Neocaridina blue
Blue Diamond Shrimp: What's a Fair Price?
Blue Diamond Shrimp cost $2.50–$4.80 per shrimp today; the median is $4.80. Based on 5 in-stock listings with a stated pack size across 2 US vendors, updated September 2, 2026.
Cheapest per vendor
| Vendor | Listing | Per shrimp | Listing price | Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Gem USA | Live Freshwater Aquarium Fancy Premium High Grade Blue Diamond/Ocean Blue Shrimp Dark Dark Blue 10/$30, 20/$50 (Neocaridina sp.)(FS-012) — 20 Shrimp (20 shrimp) | $2.50 | $50.00 | in stock | view → |
| Superior Shrimp Aquatics | Blue Diamond Shrimp — 5 (5 shrimp) | $4.80 | $24.00 | 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 Diamond Shrimp today ($4.80) is 1.9× the lowest ($2.50). That is a fairly tight range, meaning vendors broadly agree on what this shrimp is worth right now. When judging a price, the median ($4.80) 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.
Keeping them alive once they arrive
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Price history
The per-shrimp market median for Blue Diamond Shrimp has held steady across all 50 days we've tracked it. That's normal here: US dwarf shrimp prices hold still rather than drifting — genuine repricings are vanishingly rare across the whole index (we measured this across the whole market) — so today's numbers above are a dependable benchmark, not a snapshot of a jittery market.
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 Diamond Shrimp cost?
- The median is $4.80 per shrimp, based on 5 in-stock listings with a stated pack size across 2 US vendors as of September 2, 2026. The range runs from $2.50 per shrimp at the low end to $4.80 at the high end.
- Which vendor has the cheapest Blue Diamond Shrimp?
- Coast Gem USA has the lowest verified per-shrimp price at $2.50 per shrimp, as of September 2, 2026. Prices exclude shipping and live-arrival guarantee terms, which differ by vendor and can change which store is cheapest to your door.
- Which vendors sell Blue Diamond Shrimp?
- 2 of the US shrimp vendors the index tracks list them as of September 2, 2026: Coast Gem USA at $2.50 per shrimp and Superior Shrimp Aquatics at $4.80 per shrimp. Each figure is that vendor's cheapest current listing.
- Has the price of Blue Diamond Shrimp changed?
- No. The per-shrimp market median has held steady at $4.80 on every one of the 50 days the index has tracked them. US dwarf shrimp prices hold still rather than drifting: the index has yet to observe a single genuine repricing of a shrimp listing.
- Are Blue Diamond Shrimp in stock right now?
- 7 of the 7 listings the index tracks for them were in stock as of September 2, 2026, across 2 vendors.
Cite this page: Shrimp Price Index, "Blue Diamond Shrimp price," data through September 2, 2026. https://shrimppriceindex.com/morphs/blue_diamond
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We check Blue Diamond Shrimp prices at every vendor we track, every day. How the index works · Cheapest shrimp today