General information - The Blue Pearl Shrimp is a beautiful shrimp that

was bred in Germany from wild Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis.

This species can not be found in the wild.It appears for the first time in

the trade around 2007. The great thing about these human creations is

their ability to breed and adapt quickly in home aquariums. With their

beautiful colors, ranging from almost white to light blue colors they

became to be very sought after shrimps all over the world.

Common Name - Blue Pearl Shrimp

Scientific Name - Neocaridina sp. zhangjiajiensis “blue”

Family - Shrimps

Origin - Selectively bred in Germany

Size - 2.5cm – 3.5cm

First discovered - Selectively bred in Germany

Nutrition – The Blue Pearl Shrimp feeds mainly on Micro-organisms but will also benefit from fish foods,

algae wafers and shrimps wafers. It also can be fed with frozen sinking foods.

Behavior – Calm and non aggressive.

Maintenance and care - The Blue Pearl Shrimp need a lot of vegetation in its tank; the plants can be 

source of nutrition and also a good shelter for himself and for the baby shrimp. Cichlids and other big

or aggressive fish can't live with the Blue Pearl Shrimp in the same tank. Blue Pearl Shrimp adapt very

well to the home aquarium and as long as copper is avoided are fairly hardy. Blue Pearl Shrimp are

generally peaceful towards themselves and their tankmates, and they can be kept in groups as long as

each shrimp has its own hiding place. Blue Pearl Shrimp also respond to the color of their background

and substrate 

Water Parameters – Temperature: 60F-85F (15C-30C), pH: 6.5-8

Breeding - The Blue Pearl Shrimp is very easy to breed in home aquariums. You are fairly unlikely to get

survivors in a community tank unless it's very heavily planted. Breeding Blue Pearl Shrimp is as simple as

putting an adult male and female together in an aquarium. Reproduce at the age of three months with the

size of about 2cm. Eggs are held by the female generally for 15-30 days. Larvas are miniature versions of

the adults. Blue Pearl Shrimp should never be put in a tank with other Neocaridina species to avoid 

cross breeding