I once encountered a tiny blue shrimp, who anointed himself the “diamond king.”
His deep blue color reminded me of the stillness of the glacial waters of Canada, the deepness of a human mind, and the hues of churning oceans.
His petite frame & light persona was a concern, but as wise men state, ‘it’s not all about the looks, but the determination & blaze in your spirit.’
He bragged about his cousin, a gorgeous and popular lobster.
Arul’s tiny blue creature enjoyed all luxuries as the lucky charmer.
I marveled at his swimming skills amongst his lush surroundings.
Expertise in staying hidden from obstacles is a valuable life lesson.
Self-preservation is the essence of all life, whether actively participating in a fight or like our little shrimpy finding a good place to hide.
We may live an aggressive or non-confrontational life, but our fundamental instinct stands to be contented & thrive!
LW
Blue diamond or sapphire… that is the question.
gitika dutta
aaaaaah.. thank you for the feedback.
gitika dutta
It’s blue diamonds for me 🙂
Arul
Blue Diamond shrimp are also known as Sapphire shrimp because of their sapphire colour. They belong to the Neocaridina davidi family. Their ancestor is Chocolate shrimp (chocolate brown in colour).
gitika dutta
Hmm…Technically, I was right earlier in context to shrimp, but diamonds are a girl’s best friend 🙂 🙂
Arul
When I sell them, I use “Blue Diamond” in the title. They sell like hot cakes and have an appealing name. Many women shrimp keepers love this blue diamond shrimp (compared to the red cherry Sakura shrimp we had earlier where all buyers were male).
10 years ago, I’m guessing one of the breeders came up with “Blue Diamond” and another said, “No, it’s Sapphire”. After an argument, they decided to slap both names on this entity. Geologically, blue diamonds (pure carbon) are different and more rare than sapphires (aluminium oxide). I don’t know how you can have two different compositions on one entity.
gitika dutta
🙂 thank you for the information and It’s funny.
Arul
Lovely ode to the blue diamond shrimp!
gitika dutta
you are very kind and I hope your shrimp had an ego boost.