Invertebrates
Blue Velvet
Neocaridina davidi "Blue Velvet"
Key facts
- Temperature16–26 °C
- pH6.8–7.8
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Atyidae
- Origin
- Domestic selection of N. davidi
- Size
- 2 – 3 cm
- Temperature
- 16 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.8 – 7.8
- GH / KH / TDS
- GH 6-10 / KH 2-8 / TDS 150-250 ppm
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- freshwater
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Compatible with fish
- Same as Cherry Shrimp
- Diet
- omnivorous detritivore
- Reproduction
- Same as Cherry Shrimp
Notes: Care requirements are exactly the same as for the Cherry Red. The deep blue color is harder to achieve than the red. High-quality “Blue Dream” specimens are more expensive. Do not mix with other Neocaridina varieties to maintain the color line (crossbreeding produces transparent or brown shrimp).
