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).
Archive for the ‘Blue Tiger Shrimp’ Category
Blue Tiger Red Stripes (orange eye)
Posted: 19th March 2010 by Imke in Blue Tiger Shrimp, Red Tiger Shrimp, Shrimp, TigerTags: Blue Tiger Red Stripes orange eye, Blue Tiger Shrimp, crossbreeding, red tiger shrimp
Crossbreeding Tiger Shrimps
Posted: 30th October 2009 by Imke in Blue Tiger Shrimp, Shrimp, TigerTags: crossbreeding, Tiger
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 [...]
Blue Tiger Shrimp: Water Parameter
Posted: 15th August 2009 by Imke in Blue Tiger Shrimp, TigerTags: Blue Tiger Shrimp
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
Posted: 1st June 2009 by Imke in Blue Tiger Shrimp, Most Popular Articles, ShrimpTags: Blue Tiger Shrimp
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 [...]