*** NOTE: Shrimps are shipped Monday through Wednesday to avoid long transit times during the weekend. ***

Orange Eyed Royal BlueTiger (OEBT) Caridina shrimps are hardy and very active.  Royal Blues are a beautiful dark blue color with a really contrast with their orange eyes.   They can be grown in either soft or hard water.   Please make sure your water parameters match the list below.   This listing is for hard water (Neocaridina parameters) Orange Eyed Royal BlueTigers.

Shipped shrimps are juvenile, unsexed.  They should mature and get to the breeding age within 1-3 months after you receive them.

Water Parameters:

  • PH: 6.4-7.2
  • GH: 8
  • KH: 3-4
  • TDS: 180-210

Our shrimps are USA home bred and raised in a clean environment with high quality equipment and lots of love!

SIZE / AGE OF SHIPPED SHRIMPS

The Juvenile phase of the Caridinas and Neocaridina shrimps only lasts 15 days (sources: "Aquarium Breeder", "Breeding and Life Cycle of Neocaridina denticulata sinens, Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances").   

Although it is the goal to sell Juvenile shrimps, It's nearly impossible to precisely only ship shrimps during that short stage.  Therefore some shrimps will be a little younger than juvenile and some will be transitioning to adults.

Shipping adult shrimps is not feasible because:

  • Adult shrimps do not ship as well as youngsters
  • Adult shrimps can be sexed so it becomes a dispute on the Male/Female ratio in an order
  • Neo/Caridina shrimps only live up to 2 1/2 years so buying an adult shrimp will not give you the most time possible to enjoy it before their life expire
  • Adult, sexed shrimps are sold as specialty, more expensive, to breeders, however Shrimpio does not sell adult sexed shrimp at this time

If you prefer to receive slightly larger/older shrimps please make a note on your order however the sex of the shipped shrimps will be random, it could be all males, all females or a mix.  No specific sex ratio requests please.

LIVE ARRIVAL GUARANTEE

Our shrimps are packed carefully in order to arrive alive and healthy.  In a rare circumstance where shrimps have found dead in the package, we will make sure to work with you to make it right, by following the conditions and instructions on this page.

Our Live Arrival Guarantee must meet all of the criteria listed below.  If any of the conditions listed are not met the guarantee is not applicable.

  • Package must be received and picked up in the first attempt.  We are not responsible for stolen packages.
  • Clear photo(s) of the *unopened* bag, clearly showing the dead shrimp must be send to us by replying to the order email confirmation with the photos attached.  Photo must be received within 1 hour from the time the package has been delivered.
  • Free items are not covered under this guarantee.
  • Shipping costs are non-refundable