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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 and start a claim within 24 hours of delivery.

We guarantee the live arrival of eligible livestock when all shipping and delivery requirements are followed. If an eligible animal arrives deceased, please follow the claim requirements for the applicable product below.

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

To submit a claim within 12 hours of the first delivery attempt or pickup.:
•Take clear photos of the invertebrate(s) and/or fish in the unopened bag.

• Take a clear photo of the invertebrate(s) and/or fish after opening the bag and lay it down on a paper towel so the quantity is clear and visible.
• Submit your claim within 12 hours through our DOA claim process.- https://shrimpybusiness.com/a/returnzap

For approved claims, customers will receive a store credit or a gift card for the cost of the affected invertebrate(s) and/or fish, or a replacement. Replacement shipping costs are the customer's responsibility. In some cases depending on the quantity and value of order we may reship the order. 

Note : Customers are responsible for ensuring they have an appropriate aquarium setup and suitable water conditions before ordering an axolotl. 

Snails

Snails may remain inactive for several days after arriving due to transportation stress.

Please allow up to 5 days for a snail to become active after arrival.

If a snail has not moved after 5 days or shows clear signs that it has died or start to smell, contact us with photos and your order number. For approved claims, customers will receive a store credit or a gift card for the cost of the affected snails, or a replacement. Replacement shipping costs are the customer's responsibility.

Aquatic Plants

Aquatic plants may experience temporary stress after shipping. Wilting, melting leaves or dry-looking stems do not necessarily mean that a plant has died.

Please allow the plant time to acclimate and recover after arrival for almost 15 days.

If a plant arrives severely damaged or appears to be dead upon arrival, contact us as soon as possible with the clear photos of the plant as received on info@shrimpybusiness.com

Plant claims will be reviewed individually based on the condition of the plant upon arrival.

DOA Claim Requirements

DOA claims must be submitted within the applicable timeframe listed above.

Claims may not be approved if:
• The required photos or documentation are not provided.
• The animal was left outside or unattended for an extended period.
• The package was delivered to an incorrect address provided by the customer.
• The package was forwarded to another address or the package was routed to a P.O box or mail box.
• A package was held at a carrier location and was not promptly picked up.
• The customer did not follow the applicable shipping or delivery requirements.

Carrier delays or forwarding errors will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Incorrect or Missing Items

If an order arrives with a missing or incorrect item, contact us as soon as possible.

Email us on info@shrimpybusiness.com
• Order number.
• Photos of the package and shipping label.
• Photos of the product received.
• A description of the issue.

Our team will review the order and determine the appropriate resolution.

Refunds & Store Credit

Approved store credit refunds are generally limited to the affected product unless otherwise stated in the applicable policy.

For approved DOA claims, customers may receive a store credit or gift card for the cost of the affected eligible livestock.

Original shipping charges are generally non-refundable.

Replacement orders may require a new shipping charge borne by the customer unless stated otherwise

Peppered Corydoras (Tank-Bred)

Peppered Corydoras (Tank-Bred)

Regular price $24.95 USD
Regular price $27.95 USD Sale price $24.95 USD
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Pre-Order
Choose a Pack: 4 Fish

This is a pre-order item with an estimated ship window of 30 days. We only ship animals when weather conditions are safe to ensure they arrive healthy, happy, and stress-free.

Please note that your entire order will ship together once all items are available. Don't want to wait? Choose a Split Shipping option at checkout to receive your in-stock items right away and your pre-order item(s) separately once restocked.

Pre-Order Cancellation Policy
Pre-order items are reserved or specially sourced for each customer and may not be available for resale once an order is placed.
As we commit inventory and incur costs to secure these items, a 15% cancellation fee applies to all pre-order cancellations.

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  • Climate-adapted, insulated packaging
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Peppered Corydoras (Tank-Bred)

Peppered Corydoras (Tank-Bred)

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.

 

Sustainably bred and tank-raised, Peppered Corydoras (Corydoras PALEATUS) make a hardy and wonderful addition to any freshwater aquarium. With their peaceful nature and diligent scavenging abilities, these fish not only add visual interest but also help maintain a clean and healthy environment for other aquatic life. We sell them at about 1 inch to 1.5 inches in length.

We recommend keeping these guys in groups of 3 or more for them to feel safe in a large school.  

Peppered Corydoras 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 a mix of live baby brine shrimp, frozen daphnia and high-quality flake food. 

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Marie Schmidt
I love them

I love them. They are so cute.

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Colt Rothenhoefer
They came perfectly healthy all the way across the us in just 12 hours

They came perfectly healthy all the way across the us in just 12 hours.

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Dona Rich
they are so adorable and came in perfect

they are so adorable and came in perfect health

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Michael Rivera
Pepper kitties

My daughter calls these her pepper kitties, and absolutely adores them. We lost just one of these to the cold weather and shipping delay, and the other 5 are thriving! I plan to order another 6 because we just love them.

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Kent Pearson
Healthy active little guys

Healthy active little guys. They blended right in with my other corys

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Devin Mann
Cory

Came in great health and are a decent size.

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Anonymous
They look great and arrived healthy

They look great and arrived healthy.

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Margaret Magley
Fun Little Fish

I have an invert-only low tech tank and these are the first fish I’ve had for years. They are so cute and active and they and the shrimp (neos, vampire, and Amano) seem fine together. I love watching them root around the substrate. They arrived healthy despite a delay in delivery.