One of our most popular blues — a vivid, opaque sky-blue shrimp bred specifically for depth of colour. Selected generation after generation purely on colour strength and body condition, avoiding the inconsistency often seen in this variety elsewhere.

About Blue Dream shrimp

Blue Dream are an active, outgoing shrimp that spend the day grazing in the open, so you actually get to see that colour. They do well in planted tanks and breed without much help once the water is stable.

Colour and grade

We grade on depth and evenness of blue. A dark substrate and stable water bring out the deepest colour. Stress, a recent move or a fresh moult can make them look paler for a few days.

Breeding Blue Dream

Blue Dream breed largely true in a single-colour tank, though a colony may throw some lighter blue or clearer offspring. Keep the darkest shrimp for breeding to hold the colour.

Care and water

Neocaridina are hardy, but they need a fully cycled tank with 0 ppm ammonia and nitrite. Dechlorinated UK tap water is usually fine. They do best at 20–26°C, pH 7–7.5, GH 8–10, KH 4–6 and TDS 250–300 ppm. Keep copper out of the tank by checking plant fertilisers and medications, and feed sparingly: only what they finish in about two hours. Keep them in a shrimp-only tank or with very small, peaceful fish, as most community fish will eat shrimp. Our shrimp care checklist covers everything to do before they arrive.

What you get

• Adults or near-adults, 1.5–2.0 cm
• Quarantined and checked by eye before packing
• 20% extra packed as DOA cover — a 10-pack arrives with 12
• Same-day dispatch before 12pm, Monday to Thursday, by Royal Mail Tracked 24
• Lose more than the extras? Photo the bag within 2 hours and we’ll replace or refund the rest

Blue Dream shrimp FAQ

Why do my new Blue Dream look pale?
It’s usually stress from the journey. Colour returns within a few days once they’ve settled into a cycled, planted tank.

How many Blue Dream shrimp should I start with?
We recommend at least 10. A group settles faster, shows more natural behaviour and gives you a good mix of males and females to start a colony.

See all our colours on the Neocaridina shrimp page.