Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Trying to not get too excited here. White neos have been a holy grail sought after by the most diligent breeders... I *think* I see a white neo with a little orange on it in one of my tanks. Trying to calm down and think rationally- It's not clear, and it looks like pigment and definitely not infection. It also doesn't look so far like a thickening of the shell, but if something seems too good to be true... Things running through my mind right now...could the orange color have been mutated somehow with a dilution gene? Is this reproducible or a one off? Is this a true mutation? Is this really what I think I'm seeing? I mean....really??? Dangit! Batteries are dead in my one camera, but I grabbed another one and was able to get this pic. SurraGync, mosspearl, Crazyfishlady and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Looks white to me! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 WOW! That is awesome! Fingers crossed for you! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Can you get a pic with out flash and I have one that looks simular I'll try and get a pic I thought maybe it was snowball with a little orange. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopderson Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Coooool! I hope it breeds more white ones for ya. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Cool, hope it stays white. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Can you get a pic with out flash and I have one that looks simular I'll try and get a pic I thought maybe it was snowball with a little orange. Wouldn't be snowball for two reasons. 1) Snowballs are clear 2) Snowballs are Neo Palmata, while cherries are Neo davidi It hasn't been out and about after I took teh last pic, but I just came in from shoveling so I'll see now. Awesome you may have one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Bah. It's not out right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Cave shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 And here, we see the elusive yet beautiful white neo shrimp. They are extremely rare, so we are very lucky this one has graced us with a public presence today. Look at those elegant white legs. Alas, the white shrimp has gone back into hiding. Who knows when it will make another appearance? It is said they only come out once every blue moon, to bask in the lunar beams. Like bird watchers, shrimp watchers must be ever diligent, as they never know when that rarest of the rare will put in an appearance. Seriously, that is a lovely shrimp. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. chibikaie, Pika, Jadenlea and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Moss, that was some great writing! mosspearl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 LOL Thanks! Every so often I get to do something fun. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 That made me determined to get this pic now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Lol wow like it was ment to be it was right in front for me. As you can see my blues and she is white and showing more orange scince she saddled and there is so much duck weed on the tank so she has a hint of green but she looks just like a snow ball with a bit of orange Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Looks to me like she's a yellow. metageologist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 You may have something there. Very exciting! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 So one of my rillis spit out a yellow? She's more orange then yellow it's bad lighting she had nice orange leggs though she looks different when she's not saddled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I hope your on to the real deal! That would be sooo awesome! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 So one of my rillis spit out a yellow? She's more orange then yellow it's bad lighting she had nice orange leggs though she looks different when she's not saddled May be a pumpkin then. (?) Shrimp genetics are very strange at times. Some of the most unexpected colors pop out of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have hope, however I'm also telling myself the odds are so stacked against this...we'll have to wait and see. I hope your on to the real deal! That would be sooo awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Very cool! I call dips on first offspring if you get it going aquariumlover10 and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 LOL We'll see Will. It still may have just been a light reflection or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 That would be sweet if it is white. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Save a nice fat one for me, I want a living marshmallow Soothing Shrimp and chibikaie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty703 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Mosspearl, you sounded like David Attenborough the famous naturalist who did a lot of nature programs. I could just hear him saying that....too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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