Electric Blue Shrimp

The Electric Blue Shrimp is a popular variant of the classic Blue Shrimp.  It is relatively hardy like many of the Neocaridina dwarf shrimp and is a great option for dedicated aquarists who are looking to try something new.  Its body has a painted appearance of bright blue and white coloration.

Another great characteristic of the Electric Blue Shrimp is that it will not interbreed with Neocaridina dwarf shrimp, so it will not compromise the genetics of breeding colonies of shrimp such as Cherry, Blue Velvet, Neon Yellow, Orange, Black/Blue Diamond, Chocolate, Green Jade, Snowball, and Rili shrimp.

This shrimp is a scavenger and is very useful in planted and nano aquariums.  The bulk of its diet is biofilm, algae, and decaying plant matter so it will work diligently to clean up the waste in any aquarium.  It feeds constantly, so it displays constant activity.  In a less mature aquarium, it should be fed high quality flake and mini pellet dry foods with high algae/spirulina/plant content.  Like most Caridina varieties, it is best kept in an aquarium with a soft pH of 6.2-6.8.

What We Like About This Shrimp:

• Elegant blue and white coloration
• Excellent companion colony to Neocaridinashrimp
• Completely peaceful with all non-aggressive tankmates
• Safe with all plants
• Excellent scavenger

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

• Temperature: 65° - 80° F (18° - 27° C), lower temperatures in this range are optimal
• pH: 6.2 - 6.8
• KH: 0 - 10 dKH
• Minimum tank size: 2 gallons

CARE GUIDELINES:

• Diet: Scavenger that feeds continually.  Requires very little feeding in a well-established aquarium containing algae, biofilm, or decaying plant matter.  In less mature aquariums, high quality dry foods with high plant content can be fed multiple times daily, but in sparing portions
• Social behaviour: Peaceful.  A small group can continually replenish and grow its population