Vicente Mcdonnell Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I saw this auction on aquabid. I'm skeptical its really aura blue from the picture. It looks like a neo to me. Can any of you neo keepers and experts confirm from looling at the picture? http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwinverts&1411201802 On that note, does anyone keep aura blues (blue tupfel shrimp) and does anyone know of someone selling them in north america? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thats not an aura blue.. Definetely a neo in the picture. Aura blue look like this and run about 10.00-15.00 each. Even coming from thailand thats way too cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I've got a blue jelly in my avatar - they look pretty similar to me. Have never seen an aura blue tho so couldn't say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicente Mcdonnell Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I emailed to ask if the shrimp is neocaridina or caridina sp, he said "My Aura blue shrimp is caridina sp." They do look identical to neo blue jellies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 IMO the shrimp pictured in the auction are neos. You can tell by the large eyes and elongated body. Clear blue shell also gives it away. (Ie. BV) Last time I had the opportunity to buy true auras, they were $25-50 ea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/391221_252553894864235_43583381_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Here is a photo to compair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigori Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Definitely not an aura blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbes1911 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Not an aura blue in that pic. Looks like a blue velvet. They are the same as tangerine tigers just blue (Caridina serrata var. aura blue). There's also red tuepfel, which are incredibly difficult to keep alive I've heard. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 They have green ones too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbes1911 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 yes they do. If anyone wants to try some red tupfel (a shrimp that has almost disappeared from the hobby) I have a contact in Germany that has several colonies and would send them over. Be forewarned, he mentioned they are hard to keep alive, hard to ship, tend to crash, so a general nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaded Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Wow, I've never heard they are more difficult. Mine are doing great so far. Colder, TB water makes them bluer. I think the reason that people have difficulty is because of the water parameters from which they come. Either match that or drip acclimate them for at least 8 hours. They are coming in more clear in the states. I believe this is because they have bred these for years in Germany and have perfected the bluer, saturated color. Of course we are going to get culls first. But out of 20 that I ordered from Canada these two were the most saturated so I have a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Extremely nice. What kind of plant is that? Jadenlea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Yes!!! What kind of plant is that??? I need one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 That's a moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Its an algae actually. But they call it red moss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinman Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 why don't the quote tab work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Found some Caloglossa cf. beccarii (red moss) for sale here, never bought from this site though http://aquaticmag.com/shop/moss/red-moss-caloglossa-cf-beccarii/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Do you sell it Han? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I got some from this guy a while ago http://www.hanaquatics.com/red-moss-caloglossa-cf-beccarii/ countryboy12484 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Yes but its grows very slow so it isn't cheap lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 does it really get that purple color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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