Swimming Creatures™ Freshwater Aquarium Shrimp - A Perfect Combo to Brighten Your Aquarium! (10 Premium FIRE 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.

I ordered 10 of these Fire Red Cherry Shrimp and every single one arrived alive, healthy, and super active right out of the bag. Their color is stunning—bright red that really pops against plants and substrate. Within a day they were exploring, grazing nonstop, and adding so much life to my tank. The shrimp were carefully packed with insulation and arrived stress-free, which I really appreciate. These are definitely high-grade quality; you can see the difference compared to regular cherries sold elsewhere. If you’re looking to add some vibrant cleanup crew and personality to your freshwater tank, I highly recommend these. I’ll definitely be ordering again as my colony grows!

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!

Excellent experience! The replacement shrimp arrived healthy, active, and very well packaged. They even included two extra shrimp, which I truly appreciate. Great customer service and quality livestock. Highly recommended!

10 were nice and alive the eleventh was doa and also received half a shrimp. 3 of these shrimp are a nice and vibrant red the rest were a little more dull with a stripe on their back and 1 was a nice bold red. 1 week in and 3 past away and the others love to hide and pop out here and there. Arrived in 4 days and will definitely buy again from this seller

Excellent quality. I purchased 10 shrimps and I was prepared to have one or two DOA. To my surprise, they were not only all alive, but I had 2 extras. 12 live, great looking shrimps. I will definitely buy from this company again. Quality stuff for sure!!!

am very happy with this purchase. I ordered 10 shrimp, but the seller sent 13 (unfortunately 2 did not survive the trip). The shrimp were very well packed. They are bright, beautiful, and very active. I even received females already carrying eggs. I am very satisfied and highly recommend this seller