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Live Arrival Guarantee

Every order is covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee. If any shrimp, fish or invertebrate arrives dead, we'll do our best to reimburse you for the lost animals. Just photograph them in the unopened bag and start a claim within 24 hours of delivery.

In the rare of case of Dead On Arrival (DOA) please:

1. Take clear photos of the invertebrate(s) and/or fish in the unopened bag.

2. Initiate a claim through our online portal within 24 hours of the first delivery attempt or pick-up. The portal can be found here: INITIATE A CLAIM

3. A Refund or Gift Card will be issued for the cost of lost invertebrate(s) or fish only. If a replacement is requested instead of a refund, we will invoice you the shipping cost for the replacement. 

4. For orders with Snail(s): It is totally normal for snails not to move for up to 5 days from arrival. Leave them in a corner of your tank for 5 days. If they have not moved within the 5 day timeframe or start to smell, email us with a photo of the snail(s) and a Refund or Gift Card will be issued for the cost of lost invertebrate(s) only. If a replacement is requested instead of a refund, we will invoice you the shipping cost for the replacement. 

5. Claims due to packages being left outside for extended periods of time in extreme temperatures will be void. 

6.The shipment must be sent to the correct delivery address, and not forwarded to another address unless the package is delivered on the same day. Forwarding of packages will usually result in an extra day or more in transit and will void our Live Arrival Guarantee. If UPS or USPS forwards your shipment in error, we do cover that type of mistake. 

7. Packages that are being held at the post office or a UPS location has to be picked up by the customer or a redelivery has be rescheduled within 1 day from delivery to the post office or UPS location for the Live Arrival Guarantee to be valid. This applies to cases where the customer decides to hold the package and/or cases where USPS or UPS decides to hold the package at their discretion.

Blue Tail Hillstream Loach "SK03"

Blue Tail Hillstream Loach "SK03"

To protect our animals and to ensure they get to our customers healthy, we will only ship orders with Nano Fish via UPS Next Day Air. The Blue Tail Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon species 'SK03') also commonly called the Blue Zebra Borneo Loach, is a fairly...

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Blue Tail Hillstream Loach "SK03"

Blue Tail Hillstream Loach "SK03"

About This Species

To protect our animals and to ensure they get to our customers healthy, we will only ship orders with Nano Fish via UPS Next Day Air.

The Blue Tail Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon species 'SK03') also commonly called the Blue Zebra Borneo Loach, is a fairly newly discovered fish. What makes this fish extremely unique is its blue tail and dorsal fin, which makes it standout on dark substrates and backgrounds. This fish is not commonly sold and we're extremely happy to be able to offer this rare fish to our customers. This species is known for its ability to thrive in fast-moving streams and provides a natural algae control in aquariums. With its captivating design and beneficial traits, this fish is a must-have for any aquatic enthusiast.

The Blue Tail Hillstream Loach, like other Hillstream Loaches are pretty easy to care as long as they are introduced to a mature, cycled tank. They can acclimate to a wide range of parameters.  The following are our water parameters we keep them at:

Our Tank Water Parameters

PH: 7.2 to 7.5
GH: 7 to 8
KH: 3 to 4
TDS: 180 to 250
Temp: 72 to 75

We feed them high-quality sinking pellets and high-quality flake food. 

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Julie Johnson
Interesting fish I enjoy watching them

Interesting fish I enjoy watching them circle in the tanks. SB fish are very pretty and arrived well

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Justin Clement
DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY THIS FISH PLEASE

This loach is extremely beautiful. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THIS FISH IS NOT FOR THE AMATEUR AQUARIST. IT NEEDS A VERY SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT TO SURVIVE. THESE ARE NOT SUGGESTIONS: IT NEEDS A POWERHEAD TO INCREASE WATER FLOW INCREDIBLY, ALSO IT NEEDS NATURALLY OCCURRING ALGAE AND BIOFILM TO SURVIVE. If they are fed any meat products it should be maybe once a week because they're digestive system cannot handle it and it will stop up and they will die. You need to have a separate tank to grow algae fast with very very high light, and you need to rotate smooth river type rocks between that tank and the tank the loaches are in. These fish are all wild caught in Borneo, the third biggest island in the world and the most diverse ecosystem. The people harvesting them are people that live there or people that go there to make money off of doing this. Their techniques ruin their habitat. Most of these loaches were discovered round about 2 years ago and if things keep up the way that they are they will be near extinct in a wild within 10 years. Think about the Galaxy sulawesi shrimp. Extinct in the wild because of what we did. Only took a couple of years. I didn't know any of The wild caught stuff until after I bought the fish and researched it. As much as I love them I won't be buying any others unless they are TANK BRED. TANK BRED IS THE WAY TO GO! But please make sure you have a special tank to accommodate these river fish. GoBy's and other loaches also make a great addition as they are riverfish as well and fun as heck to watch too. Research before you buy PLEASE

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Kara Teal
They all came health and very colorful

They all came health and very colorful.

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Anonymous
Everything was as advertised the loaches arrived alive and well

Everything was as advertised the loaches arrived alive and well. The fins are a nice blue color.

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KOM
Wonderful fish love

Wonderful fish love them

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Charles Carroll
Blue Tail Hillstream Loach

I can’t say enough, I fell in love with the blue tail hillstream loach shrimpy got them shipped out really quickly, packaging was extremely well done, heat packs (it’s starting to get cold in Idaho), individually wrapped all 3 fish so no stressing each other out, each secured very well. I will definitely buy from them again!