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Out nice and early this morning tank gazing when I spied a HUGE female cherry shrimp, this monster can rival the BN fry for size and literally dwarfs all the other shrimp. If I didnt know better I would almost think she was a wayward typhus. I tried to get some pictures of this freak, but between her being good a hiding and a few dozen hungry guppies getting in the way all the photos I took are blurred and horrid. I will definantly try to track her down and get some photos hopefully with her against some other shrimp/ fish for size. But in the mean time, I will ask a couple of questions 1. Even though this huge shrimp is not a fantastic colour (what I call wild type but with a stripe down the back and maybe a tich darker than true wild), would you use her to try and breed more HUGE cherry shrimp. 2. If I did single her out, who do I try breeding her too? As big a male as I can find? And should I aim for better colour or just massive size? 3. Would people be interested in huge cherry shrimp no matter the colour? I know lots of people when they first see cherry shrimp exclaim "$5 for that? Its tiny!".