Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Well, seems my selectively bred Blue Velvets have turned the corner. Not sure if that's good or bad. One has previously been able to tell the difference between blue rili strains and blue velvet strains by the babies looking like red rilis for BV, then the red fades away leaving a blue body usually by juvie age, whereas the blue rili is born blue. Both look almost identical, but have different genetics- even though both came from red rilis originally. Since they look so much alike, some sellers even sell them as they same. *sigh* I have been selectively breeding my BV for darker color for...um...3 yrs...4 yrs? I forget with so many projects going on. A lot of time, money and space has been spent on these since they were my first project I attempted when I first turned to aquatics. Anyway, the current generation is so dark that red rili babies are no longer being produced! I know for a fact that I have not added any new blood for 3 or 4 yrs, and they were pure when I bought them imported- so no blue rilis have been introduced and this is a pure BV line! What should I do? Should I rename this strain I've improved on? Kinda like cherry shrimp were renamed sakura, then fire, then painted, then...well, you get the idea. I mean, I have some this generation almost as dark as my Sapphires! Do I still call them BV, although the original BV were clear sky blue color? A couple years ago I came out with the term DBV and that was quickly stolen and counterfeited for people pawning off theirs as mine. I'd rather not use the term DBV anymore. Opinions? I want to have a uniform color before I release them, but some are crazy dark now! I'll try to get a couple pics tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Awesome, first. Where is the pictures???????? Second, I wanna see??????? Third: Name them if they are that different. What's a new name in our already crazy shrimp world. Soothing Velvets? -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Some pics of some of the better in the current generation. I apologize for the quality of pics. Side Shot ...and a juvie Twosome- that's a rotifier btw, not a berry close up from behind countryboy12484, Desireenfh, High5's and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Seems the major difference between these and my Sapphires is that the Sapphires occasionally throw pseudo carbon rili pigmentation which I'm trying to eliminate. My darker BVs have never displayed that grouping of pigment as spots. Just an even coverage. Sapphires came from a mutation in another line, and these came from...well...BVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Those are some beautiful shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Like mentioned before, name them SBV (Soothing Blue Velvets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Super Blue Velvets? Blue Moon Shrimp? Blue Blood Shrimp? Suggestions? Don't know how i would feel having my name with them, and having people counterfeit them like they did with DBV. I know it will happen again though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Soothing moon! Since blue moo a are soothing and rare why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Suddenly I want a beer. PBl Blue sky's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 i say cobalt or ocean blue hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Cobalts are already taken by someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Caribbean Blues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 How about Sonic Shrimp? High5's and ctaylor3737 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 i like it sonic sonic sonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Cobalt sonic? Soothing sonic? Or sonic in a different Lang like Taiwanese or japanese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 i like it sonic sonic sonic Your chants have been heard. LOL Sonic Shrimp it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MABJ Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Just an FYI I like Sonic shrimp . I can't wait to get my hands on the best generation. Just biding my time haha. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebuddha Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Sapphires came from a mutation in another line, and these came from...well...BVs. What would happen if you crossed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 No idea. Maybe nothing except a medium blue, maybe wilds, maybe radioactive blue. LOL Either way, that's something I'd like to avoid for no other reason than keeping my strains separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangisda Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I vote soothing blue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Thanks Kim. I decided their name will be Sonic, but I appreciate your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I like the Ocean Blue Velvets. Especially with their color. Fits to me. The Soothing Blues sound good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Thanks, Doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slycat929 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Those are amazing! It must be great to see all that hard work pay off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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