Blue Dream Shrimp

Blue Dream Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)

Bring striking colour and constant activity to your aquarium with the beautiful Blue Dream Shrimp. This premium Neocaridina variety is prized for its rich, deep sapphire-blue coloration, offering a bold contrast against green plants and dark substrates. Peaceful, hardy, and easy to care for, Blue Dream Shrimp are an excellent choice for both beginner and experienced shrimp keepers.

Always busy grazing on biofilm, algae, and organic matter, these captivating shrimp not only enhance the beauty of your aquarium but also contribute to a healthy, balanced ecosystem.

🌿 Why Choose Blue Dream Shrimp?
💙 Stunning deep sapphire-blue coloration
🦐 Peaceful, active, and fascinating to observe
🌱 Perfect for planted aquariums and nano tanks
🍃 Excellent natural algae and biofilm grazers
⭐ Hardy and ideal for beginners and experienced shrimp keepers alike

When kept in groups, Blue Dream Shrimp display natural social behaviours as they forage together across plants, mosses, driftwood, and rocks, creating a vibrant and constantly moving display.

📏 Care Requirements
🧬 Scientific Name: Neocaridina davidi
📛 Common Name: Blue Dream Shrimp
🏠 Tank Size: 20L+ recommended
📏 Adult Size: Up to 3cm
🌡️ Temperature: 18–26°C
⚗️ pH Range: 6.5–7.8
🧘 Temperament: Peaceful
🍽️ Diet: Biofilm, algae, specialised shrimp foods, blanched vegetables, algae wafers, and high-quality shrimp pellets
👥 Group Size: 10+ recommended

Blue Dream Shrimp thrive in mature, well-established aquariums with stable water conditions. They particularly appreciate mosses, fine-leaved plants, driftwood, and rocks, which provide valuable grazing surfaces, shelter, and breeding areas.

🐠 Compatibility

Ideal for peaceful community aquariums. They can be housed with shrimp-safe fish such as ember tetras, chili rasboras, pygmy Corydoras, otocinclus, celestial pearl danios, and other gentle species. They also thrive in species-only shrimp aquariums. Avoid large or predatory fish, as well as aggressive species that may prey on shrimp or their young.

Important Notes

Blue Dream Shrimp breed readily in freshwater aquariums without requiring brackish water. Their deep blue coloration is best maintained through selective breeding and high-quality nutrition. As with all Neocaridina shrimp, copper-based medications should never be used, as copper is highly toxic to freshwater invertebrates.

Blue Dream Shrimp are a fantastic choice for UK aquarists looking for a hardy, brilliantly coloured freshwater shrimp that combines stunning visual appeal with excellent algae-grazing behaviour, making them an outstanding addition to planted aquariums of all sizes.