UKColin Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hi, I'm new at shrimp keeping and new to the forum (hello!) and bought what were described as blue tiger shrimp from local dealer. They are dark bluish-black, 2 of the females have a brown stripe down their back as you can see in the photo, the other female (right in the photo) doesn't, she is dark all over (and berried) the the moment. Spotted a few fry in my tank so they're obviously happy enough. Can anyone fill me in on what I've actually got please ? Much appreciated! Colin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKColin Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 And here's a close-up of the less stripy female - carrying plenty of eggs, and another with her stripy friend. Males are vertical dark stripes. Help to identify would be much appreciated. Want to get more shrimps so need to know what won't interbreed. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishprinceofca Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hi Colin, Welcome to the forum and the hobby! Those actually look like Neocaridina. Tiger shrimp belong to the Caridina family, and will not have a back stripe. You may have a Black Rose, or one of the Blue type Neos. The genetics get kind of funky with the Blues. Here's a picture of one of my lighter Orange Eye Blue Tigers, and another of a Royal Blue Tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKColin Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thanks for the reply, looks like that fish shop saw me coming. Told me they were blue tigers and charged me £20 / $26 for five! Wouldn't have bought them if I'd known. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishprinceofca Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 That's a bummer. You should ask for a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyshrimp Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 0:19 AM, Fishprinceofca said: Hi Colin, Welcome to the forum and the hobby! Those actually look like Neocaridina. Tiger shrimp belong to the Caridina family, and will not have a back stripe. You may have a Black Rose, or one of the Blue type Neos. The genetics get kind of funky with the Blues. Here's a picture of one of my lighter Orange Eye Blue Tigers, and another of a Royal Blue Tiger. Caridina mariae can have a backstripe. Especially wild ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishprinceofca Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Interesting. I've never seen a backstripe on my OEBTs, Royals, or BTOEs, but haven't kept wilds, so that's good to know. Thank you for posting and clarifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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