Difference between a bds and a panda?

Hi, a newbie question here. May I know what is the difference between a panda and a bds? Thanks for the replies.

Originally Posted by kaoz

Hi, a newbie question here. May I know what is the difference between a panda and a bds? Thanks for the replies.

the main difference is the color!
bds has brownish-black coloration
and
panda have more of blue-black coloration

panda is different variation of BKK
and bds is another variation of CRS
although both are mutation of bee shrimp..

Thanks for the reply.

Was looking around and could hardly find any good quality bds. The pandas are lagi even harder to find. Where can I find some bds and pandas if I want to try them in future?

Originally Posted by kaoz

Thanks for the reply.

Was looking around and could hardly find any good quality bds. The pandas are lagi even harder to find. Where can I find some bds and pandas if I want to try them in future?

There a little shortage in bds the most u can find is A grade unless there is breeder letting go. Pandas is too ex for lfs to bring in on huge qty it super rare to even spot them selling. Even they do have it will be like only 2 to 3 pcs. Unless u order from oversea or share with other to bring in or there are chances that some breeder have successfully breed and is letting go.

have you started rearing shrimps first?

if yes, its better to start from BDS then to panda. Panda is expected to be more sensitive than BDS. water parameter must be tip top for them.

if not, its better to start with shrimps like cherry. learn through the process and try to get them breed for you. Once success, look out for more information about how to rear BDS/Panda.

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TS, firstly, did you do a search in the forum for the different shrimps you asked about? There are some threads on it, and there are photos of some hobbyist's shrimps. You should be able to find sufficient photos and do a comparision. Mere description doesn't help.

Overall. Just a simple layman description and observation (but not the actual differences actually)

Black Diamond Shrimp (BDS)
It is similar to Crystal Red Shrimps (CRS), just black/white instead of red/white. The intensity of black and white may not be good, usually weak black (brownish is common these days).

Panda Shrimp
Usually, the white patches are more uneven. Like panda bears, but reverse. There are white patches around the shrimps' eye area. The body also contains patches of whites.

Black King Kong Shrimp (BKK)
Usually, these shrimps are very very black with some patches of whites. The intensity of blacks reaches a point where it becomes shinny/reflective. Eg, well kiwi boots that shines compared to mildly kiwi boots that doesn't shine. Legs are also black.

Yeah fully agreed with Eviltrain, for a beginner, it would be too risky to go for the Pandas.... as it will cost you at least 2 blue note..... just for a small piece. With this amount you can buy alot more lower grade BDS to try out and gain teh experience before you move into Pandas...

Currently, I am running 3 1 feet gex tanks with crs for about 3 months. About 10+ crs in each tank. Wanting to start 1 tank on snow white before trying other shrimps. Saw 1 crs berry in one the tanks. So happy but currently using a hang on filter, scare the shrimplets will be suck in. I am not using a chiller, could see the colour of the shrimps are better in december as the weather is cooler. May think of using fans in future.

Yah, the month of December and January was very cooling. i got temperature of 25-27 degree C for my non fan/chiller tank during that 2 months. But what happen when the hot months comes in. The shrimps might die due to the heat. Its always better to get a chiller no matter what if you wants to rear shrimps like CRS.

w/o i m surprise your crs can survive what grade are they by the way? I use to have a 1ft with low grade with 2 fan 1 sunon 1 dymax the topping up of water is crazy with that my crs and bds don't even survive more than 2 mths after weeks their colour start fading. w/o a chiller don't even start keeping panda they will go up lorry within 1 week i think or maybe days.