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My BlueBerry Delight's


Dean

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ok so following all the resent posts and hype about the "chocolate delight" shrimp and the many color variations that are being archived,

i thought i would share with you all 2 of the blue shrimp i have been able to produce from the chocolates with a little selective breeding :)

these 2 are both male im 90% sure but super strong color :)

im calling these ones "BlueBerry Delight"

it is still early days in the breeding program and there are "NONE" for sale yet, so please dont ask :)

anyway your thoughts and feed back are welcome :)

this is the darkest male.

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this is the other darkest male

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awesome work mate... good to see the racks getting some love!

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PHHHHWWWWOOOAAAARRRRR!!!!! :applause: but for some constructive criticism, i think you should just call them blueberries instead of blue berry delights :P

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Dean - You are really setting the benchmark when it comes to selectively color breeding dwarf shrimp.

Well done - keep up the great work. ;)

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Love it! Very cool indeed!

PHHHHWWWWOOOAAAARRRRR!!!!! :applause: but for some constructive criticism, i think you should just call them blueberries instead of blue berry delights :P
+1 for blueberries! Blueberry cherries... ;)
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thank everyone, just did a google search and the name blueberry is taken unfortunately :(

also no females just yet only males, still waiting for a few more to get to a sexing size so no pics of girls sorry.

so what would a good name be thats not already taken???

Blue Goo ???? :)

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keep trying with the names lol

@BB i selected the bluest babies from the chocxchoc and crossed them with each other and this is what i got.

they are about 10-12mm and have not changed to black/blue like the others so im hopeful i can do something good with them

in a few more generations :)

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Wow great looking little guys you have there i have a few as well not this strong in colour im looking around for a few more.

Great work with the breeding. as for a name how about Blazing Blue Cherries

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