Clean-Up Crew Bundle
A ready-made freshwater clean-up crew: 25 ghost shrimp, 5 olive nerite snails, 3 mystery snails and 50 live copepods in one box.
$79.99
one-time bundle
- Live arrival guarantee on every order
- Ships Mon, Tue and Wed (Wednesday preferred), continental US
- Overage included to cover transit attrition
- New freshwater tanks
- Algae and detritus control
- Beginner keepers
About these shrimp
A ready-made freshwater clean-up crew. Nerites and mystery snails graze algae, ghost shrimp pick through detritus and leftover food, and copepods add live food and help seed the tank's micro fauna. Beginner-friendly.
Inside the box: 25 live ghost shrimp (plus a 10% live overcount, as with every pack), 5 olive nerite snails, 3 mystery snails in assorted colors, and 50 live freshwater copepods.
Ships Monday to Wednesday, Wednesday preferred, with our Live Arrival Guarantee like every other pack.
Acclimation instructions
Follow these in order. Most arrival losses that are not caused by shipping are caused by skipping step four.
- 1
Open the box immediately
Unpack on arrival, even if the tank is not ready. Float nothing yet. First look at the bag and note any casualties for a guarantee claim within 4 hours of delivery.
- 2
Dim the lights
Turn off the aquarium light and work in low light for the next hour. Bright light on top of transit stress is the most common avoidable loss.
- 3
Temperature match
Float the sealed bag in the tank for 20–30 minutes so the shipping water reaches tank temperature. Do not open the bag during this step.
- 4
Drip acclimate for 60–90 minutes
Pour the shrimp and their water into a clean container and drip tank water in at 2–3 drops per second until the volume has roughly tripled.
- 5
Net them across
Move the shrimp with a soft net or cup. Never pour shipping water into your aquarium, it carries ammonia from the trip.
- 6
Leave them alone
Add a piece of blanched vegetable or a bit of biofilm-rich moss, keep the light off for the rest of the day, and skip feeding heavily for 24 hours.
Compatibility
Safe tank mates
- Neocaridina (cherry) shrimp
- Amano shrimp
- Nerite, mystery and ramshorn snails
- Small tetras, rasboras and danios
- Corydoras and otocinclus catfish
- Guppies, endlers and platies
- Kuhli loaches
- Planted community tanks
Will eat them
- Cichlids of any size
- Bettas with a high prey drive
- Goldfish and larger barbs
- Crayfish and freshwater lobsters
- Large gouramis and angelfish
Questions about this product
A cycled freshwater tank of 20 gallons or more gives the shrimp and snails enough grazing surface.
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