Cull it or leave it?

[Soothing Shrimp]

if you are just planning on enjoying them, you don't have to separate them at all.  Just enjoy them.   Yeah, they may throw a wild or cherry because of different mixed strains, but just cull- or move to a different tank-  as you see them.

 

If you are planning on selectively breeding them, separating them would not be a bad idea.

 

How many generations til breeding true is a tricky question.  My Nessies took years to breed one general color.

 

My Sapphires bred blue almost immediately, but color intensity has taken years.

 

My Sonics were bred from BV, so I started with a true strain and bred for darkness.  That tooo took years, and I still get occasional lighter bv's thrown.

 

So like I said, just depends on your goal.

 

All depends what your goal is.

 

For me selectively breeding, I aim for breeding true for 3 generations.

[Unikorn]

They are really beautiful shrimp. I wonder what they will produce, this should be interesting This sounds like an awesome project.