Live arrival guaranteed · Ships nationwide

The healthiest ghost shrimp in the country, delivered alive.

Every shrimp is conditioned for at least a week, hand-counted twice, and packed in oxygen-charged bags inside an insulated box. No buckets, no guesswork, no dead-on-arrival roulette.

Live arrival rate
98%+
Orders shipped
12,000+
Starting at
$0.49
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Palaemonetes paludosus

American glass shrimp

1–1.5" adults · 65–80 °F · pH 7.0–8.0

  • Live arrival guarantee

    Credited or replaced, no argument.

  • Conditioned 7+ days

    Never pulled and shipped same day.

  • Ships Mon–Wed

    No boxes sitting over a weekend.

  • Secure checkout

    Encrypted payment, no stored cards.

  • Real support

    A person replies within one business day.

Quantity tiers

From a nano tank to a wholesale pallet

Six standing counts plus a monthly subscription. Per-shrimp pricing drops as the count rises, and every tier ships to the same standard.

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Monthly ghost shrimp delivery

Same shrimp, same standard, 12% off — from $35 a month. Skip or cancel anytime.

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Who we ship to

Built for every reason people keep ghost shrimp

  • Aquarium hobbyists

    A working cleanup crew that grazes biofilm and clears leftover food.

  • Large fish keepers

    Consistent, well-sized live feeders without the disease load of feeder fish.

  • Axolotl owners

    Enrichment feeding at a size axolotls handle safely and readily.

  • Turtle keepers

    Natural hunting behavior and a break from pellet-only diets.

  • Shrimp enthusiasts

    Hardy, transparent, endlessly watchable — anatomy on display.

  • Aquarium stores

    Accurate counts, reliable ship days and wholesale pricing tiers.

  • Fish breeders

    Bulk quantities for fish rooms running multiple grow-out tanks.

  • Educators

    The ideal classroom invertebrate for observation and ecology units.

  • Freshwater anglers

    Premium live bait that stays lively in an aerated bucket for days.

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How they travel

Shipping live animals, done properly

Most bad experiences with live shrimp come down to packing shortcuts. Here is exactly what happens between your order and your doorstep.

  • Conditioned 7+ days

    Held at low density, fed and observed daily before becoming eligible to ship.

  • Oxygen-charged bags

    One-third water, two-thirds pure oxygen, double-bagged with cover material.

  • Temperature managed

    Foam-insulated boxes with a 72-hour heat pack or gel cool pack by season.

  • Guaranteed alive

    Report a loss within four hours of delivery and it's credited or replaced.

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What customers report on arrival

All reviews

All alive, all active

Shipped Monday, arrived Tuesday morning in a heat-packed box. Every single shrimp was swimming when I opened the bag. They were picking at my hair algae within the hour.

Danielle R. · Columbus, OH · March 2026

Cold weather order, zero losses

It was 14 degrees the day these landed. Insulated box, 72-hour heat pack, and a bag of water that was still warm. I've had worse results ordering in July from other sellers.

Marcus T. · Bozeman, MT · February 2026

Good feeders, good size

Bought these as feeders for a pair of adult angelfish. Sizes were consistent and nothing looked sickly. Docked a star only because I wanted a few more juveniles in the mix.

Priya N. · Austin, TX · February 2026

Learning center

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Twelve in-depth guides written for beginners and detailed enough for breeders — care, water chemistry, molting, breeding, disease and more.

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