Shrimpo Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Long story short, I discovered long time ago a Malawa shrimp that has half bright orange and half clear body, I isolated the shrimp and bred it with others in hope to get similar offspring, I don't know if that is possible or not but I am trying anyway. so far I am at the F2 generation with no visible orange on the offspring. The picture doesn't do any justice: ctaylor3737, MableBile, Johnnydok and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Great, hope to see more. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Always- Always- Did I say ALWAYS- hard to start a strain from one shrimp...but not impossible. Takes luck and tenacity. Good luck and keep with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I hear you man, when I first spotted that shrimp I turned the tank upside down trying to find another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 The best thing you can do is breed the shrimp and keep that shrimp with the progeny. Then keep your fingers crossed that the modifiers line up just right again for a future one of the opposite sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 very sweet! Back in 2009 or so I had 3 jet black shrimp out of my green shrimp (whichever is the one that breeds slowly and sometimes has red offspring) but the babies never made it and I ended up losing the rest of the colony later. I hope you have better luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 babaulti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungle64 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 So far nothing happening, I am not sure if I am using the right term but is this a Somatic cell mutation that will not pass to the offspring? the male is getting old and will pass away any day soon, any suggestion what to do next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Somatic cell mutations are basically mutations in the cells that do not change the dna in the egg or sperm, therefore cannot be passed on. (Had to explain that for anyone reading.) I found that to be common in some BBRRs as well, Shrimpo. It may very well be that. Have you considered a mass approach? 3-4 fems in with the one male? Also, dumb question I know, however are you sure it is a male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 100% sure it's a male, at the beginning I kept him with one female then I added like 4 more females, they all got berried and they are all together now with offspring from different generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Honestly, that's all you can do. It may take generations for the modifiers to line up again just right, if they do. Let's just hope that it happens sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Update: The shrimp pictured above died due to old age, none of the offspring showed that pattern yet. I will keep an eye on them and see what they will throw in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Sounds like many of my breeding projects. That gets very frustrating. Some shrimp are sterile. Some shrimp just don't show any interest in mating. Some colors don't show up in F1 or ever. I still wish you luck though. Who knows what the future holds? Shrimpo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Could you tell me if your Malawa shrimp have some orange marking around the tail? I have few with that pattern but I am not sure if that is something to do with original shrimp I started with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yes some do. Maybe you can work with that trait somehow and breed for the boldest ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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