Blue Shrimps

**edwardchuajh** · 5th Jan 2010, 19:31

Hi guys,

I intend to add some shrimps to my 1.5ft tank, but I kinda have zero knowledge on the breeds of shrimps and stuff.

I want to fill my tank with only blue shrimps, but most of those I see are usually red-dark red, CRS looking shrimps.

Any idea where I can find a group of just blue shrimps?

And:

1) Just a rough idea, are they very expensive?

2) If they do breed in the tank, will the babies turn out blue, or will other colours emerge (i hope not =P )

Thanks!

**imke** · 6th Jan 2010, 18:47

Hi Edward,

have a closer look for the so called 'Hong Kong Blue Shrimp'. It is colored from blue to brown. IMHO you will get mostly blue offspring; but do selective breeding anyway. I do not know where to buy them in Singapur but maybe another guy can advise you on this.

Imke

**ciaossu** · 6th Jan 2010, 20:06

C328 have them, they're not expensive 1packet of 10 cost like $6-$8. they're quite hardy i think. ya if they breed in tank the babies will usually turn out to be blue.

**edwardchuajh** · 7th Jan 2010, 01:55

thanks imke and ciaossu!

hmm was at C328 recently.. sigh should've asked about them

**bluebubbles** · 7th Jan 2010, 18:17

Colourful sometime have them. Be prepared to get a packet of at least 20 pcs. I bought it once and it produced like madness and ended up I have to give it away for free and evacuate all of them to give more space to my other shrimps.

Don't believe you see here.
http://aquasense-aquasense.blogspot....ue-shrimp.html

**BOBBY01** · 7th Jan 2010, 19:14

would also love to get some ya but not sure where??

**edwardchuajh** · 8th Jan 2010, 13:15

wah i have an entire tank just for them, they can feel free to reproduce =)

**ciaossu** · 8th Jan 2010, 21:44

an update on C328, went there this afternoon no sign of them anymore. but i i think i saw them in polyart,1=$1 can catch the shrimps yourself.

**bluebubbles** · 8th Jan 2010, 23:45

Originally Posted by ciaossu

an update on C328, went there this afternoon no sign of them anymore. but i i think i saw them in polyart,1=$1 can catch the shrimps yourself.

$1 per piece is pretty expensive and they are small too if I am not wrong.

**edwardchuajh** · 9th Jan 2010, 01:41

ciaossu: thanks so much for the update =)

**ciaossu** · 9th Jan 2010, 12:14

Originally Posted by bluebubbles

$1 per piece is pretty expensive and they are small too if I am not wrong.

ehh, variety of small and big. saw one about 2cm blue with abit brownish shrimp.

Originally Posted by edwardchuajh

ciaossu: thanks so much for the update =)

no problem, just trying to share here

**eviltrain** · 21st Apr 2010, 18:20

its blue version of bee shrimp or blue version of cherry?
if its blue version of bee shrimp, i like to get some from you

**lucasjiang** · 22nd Apr 2010, 18:20

Hi, recently i saw a blue shrimp called fire blue shrimp at midori green chapter. it is quite expenisve (1 for $10 and 5 for $40) but the colour is good, one of the best blue shrimps i seen so far, and they are very healthy. also, they are true blue shrimps, meaning the colour wont run.

**shrimpbait** · 22nd Apr 2010, 21:51

Originally Posted by lucasjiang

Hi, recently i saw a blue shrimp called fire blue shrimp at midori green chapter. it is quite expenisve (1 for $10 and 5 for $40) but the colour is good, one of the best blue shrimps i seen so far, and they are very healthy. also, they are true blue shrimps, meaning the colour wont run.

seen those too, very pretty and very blue!
just make sure your tank condition is fantastic before letting them in... they're costly!