Greenteam Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I want to try my hand at Neos but I always preferred the blue hues. I have looked on multiple sites and auctions with just about every mix match named for every shade of blue lol. Some of the more common names I saw: -Blue Velvet -Blue Dreams -Blue Dream Velvet (I assume higher quality of last 2) -Sea Sky Blue -Blue Jelly -Blue Diamond -Blue Rili -Carbon Blue -Blue Pearl -Cobalt Blue Now the crazy thing is half of this guys look identical to each other just with a different name and sometimes higher price tag.... So who here has blue Neo's that knows which one's are a nice aqua color? I don't need them to be ultra dark because I want to pair them in my Royal Blue Tiger tank so I want lighter blue that will pop next to the dark blue of the royals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vshrimp Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Go with the velvet or jelly. They are more of a sky blue color if your going to try to contrast the blue of the rbt. Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Wygglz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Welcome to the messed up world of blue shrimp names Kikojaharo and adrand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Get some blue dreams! I've had almost all the blue varieties and these are my favs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikojaharo Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I was going to make a post about this when I started looking to blues! As far as I can tell, there's 4 lines; please tell me if if I'm right, I want to get this down! See-through sky blue shrimp: 1. Blue pearl, which comes from N. palmata 2. Blue velvet, coming from a mutation off a blue rili (N. heteropoda) Dark blues: 3. Blue dream, a velvet selected for darker color (N. heteropoda) 4. Blue diamond, from the chocolate shrimp line (N. heteropoda) Is this correct? I've also seen some "blueberry shrimp" that the wild coloration is a blueish purple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vshrimp Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I was going to make a post about this when I started looking to blues! As far as I can tell, there's 4 lines; please tell me if if I'm right, I want to get this down! See-through sky blue shrimp: 1. Blue pearl, which comes from N. palmata 2. Blue velvet, coming from a mutation off a blue rili (N. heteropoda) Dark blues: 3. Blue dream, a velvet selected for darker color (N. heteropoda) 4. Blue diamond, from the chocolate shrimp line (N. heteropoda) Is this correct? I've also seen some "blueberry shrimp" that the wild coloration is a blueish purple? Ive heard blue dreams come from blue carbon rilis?Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikojaharo Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Ive heard blue dreams come from blue carbon rilis? Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk I have no idea, this is where my research has gotten me so far! Sounds more plausible than if they came from blue velvets (would that mean velvet = jelly?)There's too many names for a beginner! I was just a few weeks short of asking this question myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I've got Blue Velvet's and Blue Dreams. The Velvets are a much lighter blue, that would look great with RBT. From what i've gathered, Europe uses jelly, where we would call it velvet. Soothing Shrimp and Wygglz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Neos are my game. Let's see if we can straighten some confusion out. To answer your last question, a sky blue color for neo is the classic BV. Many sellers have caught onto the DBV or dark blue velvet craze, so you may have to look some to get classic BV. Another nice one is Blue Pearl, which is Neo Palmata. This has more of an ice blue look. These are becoming rarer since most people have neo davidi (formerly heteropoda) for their colonies. -Blue Velvet-Blue Dreams -Blue Dream Velvet (I assume higher quality of last 2) -Sea Sky Blue -Blue Jelly -Blue Diamond -Blue Rili -Carbon Blue -Blue Pearl -Cobalt Blue So my understanding is Blue Dreams are Blue Carbons that have been bred to be darker. Blue Dream Velvet was a name invented to sell a blue shrimp and not a true strain, so genetics are unknown. Regardless of the name, I do not believe this is a cross. Blue Jelly (or Blue Fairy) was a name that was used in another country, and when the shrimp were brought here the name was changed to Blue velvet. Blue Diamond is from the Chocolate diamond line. It doesn't breed true and throws other colors as well. To keep the line blue, much culling has to be done. Two types of blue rili. The first type was originally used to describe a red rili shrimp with blue tissue. Then it was used to describe an all blue shrimp thrown by red rilis. To avoid confusion people started calling the all blue shrimp blue rili, and the blue bodied red rili shrimp BBRR. (To confuse even more, then the name blue rili was used to describe the occasional shrimp with blue pigmented rili pattern.) Blue pearl, as was mentioned, is Palmata. Blueberry is also Palmata, however the color is believed to come from diet, as these have changed color in the tanks and offspring do not breed true. C-Sky is a name of a breeding company, not a blue shrimp. The seller may try to sell the shrimp as c-sky blue shrimp though, which ultimately means nothing genetic-wise. Cobalts, Wizards, and even my blue Sonic mutation I'm working on look like other shrimp, but genetics may be unknown. I'd LOVE to see Fire Blues here like I've seen in other countries. All blue pigmented shell that breeds true, but so far I've not seen it in the US. Having said this, it is important to know the genetics of your shrimp. If new shrimp that look the same are added from a different strain in the future, it may give you wilds. Ie. I recently saw the result of Blue Dreams x BV give streaky brown wilds. On the other hand, maybe a certain blue is dominant over another blue. As someone said, welcome to the confusing world of blue neos. revolutionhope, Steve R., Kikojaharo and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'd LOVE to see Fire Blues here like I've seen in other countries. All blue pigmented shell that breeds true, but so far I've not seen it in the US. Mind showing us a picture of this? I love blue shrimp! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Having probs finding one right now. Think Royal Blue Tiger in Neo form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrand Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Im loving this discussion as I have always found the blue colors and names difficult to figure out. Thanks for diving into this and straightening it out some. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Right. But. Do people actually know what they are selling/use the right name? because "If new shrimp that look the same are added from a different strain in the future, it may give you wilds." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Here are some google pictures of the Hue I want to try and find. I purchased some in the past but end up with Blue Carbons sold to me as Blue Dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted December 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 When I purchase my "Blue Dreams" this is what came in the mail....... Lets just say I was not exactly expecting what I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 The shrimp you want is blue jelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpyRicky Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I have some, i have to say this is my favorite blue since they breed true unlike blue dreams that throw different patterns Have some for sale $3 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykidding Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Those are nice! Look like a nice bright blue pearls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lady Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Blue pearl and blueberry are both a for of N. Palata's Shrmip ricky post your blue velvet's in the "Marketpalce" They should sell as they're good lookin' shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykidding Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Haha I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpyRicky Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Oh sorry i thought Greenteam was looking for some thats why i put it here xp lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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