Help me decide - Orange Shrimp or Blue Shrimp?

Watermelons · Jul 25, 2015

Uggh moral dilemma!
I currently have a 5.5 gal set up for my betta I call "Red" hes red and blue.
And he is housed with a large colony of Red rili/cherry shrimp.
I figured the Red shrimp match the red and blue fish.

Now I'm still setting up Blues tank while hes in QT. Hes a blue and yellow.
He will be in an Aqueon Evolve 8. The substrate right now is sort of brownish.
http://thereefshop.com.au/images/flourite.jpg
But I will likely plant it then cover the entire bottom with black sand to make the shrimp pop more. Because neither colour will show up well on that substrate.
I cant decide if I want to get Blue Rili shrimp or Orange sakura shrimp.
They will both cost the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnKX-vk_pVE
Orange

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiioHQihplU
Or blue.

I was the kid that took an hour to pick out 50cents worth of 5 cent candies at the candy store.... Decisions are not my strong point.
Do I match the shrimp to his fins or his body?

Heres Red and his Red shrimp

And heres Blue

ao · Jul 25, 2015

Personally i like carbon rillis because you don't see blue all that often in an aquarium.

Watermelons · Jul 25, 2015

Hmm that's true!
I had been totally set on the orange ones, but now I'm wavering and cant decide! UGGH!
Somebody wanna get me a 3rd betta tank so I can get both?

ao · Jul 25, 2015

I have a spare rimless 3 gallon

free if you come and pick it up from NYC

Elleth · Jul 25, 2015

My vote is for the blue!

Greenapp1es · Jul 25, 2015

I think the orange would be a nice contrasting\complementing color to your boy.

I really like the blue though. The blue shrimp are awesome.

meowrisa · Jul 27, 2015

orange

Axeria · Jul 27, 2015

I vote for the blue also

I have some neocaridina Blue jellies atm and I love them! You also dont see that many tanks with blue shrimp opposed to the orange/red

ao · Jul 27, 2015

I still think Blue will be nice

orange doesn't match the yellow all that well.

Watermelons · Jul 27, 2015

I just need more tanks....

Nova betta · Jul 27, 2015

I like blue to!

BubblesTheBlueBetta · Jan 2, 2016

I vote blue!

AndreDecasa · Jan 2, 2016

Everything in this will purely base in your personal taste, I would personally go with Neocaridina davidi var. Green Jade.

BettaBirdy5 · Jan 2, 2016

I would go orange shrimp because they would contrast the betta's colors.

LittleStar · Jan 2, 2016

Now why can't you get both colors?

Help me decide - Orange Shrimp or Blue Shrimp?

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