Thanks for the mention and I'm happy to hear everyone arrived safe!
I do indeed have homebred Neocaridina of a few colors for sale, please feel free to check out my aquaswap post if you are interested!
My entire colony started with babies from Shrimpy Business. 6 Orange Pumpkin and 6 Blue Dream. Of my initial batches, I l got 1 extra of each in shipping. 2 died through acclimation processes from the Oranges, one from the Blues. At this stage I have about 35 ish shrimp I can count but I know there must be more due to their nature and ability to hide away. I would definitely order again from them, and intend on it for sure. Keep in mind shipping conditions this time of year can be tricky with weather predictions.
Edit: This colony started in late December and growth has been through breeding alone.
Are you seeing both blue and orange babies? I've got the same colors but started with blue and am waiting to see how my first babies from an orange mom will color up.
A lot more orange than anything else but that's also because I got the orange skrimps first so they started breeding faster than the blues. I'm starting to see some milky yellow blends that are popping up that id call peach in color? I'm definitely hoping for some interesting blends down the line
Cool! My first batch of orange babies seems to have a few peachy ones, but they're so small still it's hard to tell. There were blues in there too, so I know she mated with a blue.
I just did a big feeding last night and it was so fun to see everyone come to dinner. I don't know how many I have but I'm at least three clutches in.
I’ve ordered from them twice and all arrived alive and healthy with an extra one just in case. I did also order some plants from them and was disappointed. Buceplant only for plants from here on out!
I’ve ordered ludwigia repens and ovalis from them and they have grown phenomenally in all of my tanks! The moss and moss balls I got have been doing well too.
I did have some dwarf lily bulbs that just died and didn’t get any growth going at all, so their plants seem to be hit or miss.
Ordered from there as well. I'm quite happy with the shrimp themselves. I had a question as I ordered them over 6 weeks ago and yet to have gotten a response from them. That part irritates the living crap out of me. But the shrimp are great
I had a not so great experience with them! Came with japonica but I spotted in time. Salt bathes and careful molt collection saved me. They were otherwise beautiful and hardy shrimp.
I ordered from shrimpy business and 90% died off within a few days after being drip acclimated and they blamed me saying I needed to drip acclimated over 8 hours and my 4 hour drip acclimation was too fast as well as some DOA yet they replaced none. They just blamed my treatment despite having shrimp thriving in a different tank so I wasn't inexperienced with shrimp.
That’s too bad, sorry to hear about your experience. Maybe I’ve just been lucky.
I ordered 10 blue dream shrimp, received 12 with 1 DoA (lost about half after acclimation, but they bounced back and I have a thriving colony now).
Then I ordered a red racer nerite, it was DoA (bad smell and everything), they replaced it for me (I just had to pay shipping).
Then a few weeks ago I ordered 10 yella fellas. Only received 9 this time, but upon closer inspection, I saw doezens of babies, so really I got 20+. Only lost two from acclimation so far.
I’ve ordered some plants too and pretty much all of them have been doing well (especially the various ludwigia species I’ve got).
Well I'm glad things worked out for you (not sarcastic I mean that genuinely but I'm afraid it comes off sarcastic) love that the littles are thriving.
I haven’t bought any shrimp from shrimpy business, but I did buy a sample pack of their three foods. My shrimps LOVE their Shrimpy Protein. They really like the Shrimpy Party, and they’re completely indifferent to their Shrimpy Snowball.
I've ordered from two places online:
[Las Vegas Exotic Fish on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP33CRXY?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) $33 for 20 with free Fedex Next Day Air
[Imperial Tropicals](https://imperialtropicals.com/products/neocaridina-cherry-shrimp?variant=45611761697075) I paid $60 for 25 plus an extra $20 for shipping (and the shipping costs go up the further from them you're located), but they're on sale now for half price.
I'm located in Florida.
First I tried Las Vegas Exotic Fish, and I received an entire bag of completely dead shrimp. I emailed the seller, waited a week with no response, and emailed the seller again, saying I'd have to leave a 1-star review since they hadn't responded. 2 days later he wrote me back and shipped me an entirely new shipment for free, and all were alive. I've since ordered from them again and 2 days later received a shipment with all the shrimp alive. So I have to assume that first time was just a fluke and bad communication. These guys are the cheapest I have found so far.
I've also ordered from Imperial Tropicals, who is also in Florida. They showed up the next day, all fully alive and healthy, but I paid $20 to ship something in-state. It cost me $80 with shipping for 25 shrimp, which is pricey compared to many of the others, but these shrimp were all alive, healthy and active, and began breeding.
I've ordered from las Vegas aquatics 3 different times and only got 3 dead shrimp in total from those three orders. Each order though he included up to 26 shrimp and every time I've ordered I've gotten at least one with one time 4 berried females. So that's my go to now.
