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Safest Travel for the Healthiest Arrivals
At Swimming Creatures, we meticulously select the healthiest live aquatic friends and secure them with optimal air and water conditions for their journey. Our careful packing ensures the safest travel and healthiest arrival for your aquarium companions.
Ultimate Protection for Your Live Animals
Our custom-designed, exclusive heavy-duty Styrofoam boxes protect your live animals from extreme temperatures. We also include extra heat packs or ice packs, depending on your delivery region, ensuring the safest journey for your aquatic friends.
****Important: Please check your local weather before ordering. Even with double insulation and heat/ice packs, extreme temperatures (below 32°F or above 92°F) can impact shipments. Orders placed during such conditions will not qualify for DOA (Dead on arrival) claims.
Fast, Cost-Efficient, and Careful Deliveries
We offer free deliveries that are both cost-efficient and as fast as possible. Each box is clearly labeled "Perishable - Handle with Care" to ensure the safe arrival of your aquatic friends. For those needing even faster service, customers can request overnight shipment for an extra cost. Our priority is to combine speed, affordability, and utmost care in every shipment, so you can trust your order will arrive in perfect condition.
Trusted Source
Our shrimps come from a renowned farm with decades of expertise in raising top-tier shrimp. Get ready to be amazed by their quality and vibrancy. Be excited to welcome these exceptional shrimp into your aquarium!
The Ultimate Aquatic Shopping Experience
Trust, Quality, and Care in Every Delivery
At Swimming Creatures, we are dedicated to providing an exceptional shopping experience. Our professional packaging and shipping practices, perfected through the delivery of over 1,000,000 shrimp and fish, ensure your live animals arrive in optimal condition. Many of our customers return to us, confident in our consistent quality and attentive service.
Did you know shrimps have grades?
Low Grade Cherry Shrimp
These shrimp often have faded colors and slimmer bodies. They are considered low grade, but are cost-effective, making them ideal for beginners to get started with shrimp keeping or for those wanting to give it a try without a significant investment.
Standard Grade Cherry Shrimp
Commonly available from most suppliers as budget-friendly shrimp options, these shrimp typically feature somewhat red coloration with some spots and a more slender body.
Fire Red Shrimp
Fire Reds boast fuller, vivid colors and bulkier shapes, making them excellent for producing strong colonies and culls for breeding. Swimming Creatures’ Fire Red Shrimp are the market’s favorite, known for their highest quality and often including Painted Red lines.
Painted Red Shrimp
The best in the market, Painted Red Shrimp from Swimming Creatures are top quality at cost-effective prices. Ideal for creating vibrant colonies, they feature excellent coloring and larger, bulkier bodies. Each shrimp is hand-picked from a quality farm with decades of expertise.
I have so much respect and trust for this seller, and you should too!
If you are debating whether or not to do it - DO IT. I have so much respect for this business and how much care and attention goes into the well-being of these little guys. I received 4 of each color, all still alive after being acclimated to my 10 gal for 2-3 hours according to the water parameters they provided in the box. They had one extra shrimp to account for DOA issues, but unfortunately he passed away. However, the rest of the shrimp are lovely, lively, and beautiful - one of them is berried! I could not recommended this business more and I am beyond happy with my purchase. THANK YOU SWIMMING CREATURES!!! :-)
Absolutely beautiful shrimp and even arrived with a few pregnant!
Absolutely beautiful shrimp and even arrived with a few pregnant and a few babies swimming around! Unfortunately looks like a few passed away in shipping, but I wasn't interested in compensation since the ones that did arrive were perfectly healthy and absolutely beautiful, but I'm sure this is because I am all of the way in Texas. On top of that they began reproducing almost immediately and within a month 7 became 30, and now 30 has become probably over 80! The packaging was done perfectly and there was absolutely no signs of rough handling, so I think I just got poor luck due to travel time / weather but I absolutely do not regret making the decision to raise these fantastic pets! They are so surprisingly smart and just FILLED with personality. Better than any fish I've had, and if you get attached to one It'll really steal your heart, their faces are so cute!
