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The Blue Dream project :)


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2 years ago after buying my first batch of carbon rillis from Dean Peltier I had a mutation where almost all of the dark blue was gone (picture 1)

After 3 to 4 generations I ended up with some cherries that were extremely translucent blue (picture 2) and I worked on massively culling the light ones and line breeding the bluest full bodied shrimp.

After two solid years I have achieved line breeding what overseas breeders call the blue dream cherry and they breed true. Although they do throw the odd carbon rilli still :p Hopefully in a years time I will have enough for everyone to enjoy what I think are one of the bluest cherries in the world.

Enjoy :D

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Oh wow! They are beautiful!

My favourite colour!

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Thanks guys. Unfortunately I wont have any for sale for a while as I still do have to fine tune the colours and of course.....have more than 20 lol

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WOW, Just WOW, dude they are gorgeous, one day i will have bred my own colours :)

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oooh you are just so cruel teasing us with those photos. I am sure there will so many of us calling dibs.

They are gorgeous shrimp.

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Such a brilliant blue!! Great work mate!!

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