Swimming Creatures™ 10 Amano Premium High-Grade Caridina Freshwater Aquarium Shrimp Live

I admit it. I'm a shrimp killer. Keeping in mind that I bought all my shrimp (up until this purchase from this seller "Swimming Creatures") from very well known online shrimp purveyors in the freshwater shrimp business and I'm sure everyone knows their websites if you're "Into" shrimp. So far I've bought two batches of 10 Blue Dreams, a "Skittle" 10-pack of mixed colors, and when I decided I needed a hardier, tougher, bigger batch shrimp to tough it out in my tank, I bought 10 Amanos. I admit that I'm probably making a huge mistake because I do have a betta in the tank (12"x12"x12") although in all honesty out of ALL those shrimp I have never seen the betta ever go after one let alone kill one. I know, I know it doesn't mean it isn't happening but still....was I killing them with water parameters? Or the betta? Or both? The first batch of Amano shrimp I bought from one of the better known vendors were SMALL. A few died right away. (I DO drip acclimate for 3 hr minimums) Then a week later I topped off about an inch with distilled water that I'd heated to within 3 degrees of the tank and BA BOOM! Next morning 3 dead Amanos which I figured was the balance of that last order of shrimp. SOOOOOoooooo...here I was on Amazon and happened to come across this seller: "Swimming Creatures". I have to admit. I was sold on the photos. What beautiful Amanos! And the price was right! So I took a dive into the "Swimming Creatures" inventory of Amanos with the 10+2 deal.. Here's the bottom line: I have NEVER received a more Robust, Healthy, Active group of shrimp than this batch from "Swimming Creatures". And these Amanos were LARGE compared to the size of shrimps other vendors sell. BIGGEST shrimp I ever bought from anyone! I was sad, because I actually received 13 Amanos but three of the Amanos got caught in a wrinkle of the plastic bag that they were bagged in so I received 10 Healthy and Active Large Amanos and then the 3 caught in the packaging probably when they were bagged. One more observation. All of my previous shrimp purchases would immediately hide (probably from the betta) and I wouldn't see them again until they were a dead pink corpse on the bottom of the tank. THIS batch from "Swimming Creatures" are NOT hiding. They are out and about feeding. Maybe because they are older and larger shrimp than I normally receive from sellers, these Amanos are not threatened. I know that they can grow even larger than they already are and I'm hoping to grow them larger. So...there is my review. Does my outstanding experience guarantee that you will have an outstanding experience? No. We all know the investment adage, "Past performance does not guarantee future performance."....But I feel that there is a very good chance that it will with this seller, "Swimming Creatures". I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this seller!

I had never ordered shrimp to be shipped before (or any live creatures), so I was a bit worried about them making it especially with the crazy cold weather this time of year. I was so happy when they arrived the day after being shipped, with a heat pack and an insulated container, and all 14 shrimp (I ordered 10 and got sent a few extras :) ) arrived safely! Its now been about a week since they've arrived and they're doing great, already growing and getting more color. I also got sent a baby guppy fry (lol) which is also doing great and has beautiful orange and yellow colors developing. They're all healthy and happy and if I need fish or shrimp in the future I definitely will be ordering from these sellers again!

I ordered my Amano shrimp back in November, and they have done wonderfully in my tank for the past month and a half. I have had very good luck with these shrimp, and have not had any die so far. They can live up to several years, and I'm hoping to get to see them do so in my tank. Awesome shrimp!

Arrived in great shape - all alive, two extra shrimp included! They are thriving. Highly recommend! Don’t order if you’re out of town, expecting the later delivery date stated. I think mine were shipped pretty much immediately, and arrived 3-4 days earlier than the listed delivery window (which was great!)

My order was delivered 1 day before stated delivery. Glad I was home to receive it. I was sent 15 Amano shrimp with only 1 DOA. Thank you for the extras. I did the acclamation exactly as advised. They all looked great and were actively working on my live plants immediately. The following am I found 1 dead. The following am I found 1 more dead. The rest have survived and are doing well. Pleased to have the extras, fair size all about an 1” long. I will definitely order again, buying local hasn’t always gone this well.

All the Amano shrimp arrived alive and well! Very well packaged and fast shipping. There were even some extras included. They are very lively and active. Thank you!!

For the most part all shrimp came alive and healthy! Great addition to my aquarium and I appreciated having extras just in case of some DOA's. Definitely getting your money's worth with this purchase!

Very lively little guys, in very good health too