Well packaged. All arrived alive. I ordered multiple times.
I have ordered shrimp from here twice. Once when it was hot out and once now that it's cold. Each time all the shrimp arrived alive. Very well packaged. I did lose a couple each time in my tank in the first day or two unfortunately but I guess that's to be expected. The shrimp are colorful and a nice size.
Surprisingly satisfied. They are well packaged!
I am so happy with the shrimp I received from this order. I was surprised how well they were packaged, I was sent an extra couple shrimp just in case, and was very satisfied with that. It's been a few days and they're all doing just fine. All of them are bright colors and healthy. It's so nice to find a good online service for shrimp for my tank. Most of the aquarium places I've gone to like to charge $4 to $9 per shrimp. I was able to get them for about $3 each through this company.
A awesome company to order your products
The shrimp are bigger and most definitely brighter than I've ever bought before. The are true to their word and replies right back and has a kind word every time. Thank you
Excellent shipping, quality and shrimp! Buying again.
My shrimp all arrived alive, and even with swimming babies in the bag. Several were also berried, so looking forward to even more shrimp soon. I have ordered twice now, and the shrimp sent were a great variety of colors- I got reds both cherry and dark enough to be maybe bloody Mary's, both light and dark blue, lemon yellow, orange, some clear or almost clear, some with patterns and at least two so dark blue they look black. So, really happy happy about the variety of colors! I drip acclimated my shrimp and had zero issue with acclimation. Shrimp have all been happy and active in their tank. Excellent communication from the company with questions, and highly recommend ordering from them if you are looking for adding shrimp to your aquascape and tanks.
Very good quality, compare to other sellers!!
I ordered from two different companies. This batch looked so much better in both color and size. Would definitely recommend.
All arrived alive & 4 of them were pregnant!
I usually don’t write reviews but had to 5-star this one. Got 14 shrimp, a variety of colors, all alive and super active. When we added them to the tank, we noticed 3 tiny babies that had to have been born within the past few days. 3 of the adult shrimp are also pregnant. I wasn’t confident buying shrimp off Amazon, but I’m pleasantly surprised with what we got. Planning to order more next week!
How to Safely Acclimate Shrimp & Fish
Proper acclimation is essential for maintaining the health of your shrimp and fish. If a drip acclimation kit is unavailable, the following steps may be used.
1. Float the bag in the tank for 15 minutes. Ensure not to exceed this time for breathable fish bags.
2. Transfer the shrimp/fish to a small container, ensuring to remove any deceased ones.
3. Add 4 ounces of your aquarium water to the container. Repeat this process 2-3 times every 10 minutes.
4. Discard half of the water from the container and repeat step #3.
5. Carefully use a net to transfer the shrimp/fish to the aquarium.
Erika Ericson
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2025
I had several DOA in my batch of 20 + 1 mystery snail. It took some time for the seller to respond (packaging says response time is 24 hours, it took a week), but they refunded for the DOA's and the rest are thriving and happy. I would buy from them again.
Critter Gitter
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2025
The shrimp were triple bagged, so they arrived safely without any water leaking. They're on the young side so there's a chance that their colors will get better as they grow. A few shrimpies didn't make it, but I'm not complaining since plenty extras were shipped.The colors in my batch were mostly red, blue, orange, and a few yellow, white.
