Archive for the ‘Blue Tiger Shrimp’ Category

It was in summer 2008 when I did some crossbreeding of Red Tiger and Blue Tiger orange eye (OE). I presented the breeding project in German garnelenforum.de. Similar shrimps I have had in F2 have made it to the shops finally. Check out images at wirbellosenandmore (scroll down).

Crossbreeding Tiger Shrimps

Posted: 30th October 2009 by Imke in Blue Tiger Shrimp, Shrimp, Tiger
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In summer 2008 I started my first attempt of crossbreeding Tiger shrimps. My gain was a Blue Tiger shrimp with red stripes. Therefore I have chosen a male Red Tiger shrimp and a female Blue Tiger shrimp (P generation). The female was berried quickly and the next generation (F1) was on it’s way. According tom [...]

Peolpe having Bee shrimp or CR often are not sure about water parameter for tiger shrimp. In my experience, Tiger need a little different water conditions then CR. They are able to adapt in various fields but pH schould not be too low. I had tiger shrimp dying on shrimp soil with pH under 6.5 [...]

Blue Tiger Shrimp really is a delight to behold. They are offered in a great variety going from light blue, greyish blue, dark or royal blue to even black. However only few specimen show a deep blue from head to tail, with broad black stripes. Another lovely contrast to the deep blue is the bright [...]