It's official! Aura Blue Shrimp

[Navanod]

The specimen showed in that pdf file is not the aura blue. The distinguishing marks on the body and lack of horizontal band at the top of the body clearly indicates a complete different species. Can we please once and for all put to bed that the Aura Blue is not the blue variant of the tiger shrimp? Since theshrimplab was the official group naming this shrimp, can you clarify this? It's already been announced on this thread that the Aura Blue is a complete new species.

Hey Ecalyte, I finally joined this forum! Haha!
I agree. We should be trying to figure out how to breed these beauties first. I guess the only practical purpose of trying to figure out the actual species of the Aura blue is to prevent crossbreeding it with related species.
But since the farmers ain't telling, I'm keeping them with taiwan bees for now. If I get some funky mix, then we'll know I guess.

You're keeping yours with CRS if I recalled?

[Oliverlim]

Could those shrimpkeepers with Aura Blues please share with us their water parameters?

I'm trying to get a tank ready for Aura Blues, and all I know is that some people keep them under similar conditions as CRS. Are CRS parameters optimal for breeding the Aura Blue? Thanks in advance!

GH?
KH?
pH?
TDS?

I have a batch that has turned bluer then the new batch I got. So I guess my water should be pretty good for them.

I have my Auras in PH 6.8, TDS around 100-150, GH 4, KH 0. I also do EI dosing with CO2 dosing as well.

[Drakarian]

Just an observation, could you let him know the temperature as well? It seems that temperature, GH and TDS values are the most important, pH around 7 is fine. KH i have no experience ><

[kenng]

Hey Ecalyte, I finally joined this forum! Haha!
I agree. We should be trying to figure out how to breed these beauties first. I guess the only practical purpose of trying to figure out the actual species of the Aura blue is to prevent crossbreeding it with related species.
But since the farmers ain't telling, I'm keeping them with taiwan bees for now. If I get some funky mix, then we'll know I guess.

You're keeping yours with CRS if I recalled?

I have 4 from the previous batch from GC in my office, keeping them with blue pearls and sakura as I don't have a spare tank.
So far nothing happen as I think they are all females.