Blue Dream Shrimp Care
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Blue dream shrimp care. First of all shrimps love to feast on algae which can only flourish on a surface so the more surface area you have in your aquarium the more places there are for your shrimp to find themselves a snack. The ease of care and their stunning color make them one of the most sought after shrimps in the hobby. Blue dream shrimp shrimp are decent algae eaters and also fond of decaying organic matter from plants to worms and even other deceased fish and shrimps.
The blue dream shrimp ultra blue shrimp is a selectively bred strain of the cherry shrimp with an eye catching blue color all around these dwarf shrimp are very active and hardy aquatic pets. You can feed them any shrimp food meant for caridines and neocaridines as well as freshly boiled vegetables. Keeping plenty of aquatic plants rocks and ornaments in your shrimp tank is important for several reasons.
Female blue dream shrimp have slightly larger tails and display a saddle formation on the upper body behind the head where eggs are stored before fertilization. Dream blue velvet shrimp are also called fantasy blue velvet or blue dreams. It was bred from the same wild form as the more popular red cherry shrimp and its care requirements are mostly the same.
In my opinion according to the initial conception blue dream shrimp must have a solid deep blue color. In fact you don t have to do anything but provide the shrimp with good conditions cover your filter intake with a pre filter such as a sponge and keep them in a tank without any fish with the exception of otocinclus catfish they are fine to keep with breeding shrimp. The species is generally peaceful and can be tanked with a host of docile non predatory fish.
It s easy to keep easy to breed fun to watch and a perfect breeding project for beginners and more experienced shrimp keepers. Blue dream shrimp are tolerant to a fairly wide. Blue also known as the blue velvet shrimp is a dwarf shrimp variation appreciated for its bright blue color.
Keep your blue dream shrimp in a tank that is more than 5 gallons filled with moderately hard water with a temperature range of 68 f to 80 f and a ph of 6 2 to 8 0. Blue velvet shrimp are very easy to breed. When female shrimp are berried or have eggs ready for fertilization the saddle shape will appear more prominent.
Caring dream blue velvet shrimp are easy to care for as they can adapt to a wide range of water parameters they can be kept in either. Once the shrimp are fully grown the males will be smaller than the females. The blue dream shrimp is a selectively bred blue shrimp that has a darker deeper blue color than its counterpart the blue velvet shrimp.
Sexing blue dream shrimp can be difficult until the shrimp reach sexual maturity. Blue dream shrimp diet and nutrition. Blue dream shrimp ultra blue shrimp neocaridina davidi.
As long as the water parameters are good and clean they will thrive and do very well. They are the highest grade of blue velvet shrimp with deep sapphire blue color. 5 snowball shrimp.
