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Found this cherry 2day in my blue cherry selective breeding tank ....

Left - Blue Cherry, Middle - Blue/Choc Base Cherry, RHS - Gold Cherry

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It's very distinctively "GOLD", and off blue/Choc Base Cherry. After F3+, getting some 2-3 sky blue cherries, then this....will search the tank for others tomorrow...hopefully there's a pair ?

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Anyone having this variation ?....it's no where close to the yellows, definitely GOLD.

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Cherries are really becoming the rainbow shrimp! Good find BB.

I really want to get a 9 division tank and have all the colours of the rainbow and black and white cherries too:)

It will be interesting to see if you can find any more BB

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I'll try to take a pic of a yellow cherry next to the gold cherry tomorrow, just to demonstrate the colour diff. It's approx. 10mm, so should keep it's colour.

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Very nice BB' date=' is there a colour you don't have or have produced? keep up the good work.

Bob[/quote']

Haha, that's just what I was thinking. BB seems to have shrimp in all colours of the rainbow, and then some :D

I always get excited when you show us one of your random new variations, nice work BB ^_^

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You either must have lots of shrimp or are feeding your shrimp radioactive waste to keep getting these colour variations BB. Love the gold.

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very interesting, looks like it might be developing an green head or is that just the photo ?

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My Gold Cherry is finally berried ! Contemplating either a light brown or sunkist cherry male. Thoughts ?6345697C-19BE-4F5C-BDDC-1DCD49BC33DF-1353-000000892DCFBEF3.jpg

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HMM got to get me some of your genetics when I have the tanks BB.

As for what one sun kissed

Bob

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HMM got to get me some of your genetics when I have the tanks BB.

As for what one sun kissed

Bob

Mate that just doesn't sound right! Don't you mean some of his shrimps genetics for your shrimp projects?

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My Gold Cherry is finally berried ! Contemplating either a light brown or sunkist cherry male. Thoughts ?6345697C-19BE-4F5C-BDDC-1DCD49BC33DF-1353-000000892DCFBEF3.jpg

Not sure what you mean- if she is berried she doesn't need a male she's had one?????:encouragement:

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Light brown, they usually produce the funky coloured shrimp anyway!

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HMM got to get me some of your genetics...
Bob' date=' any personal comments, please PM me.....what would people think if they knew ! LOL
Not sure what you mean- if she is berried she doesn't need a male she's had one?????:encouragement:
Sorry, my bad....saddled
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Bob' date=' any personal comments, please PM me.....what would people think if they knew ! LOL

Sorry, my bad....saddled[/quote']

See the inner woman is coming out and it can be a bit naughty at times;)

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Oh dear, am I rubbing off on everybody, lol :encouragement: I think light brown might be the way to go BB, red might change the colour too much :confused:

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Similar to my purple project, my gold cherry is struggling with results too :-(

Shrimplets are all sort of colours, this is probably one of the better ones ?

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I wonder why the cherry breeding program's are so hard. It seems you take one step forward and 3 or 4 steps back. They don't seem to breed 100% true do they, they seem to throw out " sports" regardless of what type you are breeding.

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I wonder why the cherry breeding program's are so hard. It seems you take one step forward and 3 or 4 steps back. They don't seem to breed 100% true do they' date=' they seem to throw out " sports" regardless of what type you are breeding.[/quote']

I think because the gene pool is so diverse that's the key issue, but if it was so easy then it wouldn't be as much fun either. It takes time plus a good eye

to identify a trait and then combine that to produce something going in the right direction, lots of patience.

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I wish I had the knowledge and the dedication to take something like this on. I have done it in the past with Guinea Pigs breeding a line from a complete beginning and found it hard plus needing to keep a large number of animals to breed the traits you want, I succeeded and I'm pretty sure my line is still being shown but I just want to enjoy now not adding more pressure to an enjoyable hobby

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Very cool BB, that one has an amazingly unique colour, well done :victorious:

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