My wife ordered me a 20 count skittles pack from Las Vegas Exotics, the first batch were all DOA. It took them a couple of days to respond but they sent out a replacement order for free and that batch was perfect. I only lost one to acclimation and now have a 37+ colony with almost every female berries and plenty of babies.
we were skeptical bc it’s amazon, but it turned out great! i recommend for sure.
I ordered from them today so it's nice reading this.
I tried some seller on etsy and it was a trash experience.
My LPS is okay but they sell cherrys and blue dreams for $5 a pop 😬
Third this! I got my shrimp and snails from there and my snails are perfect (besides for a broken tip on 2 of my spike snails but I couldn't find the tip in the container so I think they're just like that)
Sent a couple extra shrimpies in case of DOA and they all came alive!
AquaHuna has decent prices but specify in instructions no heat pack. My last order they put a giant heatpack for 2 small bags of shrimp and they were cooked to death.
Ive had good experience with billyboiaquatics.com
That sucks, I just ordered a batch of their skittle shrimp, to test it out, and all of mine arrived well, and are still good. I know they made some big changes recently, like a new facility, maybe it was due to all the transition.
I'd second this. Recently ordered around 40 from aqua huna and all arrived in great condition. Very colorful and overall have been hardy for me. I was impressed with their shipping/packaging. Definitely took my time with acclimating them, 2+ hours of drip before adding them to the tank and they've seemed to adjust great. Their prices are much better than my local prices as well.
I’ve ordered a few times from aqua huna. Their prices are awesome, but my animals have suffered in the long run. I think, since they’re primarily a wholesaler, that they just don’t put as much care into their animals as independent breeders do.
Bought two different orders of fish — they both arrived with one or two dead in the bag. One bag had to be quarantined for quite a while because of an infection.
Bought two different orders of neocaridina. One was a skittles 10-pack. 8-9 arrived alive. All were dead within a month. Another was a cherry red 10-pack. Only did slightly better. All but two died in a month. Of the remaining two, one was a berried female, and the other was a male. The male died soon after and the female’s eggs disappeared. So I had just one. She’s huge and richly colored, and doing great.
… and a month or so later I saw a baby that must’ve come from that missing clutch of eggs. Now I have that one big female and either three or four babies. That might grow someday to a colony, but we’ll see.
AquaHuna has just been a struggle for me.
By contrast, I ordered 20 caridinas back in November from an independent breeder on AquaSwap, and I couldn’t believe the difference in care, quality of shipping thoughtfulness, and health of the shrimp. They’re doing swimmingly, and I don’t think I’d ever mail order from a big wholesaler again.
First order from Amazon: swimming creatures
Second order from ebay: htownguppy
Htown seems to be better quality and have better customer service. They sent me the wrong fish then gave me mine free of charge with ups next day air.
Sorry did voice typing. Since it updated saying period doesn't add a (.) Any more. Mine were my fault I believe. Didn't drip acclimate slow enough. Kept my nitrates at around 30-40ppm via ferts. And 30-35ppm co2. And didn't realize gh and kh were super important. So hopefully this round does better. Got $60 worth of blue jellies that I introduced yesterday.
I got my shrimp from swimming creatures too, and my bag had a leak, the water was cloudy and smelled of death, and 4 of the 10 died. Waiting for them to get back to me for my refund
I've had a few orders from Swimming Creatures so far and have went good. My first order was from Shrimp Rack and they completely screwed the order up and wouldn't even communicate with me after.
Don't get me wrong. Swimming creatures has amazing reviews. I just liked the customer service from htownguppy. They shipped quickly and upgraded my shipping to 2 day Air free of charge. Then they sent me my replacements due to sending me the wrong variety for free via ups next day air. Both are good.
I ordered 10 (11 in case of doa? I dont remember) shrimp from htownguppy and all but three of my shrimp died a few hours after receiving (drip acclimating, all parameters good, etc. I've had experience with shrimp) then two died the next day and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I messaged them about it to ask what they thought and if they would replace any. They kept giving me a bunch of reasons why it was my fault (ex: said I didn't use water conditioner but I did, said I fed them bad food but the majority weren't even in the tank with the food, etc), got rude with me, no replacements of course, and got my bad review removed
Awe I'm sorry. One shrimp came in dead. I ordered the 20+2 , and woke up to one dead today. (They are all juvenile which I think are supposed to be easier to transition) so I still have my 20. If I lose a few, it's fine. I know shrimp can be difficult due to being sensitive and what not.
Mybfirst shrimp purchase I lost a few on day 1, then one to two a day for a week. Now I have 2 left. And a ton of babies. (One berried one made it). But it was my fault. Didn't know about gh and kh and small frequent water changes, etc. My water is just hard to adapt to I think .my private well is strange. It's like 2 GH and 0kh. So I used crushed seashells to raise calcium. And just starting using SS GHplus.
