Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi all, Although Blue Bolt is marketed as deeper blue as higher grade, when you look at their price, it is not really much difference. This is due to the shade of blue is subjective and different people may like different color. As such, I would like to create a poll to find out everyone's preference on the shade of blue on blue bolt. For the picture of different shades of blue, you can see them here: http://www.shrimpydaddy.com/2014/06/which-shade-of-blue-bolt-do-you-prefer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I like indigo. Have a gniess day. -Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 This shade! Soothing Shrimp and svetilda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Nice one!! OOT: What camera and lens you used to take this picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Beautiful Speedie! BTW The most recent findings I have been able to read is that by crossing BB with KK you will increase the blue depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Canon 60D w/ 100mm macro lens Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Beautiful Speedie! BTW The most recent findings I have been able to read is that by crossing BB with KK you will increase the blue depth. Yes. I vouch for this. However, you need to use higher grade BKK that is pure blue-base (usually they have black eggs). But they are hard to get and cost 3 to 5 times more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 How do you tell a blue base from extreme KK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I was about to say... All my high grade bkk always looked the same and always have black eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 How do you tell a blue base from extreme KK? Look from the bottom against stronger light through the shell or body. You will be able to see the shell is nice deep blue hue. The mix type will give you brown or blackish/dirty color. Alternatively, choose from those that is less than 1 month old. They are blue color at that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 hyoushoku, Do you happen to have picture references for us? I'm still confused since I've never heard of "low grade" and "high grade" BKK. I always thought it was based on the white markings on the back when it comes to grading. Although there were times when I received a few shrimp "Green Hulks", that were a tad different. Green Hulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hmmm.... How to explain this. The grade you are thinking is pattern, which are BKK, Black Extreme, Saber Tooth, Hinomaru and Mosura. This is not what I am referring to. BKK is never a pure breed and it was breed by cross-breeding. In order for them to breed out certain pattern, they uses different shrimps, such as snow white and CBS. The problem of when they use Snow white or CBS, they end up with brown or dirty black color shell. Most of the black extreme you can obtain at reasonably price, are breed with CBS to get all black. Although they look all black, but they lost the blue hue and gain brown hue. If you use the mix breed to cross with your BB, you will get some brown color. Below are the pictorial example. Pure Blue BKK (In Asia, they called it "Pure Breed". See the legs and antennas are in clean blue color): https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GX402M5Ej2wnpvqyHZUOHtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink Mixed BKK (See the antennas that has brown color and the joint of legs has brown color): https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IfOh5hDyjxhZgdwceI-EJtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedieAquatics Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Honestly, I don't see the difference in those two shrimp. I guess it's one of those things to be best shown in person, in real life lol. Just speaking from my limited experience, camera and lighting effects can greatly alter the look of any shrimp as well so it's very hard to distinguish what you are trying to explain from those pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Honestly, I don't see the difference in those two shrimp. I guess it's one of those things to be best shown in person, in real life lol. Just speaking from my limited experience, camera and lighting effects can greatly alter the look of any shrimp as well so it's very hard to distinguish what you are trying to explain from those pictures. Yes. Photo can't tell easily. Next time if you go to shrimp shop, just look from the bottom against the light. After you monitor awhile, you will realise what I mean. It is fine you breed your BB with mixed BKK, just that you may get brown spot or dirty blue. If you look at those pictures in the link of my first post, the porcelain blue is breed with mixed BKK and the indigo is with pure BKK. The indigo blue shrimp in person, it looks like between indigo and violet color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 If you look at the legs and face and back of the carapace, the first one has an extremely blue tinge to it, the second one has more of a dark black tinge to it. Which could be a lighting distort too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 The pictures are just samples, I can't remember is it lighting distortion. Thus, don't take it too seriously. LOL!!! The key thing will be looking them in physically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungle64 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Hmmm.... How to explain this. The grade you are thinking is pattern, which are BKK, Black Extreme, Saber Tooth, Hinomaru and Mosura. This is not what I am referring to. BKK is never a pure breed and it was breed by cross-breeding. In order for them to breed out certain pattern, they uses different shrimps, such as snow white and CBS. The problem of when they use Snow white or CBS, they end up with brown or dirty black color shell. Most of the black extreme you can obtain at reasonably price, are breed with CBS to get all black. Although they look all black, but they lost the blue hue and gain brown hue. If you use the mix breed to cross with your BB, you will get some brown color. Below are the pictorial example. Pure Blue BKK (In Asia, they called it "Pure Breed". See the legs and antennas are in clean blue color): https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GX402M5Ej2wnpvqyHZUOHtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink Mixed BKK (See the antennas that has brown color and the joint of legs has brown color): https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IfOh5hDyjxhZgdwceI-EJtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink What about using Skeleton Snow White to achieve pattern(hopefully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 What about using Skeleton Snow White to achieve pattern(hopefully). In theory it is good but provided the type of Snow White you got is a matching type, which is hard to find and/or identify. For my case, if I am breeding the white out of blue based shrimp, I am using KK Hinomaru or KK Mosura. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCruise Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Yes. I vouch for this. However, you need to use higher grade BKK that is pure blue-base (usually they have black eggs). But they are hard to get and cost 3 to 5 times more expensive. Would you have any idea where someone in the states could find any of these blue base BKK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimp-keeping Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 cant beat a very deep blue, blue bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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