Mr. F Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Ok. I got confused then [emoji4] I'll have to work my way up into breeding good quality red rili from the BVs expressing RR genes...I think.... *I'll have to wait to see what quality of red rili they produced, and try to take the best red rilis and breed them in another tank? Then when I get a consistent good quality red rilis, breed them back to low quality BV? (or what I have, because I believe I still have better quality BV not expressing red rili genes, but still in the 'blue shrimp' tank-which I'll have to remove anyway if they are BV)* I realize I could buy good quality red rili, but I'm really just working with what I have for now. But if I WAS in a rush and serious about breeding BBRRs and BBRRs only, are the options above the only way to acheive that? If not, are you suggesting I'll have big culling job ahead of me in this 5g BBRR tank too? Lol, is just getting started with shrimp! At least I can seperate the shrimp easier. And btw, absolutely no offense taken, just to make sure, I just want to understand. Thanks for all your help! You just gotta work with what you have. I wouldn't separate the better red rilis, I'd remove the poor quality red rilis from the high grade BV population, only leaving your best patterned RR and brightest BV. There's really no fast way. You just gotta be vigilant and know what you're looking for. Kat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 That's good advice. And makes good sense too. To say the truth, I wasn't looking at it that way. I don't just want BBRRs, I want the brightest blue bodied red rili with the best rili coverage. Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Well, it doesn't matter anymore about segregating. Those poor quality blue diamond shrimp wiped out all those blue shrimp at the beginning of the thread in the pics I'll just start all over again with the 8g like I planned and white sand. My cull tank still has some wild/mixed shrimp. The BBRR project is stalled for now and I'll just try to get some healthy shrimp back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Sorry to hear that, Kat. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Tx Soothing Shrimp. The chain LFS AND the person who sold me the shrimp didn't take any responsibly at all. That angers me the most. Selling shrimp off for cheap that they just want out of the store. Rant..... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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