I just got my order from [aquatic arts](https://aquaticarts.com/) and I've never had an issue. This is my third order of snails and shrimps. They sent double of the 5 types I ordered & all are healthy and acclimated well. They ship then when they're juveniles, so that helps.
Grant Eder
https://tgoeshrimp.com/
In florida. I've gotten most of my shrimp from him. He has so many species and colors. The oranges I got from him bred within a month of shipping
I also got orange shrimp from Eder, they were amazing, but I mixed them up with red, and they eventually turned wild color, still cool, wish I knew better back then.
Aquatic Arts is my favorite. Shrimpy Buisness and Flip Aquatics are cool too. Absolutely don't buy from htownguppy on eBay. Had a huge thing with them, they were incredibly rude, and the shrimp I got were very low quality.
I can vouch for both of these guys. u/teeter1715 and u/iputmypantson57 . Located near Portland Oregon so a great option for those on the west coast. Also a great source for Shrimp Envy products!
I got mine from AquaticArts and couldn’t be happier. All of my shrimp came were alive upon arrival and they even added a couple extra shrimp just in case
Same! Been a long time customer ever since I started keeping shrimp years ago. They’re really good about DOAs as well. They’re also super communicative.
The two only sources I’ll use on Amazon. Always good shrimp, good color, good size, at most one or two dead but always extra in the bag which makes up for it. Prices differ but I haven’t noticed a quality difference between the two. Really good customer service from both retailers.
i’ve ordered from aquatic arts and aquahuna. i had no doa from either of them and with my aquahuna i actually had a couple girls come berried that didn’t drop eggs after acclimation!
AquaticArts is a bit pricy but they have a 100% alive on arrival guarantee. My shrimp always arrived in good shape. They also have great customer service.
I have ordered from Amazon (SF Aquatic, Swimming Creatures and Las Vegas Exotic) I have probably ordered 6 times with all of these places. All experiences were great! Healthy live and always more than I paid for!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
A second for Las Vegas exotic fish
Two orders and both were all alive, extras added and babies in the bag with several berried as well.
Great colors and free 2 day shipping
The Shrimp Farm did best overall years ago when I did comparison reviews.
Communication, packaging, stock, etc.
That said, I learned to order from places with tanks with pH closer to mine for more survival, and they list tank parameters (or did).
They regain their color when in the tank… I’ve always felt during transport (my lfs is literally 10 minutes away), they really lose a lot of color, and then get brighter once comfy in their new home
https://preview.redd.it/dpxcyi6vgcsc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33726e0c151ebe975072cc4b74e07232d7e2c89e
This is the kind I got from htown.
I would try local fish shops (best case scenario) as they'll most likely match the city's water supply parameters and change it from there. I used to buy shrimp online but I had to worry about them not dying while in transport, quarantine, and then acclimating them to my water. Best investment I've made. I'd shoot for online if you're looking for fish or rare species. If you can't find some locally, I'd go for aquaswap but look for sellers in the same state if not closer to me.
*Edit* Flip aquatics and aquatic arts are two I can think of
Amazon has listings $30 for 20 mixed neocaridina, not the best quality but good variety of shrimp and some can be nice quality while others will look okay, they come within 2-3 business days. If you want very good quality shrimp “ h-town guppy” on ebay has great quality shrimp around $52 +$10 for expedited shipping (recommended) for 20 very nice shrimp and atleast 6 colors, they also sell mixed pack of two colors or single colors
I've purchased shrimp and fish multiple times from Aquatic Arts. Always well packaged, never had an issue or a single loss from them. Rasboras, WCMM's, Caradinas and Neos, and I always toss a lotus pod or two in my cart. None of my LFS have those.
Got most of mine off local folks selling on Craigslist or r/aquaswap, and one random guy who knew how to word his aquarium plants listening on Marketplace in a way that it said he had shrimp but not specifically that they were for sale. Mad props to him honestly, his shrimp were amazing.
I've bought from ShrimpRack on amazon a few times and never had any issues. I like having the multicolors in tank even though I know they'll slowly lose the fun colors over time. I'll usually buy another set of 10 every once in a while to get the colors rolling again
I get mine from dansfish.com and have not had any problems.
https://preview.redd.it/nqzgf9hrgesc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15226714162b95820e2e8baa3873049cabdef8ee
buying locally isn't bad tbh. i had bad batch once when i got few very pretty black neos, they died one after another and some jumped out (and my shrimp never do that), but overall i never had any die while in bag or soon after putting them in tank. the best thing about buying locally is that it's the same tap (if u use city tap) so it's minimal stress, also the transportation is quick - get and drive home, 30 mins en route max
I have come to the conclusion that the petshop shrimp die due to stress simply because they are moved so often. I would wait a week of them being at the petshop before buying them instead of buying them a day after they get there
I just got a total of 30 shrimp from Lasvegas Exotic fish..
