Male Red Cherry Shrimp

[SHAZZA]

Just wondering, I thought the female CRS were redish in colour and the males clear, but most of mine are red :confused-new: does that mean I have mostly females? or can the males be red too?

[Phreak]

Hey there mate hope this helps.

Females are easy to identify as they are larger than the males and also have a curved underbelly. They have a darker Colour as well. In Male cherries the "under belly" is a straight line with no curved shape.

But i do have some males that are solid red

[pappyy3]

Painted Reds and some fire red cherry shrimp will produce males that have a good coverage of red. So to answer your question, yes youi can obtain good red colored males, depending on the quality of the shrimp.

- How old are your shrimp (approx)??

- Do your red cherry shrimp have saddles (ie; any signs of eggs developing??) If yes, they would definitely be female ;) If no, might be wise to wait 3 or 4 weeks to see what develops ......

Good luck

[Jess]

You've probably already got all the information you need, but I thought I'd show you a couple of pictures in case it helps :)

Females

Note the eggs she's carrying under her belly

Poor colouration - looks like a male but you can tell by the "saddle" (eggs waiting to be fertilized) that she is female

Male

Slight red colouration - no saddle

Hope that helps a little bit!

[Triggs]

Easiest way to find the females is to look for the saddles when they appear.

Without sounding like a tosser I've got males that are more red than the berried female in the pictures above.

[Jess]

Haha, just goes to show why you can't always judge male and females based on colour

[2OFUS]

the shrimp in the last pic(male) is developing a saddle

[blindfisherman]

Easiest way to find the females is to look for the saddles when they appear.

Without sounding like a tosser I've got males that are more red than the berried female in the pictures above.

can we see some pics?

Im about to teat down my breeding set up to keep the best males and start the process again.

[Triggs]

can we see some pics?

Im about to teat down my breeding set up to keep the best males and start the process again.

Female;

Some of the clan;

Sorry the pic isn't so clear' date= I'm not fully unpacked yet as I've recently moved. I'll get some updated pics of the males asap. Some of these guys are still only a few weeks old and still colouring up.

[fish4fish3]

depends on the stock. But probably unless you got them from a reputable breeder

[sajica]

Triggs, Put me down for some juvis when they're ready for sale :)

[Triggs]

Triggs' date=' Put me down for some juvis when they're ready for sale :)[/quote']

When I've got a few more and their numbers are up I'll send you some for free :)

[fish4fish3]

hey Triggs, in the last pic dated 23/08 what type of moss is that?

It looks the same as my christmas moss and just want to confirm.

Cheers f4f

[Triggs]

hey Triggs' date=' in the last pic dated 23/08 what type of moss is that?

It looks the same as my christmas moss and just want to confirm.

Cheers f4f[/quote']

Nah mate, Just ya regular Java Moss, Nothing special.

Picture dated 29/04/2012 is the same clump of Java as the 23/08/12 but a more close up shot of it.

Java grows more stringy with only a few off shoots from each strand, Where as Christmas moss has lots of off shoots from each strand.

example;

Christmas Moss

Java Moss

[fish4fish3]

ok so xmas looks like xmas trees

I go ripped!

Do you know your anubias really well?

[Triggs]

ok so xmas looks like xmas trees

I go ripped!

Do you know your anubias really well?

Yes/No. If you put a pic up in another thread I may be able to help, Sorry just feel we're taking over this persons thread a little

[fish4fish3]

It's not your thread? Oops! sorry