Black cherry shrimp

[africancichlidlovers]

Been working on this shrimp for awhile. I lost 90% of my black cherry awhile back ago. Luckily I saved one female from dying and I had a few male to go with her. Thought I share a pic or so. Baby has a nice blue when it comes out and eventually turn black.

[africancichlidlovers]

Here's pic of baby black shrimplet.

[mordalphus]

nice, i like the white blushing

[abc]

cool pics.. never heard of black cherry shrimp before. So they are neocardina's but with a black pigment instead of the regular red for cherry's?

[Kinection]

WHAT THE? Black cherry shrimp? Never heard of it, looks really nice though. Are they breeding true?

[africancichlidlovers]

I called it black cherry. Yes they are neos. They throw out blue babies which will turn in a dark blue to black. I don't know what to call it. Lol

[africancichlidlovers]

In this pic. The black pigment is starting to show in the baby shrimplet

[abc]

wow! very cool. don't know which looks better: the blue shrimplets or the black adults.

[alexopolus]

Here is mine, but it doesn't look as nice as yours


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[Kinection]

Are they for sale? Have you ever tried mixing them with fire reds? Those guys looks sick!

[alexopolus]

Mine are a mutation from my cherries, I have them in a planted tank with lots of tetras and runny nose tetras... Why I mentioned the fish? Well, the red cherries really pop nicely with the black soil and background and well are harrased by the fish to the point that they are disappearing from this tank, on the other hand the purple/black are just ok with them I think is hard for the fish to see them, they are multiplying. Is there a way that this mutation is a way of survival? They are adapting to the environment around (changing color)? This Is something that I have in my mind for a while.

[africancichlidlovers]

I have to wait and see how many baby she will produce. You live around my area kinection. I'll keep u in mind. I never tried it with fire red and I don't think I will. Maybe I'll try it with some carbon rili, if I ever have the money to get some. Lol

[africancichlidlovers]

Your black cherry look very nice. If I were u alex, i would separate it and breed out the black color.

[Kinection]

If you sell some to me, you'll have some money.

[alexopolus]

Originally Posted by africancichlidlovers

Your black cherry look very nice. If I were u alex, i would separate it and breed out the black color.

Thanks!! Not as nice like yours. I probably give it a try.