Live Ghost Shrimp 500 Count
Quick answer
500 Count, 500 count
$448.99
- Ships Mon-Wed from Florida · Wednesday preferred
- Live arrival guaranteed
- Free expedited shipping
Half-thousand restock quantity for retail stores, bait shops and large feeder programs.
$448.99
$0.90 each
Free expedited shipping
- Live arrival guaranteed
- Ships Mon, Tue and Wed (Wednesday preferred), continental US
- Care and policy information available before arrival
- Retail restocks
- Bait shops
- Large feeder programs
Best for
Live food for pufferfish, cichlids, seahorse keepers and anglers, plus multi-tank setups.
How many
Buy enough for a week or two of feedings and hold extras in a separate, cycled holding tank.
From order to tank
- 1Order your pack. Orders placed before noon Eastern on Wednesday will most likely ship that same week.
- 2We ship Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, so boxes do not sit over a weekend.
- 3Open the box on arrival, float the bag to match temperature, then drip acclimate.
- 4Net the shrimp into a cycled tank with cover. Never pour shipping water into the aquarium.
Compare
Feeder use compared with clean-up use
| Feeder | Clean-up crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Live food for puffers, cichlids and other predators | Graze leftovers and biofilm in community tanks |
| Typical size | 100 or 250 packs for repeat feedings | 25 pack or the Clean-Up Crew bundle |
| Holding | A separate holding tank keeps extras healthy | Live in the display tank with cover |
Common mistake: Shipping into extreme heat or cold without checking the forecast. Check your local weather for delivery day before you order.
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About these shrimp
Live freshwater ghost shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus), 500 count. A retail restock quantity for stores and large feeder programs.
Ships from New Smyrna Beach, Florida. We ship Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Wednesday preferred. Orders placed before noon Eastern on Wednesday will most likely ship that same week.
Live arrival guaranteed. See our policies page for claim requirements and coverage.
Acclimation instructions
Follow these steps to help your shrimp adjust to their new aquarium.
- 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. Keep lighting gentle during acclimation.
- 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
Yes. Our live arrival guarantee applies to this pack. Report arrival losses through our contact form within four hours of delivery with clear photos of the unopened bags. Approved claims are credited or replaced.
Stocking a pond?
Pond packs come in 500, 1,000 and 2,500 shrimp.
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