Live Aquarium Shrimp – Premium Grade Neocaridina & Caridina (Blue Dream/Red/Goldenback/Rili/Crystal Black/Amano) by Swimming Creatures™ (10 Premium RED)

UPDATE 2: My other review is for red shrimp, this one is for blue. They are the same species, but just a different color morph. I will copy and paste this review on the other because I consider it all part of the same experience.The short: My third time buying from this vendor means I am satisfied and that I do recommend this vendor.The long: All of my shrimp (I ordered 20) arrived alive. A few extra were included (just in case some didn't make the trip). The shrimp are well packed and insulated. I wouldn't order them all year around, be sensible about the temperature in your area. I live where it is nice this time of year but too hot for live shipping in the summer. I have a narrow window to order stuff like this so them arriving alive is very important. They have a 'arrive alive' guarantee but if it is too hot (or too cold) then it doesn't really matter. Getting it right the first time is what counts. They did get it right.There were also some fry (AKA babies) in with the adults. This is something that cannot be helped when bagging the adults. I collected them and put them in a different tank so they can grow in peace. Having fry in with the adults is a good sign that the mother colony is vibrant.Conclusion: It's always a gamble to buy live animals online and have them shipped. The trick is to improve the odds buy purchasing at the right time of year and from a vendor that manages for weather and other issues that can come up. I'm pleased.UPDATE: After several months the shrimp from the first order thrived. So I ordered again. The second order was not as good as the first. The first had extra shrimp. This one only had the 10 and 3 of them were dead on arrival. I will still buy from this vendor though. The shrimp are excellent and some loss is reasonable. I just wish they had put extra like last time so I would have still ended up with 10.I live in a place that has warm weather, even this time of year. I was worried about the shrimp. They came to the mail box, which worried me even more. Fortunately, I got a notification and was home so I was able to get them out within two minutes. I took the box home and opened it to find it full of insulation material in the middle of which was an insulated pouch in which the shrimp were placed.They put in extra shrimp just in case so instead of the 10 I ordered there were 14. That's a nice bonus. Even nicer is the fact that they were all alive. Not only alive, but quite lively. None of them were lethargic or showed any signs the journey had been tough on them.I acclimated them via drip for about an hour and a half and then introduced them to the main tank. They immediately started foraging for food and exploring the tank. It's worrisome to buy livestock online and I have only done it three times. One of those times was a disaster which kept me from doing it again for a long time. It was the live arrival guarantee that pursuaded me, and the fact that the purchase is through Amazon.I am pleased with the purchase, the speed of shipping, and the condition of the shrimp. That leads me to one more point that is important to make - the shrimp are large, no small ones in the bunch, and clearly have been taken well care of by the breeder as they are very bright red. All in all I couldn't be more pleased.

Ordered these for my 20g high planted. They arrived quickly, well packaged, and insulated from the elements. There were no deaths in transit and 1-2 extras were included. All were decent size of about 1/2" and well colored. They are doing very well in the tank, and I have not noticed any deaths. I usually see 2-3 out and about grazing, but the majority will come out of hiding when its feeding time.When I ordered these, I failed to consider that I had a few Endlers and Platy's in the tank for cycling purposes, but they pay no attention to the shrimp. Be mindful when ordering shrimp for an aquarium with fish. This is a much better cost-effective alternative to the $6-$7 each they are charging at local fish stores. I have not had great luck with store bought dwarf shrimp in the past, they usually don't last long. These are high quality and very healthy.

The media could not be loaded. The shrimp arrived in an insulated foam box, with a heat pad inside. I was happy the heat pad was still warm, so the shrimp never got too cold. They double bagged the shrimp, and there was with mesh inside for them to hold on to. I received 11 shrimp, and one was dead, so I got the 10 shrimp that I paid for.If you get these shrimp I would suggest checking the bag for tiny babies in the water before you toss the bag water out. And drip acclimating them to the new water before adding them to your tank.I’ve had them for two days now, and me and my kids love watching them swim around and eat biofilm on the plants. They are pretty active! Nice deep red color too. And a good ratio of males to females.

I give credit when it's due. I got the shrimp delivered on a very cold day. But this seller packs the cherry shrimp inside a box that's filled with insulation and packing materials, the water was cool but not freezing and the shrimp were all alive; if you order your shrimp are unlikely to freeze to death or get damaged (unless a car runs over your box somehow)11 shrimp were in the bag and sadly 5 died in total around day 3 because I quarantined them in a one gallon jar before adding to the 10 gallon community tank. Once I had 6 left, I couldn't bare see more die so I risked it and just let them into the tank, now the 6 live happy and healthy and not bothered by the female betta fish. They have been living for a month of more now in this tank and show no signs of low grade or sickness, perfectly healthy. They shed their exoskeleton a lot too, they are bright red once they do. They also clean the fungus and other nasty slimy algae right off of everything, so now the aquarium is slime free!In stores they cost 5 bucks each and if not then more. Definately order from this seller. Just don't make my mistake in putting them in a tiny quarantine space 🙁, make sure the water parameters are good too using water testing kits and keep the temperature right! Also feed them, I give them snowflake (soybean hulls) as food, it doesn't mess up the water and can be left there and they love it!

Extremely pleased with my order! The package came much faster than I expected which is awesome. I ordered 10 shrimp and they sent a couple extras. 1 unfortunately passed in transit but the rest are doing great! They are a very good size which is what I was hoping for. About to place an order for a different color morph for one of my other tanks! Definitely recommend ordering from this seller.

Box only said fragile so the mailman put the package in the mailbox not knowing there were live creatures in the box. We caught it quick though. Shrimp were beautiful.