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Blue velvet shrimp
Selectively bredCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Yellow (Golden Back / Neon) shrimp

A variant of Blue velvet shrimp (Neocaridina davidi)

Yellow (Golden Back / Neon) shrimp

Representative Blue velvet shrimpphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

A bright lemon-yellow line; 'Golden Back' carries a fluorescent stripe down the dorsal and 'Neon Yellow' glows under actinic light. Selectively bred from wild *N. davidi*.

Keeper tips for this variant

These are heavy on biofilm-style yellowing foods — a spirulina/bee-pollen supplement deepens the yellow, but avoid overfeeding as uneaten food fouls the soft water they prefer.

This page covers the Yellow (Golden Back / Neon) shrimp variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Blue velvet shrimp

Other Freshwater shrimp variants

Red cherry shrimpBlue dream / blue velvetGreen jade, chocolate, black roseGreen jadeChocolateBlack rose