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Blue Velvet Shrimp: What's a Fair Price?

Blue Velvet Shrimp cost $2.00–$6.00 per shrimp today; the median is $2.50. Based on 3 in-stock listings with a stated pack size across 2 US vendors, updated September 12, 2026.

Cheapest today
$2.00/shrimp
Median
$2.50/shrimp
Highest today
$6.00/shrimp
In stock now
4

Cheapest per vendor

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VendorListing Per shrimpListing price Stock
Coast Gem USA Live Freshwater Aquarium Blue Velvet Neocaradina Shrimp - 10/$25, 20/$40 (FS-039) — 20 Shrimp (20 shrimp) $2.00 $40.00 in stock view →
Flip Aquatics Blue Velvet Shrimp — 5 Pack / Imported (5 shrimp) $6.00 $29.99 in stock view →
The Shrimp Farm Blue Velvet Shrimp for Sale (Shipping 9/14/26) pack-priced $39.99 in stock view →

Per-shrimp prices are computed from pack size (a $33 ten-plus-one pack is $3.00/shrimp). Shipping and live-arrival guarantee terms differ by vendor and can change which one is cheapest to your door.

Reading today's numbers

The highest per-shrimp price for Blue Velvet Shrimp today ($6.00) is 3.0× the lowest ($2.00). A spread that wide is common for Neocaridina morphs and usually isn't the same animal at wildly different prices: grade is the usual driver, with higher-grade or selectively bred lines commanding more than standard stock. Pack size matters too — larger packs tend to work out cheaper per shrimp. When judging a price, the median ($2.50) is the better anchor than the low: the cheapest listing can be a large-pack price or a lower grade. If a quote is well above the median, check the vendor table above to see what grade or pack you're comparing against. Note that 4 of 5 tracked listings are in stock right now; today's stats come from the in-stock ones.

Keeping them alive once they arrive

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A new colony needs stable, tested water and shrimp-appropriate food more than anything else. Chewy — a general pet retailer that sells no live shrimp and is not one of the vendors this index tracks — carries shrimp food, water test kits, and water conditioners.

Price history

The per-shrimp market median for Blue Velvet Shrimp has changed 6 times in 60 days of tracking. Median shifts here usually come from the in-stock mix changing rather than vendors repricing (how these prices actually behave). Genuine repricings land on the price drops page as we observe them.

$2.11$3.12$4.14Jul 15: $2.50Jul 16: $2.50Jul 17: $2.50Jul 18: $2.50Jul 19: $2.50Jul 20: $2.50Jul 21: $2.50Jul 22: $2.50Jul 23: $4.00Jul 24: $4.00Jul 25: $2.50Jul 26: $2.50Jul 27: $2.50Jul 28: $2.50Jul 29: $2.50Jul 30: $2.50Jul 31: $2.50Aug 1: $2.50Aug 2: $2.50Aug 3: $2.50Aug 4: $2.50Aug 5: $2.50Aug 6: $2.50Aug 7: $4.00Aug 8: $4.00Aug 9: $4.00Aug 10: $4.00Aug 11: $4.00Aug 12: $4.00Aug 13: $4.00Aug 14: $2.50Aug 15: $2.50Aug 16: $2.25Aug 17: $2.25Aug 18: $2.25Aug 19: $2.25Aug 20: $2.25Aug 21: $2.25Aug 22: $2.25Aug 23: $2.25Aug 24: $2.25Aug 25: $2.25Aug 26: $2.25Aug 27: $2.25Aug 28: $2.25Aug 29: $2.25Aug 30: $2.25Aug 31: $2.25Sep 1: $2.25Sep 2: $2.25Sep 3: $2.25Sep 4: $2.50Sep 5: $2.50Sep 6: $2.50Sep 7: $2.50Sep 8: $2.50Sep 9: $2.50Sep 10: $2.50Sep 11: $2.50Sep 12: $2.50Jul 15Sep 12

Common questions

Every answer below is computed from this page's own numbers at build time, and updates with the daily data refresh.

How much do Blue Velvet Shrimp cost?
The median is $2.50 per shrimp, based on 3 in-stock listings with a stated pack size across 2 US vendors as of September 12, 2026. The range runs from $2.00 per shrimp at the low end to $6.00 at the high end. One other vendor sells them in packs whose animal count the listing doesn't state (The Shrimp Farm), so those listings are excluded from the per-shrimp figures rather than divided by a guessed pack size.
Which vendor has the cheapest Blue Velvet Shrimp?
Coast Gem USA has the lowest verified per-shrimp price at $2.00 per shrimp, as of September 12, 2026. Prices exclude shipping and live-arrival guarantee terms, which differ by vendor and can change which store is cheapest to your door. Pack listings without a stated animal count cannot be compared per shrimp and are left out of this comparison.
Which vendors sell Blue Velvet Shrimp?
3 of the US shrimp vendors the index tracks list them as of September 12, 2026: Coast Gem USA at $2.00 per shrimp, Flip Aquatics at $6.00 per shrimp and The Shrimp Farm at $39.99 per pack (animal count not stated). Each figure is that vendor's cheapest current listing.
Has the price of Blue Velvet Shrimp changed?
Yes. The per-shrimp market median has changed 6 times across the 60 days the index has tracked them. Shifts here come from the in-stock mix changing — listings selling out or restocking — rather than vendors repricing.
Are Blue Velvet Shrimp in stock right now?
4 of the 5 listings the index tracks for them were in stock as of September 12, 2026, across 3 vendors.

Cite this page: Shrimp Price Index, "Blue Velvet Shrimp price," data through September 12, 2026. https://shrimppriceindex.com/morphs/blue_velvet

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