ShrimpRack™ 10 Live Neocaridina Freshwater Shrimps for Your Planted Tanks, Nano Aquariums. Fully Mature Breeding Age. Live Arrival Guarantee. Pick Your Colors (Random Mix Colors)

All shrimp arrived alive and well and even a day early! They look great, with a great variety of colors. Will be purchasing again soon! Thank you so much!

I’m fairly new to having shrimp in my aquarium and have never purchased live critters online, but went with this seller due to the good reviews. I was not disappointed. I ordered these when I knew we’d have a week of warm weather, since these had to ship from CA to MO. Shipping was pretty prompt so they were scheduled for delivery and arrived via UPS on Saturday, which was right in the middle of the estimated delivery window. They were packed extremely well in an insulated pouch and double bagged inside that. The bags were rubber banded and taped so really no chance of leakage. There was also some mesh for the shrimp to hang onto during shipping so they didn’t get too sloshed around. I included an “unboxing” video to show all of this. All of the shrimp were in excellent condition upon arrival, very energetic and vivacious. I ordered and received 10 (there’s a reflection in some of my pics so it looks like more, but I’m pretty sure there were exactly 10) and there were several babies too! Before their arrival, I checked my aquarium temp and PH to ensure it was hospitable for these little guys. There are instructions and recommendations included as well. I floated the bag to acclimate the temperature, then slowly added some aquarium water and dropped a couple shrimp food tabs in the bag so they could have dinner before entering their new home. They disappeared into the tank pretty quickly since there’s all sorts of places to hide and they may have been a little freaked out by the fish and frog in there, but I still see a few hanging out in the plants periodically. I’m excited to see how well these little guys do in my tank and whether the babies make it. The shrimp I do see seem to be healthy and thriving. I’m really pleased with these shrimp and the care taken by the seller to ensure they arrived safely. I hope I can provide a great home for these little guys and would purchase more from this seller in the future if I decide to add more to my tank.

TL;DR My Blue Dream Neocaridina were carefully packaged and arrived in under 2 days. They are thriving and reproducing. The package also contained water parameter recommendations, which is appreciated. I’m extremely happy with ShrimpRack and will buy from them again The details: I’m a long-time freshwater aquarist, but I never kept freshwater shrimp. I had an unused 10-gallon tank that was pleading for friends. My local fish stores didn’t have a good shrimp selection, so I turned to on-line sources. My order shipped immediately and arrived via USPS 2 days later. The shrimp were double bagged, in bubble wrap, including a small piece of green mesh for the poor critters to hang onto during their cross-country wild ride. Also included was a recommendation for temperature, pH, KH, GH, and other parameters. Upon opening the container, I found 11 shrimp, 1 of whom didn’t survive the trip. But I had purchased 10 and wasn’t disappointed. They are all around 1/2 inch. It appeared I received a mix of males and females based on the difference in tail width. None appeared berried. After a long drip acclimation, I introduced them to their forever home. Note: I had done my homework and had the tank running for a month beforehand, with copious amounts of Java moss, duckweed, small driftwood, oyster shells, and an almond leaf. I use a temperature controller and a small sponge filter/powerhead. There’s a small amount of aqua plant soil beneath the sand substrate. They’ve been very active and extremely interesting to watch. They never stop moving. Every other day I give them a treat of a sinking shrimp pellet or a quarter of an algae wafer. I’ve seen 3 molts that I leave in the tank for them to consume at their leisure. And today, after having them only 1 week, my daughter (whose eyesight greatly exceeds mine) called my attention to several teeny-tiny (less than 1/16 in) blue mini-me shrimp among the Java moss. I’m a daddy! Check back in four months for an update- Note: the photo does not do them justice - they are much darker blue in person

I thought some were dead but once I added them to my tank they were all swimming around. I got a really good mix of colors, at least one of each color shown in the photos. They are all less than an inch in size but I don't care because they're healthy. Some are solid red, blue, orange or yellow and others are striped in these colors. A few came with eggs so we'll see what happens there. I definitely recommend and will buy from again.

11 shrimp arrived alive and healthy. We even got an albino shrimp in the bag! We had some babies, fast forward I only have 5 shrimp I’m not sure what happened to them. I would buy again because the price is much better than our local aquatic stores.

Despite a delay in the delivery time, each shrimp arrived alive and well. Including the extra in case of accident, so I now have an extra one! The quality of the shrimp is less than desired but there are enough high-grade shrimp that it’s not too bad! Hopefully they get along with my Kuhlis and other neocaridina.

They came with extras which exceeded the purchased amount. The colors vibrant, came with different variety of sizes ranging from pregnant to babies. The quality wasn't the absolute best but very good for the price. It been months since I bought these and they have flourished in my tank, none have died and many have given birth since.

Number and Color: I ordered 10 Blue Neocaridina 1/4+ inch and got 9 of that size plus one tiny shrimplet. Two of the adults were berried though and have since released more shrimplets than I can count so it's not much of an issue. They are all at least decently blue. Only the males have bits of transparency but that is to be expected. The females are all richly colored. Shipping: They were delivered on time but the box was not obviously marked Live Animals or even just Fragile. It was well cushioned and insulated though the bag smelled of some very nasty chemicals. Usually I set the bag into the tank to match temperature while acclimating but I wasn't about to do that with this smell. I had to fight the urge to immediately transfer the shrimp to fresh water because it smelled bad on the inside too. The bag was also not a real bag, just a tube that was twisted shut at both ends. I was worried it might leak or the shrimp would get caught in the folds so I poured the whole thing into a clean bucket and did small water changes every half hour for the next 6 hours. I still didn't trust the water though so netted them out of the bucket and transferred them to a freshly cycled quarantine tank with no other inhabitants save a bit of anacharis (plant) to help with filtration. Survival Rate: I did not have high hopes at first given the awful shipping conditions but it has now been two weeks and only one died. It was within 48 hours of receiving so I assume transport shock. The rest seem healthy and as already mentioned have released so many babies. Hitchhikers: After a few days I found a tiny red worm wiggling in the white gravel I use for all my quarantine tanks. Parasites really show up against it. I'm not certain what it was but strongly recommend a two week minimum quarantine for anything (even plants) so these are definitely not the exception. It could have just been a bloodworm (harmless fish food) or it could have been a Camallanus worm (fish killer). Given that shrimp only carry the Camallanus eggs which must be eaten by a fish to hatch, it's most likely to have just been a bloodworm but why take the risk? I haven't found any Planaria at least. Overall: The shrimp are nice and seem healthy but the shipping was terrible, they were short a shrimp even before one died from the shipping stress, and the possible parasite knocks the score down a bit. If you've got a good acclimation system and quarantine practices then these are pretty good. If you want to dump them straight into a tank with fish then. . . well. . . maybe you just shouldn't.