Blue Bolt Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis var. “Blue Bolt”), A-S Grade, Tank-Bred

Blue Bolt Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis var. “Blue Bolt”), A-S Grade, Tank-Bred

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* For the safety of our animals, we ship Blue Bolt Shrimp exclusively via UPS Next Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS Next Day Air as a shipping option during checkout *

This super colorful Bee Shrimp variant is an excellent addition to the planted or nano aquarium and will not interbreed with Neocaridina species. Its bright blue and white coloration is sure to make it the highlight of any aquarium.

Breeding shrimp is also a great way to help support your hobby! Caridina shrimp reproduce pretty quickly and the fry grow quickly when the conditions are just right for them. Help support your hobby by breeding shrimp and selling them!

Beyond just ordering the packs of shrimp, we also offer them in our combo boxes!

This combo box is designed for optimal health, tank, and breeding conditions for your new Blue Bolt Caridina Shrimp.

Combo Box will include the following:

Blue Bolt Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis var. “Blue Bolt”), A-S Grade, Tank-Bred
10 shrimp that will range from unsexed juvenile to small males
Aquatic Arts Starter Shrimp Food Pack
Botanical Breeder Combo Pack
Aquatic Art's Choice Live Moss Loose Portion

Please note:

(will substitute other leaves in botanical packs if certain leaves are unavailable)

The Blue Bolt Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis var. “Blue Bolt”) is a popular variant of the classic Bee Shrimp. It is relatively hardy like many of the Neocaridina dwarf shrimp and is a great option for dedicated aquarists who are looking to try something new. Its body has a painted appearance of bright blue/turquoise and white coloration.

Another great characteristic of the Blue Bolt Shrimp is that it will not interbreed with Neocaridina dwarf shrimp, so it will not compromise the genetics of breeding colonies of shrimp such as Cherry, Blue Velvet, Neon Yellow, Orange, Black/Blue Diamond, Chocolate, Green Jade, Snowball, and Rili shrimp.

This shrimp is a scavenger and is very useful in planted and nano aquariums. The bulk of its diet is biofilm, algae, and decaying plant matter so it will work diligently to clean up the waste in any aquarium. It feeds constantly, so it displays constant activity. In a less mature aquarium, it should be fed high quality flake and mini pellet dry foods with high algae/spirulina/plant content. Like most Caridina varieties, it is best kept in an aquarium with a soft pH of 6.2-6.8.

What We Like About This Shrimp:

Elegant blue and white coloration
Excellent companion colony to Neocaridina shrimp
Completely peaceful with all non-aggressive tankmates
Safe with all plants
Excellent scavenger

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Minimum tank size: 2 gallons, recommended 10 gallon minimum for a colony
Temperature: 68° - 72° F (20° - 22.2° C)
pH: 6.2-6.8
dGH: 3 - 6
dKH: 0 - 1
TDS: 90 - 130

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Scavenger that feeds continually. Requires very little feeding in a well-established aquarium containing algae, biofilm, or decaying plant matter. In less mature aquariums, high quality dry foods with high plant content can be fed multiple times daily.
Aquatic Arts Snowflake Premium Shrimp Food & Aquatic Arts Pollen Granules Premium Shrimp Food are excellent supplements to the diet of any shrimp. Give them a try and your shrimp will thank you for the tasty treat!
Natural Botanicals are a great way to boost the immune system of your shrimp and they will also provide lots of essential biofilm for the shrimp to graze on.
Social behavior: Peaceful. A small group can continually replenish and grow its population.
Origin: Tank-bred in and indigenous to Taiwan
Average adult size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm)
Average purchase size: 1/2 - 3/4 inch (1.3 - 1.9 cm)

All Aquatic Arts brand plants and animals come with a 100% live arrival guarantee, plus free email support!

For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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Blue Bolt Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis var. “Blue Bolt”), A-S Grade, Tank-Bred

This combo box is designed for optimal health, tank, and breeding conditions for your new Blue Bolt Caridina Shrimp.

Combo Box will include the following: