Pearl Blue VS. Snowball

I've never had the opportunity to keep the snowball form but I can tell you the blue ones aren't all that. Sure they're a bit blue but it's mostly the mature females and the blue usually an icy blue. They don't stand out very well against a green background of plants. I guess that could be a good thing if you have potentially hostile fish. They are hardy that's for sure, noticeably hardier than my tigers. I'd get yellows if I wanted a neocaridina. They stand out better but aren't obnoxious like those blindingly red cherries, but that's a personal preference. Don't shoot me if you like cherries!

Although a good strain of blue pearl can be quite attractive,,, ive been disappointed as I have yet to find a good source. Snow balls are prolific and breed true. No variations of white.

Snows aren't that nice in my opinion. I've had both and snows tend to draw less attention. It's hard to find good quality white on them, they're kind of translucent, and they're never going to match an all white crs. Personally, they can look nice but not exciting.
Blue pearls on the other hand look great under a 1000000k light (makes their blue look bluer) and all types of blue look good on them. They add on to a planted tank as well. They're really interesting compared to red cherries.

Pearls. Like Senior Shrimpo said, CRS are better for the white category.

I'm actually leaning towards Neocaridina heteropoda var "yellow" now that I have read the comments.

The yellows are pretty cool looking. And if you get them from a good breeder they'll be super yellow.

mordalphus said:

The yellows are pretty cool looking. And if you get them from a good breeder they'll be super yellow.

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Yeah that is what I'm thinking. Seems like most people have a hard time finding really good Blues or Snowballs.

Haven't kept snowballs yet but will be adding them soon. As for the Blue's, I really like them. I'm trying to breed to a deeper blue at the moment. Getting some pretty good results at the moment. We'll see how it progesses.

Yeah yellows are really neat! Same with sunkist orange except they're low form breeders

Blues are really nice but it'd be fun to try yellows too.

I accidentally got a snowball mixed in with my amanos when I bought them. He was my favorite until he passed

He had a lot of personality. Personally speaking, I don't really care if shrimp are high grade, expensive, and rare varieties. They're all cute little critters. I'd take either and enjoy watching them.

If we are talking top quality for both, I'd prefer the Blue Pearls.

But for the "normal" every day shrimp, Snowballs.

Blue pearls, although I have not kept either, I would want pearls rather than snowballs, however. If it was a low grade blue pearl though, I would choose snowballs over it.

I used to have Yellows until I realized they were slowly being eaten by shrimp. They were by far the nicest looking yellows I've seen so far. I'd go for yellows since the Blue Pearl's blueness varies. Snowballs are kind of boring for me.

Both of the Taiwanese strains of this shrimp are equally beautiful as they have a stunning solid coloration. I prefer the Snowball Shrimp for their saddle and egg color.

i like the snowballs between the 2 though the yellows are my personal fav. i had the snowballs with flame moss and black substrate looked really nice.

mgamer20o0 said:

i like the snowballs between the 2 though the yellows are my personal fav. i had the snowballs with flame moss and black substrate looked really nice.

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I have to agree with Chris on this. Snowballs and golden bees are my favorite shrimp. I sold all my yellows so I could get more snowballs. While yellows are bright they look just as unatural as cherry and blue pearls. Its hard to find good quality blue pearls. Most blue pearls will disapoint you with their color.