Blue Pearl Shrimp

Care requirements

• Minimum tank 10 gallons for a small colony in a mature tank.
• Temperature 68–76°F (20–24°C)
• Water chemistry pH 6.8–7.6 · GH 6–12 dGH · KH 3–6 dKH. Keep ammonia and nitrite at 0 ppm.

Housing & compatibility

Keep with snails or other dwarf shrimp. Small, peaceful fish such as otocinclus can work with adults. For more young shrimp, use a shrimp-only tank with moss and a sponge-covered intake.

Diet

Let the colony graze on biofilm. Offer a piece of GlasGarten Shrimp Dinner 2 and remove leftovers after a few hours.

Use GlasGarten Mineral Junkie Bites or Mineral Hearts as a supplement, GlasGarten Shrimp Lollies as a treat, and GlasGarten Bacter AE to support biofilm for young shrimp. Check GH if you use Mineral Hearts regularly. Start with a small amount of Bacter AE and follow the label.

Shop water & acclimation

We keep our Neocaridina in conditioned Tallahassee tap water. Test your tank’s pH, GH, and KH. Condition tap water and acclimate the shrimp slowly if your water differs from ours.

Species notes

A pale-blue Neocaridina with a translucent shell.

Reference photo by DirkBlankenhaus. Original photo · CC BY-SA 3.0