🩵🔵 BLUE BLACK DOTTED CARBON RILI – DALMATIAN (MORE INFORMATION PAGE)

🧬 The Story Behind Blue Black Dotted Carbon Rili – Dalmatian

A closer look at one of our most experimental breeding projects.

🌏 The Evolutionary Roots of Neocaridina

Neocaridina davidi originates from freshwater streams, ponds and slow-moving rivers throughout East Asia.

Over thousands of years, these shrimp adapted to moderately hard, mineral-rich waters and developed remarkable resilience to environmental fluctuations.

💡 This natural adaptability is one of the reasons Neocaridina thrive so well in established tap water aquariums.

🎨 What Makes This Line Special?

Unlike traditional colour lines that focus on a single dominant colour, this project celebrates variation.

Each shrimp develops its own combination of:

🔵 Blue speckles

⚫ Black spots

🤍 Translucent body sections

✨ Carbon Rili patterning

No two individuals are identical.

This randomness is precisely what makes the line so appealing.

🧪 An Experimental Project

This line is currently being established from a very small founder population.

Our goal is not to create identical clones, but to stabilise a recognisable "Dalmatian" phenotype while preserving strong health and genetic diversity.

Over future generations we will selectively breed for:

✅ Strong blue spotting

✅ Distinct black markings

✅ Balanced translucency

✅ Healthy body structure

✅ Long-term stability

🌱 An Interesting Observation

One particularly interesting observation we've made so far involves colour development.

Some individuals initially arrived with very translucent midsections.

After settling into established aquariums and receiving a diet supplemented with spirulina powder, several shrimp developed noticeably stronger blue pigmentation.

🔬 While it's too early to draw firm conclusions, dietary carotenoids and natural pigments may influence colour intensity in this line.

This is something we will continue monitoring as the project develops.

🏡 Aquarium Recommendations

Blue Black Dotted Carbon Rili – Dalmatian thrives in:

🌱 Mature planted aquariums

🪨 Dark substrates

💧 Stable tap water parameters

🦠 Established biological filtration

💡 Darker backgrounds help the blue spotting stand out beautifully.

📊 Quick Summary

🧬 Scientific name: Neocaridina davidi

💧 Water type: Tap water compatible

🌡️ Difficulty: Easy

🇮🇪 Bred by: Just Keep Shrimping, Cork, Ireland

🧪 Classification: Experimental Breeding Project