Blue Dream Orange Eyes Variant
💧 Tap Water Compatible
🟢 Beginner Friendly
🇮🇪 Home-bred in Cork, Ireland
Blue Dream Orange Eyes (*Neocaridina davidi*) combines the rich sapphire-blue body of the Blue Dream line with the striking contrast of glowing orange eyes.
🔵 These shrimp are known for their vibrant colouration and exceptional visibility in planted aquariums, where their deep blue bodies stand out beautifully against green plants and darker substrates.
✨ The orange eye mutation adds an unusual focal point that makes this line particularly eye-catching.
🧬 Our colony is maintained with a strong focus on health, colour consistency and long-term stability.
These are hardy, rewarding shrimp that perform exceptionally well in established tap water aquariums.
🟢 Difficulty: Easy
📖 Curious about the genetics, origins and husbandry behind this line? Explore the More Information section below.
Select Grade
More Information
🔵 BLUE DREAM ORANGE EYES – MORE INFORMATION PAGE
🧬 The Story Behind Blue Dream Orange Eyes
A closer look at the history, genetics and husbandry behind one of our favourite blue lines.
🌏 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 Blue Dream Special?
Blue Dream shrimp were developed through years of selective breeding from darker blue and black lineages.
The goal was to create a shrimp with a rich sapphire-blue appearance while maintaining the hardiness for which Neocaridina are famous.
Unlike lighter blue varieties, Blue Dream shrimp display deeper, more saturated colouration.
🟠 The Orange Eye Trait
Orange eyes are an uncommon recessive mutation that creates a beautiful contrast against the blue body colour.
The combination of deep blue pigmentation and bright orange eyes creates a particularly striking appearance that stands out in planted aquariums.
Maintaining both traits consistently requires ongoing selective breeding.
🧪 Our Breeding Philosophy
At Just Keep Shrimping, we selectively breed for four priorities:
✅ Rich blue pigmentation
✅ Strong orange eye expression
✅ Robust health
✅ Long-term genetic stability
We prioritise healthy, sustainable lines over extreme appearance.
🏡 Aquarium Recommendations
Blue Dream Orange Eyes thrive in:
🌱 Mature planted aquariums
🪨 Dark substrates
💧 Stable tap water parameters
🦠 Established biological filtration
💡 Green plants and darker substrates provide excellent contrast and make their blue colouration stand out.
📊 Quick Summary
🧬 Scientific name: Neocaridina davidi
💧 Water type: Tap water compatible
🌡️ Difficulty: Easy
🇮🇪 Bred by: Just Keep Shrimping, Cork, Ireland
⭐ Classification: Featured Line