Are red neos hardier than blue or yellow??

[Oliveshrimp52]

Hi all,

New to this forum and keeping Neocaridina. I was wondering if red colored neos are hardier than yellow or blue? I’ve lost all my yellow and many of the blue....but barely any reds. I unfortunately had a bacterial bloom, which is luckily cleared up and water parameters back to normal. But I was so curious why the reds fared the best (they all were approximately same size/age).

 

thanks!!

[sdlTBfanUK]

I'm not aware that colour makes a difference to the hardiness of neocaridina! Did they all come from the same source at the same time, and how long have you had them?

I have only ever seen bacteria bloom early in a cycle so if the cycle wasn't done then that probably killed the shrimp?

Hopefully it has settled down now!

Simon

[Oliveshrimp52]

All from same source! Blues and reds bought at same time, yellows were bought 2 weeks later. Then bloom happened about 2 weeks after that.

And you may be right about my tank not being fully cycled. It’s settled down now, crystal clear water and the remaining shrimp have come out of hiding and are feeding normally.

I just had thought it so odd the survival rates (especially the red vs. blue)