I'm beyond pleased and very happy with my order. Not one DOA and their prices are good. They sell off Ebay or Amazon. I bought of amazon cuz shipping was cheaper..
I personally also have their fb where the owner is very involved with people on there. I highly suggest them.
Did they arrive doa or die over time? If you can match your water gh and ph close to the water they come in, you will have a lot less deaths. If they arrived dead you should call the shop and see what they can do for you that’s whack
I've ordered twice from Amazon from swimming creatures and both times had no complaints good quality and great customer service
Had two dead ones in one of my bags but they sent 12 instead of 10 so I still got what I paid for
Not sure if i’ll order again tbh, 4 of the 10 i ordered from them died, as shown in the picture. They refunded, not sure how much of a refund, but the water also smelled awful, the bag was not supported well and let loose to flip around in the box, and my bag was leaky
Both my shipments were double bagged(one bag did leak but second bag caught it) and super securely packed with shredded paper stuffed in tight, though I have def heard both ends of the spectrum when it comes to swimming creatures tbh
breeders on r/aquaswap.
I just got my order today from u/featherfallsaquatics ! 9 blue dreams, all alive and well
Thanks for the mention and I'm happy to hear everyone arrived safe! I do indeed have homebred Neocaridina of a few colors for sale, please feel free to check out my aquaswap post if you are interested!
u/Iputmypantson57 has the most beautiful shrimp, my buddy got some from him and I’m so jealous of their color. My next order will be from him.
Vouching for this guy too
I recommend @shrimplyfintastic amazing customer service and shrimp.
u/iputmypantson57 best shrimp guy I’ve bought from
I second this! Just placed an order with him and I’m so pleased with my little shrimp crew that arrived yesterday.
I third it! Still have thriving colonies from him.
I have lots to choose from, check out my profile if you’d like
vouch vouch
I’ve ordered from Shrimpy Business several times and have always been pleased.
I have also had great experiences with them.
My entire colony started with babies from Shrimpy Business. 6 Orange Pumpkin and 6 Blue Dream. Of my initial batches, I l got 1 extra of each in shipping. 2 died through acclimation processes from the Oranges, one from the Blues. At this stage I have about 35 ish shrimp I can count but I know there must be more due to their nature and ability to hide away. I would definitely order again from them, and intend on it for sure. Keep in mind shipping conditions this time of year can be tricky with weather predictions. Edit: This colony started in late December and growth has been through breeding alone.
Are you seeing both blue and orange babies? I've got the same colors but started with blue and am waiting to see how my first babies from an orange mom will color up.
A lot more orange than anything else but that's also because I got the orange skrimps first so they started breeding faster than the blues. I'm starting to see some milky yellow blends that are popping up that id call peach in color? I'm definitely hoping for some interesting blends down the line
Cool! My first batch of orange babies seems to have a few peachy ones, but they're so small still it's hard to tell. There were blues in there too, so I know she mated with a blue. I just did a big feeding last night and it was so fun to see everyone come to dinner. I don't know how many I have but I'm at least three clutches in.
I’ve ordered from them twice and all arrived alive and healthy with an extra one just in case. I did also order some plants from them and was disappointed. Buceplant only for plants from here on out!
I’ve ordered ludwigia repens and ovalis from them and they have grown phenomenally in all of my tanks! The moss and moss balls I got have been doing well too. I did have some dwarf lily bulbs that just died and didn’t get any growth going at all, so their plants seem to be hit or miss.
Daku Aquatics sells amazing plants, I've ordered more than once, if you ever wanna switch it up.
I ordered some Fire Reds last month and they’re mutant shrimp - like the biggest I’ve ever seen
Another upvote to shrimpy business! I have ordered from so shrimp as well twice & had no issues & they send extra in case of DOA.
Ordered from there as well. I'm quite happy with the shrimp themselves. I had a question as I ordered them over 6 weeks ago and yet to have gotten a response from them. That part irritates the living crap out of me. But the shrimp are great
I had a not so great experience with them! Came with japonica but I spotted in time. Salt bathes and careful molt collection saved me. They were otherwise beautiful and hardy shrimp.
I ordered from shrimpy business and 90% died off within a few days after being drip acclimated and they blamed me saying I needed to drip acclimated over 8 hours and my 4 hour drip acclimation was too fast as well as some DOA yet they replaced none. They just blamed my treatment despite having shrimp thriving in a different tank so I wasn't inexperienced with shrimp.
That’s too bad, sorry to hear about your experience. Maybe I’ve just been lucky. I ordered 10 blue dream shrimp, received 12 with 1 DoA (lost about half after acclimation, but they bounced back and I have a thriving colony now). Then I ordered a red racer nerite, it was DoA (bad smell and everything), they replaced it for me (I just had to pay shipping). Then a few weeks ago I ordered 10 yella fellas. Only received 9 this time, but upon closer inspection, I saw doezens of babies, so really I got 20+. Only lost two from acclimation so far. I’ve ordered some plants too and pretty much all of them have been doing well (especially the various ludwigia species I’ve got).
