Ugly offsprings of my Sakura

[BISO]

A few shrimplets from my berried sakura did not turn out like their mother at all, they are in a dirty grey colour . I wonder how it happened? Can anyone advise if this is common?

I pondered over whether I should cull them and decided against it as it was too cruel to do so. I returnrd from a 2-week holiday only to find 1 of them is berried . Looks like I will end up with a United Nation due to my moment of kindness .

[Navanod]

Those are likely to be their wild colors. You can give them away instead of culling them, otherwise you'll soon have more wild colored shrimps than sakura as the wild coloration is dominant

[BISO]

Oh no...who would want them other than using them as feeder? They are so ugly...

[grenlif]

how about a separate tank for the wild coloured shrimps?

[felix_fx2]

Oh no...who would want them other than using them as feeder? They are so ugly...

Alot of people. When you post to give free you might be surprised.

Btw, Some people don't like red shrimps. They like black ones.

[Navanod]

Ugly shrimps are almost invisible in a plant tank. Many planted tank owners would gladly have them in the tank as clean up crew and algae eaters

[BISO]

how about a separate tank for the wild coloured shrimps?

When I was still in goldfish keeping, I used to set up separate tanks for quarantine, sick fish etc. OMG, too much to handle. I will try to give them away, if they are wanted.

[Jhontan]

I have been keeping Sakuras for years. I observed that those ugly looking sakuras could one day be a "swan". Looking at my sakuras that looked transparent or like cherry shrimp initially, when matured, they turned rich creamy red. Since it came from the same bloodline, the color cannot be deviated from the color of the mother shrimps. just my 3 cents worth of idea.

[Newbie 12]

Hi Bro BISO,

Are you giving away your grey shrimp? I am interested. My contact 96193566. Thanks. Newbie 12