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Introducing "EMERALD" my GREEN Cherry shrimp


poeticwinter

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My husband doesnt have spot for shrimp as they are to small and not interactive like a fish. but after look this one, he love's it and quickly named it "Emerald" :) I think it's female? Photo is undedited, and dont worry about sunkist shrimp i just take this shrimp on breeder box to take a photo, and now moved for special project. enjoy everyone :) i really wish can cross this with kingkong to make Incredible Hulk/Taiwan Bee lol

 

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That's fantastic, stunning looking shrimp! :thumbsu:

What did you do for these to appear? :D

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wow thats gorgeous, what were you breeding to get to the green?

Definately looks like a girl

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i have no idea it appear it self i even very surprised, as i really want green cherry when looking everyone posting in this forum hahaha. So it was really pleassant surprise for me too!

 

 

That's fantastic, stunning looking shrimp! :thumbsu:

What did you do for these to appear? :D

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thanks oz shrimp. i wish i know the answer :lol:  my tank pretty low ph too. as i heard some hobiest have them with high ph?

 

wow thats gorgeous, what were you breeding to get to the green?

Definately looks like a girl

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ill mix all my cherry before as i dont have so much space for new tank red, black, yellow, rili, darwin, sunkist. now i separate them just using breeder box

 

Wht other shrimp do you have in the tank in terms of color?

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Stunning colour Emerald has! Congrats poeticwinter, always great to see more of this variant appearing. Hope you find more soon!

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just tested image.jpg

what ph you keep your green's marcus? did they breed true yet?

Awesome...just need to get more tanks now :-) What's the PH ATM ?

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Nice mate.

If they are from cherry, you wot be able to cross they with kk. :)

yea unfortunetally not just wish add white mask and white thick on the back lol

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yea unfortunetally not just wish add white mask and white thick on the back lol

Liquid paper will help lol
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ah i just missed this post. nah not get any update with this cherry yet. and i make test with different wp it change slowly the colour. sometimes it yellow greenish and sometimes it green

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