Black Galaxy Pinto Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis, A Grade), Tank-Bred

Black Galaxy Pinto Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis, A Grade), Tank-Bred

$ 24.99

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* For the safety of our animals, we now ship this shrimp exclusively via UPS Next Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS Next Day Air as a shipping option during checkout *

Their breathtaking black and white coloration makes this one of the most sought-after shrimp in the world!

Black Galaxy Pinto Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis) are notorious for their very striking black and white coloration that makes them stand out magnificently against any backdrop or substrate. Though similar to our Crystal Black Shrimp, these tend to be more uncommon and offer a more broken "galaxy" pattern.

These shrimp are A grade, meaning the intense coloration covers most of the body. Higher grades of Black Galaxy Pinto Shrimp actually have more white coverage and less black coverage, and can be very difficult to keep as they are much more sensitive than these. Because of this, A grade Black Galaxy Pinto Shrimp are the best starting point for anyone that wants to keep Black Galaxy Pinto Shrimp.

We also have the same type of shrimp in red and white, called a "Red Galaxy Pinto". They will breed with these and produce either black/white or red/white offspring only, making an absolutely gorgeous-looking colony of galaxy shrimp.

What We Like About This Shrimp:

Features unique and striking striped coloration
Completely peaceful with all non-aggressive tankmates
Safe with all plants
Excellent scavenger
More uncommon than typically crystal shrimp

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Minimum tank size: 2 gallons, recommended 10 gallon minimum for a colony
Temperature: 68° - 72° F (20° - 22.2° C)
pH: 6.2-6.8
dGH: 3 - 6
dKH: 0 - 1
TDS: 90 - 130

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Scavenger that feeds continually. Requires very little feeding in a well-established aquarium containing algae, biofilm, or decaying plant matter. In less mature aquariums, high quality dry foods with high plant content can be fed multiple times daily.
Aquatic Arts Snowflake Premium Shrimp Food & Aquatic Arts Pollen Granules Premium Shrimp Food are excellent supplements to the diet of any shrimp. Give them a try and your shrimp will thank you for the tasty treat!
Natural Botanicals are a great way to boost the immune system of your shrimp and they will also provide lots of essential biofilm for the shrimp to graze on.
Social behavior: Peaceful. A small group can continually replenish and grow its population
Origin: Tank-bred in and indigenous to Taiwan
Average adult size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm)
Average purchase size: 1/8 - 1/2 inch (.32 - 1.3 cm)

All Aquatic Arts brand plants and animals come with a 100% live arrival guarantee, plus free email support!

For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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