[johnny313]

I bought shrimp from a number of people in here so Im not sure who they are from. some of my red cherries are clear. they aren't that small either. 3/4" maybe. even some clear ones have a black part right below the head.. almost where the saddle is. I have smaller shrimp that have fire red color....

 

[GeToChKn]

Males can tend to be almost clear sometimes, or they breed with a yellow, green, etc and have resorted back to wild colors, or could be something with the water they don't like, etc. Always hard to tell.

 

[johnny313]

its hard to tell i guess because I dont know where they came from

 

[GDP]

I have of those too lol. Its annoying. Thinking about culling mine as I dont want them to spread their nasty colorless genes hah.

 

[johnny313]

i might just put them in my 120G and hope for the best

 

[Jadelin]

The black part behind their head is the beginning of their digestive tract; since they are clear, you can see the food inside.

 

[Chikorita]

I had the same problem tooo so I kinda picked them (look mostly males) out and put them in a different tank Then few days later I check them and they turned redder ...
so now I put them all back to the old tank
well there are actually some of the females that look not as red as the others .. I will just pick them out later and bring them to the monthly club meeting in town ...

 

[redmary51]

I have some female RCS that are sort of clear with just a little red on them too. I know they are female because they are berried.

Someone told me that each time they molt, they get redder. Don't know if it is correct.

 

[johnny313]

mine are very clear

 

[ohbaby714]

They are also adapt to the back ground. If you have dark substrate, they will look more red.

 

[jasonpatterson]

If you've had them for a while (a month or more, let's say) and you know that they are adult females, then you've just got some poorly colored shrimp. Remove them and over time the population should get redder.

 

[johnny313]

If you've had them for a while (a month or more, let's say) and you know that they are adult females, then you've just got some poorly colored shrimp. Remove them and over time the population should get redder.

they are going in my 120 with my 4 rams!

 

[Inkling]

My adult males are clear. I've had them for a few months now, and I've noticed the offspring are getting progressively redder. I was worried that I was going to end up with a bunch of non-red cherries...but their genetics seems to be sorting itself out as time goes by.

 

[GDP]

they are going in my 120 with my 4 rams!

In other words, not redder, but dedder.

 

[johnny313]

In other words, not redder, but dedder.

Hahahaha you can say that! good one!

 

[LongVan412]

If you want your shrimps to be blood red color try giving them a dark substrate. Black gravel works the best!