It's official! Aura Blue Shrimp

**jiang604** · 10th Mar 2011, 04:03 PM

It has been finalized that the English name is now official. The name Aura blue is the name of this shrimp.

Its origination into the current market is from Fu Shrimp, a major shrimp farm in China.

This shrimp is an entirely new species not an origination of Cherry shrimp / Fire red related shrimp.
It is one of few blue shrimps that does not turn into another pigment when the environment is changed which appears in another variation of blue shrimps i.e. Blueberry, fire blue, e.t.c.
The Chinese name I have not yet received word on whether it is accepted (although I do think it’s very appropriate =P) and Fu shrimp (link removed) will update their website soon with the new name and it is a great honor for me to be given the privilege to name this shrimp.

**Abhishek** · 10th Mar 2011, 07:52 PM

Wow Jiang really great news

Can you please share some of the requirements

**zane** · 10th Mar 2011, 09:13 PM

Great job Jiang! I'm working on my own blue color strain for heteropoda too, mine's greenier though. Really amazing color.

Again, great job. Any other color strains that you're working on? I'd love to learn more.

**Robert Paul Hudson** · 13th Mar 2011, 01:58 AM

OK I am confused. You told Niki this was a variation of heteropoda, and you gave her a photo to put on my web site with that desciption. Now you are saying I have the wrong information on my web site? She also said your new green shrimp is a heteropoda. Is that not the case as well?

**msnikkistar** · 13th Apr 2011, 06:05 PM

Robert,

You have entirely different shrimp on your site versus what an aura blue is. Aura blues are not the same as what you have on your site.

**Robert** · 13th Apr 2011, 09:22 PM

Hi,
the shimp is interesting looking and I like it.

BTW, who recognizes the "official English name"? In science common names are just that - common names. They vary a lot and only the full scientific name (genus + specific epithet + author + year, e.g. Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859) would be recognized until the next revision of the genus or more detail research of this particular species' relation to other closely related species. Sorry for the lengthy explanation but that's the I still have in mind from my biology studies in the past.

If you have a bit more information we would be happy to post an article about them, so this knowledge is not lost in the forum.

best regards,
Robert

**J-P** · 15th Apr 2011, 04:01 AM

very cool shrimp indeed!

Frank, where abouts are you located?

**Robert Paul Hudson** · 15th Apr 2011, 03:23 PM

You have entirely different shrimp on your site versus what an aura blue is. Aura blues are not the same as what you have on your site.

Alright Niki, so what you had me announce on my web site is what you originally told me, a blue unnamed Neocaridina heteropoda, and what you and Frank are talking about here is yet another blue shrimp of unknown specie....

This is all getting rather dubious.

BTW, who recognizes the "official English name"? In science common names are just that - common names. They vary a lot and only the full scientific name (genus + specific epithet + author + year, e.g. Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859) would be recognized until the next revision of the genus or more detail research of this particular species' relation to other closely related species. Sorry for the lengthy explanation but that's the I still have in mind from my biology studies in the past.

Thats the problem here Robert. These are all inbred for color variations from either Neocaridina or Caridina species, and these breeders from China really do not care how accuretly they identify the exact specie it was bred from. The shrimp that have been around the longest have been attributed to a specific species.

This is why there are constant rumors that some of these shrimp are being injected with dye or manipulated in other ways to achieve a certain color
How many "blue" shrimp if you count ALL the common names are there on the market now? 2 dozen? And they are all basically the same specie??

**mordalphus** · 16th Apr 2011, 05:26 AM

Robert Paul Hudson, i believe it's fairly evident that this is not a mere color morph. It is this color naturally, therefore it wont revert to a stressed color state. Since it is potentially a naturally occurring shrimp, what is the problem with it? I don't understand your post, are you insinuating that this species is a dyed shrimp? Or an overblown blue pearl? If you have seen this shrimp, you will know that's not true.

**msnikkistar** · 16th Apr 2011, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Robert Paul Hudson

Alright Niki, so what you had me announce on my web site is what you originally told me, a blue unnamed Neocaridina heteropoda, and what you and Frank are talking about here is yet another blue shrimp of unknown specie....

This is all getting rather dubious.

It is a Neo, which is NOT the aura blue. The aura blue is a Caridinia. Two COMPLETELY different shrimp. The aura blue was previously known as the Fire Blue, but it's common name was renamed to Aura blue by Frank. At it's initial introduction, people did not know what species it was until recently. Under the Fire Blue name, it has been around for more than a year if not longer.

What I announced on YOUR site, is a color morph of Neos, i.e Cherries. It is not unnamed, but is simply a new color morph of it. Just as the yellow, orange, and chocolate are color morphs of cherries. Making an insinuation about it being dyed comes off as being rude. If you have questions, you could have easily e-mailed/called me to ask me what the difference of the two were, and I would have gladly told you what the difference is between the two shrimp.