wild type neo shrimp luminescent?

[DarrylR]

***Shoulda circled it... but should be able to spot the shrimp I am talking about***

Before people say it is a saddle, it could be and it could not be.

I seen plenty of saddled to berried prego shrimps before. But this shrimp striked me odd, it has Blonde eyes, and its "saddle" runs from its neck region all the way to its tail. I am pretty positive the saddle is not this long.....unless its a huge saddle :S. Also it looks like a male to me, but could be a very young mama that has not grown her colors yet.

Any ideas?

 

[DarrylR]

Update:

Having watched the tank ever since I saw this shrimp, I found another one. My first thoughts was that this whiteness was usually the early signs of the death of a shrimp. But this shrimp has been living since 5/18/09, and I would assume the other shrimp survived that long as well seeing they are about the same size. I will continue to observe these shrimps, they seem as active as the others but with this certain characteristic. Also it is not an internal parasite/worm.

 

[bettabrat]

maybe the wilds are cross breeding w/the yellows? My best guess *shrugs*

 

[DarrylR]

maybe the wilds are cross breeding w/the yellows? My best guess *shrugs*

Nope separate tanks , maybe you got some cause I blindly scooped them and packed.

 

[Zebulon]

The wild type show various levels of colorations. Selection of those variations is what has yielded the red, yellow, white and blue strains. I agree it also seems likely that "wild types" have probably been exposed to those strains at some point.

 

[msjinkzd]

to me that looks like a sick shrimp. Often they will get an opacity in their abdomen when they are on their way out.

 

[DarrylR]

The wild type show various levels of colorations. Selection of those variations is what has yielded the red, yellow, white and blue strains. I agree it also seems likely that "wild types" have probably been exposed to those strains at some point.

I had them for 6 months, and strictly did not allow any other strain to be able to interbreed.

 

[Jane of Upton]

Yeah, it looks like the "sick" sign to me, too. How do you know its been that particular shrimp that's been opaque yet plugging along? Could it be that one or two are getting sick at a time, so you're only seeing one or two opaque ones at a time, and assuming they're the same ones?

I've never seen a shrimp with that opaque look with any good outcomes. Don't mean to be a downer, but I'd net them out, just in case it is something communicable.

-Jane

 

[Iceeeyyyy]

Can you actually see the white thing moving or is it just cloudy?

 

[DarrylR]

Yeah, it looks like the "sick" sign to me, too. How do you know its been that particular shrimp that's been opaque yet plugging along? Could it be that one or two are getting sick at a time, so you're only seeing one or two opaque ones at a time, and assuming they're the same ones?

I've never seen a shrimp with that opaque look with any good outcomes. Don't mean to be a downer, but I'd net them out, just in case it is something communicable.

-Jane

It is about a 5 gallon tank so it is easy to spot the certain shrimps. As for spreadable I doubt it, it has been close to a month now if not more and the tank has about 50+ wild types.

Can you actually see the white thing moving or is it just cloudy?

Nothing moving, and not cloudy. I would say it looks like a saddle without eggs. It looks more like Twinkie filling :S.