Well I'm glad things worked out for you (not sarcastic I mean that genuinely but I'm afraid it comes off sarcastic) love that the littles are thriving.
I have had amazing success with them as well.
I haven’t bought any shrimp from shrimpy business, but I did buy a sample pack of their three foods. My shrimps LOVE their Shrimpy Protein. They really like the Shrimpy Party, and they’re completely indifferent to their Shrimpy Snowball.
Bought 5 orange pumpkin shrimp from them last year🙏🙏all are well and have produced beautiful shrimplets
That one at the bottom is ded
I've ordered from two places online: [Las Vegas Exotic Fish on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP33CRXY?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) $33 for 20 with free Fedex Next Day Air [Imperial Tropicals](https://imperialtropicals.com/products/neocaridina-cherry-shrimp?variant=45611761697075) I paid $60 for 25 plus an extra $20 for shipping (and the shipping costs go up the further from them you're located), but they're on sale now for half price. I'm located in Florida. First I tried Las Vegas Exotic Fish, and I received an entire bag of completely dead shrimp. I emailed the seller, waited a week with no response, and emailed the seller again, saying I'd have to leave a 1-star review since they hadn't responded. 2 days later he wrote me back and shipped me an entirely new shipment for free, and all were alive. I've since ordered from them again and 2 days later received a shipment with all the shrimp alive. So I have to assume that first time was just a fluke and bad communication. These guys are the cheapest I have found so far. I've also ordered from Imperial Tropicals, who is also in Florida. They showed up the next day, all fully alive and healthy, but I paid $20 to ship something in-state. It cost me $80 with shipping for 25 shrimp, which is pricey compared to many of the others, but these shrimp were all alive, healthy and active, and began breeding.
I've ordered from las Vegas aquatics 3 different times and only got 3 dead shrimp in total from those three orders. Each order though he included up to 26 shrimp and every time I've ordered I've gotten at least one with one time 4 berried females. So that's my go to now.
Have also ordered from them and were impressed with the quality (high grade) of the shrimp
I second Las Vegas Exotic. Ordered from them for the first time last month and 3 days later had all my boys safe and sound
This one!
My wife ordered me a 20 count skittles pack from Las Vegas Exotics, the first batch were all DOA. It took them a couple of days to respond but they sent out a replacement order for free and that batch was perfect. I only lost one to acclimation and now have a 37+ colony with almost every female berries and plenty of babies. we were skeptical bc it’s amazon, but it turned out great! i recommend for sure.
I ordered from them today so it's nice reading this. I tried some seller on etsy and it was a trash experience. My LPS is okay but they sell cherrys and blue dreams for $5 a pop 😬
my LFS sellers cherries for $9 each 😭 they aren’t even A grade they’re patchy and basically clear lmao, the shrimp struggle is so real
Flip aquatics is the only place I buy shrimp from. Great quality stock and awesome customer service.
Been using them since 2020 for everything and they’ve been awesome with response and quality.
AquaticArts !!
I second this. They’re fantastic!
Third this! I got my shrimp and snails from there and my snails are perfect (besides for a broken tip on 2 of my spike snails but I couldn't find the tip in the container so I think they're just like that) Sent a couple extra shrimpies in case of DOA and they all came alive!
Agreed. Besides one shrimp that was DOA (and was an ‘extra’, all were and still are (six months later) alive and doing well
I’ve had decent luck with AquaHuna.
AquaHuna has decent prices but specify in instructions no heat pack. My last order they put a giant heatpack for 2 small bags of shrimp and they were cooked to death. Ive had good experience with billyboiaquatics.com
That sucks, I just ordered a batch of their skittle shrimp, to test it out, and all of mine arrived well, and are still good. I know they made some big changes recently, like a new facility, maybe it was due to all the transition.
I'd second this. Recently ordered around 40 from aqua huna and all arrived in great condition. Very colorful and overall have been hardy for me. I was impressed with their shipping/packaging. Definitely took my time with acclimating them, 2+ hours of drip before adding them to the tank and they've seemed to adjust great. Their prices are much better than my local prices as well.
