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yes.. thats a very nice cherry. very nice photo too.
hey bros,
I bought some cherry shrimps a few days ago, but they don't look like cherry shrimps that I see on the net. Here's a pic of mine:
it's got a white stripe on the back and white specs on the body and legs. It's a lot redder then the pics of cherry shrimps I see on the net aswell. Is it a cherry shrimp or do I have something else?
yes.. thats a very nice cherry. very nice photo too.
Its a beautiful cherry. Though some lfs brand them as sakura when they're more red...
Yup I think its Sakura.
I suspect Sakura and cherry are from the same family.
According to the lfs, the distributor sieve out the redder ones and label them as Sakura so to sell at a higher price. Anyway it is hearsay, so correct me if I am wrong.
yes, both are the same species of shrimps
wow very red. you got a good deal! Think yours is definitely sakura.
normal cherries seldom get to that state of red.
Best part is that this female is going to have babies soon! Congrats!
Very nice red cherry but I think sakura have a better redness and without white spot.
One thing perculiar is that my all sakura/cherry red do not have the little white dots by the side (been looking the whole night at my little guys trying to spot these dots but failed..) so is corywinks' another sub-species?
In any case, the shrimp in the photograph sure looks nice!
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Are you sure that's a cherry? I have never seen cherry with white stripe behind before. Looks strange to me.
- Luenny
Some of the red cherry/sakura female have the pinkish stripe, it's normal but not the white spot.
so does that mean that it is neither a cherry nor sakura?Originally Posted by d2sign
That is a cherry IMO. Just found out the white spot are normal for cherry too. There is this discussion about cherry and sakura, can check from here: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=44540
Below are some of my sakura:
sign, your pictures are crystal clear! What camera did you use?
For me I always use my trusty 3.2 MP HP camera to take pictures.
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What a beauty!
Wish mine had such bright redness...
I'm using Ricoh GX100, was impress with the macro too, but still cannot compare with DSLR, no money to upgrade yet
For me I always use my trusty 3.2 MP HP camera to take pictures.
Bright red are still not the best colour I want to achieve, can check out bro spid's website for his superb sakura: http://sites.google.com/a/aquaspid.c...id/red-sakuras
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well, my cherries are definitely not so red... maybe only one or 2 among the bunch.
and my sakuras, yes they are much redder than the cherries, and smaller in size too. my sakuras are all red during the day (nice colour), but realise that at night, half of them turn pale or almost colourless.
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I guess light plays an important part, together with the color of the substrate and the food you feed the little critters.
Mine look great when under my 55w light and black river gravel
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you use 55w for what size tank? thanks.I guess light plays an important part, together with the color of the substrate and the food you feed the little critters.
Mine look great when under my 55w light and black river gravel
Brandon Ong
Colour fade after light off or at night are normal to shrimp, or fish, it protect them being spot by the predators IMO. Light have nothing to do with their colour, it's only for the plants and our viewing pleasureI guess light plays an important part, together with the color of the substrate and the food you feed the little critters.
Mine look great when under my 55w light and black river gravel
55w PL? Should be for 2ft.
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