How confident is the sexing on these?

Vent sexed and observed over two months. As close to guaranteed as it gets.

Do you ship these with a heat pack in cold weather? Going to be low 40s here on arrival day.

Listing doesn't spell out shipping details, so message me with your zip and arrival day and I'll go over it with you before you bid or buy.

Do the blue dreams come out of the same TDS 140 water you list, or do you adjust anything before bagging? Planning to put them straight into a 150 TDS tank.

Same TDS 140 water, nothing adjusted. 150 is basically the same, so a slow 2 hour drip with lights off will do it.

Do you count the ten as all the same size or are there some juveniles mixed in? Thinking of adding them to a tank with a few snails.

Listing says ten high grade blue dreams, no washed out culls in the bag, so that's what you get. Snails are no problem for neos. Message me if you want size details before you buy.

Can't promise it. Listing says ten high grade blue dreams, active breeders, so some females may well be berried, but I don't guarantee eggs in any bag.

Good to know on the snails. Does the ten include any berried females or is that just luck of the bag?

Is the blue dream group bred in the same TDS as the bloody marys? Thinking of grabbing both for the 10 gallon and want to keep acclimation simple.

Blue dreams are TDS 140 and 22C per the listing, and the bloody marys are raised at TDS 140 too. Same numbers on both, so they'll go into one tank easy.

Do the blue dreams ship with any moss or just loose in the bag? Planning to add them to a tank that already has a lot of java moss and want to know how much I'm acclimating.

Listing doesn't mention moss in the bag, it just says ten high grade blue dreams. Plan on drip acclimating them either way, TDS 140 and 22C is what they're raised at so match it as close as you can.

Not the seller but I'd just float the bag and drip anyway. Moss in the bag or not, TDS 140 is easy to match if your tank is close.

thanks, my tank is sitting around 150 so that should be close enough. will drip for an hour regardless.

Quick one on the blue dreams: how are they raised, any idea what the substrate and temp are? Want to match my setup before I order.

Listing says TDS 140 and 22C, active breeders. That's the water they're raised in, so match those as close as you can and drip acclimate.

Do the blue dreams ship with any moss or do I need to provide my own for the first few days?

Listing doesn't say anything about moss in the bag, so message me and I'll tell you what goes in the box. I'd have some moss or leaf litter ready in your tank regardless so they have somewhere to settle.

Do these do okay in a tank with a few cories, or would the cories bother the babies?

Listing doesn't cover tankmates. Adult cories usually leave neo shrimp alone, but baby shrimplets can get picked at by almost anything, so heavy moss helps a lot.

Not the seller, but heavy moss did it for me too. Cories never bothered my neos once the moss was thick.

Thanks for the cory question, I keep a few in with my pleco tubs too. Is the high grade color holding up at lower TDS, or do they fade?

Raised at TDS 140 per the listing, so a similar tank is the easy move. I can't promise how the color holds at much lower TDS, so match what you can and let them settle with moss in there.

Do these ship early in the week only, or any day? Thinking about a bag for my moss-heavy 10 gallon.

Listing doesn't give a shipping day schedule, so message me your zip and I'll tell you what boxes work for you. Moss-heavy 10 gallon at TDS around 140 would be an easy landing.

Do the blue dreams do ok with a few corys or a pleco in the same tank, or is it shrimp only for you?

Mine are shrimp only so I can't speak for tankmates from experience. Plenty of people keep small corys with neos, just keep moss and hiding spots thick for the babies.

Not the seller, but I'd keep the corys to a small group and skip the pleco if you want baby shrimp to survive. Thick moss does most of the work.

Thanks for the earlier answer on corys. I'll keep it to a small group and lots of moss if I get these.

Listing doesn't give shipping days, so message me your zip and I'll tell you what works. Listing covers ten high grade blue dreams, TDS 140 and 22C.

Do the blue dreams do ok at a slightly higher TDS, like 180 or so? My tap runs a bit above what you list.

Listing only gives TDS 140 and 22C for what they're raised in. A jump from 140 to 180 is small, but acclimate slowly. Message me your numbers and we can talk it through.

Do the bloody marys do ok in a tank that runs around TDS 200? Mine is a bit above what you list, so wondering how slow I'd need to go.

Listing doesn't give a TDS range for tolerance, only that they're raised at TDS 140 on an inert substrate. Going from 140 to 200 is a bigger jump than most people think, so drip acclimate slowly. Message me your numbers and we can talk it through.

Do the blue dreams hold the deep blue once they settle into a tank with lighter substrate, or do they wash out a bit?

Listing says deep royal blue with no washed-out culls in the bag and that they're raised at TDS 140, 22C. I only raise them over what's in the listing so I can't promise how they look on your substrate. Message me and we can talk setup.

Thanks for the drip acclimate tip on the TDS jump earlier, I'll message you my numbers before I order the bloody marys.

Sounds good, send the TDS and temp of your tank and we'll work out a slow drip plan.

Do you ship these with the bag only or is there a drip kit in the box? Also how many berried females tend to be in a ten count?

Listing only says ten high grade blue dreams, TDS 140, 22C, active breeders. It doesn't cover a kit or a berried count, message me and I'll tell you what I can do.

shrimplord good to know it's by message. i'd ask about the drip kit too, TDS 140 is easy but my tap runs way higher than that.

riverina send me your TDS and temp and we'll work out an acclimation plan. listing only covers the ten blue dreams, so the rest is by message.

shrimplord do you ship these any particular days of the week? thinking about a bag for my frag-room shrimp tub.

coralcass listing doesn't cover shipping days, so message me and we'll sort it out there.

how many of the ten usually come out as males vs females at this grade? thinking about a first colony for a 10 gallon.

pete listing only covers the ten blue dreams, high grade, better than 80 percent keepable color. sex ratio varies by bag so i can't promise a split here. message me and i'll tell you what the current colony looks like.

fair enough shrimplord, will message you. cheers for the straight answer.

plantedpete same question here, i'd also like to know how the ten usually split. i'm not buying but curious how it plays out for a 10 gallon colony start.

brackishbabe same answer as above, the listing only covers the ten and the 80 percent keepable color. sex ratio changes bag to bag so message me if you want the current colony breakdown.

shrimplord lol you know the answer, they'll breed back to wild brown within a few generations. keep colors separate.

pete yep, that's the whole reason i cull hard. separate tanks is the only way, and cull the brown ones out early.