October 21, 2015 Removed 1 male and 2 female which had more yellow color than orange. Fauna:1 male and 2 saddled female. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Posted October 23, 2015 Confused about this one. A male or a female? Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 23, 2015 Report Posted October 23, 2015 Looks fem from this angle. Quote
DETAquarium Posted October 23, 2015 Report Posted October 23, 2015 I would guess the same. Can't tell if that's a saddle or coloration at the top as well. Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Posted October 31, 2015 Update The female is carrying eggs.unfortunately the father is the yellowish male.I saw them breeding today morning(when the lights were off) at 10 am and it took total 5hour 30min for the fertilized eggs to travel from saddle to swimmerets. Female after mating Her swimmerets became large after mating to hold the eggs. Female beside her own molt after mating Finally berried female! Female fanning her eggs She is shy now,but will post some more pics later[emoji4] Have a query now Should I remove the yellowish male as there is only one saddeled female and the yellow orange(male or female).to know that the yellow orange is a male or not? Sent from my MotoE2 using Tapatalk Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 31, 2015 Report Posted October 31, 2015 My suggestion- put all males back in the original tank, and keep fem where she is. Wait it out to see what the babies look like, then you can breed those as a colony or breed back to her. Quote
pratiksawai47 Posted October 31, 2015 Author Report Posted October 31, 2015 If I do so then what about the one more female which is saddled.I think I should take yellowish male out and wait for another female to get berried and then do what u said. What say? Sent from my MotoE2 using Tapatalk Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 1, 2015 Report Posted November 1, 2015 So here's your first crossroad. The smaller your genetics pool, the easier to isolate the trait. The larger the pool, the more diverse your genetics, but the hardier your shrimp from the start. Neither is right, nor wrong. Decide your plan, and then redecide each generation. Quote
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