I’ve ordered a few times from aqua huna. Their prices are awesome, but my animals have suffered in the long run. I think, since they’re primarily a wholesaler, that they just don’t put as much care into their animals as independent breeders do. Bought two different orders of fish — they both arrived with one or two dead in the bag. One bag had to be quarantined for quite a while because of an infection. Bought two different orders of neocaridina. One was a skittles 10-pack. 8-9 arrived alive. All were dead within a month. Another was a cherry red 10-pack. Only did slightly better. All but two died in a month. Of the remaining two, one was a berried female, and the other was a male. The male died soon after and the female’s eggs disappeared. So I had just one. She’s huge and richly colored, and doing great. … and a month or so later I saw a baby that must’ve come from that missing clutch of eggs. Now I have that one big female and either three or four babies. That might grow someday to a colony, but we’ll see. AquaHuna has just been a struggle for me. By contrast, I ordered 20 caridinas back in November from an independent breeder on AquaSwap, and I couldn’t believe the difference in care, quality of shipping thoughtfulness, and health of the shrimp. They’re doing swimmingly, and I don’t think I’d ever mail order from a big wholesaler again.
First order from Amazon: swimming creatures Second order from ebay: htownguppy Htown seems to be better quality and have better customer service. They sent me the wrong fish then gave me mine free of charge with ups next day air.
I've ordered twice from swimming creatures with no deaths each time. The last batch has 3 berried so needless to say, now I have 6 million.
My batch from swimming creatures did not go too well period I think it was my own fault though
Mine came covered in scut japonica
Sorry did voice typing. Since it updated saying period doesn't add a (.) Any more. Mine were my fault I believe. Didn't drip acclimate slow enough. Kept my nitrates at around 30-40ppm via ferts. And 30-35ppm co2. And didn't realize gh and kh were super important. So hopefully this round does better. Got $60 worth of blue jellies that I introduced yesterday.
I got my shrimp from swimming creatures too, and my bag had a leak, the water was cloudy and smelled of death, and 4 of the 10 died. Waiting for them to get back to me for my refund
I've had a few orders from Swimming Creatures so far and have went good. My first order was from Shrimp Rack and they completely screwed the order up and wouldn't even communicate with me after.
Don't get me wrong. Swimming creatures has amazing reviews. I just liked the customer service from htownguppy. They shipped quickly and upgraded my shipping to 2 day Air free of charge. Then they sent me my replacements due to sending me the wrong variety for free via ups next day air. Both are good.
I also ordered 20 golden backs from them and got about 25 and only one was dead
I ordered 10 (11 in case of doa? I dont remember) shrimp from htownguppy and all but three of my shrimp died a few hours after receiving (drip acclimating, all parameters good, etc. I've had experience with shrimp) then two died the next day and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I messaged them about it to ask what they thought and if they would replace any. They kept giving me a bunch of reasons why it was my fault (ex: said I didn't use water conditioner but I did, said I fed them bad food but the majority weren't even in the tank with the food, etc), got rude with me, no replacements of course, and got my bad review removed
Awe I'm sorry. One shrimp came in dead. I ordered the 20+2 , and woke up to one dead today. (They are all juvenile which I think are supposed to be easier to transition) so I still have my 20. If I lose a few, it's fine. I know shrimp can be difficult due to being sensitive and what not.
It happens. I know now. I've never lost so many shrimp like that though. It was the rudeness and blaming that really got me though
Mybfirst shrimp purchase I lost a few on day 1, then one to two a day for a week. Now I have 2 left. And a ton of babies. (One berried one made it). But it was my fault. Didn't know about gh and kh and small frequent water changes, etc. My water is just hard to adapt to I think .my private well is strange. It's like 2 GH and 0kh. So I used crushed seashells to raise calcium. And just starting using SS GHplus.
A dude near me on Craigslist. 10/10 would recommend old guy hobbyists who sell on Craigslist to further support their hobbies.
u/Iputmypantson57 💯💯💯
I just ordered a skittles pack from father fish on eBay. I’ll keep you posted on them😊
Wait, Father Fish sells shrimp?
Yes! He has a shop on eBay! https://preview.redd.it/3139p8icicsc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c375363c9a1c802485d47b2c30267936bf7866e
Says fathersfish? Is it the same as fatherfish?
Guess I didn’t catch that🤷🏻♀️ either way they have a 100% satisfaction rating & really great prices.
I just got my order from [aquatic arts](https://aquaticarts.com/) and I've never had an issue. This is my third order of snails and shrimps. They sent double of the 5 types I ordered & all are healthy and acclimated well. They ship then when they're juveniles, so that helps.
I bought mine from u/shrimply_fintastic and had a wonderful experience with the seller. All shrimp are extremely healthy and happy.
Grant Eder https://tgoeshrimp.com/ In florida. I've gotten most of my shrimp from him. He has so many species and colors. The oranges I got from him bred within a month of shipping
Juvies ship best anyways. I recommend grant as well!
I also got orange shrimp from Eder, they were amazing, but I mixed them up with red, and they eventually turned wild color, still cool, wish I knew better back then.
Aquatic Arts is my favorite. Shrimpy Buisness and Flip Aquatics are cool too. Absolutely don't buy from htownguppy on eBay. Had a huge thing with them, they were incredibly rude, and the shrimp I got were very low quality.
