Orange Sakura OE — original Orange Eye cross report

Identity and breeder

Neocaridina davidi (ornamental attribution) — Michael Häsler

Published date and report type

2026 original report; First-person line-development account unless noted

Illustrated breeding family / evidence tree

Reported original source stock

Green Demon OE selection stock; no intentionally planned new cross claimed

Reported actual crossing or selection sequence

One source project produced Orange Sakura OE unexpectedly as a segregating offspring phenotype

Observed phenotype

Orange body and sometimes subtly visible OE

What author claims

Authors say Orange Sakura OE arose incidentally from Green Demon project and is less color-homogeneous

Measured brood counts

Not published

What remains uncertain

Do not invent Orange Sakura mother or father; cannot confirm causal Orange OE allele from a color-only surprise

Care, selection, authentication

Maintain lineage-specific stock labels, isolate genuine known mating pairs in a matured tank, document sex and source of each parent, hatch-date cohorts and scored F1/F2 offspring. Color and orange eye often segregate differently in breeder accounts. Record water parameters rather than assuming one eye-color gene governs body color.

Claim-level citations

• Philipp Baumann and Michael Häsler, Orange Eye line overview, February 17 2026 — First-party breeder co-authored trade publication

  Breeding recollections and limited estimates, not numbered genotype-tested brood tables

• Michael Häsler, first-person breeder interview, March 9 2025 — Named breeder interview

  Competition results and tank counts are interview claims until primary event sheets are checked