Same mother but different colour?

BettaFillet · 21-04-2012, 01:22 AM

After my mamas gave birth about a month ago, shrimplets are doing well now, some are already 1cm. however, one weird observation was that 95% of my shrimplets from the sakura mamas are orange but slightly red tinge and 5%(2 shrimplets) are colourless witha slight blue tinge. is that actually possible? or the colour just hasnt developed?

bettafantastic · 21-04-2012, 02:22 PM

The males in your tank are cherry or sakura?

I believe the male also contribute to the colour of the shrimplets

22-04-2012, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BettaFillet

After my mamas gave birth about a month ago, shrimplets are doing well now, some are already 1cm. however, one weird observation was that 95% of my shrimplets from the sakura mamas are orange but slightly red tinge and 5%(2 shrimplets) are colourless witha slight blue tinge. is that actually possible? or the colour just hasnt developed?

recessive genes or spontaneous mutation?

BettaFillet · 22-04-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bettafantastic

The males in your tank are cherry or sakura?

I believe the male also contribute to the colour of the shrimplets

I actually have no ideas who the males are as I bought the females when they were berried.

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Originally Posted by Plecoitis

recessive genes or spontaneous mutation?

I can only guess that it be recessive genes since I do not the male.

Koji™ · 22-04-2012, 10:59 PM

It's normal la. Even my wild coloured cherries produce reddish cherry shrimplets.

globalcookie · 22-04-2012, 11:08 PM

Even Fire Red shrimps will produce normal red cherry shrimp. Besides, at 1 month old, they may not have fully developed their colors.

The few colorless ones may be males, and may only develop light shades of red.

Taking other shrimps as comparison. If you have both Flower Head CRS, it doesn't mean you will get 100% FH CRS. There may be a few that will turned out to be much lower grades (eg S or even A).

Some hobbyist will go thru a process called, Culling. This is a process where lower grade shrimps are removed and perhaps sold off or moved to other tanks.

04-06-2012, 10:42 PM

it is perfectly normal. maybe can try waiting for a longer time first lik what the bro said.

21-04-2012, 01:22 AM	#1
BettaFillet Dragon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 745	Same mother but different colour? After my mamas gave birth about a month ago, shrimplets are doing well now, some are already 1cm. however, one weird observation was that 95% of my shrimplets from the sakura mamas are orange but slightly red tinge and 5%(2 shrimplets) are colourless witha slight blue tinge. is that actually possible? or the colour just hasnt developed?

21-04-2012, 02:22 PM	#2
bettafantastic Endangered Dragon Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,150	The males in your tank are cherry or sakura? I believe the male also contribute to the colour of the shrimplets

22-04-2012, 10:59 PM	#5
Koji™ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 57,626	It's normal la. Even my wild coloured cherries produce reddish cherry shrimplets.

22-04-2012, 11:08 PM	#6
globalcookie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,446	Even Fire Red shrimps will produce normal red cherry shrimp. Besides, at 1 month old, they may not have fully developed their colors. The few colorless ones may be males, and may only develop light shades of red. Taking other shrimps as comparison. If you have both Flower Head CRS, it doesn't mean you will get 100% FH CRS. There may be a few that will turned out to be much lower grades (eg S or even A). Some hobbyist will go thru a process called, Culling. This is a process where lower grade shrimps are removed and perhaps sold off or moved to other tanks.

04-06-2012, 10:42 PM	#7
hongkahleong Guest Posts: n/a	it is perfectly normal. maybe can try waiting for a longer time first lik what the bro said.

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