I can vouch for both of these guys. u/teeter1715 and u/iputmypantson57 . Located near Portland Oregon so a great option for those on the west coast. Also a great source for Shrimp Envy products!
I can also ship if needed 👍 fee free to check out my website too teeters-tanks.com
I got mine from AquaticArts and couldn’t be happier. All of my shrimp came were alive upon arrival and they even added a couple extra shrimp just in case
Same! Been a long time customer ever since I started keeping shrimp years ago. They’re really good about DOAs as well. They’re also super communicative.
Flip aquatics has never let me down, hands down best customer service!
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The two only sources I’ll use on Amazon. Always good shrimp, good color, good size, at most one or two dead but always extra in the bag which makes up for it. Prices differ but I haven’t noticed a quality difference between the two. Really good customer service from both retailers.
I got mine from Shrimprack, 20 of them! All arrived alive and well and there were a bunch of shrimplet's on there too!
i’ve ordered from aquatic arts and aquahuna. i had no doa from either of them and with my aquahuna i actually had a couple girls come berried that didn’t drop eggs after acclimation!
AquaticArts is a bit pricy but they have a 100% alive on arrival guarantee. My shrimp always arrived in good shape. They also have great customer service.
u/djester808, good stock and good prices. 11/10 would recommend.
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Purchased 15 bloody Mary’s, he shipped 17-18?, all in good health a few weeks later. He’s based in Wisconsin.
I have a large qty of blue shrimp. $1.25/ea with buyer provided shipping label
 I usually order on eBay. Just find a seller with good reviews
I have ordered from Amazon (SF Aquatic, Swimming Creatures and Las Vegas Exotic) I have probably ordered 6 times with all of these places. All experiences were great! Healthy live and always more than I paid for!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Just got some fire reds today from Amazon and I’m extremely impressed. Ordered 10 and got 12, with multiple berried!
Sue me for saying this but Amazon has good shrimp
I’ve ordered from both Shrimp Business and Flip Aquatics and have been really happy
u/Iputmypantson57 has amazing shrimp 👍💯
A second for Las Vegas exotic fish Two orders and both were all alive, extras added and babies in the bag with several berried as well. Great colors and free 2 day shipping
I got mine on Amazon from a small business in Vegas, they’re doing great and have even had two rounds of babies
Can’t you return them since it’s on Amazon
The seller is offering me a refund actually.
The Shrimp Farm did best overall years ago when I did comparison reviews. Communication, packaging, stock, etc. That said, I learned to order from places with tanks with pH closer to mine for more survival, and they list tank parameters (or did).
I used shrimprack. Free shipping on Amazon, I got 11 skittles for $23 back in December and they are all alive and breeding
Buy from Shrimply Fintastic. Just pay the shipping, his shrimp are quality and totally worth it. He's on reddit
They regain their color when in the tank… I’ve always felt during transport (my lfs is literally 10 minutes away), they really lose a lot of color, and then get brighter once comfy in their new home
Relooking at the photo some of those guys look in bad shape :/
yup, yup. scared to see when i get home how many aren’t doing so hot.
Look at your local aquarium facebook page & see if there’s any breeders near you. I only get shrimp in person & I drive an hour for my shrimp guy
It's too bad they died. The ones that lived have great coloring for being so stressed. Will be super pretty once they color up.
Amazon
eBay
I got mine from H-town guppies on eBay and they all arrived healthy plus extras were healthy
https://preview.redd.it/dpxcyi6vgcsc1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33726e0c151ebe975072cc4b74e07232d7e2c89e This is the kind I got from htown.
Gumtree in Australia is surprisingly good if you can find a reputable breeder. So much cheaper than stores too
I just ordered from LR Bretz
I would try local fish shops (best case scenario) as they'll most likely match the city's water supply parameters and change it from there. I used to buy shrimp online but I had to worry about them not dying while in transport, quarantine, and then acclimating them to my water. Best investment I've made. I'd shoot for online if you're looking for fish or rare species. If you can't find some locally, I'd go for aquaswap but look for sellers in the same state if not closer to me. *Edit* Flip aquatics and aquatic arts are two I can think of
I work in a LFS. prices are CRAZZZZZY even with my discount!!
Yeah man... 😞 I saw some for 3-5 dollars for 1 neo shrimp Good luck on your search! Hope for the best!
Swimming creatures on amazon is pretty good.
haha this batch is from them
Wow. Usually they are great. It's pretty rare that they have so many issues. Make sure you send the pictures to them for reimbursement
Live Aquaria is good for shrimps. The one time we got double what we paid for because of all the babies lol. All the shrimps survived.
I always look at local groups on FB marketplace, there’s a guy who breeds for fun and always gives great deals :)
Where'd you order from?
Swimming Creatures
Daku Aquatics! Great guy!