Brian T
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2025
The snail was DOA unfortunately. As soon as I opened the package it smelled really bad. I quickly put the snail in my aquarium, air bubbles coming out and the shell just barely was floating above the bottom, indicating that the snail was in fact dead. I wish I had gotten a photo, but I threw it out because it really did smell bad and hadn't moved after about 20 minutes confirming it was dead. I didn't want it sitting there rotting in my tank.About 6 shrimp died. 3 during shipping and 3 more while I was acclimating them. It's a shame that the biggest yellow pregnant one was among one of the ones to die during acclimation. The rest seem in great condition and are doing well 12 hours later. No more have died. I guess the ones that died during acclimation were already weak. They may not have eaten anything during the 4 days or so it took to arrive. I did feed them while acclimating them (poured them out into a large Tupperware and fed them a small algae tablet to which they swarmed towards, putting a little bit of my aquarium water in with their water every 20-30 minutes for 3 hours before adding them to the tank). During those 3 hours 3 died. Honestly with 14 or so remaining out of 20 isn't too bad but could be way better. I think it's because they were starved. The snail was packed in basically NO water and wrapped in a napkin. The snail needs water! It ran out of oxygen. Snails need more oxygen than shrimp that size do. A card inside indicated they purposely packaged it this way to avoid ammonia spikes. The snail could have been packaged in the same bag as the shrimp honestly and been fine, as long as they throw an algae tablet. I understand snails produce more waste than shrimp but the shrimp would probably eat it, especially if they were shipped with food for several days. I believe all 20 shrimp would have survived had there been food or even small plant clippings included with them to feed on.
Lakerry stuart
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2025
Two shrimp were lost in transit; however, the remaining shrimp are thriving and exhibiting vibrant dark red and blue coloration. The yellow shrimp were almost overlooked. The snail displayed active feeding behavior. I'm satisfied with ny purchase
Muzzikmann
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
I had bought 20 neocardina shrimp from another supplier and 17 died within 24 hours, because the seller kept giving me some back and forth in the communication, I decided to try another supplier and not ask I glad I did!I'm comparing everything to the first supplier in this review...The packaging, instead of a double bag packed with newspaper, swimming creatures puts the double bag inside a bubble wrap bag inside some safe insulation with a heat pack inside a durable box!The shipping, the other guy sent via USPS. I'm not dissng the mail people but they park the trucks for a long time while the mail person delivers to 3 blocks of houses, that's a long time to be sitting in an unheated truck.Swimming creatures sent overnight air through FedEx. Sure they might not be heated that will either but they don't cool down too much as they aren't sitting for that long.Quality, the other guy had twenty of the shrimp with multiple colors, but the colors were somewhat spotted.Swimming creatures are solid and bright colorsBottom line is pretty simple.If these guys don't multiply as much as they say they do, I'll be buying more from swimming creatures!
anonymous
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2025
It seems that shrimps are getting pretty expensive nowadays. I can’t find these blue shrimps for anywhere less than seven dollars each at my fish stores. I ordered 10 on here for less than half the price. Not only that, but I got three extra for free, & two of them are pregnant. AND!! I found three baby shrimps swimming around as well. So now I have way too many lol. I was surprised that only one shrimp died in the transport process. I think it was like 4-5 days & its upper 80s outside. They all have a nice color. Super happy
pandaIXPRESS Business Solutions SPLLC
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025
Seller very responsive, just text pictures of DOA but in my case it was FedEx to blame as this seller had been very good at packaging the fish or shrimp I order and just this one time the bag came leaking into second bag and some of the shrimp seemed squished so I had to emergency rescue them immediately but thankfully even with shipper’s abuse (FedEx in Houston don’t don’t care and toss our orders and I’ve gotten many thing beat up and broken yet the fish survive them even if shipped a day late)Only 2 whole shrimp DOA surprisingly but I only counted 6 but it was hard to count because shipper probably threw packages and that’s how the bag broke inside. The color is darker than I expected but still healthy and lovely. I’m going to let these grow bigger before adding them to my main tank and try to separate any berried shrimp (pregnant) to avoid babies getting eaten by my 2 large hungry dojo loaches. This seller send me panda loaches and my boyfriend added those to the tank and they were healthy but so small I was afraid they’d get eaten but those are still alive and kicking today! Great value and decent customer service for an Amazon seller. Bets to message or text them and not call FYI
Melanie Williams
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2025
These shrimp look great and came sooner than expected. I was sent 10 and 1 was DOA. I was a little surprised as so many reviews said they were sent extras and I was not. Not a huge deal but I expected at least 10 live ones when I opened them. I can tell that one was carrying babies and they are all in the water. I'm not supposed to dump the water into my tank but I want to keep the babies.... haha. I'm excited to add these to my tank.
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