Aura Blue Shimp in Singapore

[sneakynicky]

Hello,

I've been looking around Singapore for Aura blue shrimp for a long time and i can't seem to find any.

does anyone know any LFS or breeders that sell them? would be really grateful for the information.

thanks!

[wongce]

You can try GC,but better give them a call before you go as their shrimps normally sells like hot cakes...

[sneakynicky]

Nope, i went down to greenchapter yesterday they told me they haven't brought any of those in for about a year or 2. i have no idea where to search for them now.

[wongce]

Wah, i did not know it was that long ago since i last visited GC lol...hmm the lfs i normally go don't sell expensive shrimps... Good luck bro...

[hagios]

Hello friends, there has been a sizable amount of aura blues at CRS Haven (Tampines). I like to get shrimps from them as they rear/breed their shrimps in their own tanks. The shrimps are quite stabilised at time of purchase and acclimatise better to my tank with no casualties so far.

I'm not sure about the quality or blue-ness of the aura blues you are looking for but here's a shot of one of my shrimp. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

[yiongcs]

i have been trying to get them for very long too. bro sneakynicky if you found them please let me know ! ^^

[sneakynicky]

Thanks hagios,

i'll look them up, unfortunately for me i have i no idea how to look at the quality for aura blues. i only have experience in looking at cherry reds and fire reds. anyway i'll just pop by tmr to take closer look. i plan to put them in my tank with my fire reds, i heard they won't cross breed.

[sneakynicky]

sure thing yiongcs, if i find them i'll pm you.

[cheetf]

Hello friends, there has been a sizable amount of aura blues at CRS Haven (Tampines). I like to get shrimps from them as they rear/breed their shrimps in their own tanks. The shrimps are quite stabilised at time of purchase and acclimatise better to my tank with no casualties so far.

I'm not sure about the quality or blue-ness of the aura blues you are looking for but here's a shot of one of my shrimp. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

The shrimp in your facebook is not an Aura Blue. It should be a blue cherry.

[hagios]

Oh well. Am also not sure how to tell the difference. But the CRS haven guys are quite reliable and they told me won't cross breed. Will monitor and feedback again . They are beautiful enough for me though

[sneakynicky]

yeah i can't tell the difference too. just looking for a really opaque blue shrimp to make a blue and red tank with my fire reds. so i guess only CRShaven has them..

[cheetf]

Oh well. Am also not sure how to tell the difference. But the CRS haven guys are quite reliable and they told me won't cross breed. Will monitor and feedback again . They are beautiful enough for me though

Google is your friend.

yeah i can't tell the difference too. just looking for a really opaque blue shrimp to make a blue and red tank with my fire reds. so i guess only CRShaven has them..

If you cannot tell the difference then you better do more research, neocaridinas WILL cross breed.

[sneakynicky]

isn't Aura Blue Shrimp a Caridina Shrimp under (Serrata sp. Tupfel & Variants) and Fire Red Shrimp a Neocaridina Shrimp under (Heteropoda & Variants). Sounds like they are really far apart to cross

[cheetf]

isn't Aura Blue Shrimp a Caridina Shrimp under (Serrata sp. Tupfel & Variants) and Fire Red Shrimp a Neocaridina Shrimp under (Heteropoda & Variants). Sounds like they are really far apart to cross

You are right, but the picture that hagios posted about the shrimp he bought from CRS Haven is not a Aura blue shrimp.

[Navanod]

You are right, but the picture that hagios posted about the shrimp he bought from CRS Haven is not a Aura blue shrimp.

Doesn't look like a blue pearl. More like a rili blue, So you're right, it is a blue cherry mutation.
Aura blue comes with black spots and patterns. This was one I kept

[hagios]

Oh nice Navanod! Thank you for helping to show the difference. Tried to google extensively and only clue I could put together were the black spots as visible difference.

Appreciate the confirmation

[sneakynicky]

yup. i got mine already. black spots.
living well with my fire red. tank is now blue and red.

does anyone know any shrimp that is solid yellow or green that does not crossbreed with fire reds and aura blues? plan to add more colour to my tank.

[huizhong]

normall yellow shrimps & golden back will cross with fire reds as they are neocaridinals. yellow/tangerine tiger will cross with aura blue. nothing else you can add i guess if you dont intend to let them cross.

[sneakynicky]

yeah i figured that out using a crossbreeding chart i found. looks like i'll be stuck with blue and red.

anyway i've been checking charts and i found this Green shrimp (Caridina Babaulti sp). i've been to a LFS and seen it, looks abit like a Grasshopper. http://www.planetinverts.com/Green%20Shrimp.html

The question is whether Green shrimp (Caridina Babaulti sp) and Aura blue (Caridina Serrata sp. Tupfel & Variants) would acutally cross. The charts say it won't, but being both from a Caridina family i have my doubts.

As for a having a yellow coloured one to mix with the blue and red. i think there aren't any that won't cross.

[eviltrain]

need it urgently for my new project! anyone with lobang?