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Blue Dream Shrimp also known as Fantasy Blue Dream Shrimp are a great beginner aquarium shrimp and they have amazing coloration. They are one of the hardiest shrimp we keep in our shrimp room.
Despite the beautiful appearance of fantasy blues, the genetics behind the color can be pretty confusing. Blue Dream is the name most hobbyists use for all shrimp with a deep blue coloration. While most blue dream pet shrimp look similar, they come from a number of different genetic lines and backgrounds. Our blue dreams are a fantastic blue color and their line comes from Chocolate Shrimp which breed fairly true. They are almost solid blue and black in coloration while some can show the rili pattern.
Whether you buy imported or USA-bred blues, they both have amazing coloration. Our imported fantasy blues are usually larger. Our USA Bred fantasy blue shrimp average in size around half of an inch or smaller. The USA Bred shrimp acclimate better and have a higher survival rate than imported shrimp. Either option, you will not be disappointed with Flip Aquatics shrimp because we guarantee their health.
Common Name:Blue dream shrimp, Fantasy blue dream, Blue fantasy shrimp
Scientific Name: Neocaridina Davidi 'fantasy blue dream'
Genus: Neocaridina
Blue dreams show the best color while being kept on a black substrate. Why this occurs is because shrimp in general try to blend into their environment. Therefore, blue shrimp will darken in an attempt to have natural camouflage. On white substrate, they will try to bleach their color and be more transparent. It is ideal to keep blue dreams on a darker substrate due to fact.
The care for blue dreams is typical of most Neocaridina species. They do not require special attention and tend to be accepting of a multitude of water parameters. Although, we suggest keeping parameters close to what we keep them in:
They arrived healthy and are thriving in the tank so far!
healthy and beautiful shrimp!
All shrimp arrived healthy, I ordered 5 and got a sixth that was a shrimplet. Acclimated well and all are doing well except for the shrimplet. I didn’t have anything to keep it in so it went in my 10 gallon with my betta who decided she needed an extra snack
The shrimp all arrived healthy and young. The blue really pops against dark substrate.
I ordered 5 blue dream shrimp, and my order arrived with 5 beautiful blue adults and several more babies (probably 15 shrimp in all) with not a single death. They are happy and active in their new home. I’m very satisfied with my purchase.
All in all, happy healthy shrimp. Coloration of them could have been more consistent. Some of the 10 had nice blue dream colors, others were lackluster and more natural colors, and not very blue.
The USA bred Fantasy Blue Dream Shrimp all arrived healthy and vigorous. Their heat packet was still warm and I acclimated them per your instructions. All of them (18) made the trip in fine shape, including the (3) extras that you packed. I’ve had them for about a week now and their colors are really coming out. They are living in a heavily planted nano tank with guppy grass Java moss, Peacock Moss, Subwassertang, Cryptocorynes, rock caves and Indian Almond Leaves. They were exploring their home the next day. One has molted already. I did not lose one shrimp. I am a very happy customer, and will be ordering again in the future. if I can, I will try to attach a short video of them. They are so very, very, very pretty.
The USA bred blues are great. Shipped fast as hell and all arrived active and healthy.
I ordered five shrimp and received an extra. I drip acclimated them for about 7 hours. They all appeared to be doing fine after introducing them to the tank, although I had one casualty within 24 hours. One week later and the other 5 are active and grazing. I even have one that came berried and is still holding her eggs.
All shrimp arrived alive and healthy, and a beautiful color!
Ordered 10 shrimp, got 15 including shrimplets. All arrived alive and well and transitioned to tank without issue. 2 weeks later and they are all healthy.
These shrimp made a great addition to my tank.
I ordered these guys along with two others from here (1 red pinto shrimp - mixed, 1 tangerine tiger) and I'll never be ordering from another site again! They were incredibly well packaged so they wouldn't get thrown around and even came with a little instruction guide on how to properly acclimate them, which I appreciate as a fairly new shrimp owner! They also sent me three extra shrimp on top of the ones I ordered, and all of them arrived alive and healthy! The colors are beautiful as well! They had netting in their bags so they had something to hold onto during shipping as well! Really above and beyond!!
This was my first ever live order! I received my shrimp on March 8th. All 6 arrived alive and very active! One of the shrimp was even already berried! I have had them exactly 2 weeks. I just spotted my first baby shrimp today! As well as another berried female! So I know for a fact I have 2 females and at least one male! Which is just perfect! 10/10 recommend.
These shrimp were added to my aquarium a week ago now and I have had ZERO deaths! They were drip acclimated over 2 hours. They are healthy and entertaining. Great care was put into shipping them safely.
I ordered ten shrimp, and received two bonus ones. Shrimp were packed well and carefully. Everybody looked healthy and survived. There was variety is size and coloring. However, the bluest most ideal colored shrimp came full of eggs! It is a couple weeks later and my nano tank is full of little babies, and another berried shrimp! Looking forward to selecting shrimp for the next tank. Would order shrimp here again. The email correspondence was also friendly and helpful.
All arrived alive and well. Two of the shrimp were carrying eggs and one of their clutches hatched en route. I guess you could say I paid for 10 and got 25. The shrimplets arrived looking like a blue speck with a tiny tail and are now fully formed 2.75mm shrimp. The adults all survived well and are flourishing in my tank. I am very happy with my purchase.
This was my very first time buying shrimp and I was amazed on how consistent the quality was on them as well as how well they did via shipping, I've ordered 2 orders of these now from them and have only lost one due to shipping which is bound to happen.
Very happy with my first time purchase from them and will definitely be a repeat customer!
Ordered 10 shrimp and 4 snails, got 12 and 6 respectively. All alive and one shrimp was even pregnant! A couple of really dark blue ones from nose to tail as well. Now 3 weeks later 2 more females are pregnant for a total of 3. No deaths. Looks like I’ll have to expand from my nano tank... Your videos really help outline what a new breeder needs to do and it’s 100% paying dividends in my tank. Great stuff all together!
