what is a caridina sp. black ghost???

[crystalqueen]

hello,

can anybody tell me what is a caridina sp. black ghost?
black tiger.... or anyone can upload a picture from please this shrimp.

thank you
crystalqueen

[Robert]

Hi Renè,
I never heard of such a shrimp. It seems to me as if it is only a trade name. Yes, there are black tiger shrimps. They are recessive mutation and very rare. Some Germans breed them. They look like this:

http://wirbellose.de/pics/caridina_tiger_black17.jpg

The picture is from wibellose.de, you can find it here: http://wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=202 .

regards

Robert

[crystalqueen]

hi robert,

thank you, ithink the same and will get some the next weeks.

do you also know if they are a mutation of the tiger or could it als bee a mutation of the bee shrimp? butt both are of the serrata species? or have they something different?

rgeards rené

[Robert]

Hi Renè,
I've not heard of a totally back bee/diamond shrimp yet. Of course such a mutations should be possible but there is no such shrimp yet, at least one I know. The black shrimp on the picture above is dark blue til black tiger shrimp. The color varies from dark blue til black and slective breeding is necessary to maintane the black coloration.

BTW, please take pictures of your black tigers when you got them. They are still very rare, so it would be nice to see some new pictures.

best regards

Robert