Black Diamond Shrimp

[Carl-N-Kim]

Hi guys just curious if you think this is a black diamond shrimp ? This is the 1st time ive noticed it

Edited July 29, 2021 by Carl-N-Kim

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

The black diamonds have a glossy like a pair of patent leather shoes freshly shined appearance. You definitely have a black shrimp but photo doesn’t tell me much to help grade it. My skittles tanks have thrown black shrimps in the past. 

[Carl-N-Kim]

Thank you I will try to get a better updated picture but the only thing I have in my tank right now is peppermint and red cherry shrimp don't know where that one came from

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

Cherry shrimp will throw other colors - yellow, orange, blue, snowballs and black shrimp all came from cherry’s originally. They’ve been line bred to throw more consistent colors. Low Grade cherry shrimp tend to throw more wild types and color morphs.

[CT_]

is black good?  for whatever reason my first batch of young came out red, brown, blue and black.  I put about 10 black and 20 brown in my cull tank (aka grow out tank aka qt tank  ) which had a "mysterious" die off.  Ever since then everything has been blue...

[Trish]

On 7/28/2021 at 9:28 PM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:

Cherry shrimp will throw other colors - yellow, orange, blue, snowballs and black shrimp all came from cherry’s originally. They’ve been line bred to throw more consistent colors. Low Grade cherry shrimp tend to throw more wild types and color morphs.

I've just learned that fact.. my Bloody Mary's threw just about all translucent orange shrimp-lets and even some albino's.  This happened on the 1st generation.  It worked this way with my kids too, I thought they would all look the same and they don't!

[Carl-N-Kim]

Thanks guys nice to know sounds like my wife and I have some interesting things coming up 🤓

[Guppysnail]

I adore the wild color ones mine produce. Many start looking black as juveniles but as they molt they turn the wild coloring browns by adulthood.