Anyone have Albino shrimp?

R.sok · 01-10-2013, 12:48 AM

I noticed one of my juvenile red cherry shrimp is completely white, I'm talking about eyes & all. Would it be an albino?

GeToChKn · 01-10-2013, 01:19 AM

I believe the official reply is

**MABJ** · 01-10-2013, 01:21 AM

I agree. I don't think it is possible.

EDIT: albinism is possible in any organism. But seeing as it hasn't happened in captivity yet, I doubt it is possible in this situation.

Anyways. Pics please.

pejerrey · 01-10-2013, 01:38 AM

Pics or it didn't happen!

**fplata** · 01-10-2013, 01:42 AM

Sounds like you have a dead shrimpo

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Senior Shrimpo · 01-12-2013, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fplata

Sounds like you have a dead shrimpo

:O

Haha jk

looks like a snowball

GeToChKn · 01-10-2013, 01:43 AM

Or saw your first molt and thought it's a shrimp. I did that.

R.sok · 01-10-2013, 02:34 AM

My Camera doesn't really take good pictures *iphone* But I tried the best I could.

I know it isn't a molt I've been observing the shrimp for about a week now, he/she eats the same as everyone else & although some of the siblings aren't full red, In person this one for sure stands out being extremely white with full white eyes.

**MABJ** · 01-10-2013, 03:09 AM

Looks like a snowball shrimp. My iPhone takes great pics. You just have to be patient. And tap to focus lol

R.sok · 01-10-2013, 03:22 AM

I was trying but the shrimp was going all over the place, It's about 2 weeks old & is easy to spot in my tank full of 40ish babies. I am excited to see how the shrimp will look in a month or so

Vincent Tran · 01-10-2013, 03:38 AM

Does it look like this?

R.sok · 01-10-2013, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent Tran

Does it look like this?

It does except the eyes are full white, no signs of any type of color in the eyes. I was thinking it may be blind but when I take a chopstick & bring it near it does move away

**mordalphus** · 01-10-2013, 03:39 AM

albino shrimp would be like any other albino, white skinned and red eyed.

That looks more like a clear shrimp, which is somewhat common in cherries, especially males.

**aznrice247** · 01-10-2013, 03:50 AM

could it be possible his cherries mixed with a snowball in the past before he got his shrimp?

amberoze · 01-10-2013, 04:01 AM

I have three tanks with cherries and I get full white shrimp all the time. Sometimes they take longer to color up, sometimes they don't color up at all. These are my culls that go in my community tank as good. They are basically low grade cherries. Like they are reverting back to wild type coloring or something.

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01-10-2013, 12:48 AM	#1
R.sok Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: wa state Posts: 315	Anyone have Albino shrimp? I noticed one of my juvenile red cherry shrimp is completely white, I'm talking about eyes & all. Would it be an albino?

01-10-2013, 01:19 AM	#2
GeToChKn Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,115	I believe the official reply is __________________ 20g platy, , 2 x 10g shrimp, 3 x 20g shrimp, 7.5g shrimp and 1 great dane/mastiff puppy. Sump Pimp #2 My Tanks and my shrimps

01-10-2013, 01:21 AM	#3
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,305	I agree. I don't think it is possible. EDIT: albinism is possible in any organism. But seeing as it hasn't happened in captivity yet, I doubt it is possible in this situation. Anyways. Pics please. __________________ Check out my tanks: Mark's Almost ADA \|18" Long DBP Tank \|10" Tall CRS Spec \| .5 Gallon cube \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

01-10-2013, 01:38 AM	#4
pejerrey Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 1,924	Pics or it didn't happen! __________________ *A heavily planted shrimp tank is possible!*

01-10-2013, 01:42 AM	#5
fplata Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Miami, FL, United States Posts: 862	Sounds like you have a dead shrimpo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ My ADA 120-H My high tech 300 gallon pond

01-10-2013, 01:43 AM	#7
GeToChKn Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,115	Or saw your first molt and thought it's a shrimp. I did that. __________________ 20g platy, , 2 x 10g shrimp, 3 x 20g shrimp, 7.5g shrimp and 1 great dane/mastiff puppy. Sump Pimp #2 My Tanks and my shrimps

01-10-2013, 02:34 AM	#8
R.sok Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: wa state Posts: 315	My Camera doesn't really take good pictures iphone But I tried the best I could. I know it isn't a molt I've been observing the shrimp for about a week now, he/she eats the same as everyone else & although some of the siblings aren't full red, In person this one for sure stands out being extremely white with full white eyes.

01-10-2013, 03:09 AM	#9
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,305	Looks like a snowball shrimp. My iPhone takes great pics. You just have to be patient. And tap to focus lol __________________ Check out my tanks: Mark's Almost ADA \|18" Long DBP Tank \|10" Tall CRS Spec \| .5 Gallon cube \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

01-10-2013, 03:22 AM	#10
R.sok Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: wa state Posts: 315	I was trying but the shrimp was going all over the place, It's about 2 weeks old & is easy to spot in my tank full of 40ish babies. I am excited to see how the shrimp will look in a month or so

01-10-2013, 03:38 AM	#11
Vincent Tran Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 166	Does it look like this?

01-10-2013, 03:39 AM	#13
mordalphus These pants? are fancy. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (263/100%) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,638	albino shrimp would be like any other albino, white skinned and red eyed. That looks more like a clear shrimp, which is somewhat common in cherries, especially males.

01-10-2013, 03:50 AM	#14
aznrice247 The Great Poobah (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NJ, East Brunswick Posts: 476	could it be possible his cherries mixed with a snowball in the past before he got his shrimp?

01-10-2013, 04:01 AM	#15
amberoze Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: lexington, sc Posts: 331	I have three tanks with cherries and I get full white shrimp all the time. Sometimes they take longer to color up, sometimes they don't color up at all. These are my culls that go in my community tank as good. They are basically low grade cherries. Like they are reverting back to wild type coloring or something. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

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