Identity and breeder
Neocaridina palmata (attribution by authors; verify individual stock) — Daniel Carlsson
Published date and report type
2026 co-authored report; First-person line-development account unless noted
Illustrated breeding family / evidence tree
Reported original source stock
Daniel Carlsson, Laholm Sweden, reported Snowstorm dorsal-line/White Pearl stock combined with Orange Eye trait
Reported actual crossing or selection sequence
Original author describes beginning with just two shrimp of his source strains; initial generation wild-colored, later lines combined white shell and OE
Observed phenotype
Near-white body, dorsal racing stripe, orange eyes
What author claims
Maintains stable white background while still selecting breadth of dorsal stripe
Measured brood counts
Initial pair: two animals (not offspring cohort count)
What remains uncertain
The OE donor taxon and genetic compatibility are not documented; do NOT assert a confirmed N. palmata × N. davidi interspecies cross
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
- my-fish republication and account of 2026 OE breeders — Editorial republication of Baumann/Häsler findings
Corroborates article availability but reuses author content rather than independently reproducing cross experiments