Shrimpo Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Why these shrimp are not as common in the hobby as Caridina and Neocaridina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 My feeling is because people haven't bred vars of them yet. Once vars are available, their popularity will increase big time. Takes someone special with a sense of risk to try to make strains. A lot of thanklessness to it, and almost no glory. But personal reward is there. I swear I remember reading that it took 7 years to breed the original color of red cherry shrimp. I sure appreciate the person who did it. However his name is all but erased from history. He's basically unknown for all the work he did. IMO He should be immortal in the shrimp world, but instead- everyone was just concerned with his creation. snowpetals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 But they look nice already, I saw some pictures of them at shrimpkeeping.com . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I agree, however lots of people like to be involved in the "game" once strains are already created. Look at how the crystal shrimp took off once S came about to try to create SS and SSS. On the other hand, perhaps if paracaridina was offered more frequently, more people would be involved with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Well, I just got my Blue bee paracaridina, they are small still but look nice with the white bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teruterubozu Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Got any pictures? I was thinking of adding these to the herd too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I don't have any pictures at the moment, just use google image and search for blue bee paracaridina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Paracaridina are pretty in there colors right now as they stand. But I agree someone needs to take the risk to create a line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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