HI!will different shrimp cross breed?

**lim_pk** · 21st Jul 2011, 19:45

im having fire red shrimp,cherry shrimp and orange shrimp in my 5 gallon tank.im wondering will they cross breed?cause they seem to look alike somehow. haha

**eviltrain** · 21st Jul 2011, 20:09

Yes they will. But its not cross breed as they are from the same family (wild cherries)

**lim_pk** · 21st Jul 2011, 21:08

ooo i seee.. so they will not cross breed right?haha.THANK U VERY MUCH

**eviltrain** · 21st Jul 2011, 21:51

. . . Yes , they will INTERBREED as they are from same family.

**lim_pk** · 21st Jul 2011, 23:53

oo.ok.sorry i misunderstood what u say.thanks again.

sorry im very new to take care of shrimps.

**Starringme** · 22nd Jul 2011, 11:54

So what are you going to do? More tanks from you sir?

**lim_pk** · 22nd Jul 2011, 19:06

hmmm mabe just leave as it is and see what will happen next?

**eviltrain** · 22nd Jul 2011, 19:21

Some of the off springs may revert back to wild cherries

**eugenekhf** · 28th Jul 2011, 22:13

my cherries are losing their color, does it mean after a few generations, they are turning back into becoming wild cherries? They look like ghost shrimps with a few streaks of red only now, but some are red as chilies... any ideas??