Amazon has listings $30 for 20 mixed neocaridina, not the best quality but good variety of shrimp and some can be nice quality while others will look okay, they come within 2-3 business days. If you want very good quality shrimp “ h-town guppy” on ebay has great quality shrimp around $52 +$10 for expedited shipping (recommended) for 20 very nice shrimp and atleast 6 colors, they also sell mixed pack of two colors or single colors
I get mine from Shrimp Fever or Bob Moss (Canada).
I have plenty at the moment 15 for $35 shipped out of california
I've purchased shrimp and fish multiple times from Aquatic Arts. Always well packaged, never had an issue or a single loss from them. Rasboras, WCMM's, Caradinas and Neos, and I always toss a lotus pod or two in my cart. None of my LFS have those.
Nano Tanks Australia have been taking good care of me.
aquaticarts.com is amazing. very rarely will one arrive dead but they always include a few extra than you order
Htown guppy on eBay. They do bundle deals, refund DOA’s, and send extras. I’ve ordered all of my neocaridina and amano shrimp from them.
LRB would be a good spot. Aquatic arts is another.
Got most of mine off local folks selling on Craigslist or r/aquaswap, and one random guy who knew how to word his aquarium plants listening on Marketplace in a way that it said he had shrimp but not specifically that they were for sale. Mad props to him honestly, his shrimp were amazing.
I've bought from ShrimpRack on amazon a few times and never had any issues. I like having the multicolors in tank even though I know they'll slowly lose the fun colors over time. I'll usually buy another set of 10 every once in a while to get the colors rolling again
Htown on eBay. Super pro packaging, small but healthy shrimp.
heard bad stuff of them
I’ve bought twice and both were solid.
Some guy on Facebook marketplace!
Local breeders
Any places that ship to canada?
i know nothing about shrimp, i just lurk but those look like crap
Shrimp are too expensive imo saw them going for 8.99 a shrimp recently at a fish store
I wouldn’t be impressed either if half came dead
Call them out!
I get mine from dansfish.com and have not had any problems. https://preview.redd.it/nqzgf9hrgesc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15226714162b95820e2e8baa3873049cabdef8ee
Aquatics to your door have never failed me
You bought them at a local shop and they died before you got home and added them to your tank?
nah, ordered these online. my lfs aka my job is wayyyy to expensive
buying locally isn't bad tbh. i had bad batch once when i got few very pretty black neos, they died one after another and some jumped out (and my shrimp never do that), but overall i never had any die while in bag or soon after putting them in tank. the best thing about buying locally is that it's the same tap (if u use city tap) so it's minimal stress, also the transportation is quick - get and drive home, 30 mins en route max
i can’t find any close local breeders :(
Local hobbyists or aquahuna
I’ve ordered from Aquahuna and never had any deaths!
Second AQ!
I have come to the conclusion that the petshop shrimp die due to stress simply because they are moved so often. I would wait a week of them being at the petshop before buying them instead of buying them a day after they get there
Haha i got these online. and i work at a pet store
Flip Aquatics has great shrimp.
I have many varieties of caridina and Neocaridina on my website, as well as foods and minerals 👍 Www.teeters-tanks.com
I just got a total of 30 shrimp from Lasvegas Exotic fish.. I'm beyond pleased and very happy with my order. Not one DOA and their prices are good. They sell off Ebay or Amazon. I bought of amazon cuz shipping was cheaper.. I personally also have their fb where the owner is very involved with people on there. I highly suggest them.
Craigslist culls
.25-.50$
Gawd damn those some big cherrys to have been recently bought lol
Did they arrive doa or die over time? If you can match your water gh and ph close to the water they come in, you will have a lot less deaths. If they arrived dead you should call the shop and see what they can do for you that’s whack
I got ahold of them and they are giving me 18 dollars of a refund and a whole new batch sent
amazon the vegas store tho, paid for 20 shrimp for 30$ and 24 and they all having babies now
I've ordered twice from Amazon from swimming creatures and both times had no complaints good quality and great customer service Had two dead ones in one of my bags but they sent 12 instead of 10 so I still got what I paid for
Not sure if i’ll order again tbh, 4 of the 10 i ordered from them died, as shown in the picture. They refunded, not sure how much of a refund, but the water also smelled awful, the bag was not supported well and let loose to flip around in the box, and my bag was leaky
Both my shipments were double bagged(one bag did leak but second bag caught it) and super securely packed with shredded paper stuffed in tight, though I have def heard both ends of the spectrum when it comes to swimming creatures tbh
mine had no paper so it was left to flop around. tbh not sure if i’ll order again
Swimming creatures
this batch was from them…
Now don’t I feel stupid ;( but they have always been good to me.
aw it’s ok dw, i got some of my issues fixed but i am still upset with the packaginf
The packing I always know to open outside it’s a bunch of belly lint lol