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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

Red Tail Hillstream Loach "Bloody Mary"

Red Tail Hillstream Loach "Bloody Mary"

Regular price $27.95 USD
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Choose a Pack: 1 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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Red Tail Hillstream Loach "Bloody Mary"

Red Tail Hillstream Loach "Bloody Mary"

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 Red Tail Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon species 'Bloody Mary') is a fairly newly discovered fish. What makes this fish extremely unique is its red 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 Red 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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Jim H.

My new favourite fish! So cute. And shrimpy has been so good when I had any issues. Gwen is the best. Highly recommend this company.

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Tamara Dodge
Arrived looking healthy

Arrived looking healthy, but one died two days later.

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Anonymous
Delightful addition to the tank

My hill stream loach is so unusual looking in a good way. He just spends all of his time moving around the tank looking for goodies. He's out ALOT and I love watching him. He's a delightful addition to the tank

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Mary Gates
Beautiful healthy fish

Beautiful healthy fish. I wasn't sure they were ever going to send my order but then I finally received a tracking number 😅

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David Blankinship
Beautiful fish!

Ordered 3; all arrived healthy and active. Nicely sized. They have made a nice home in the 2 aquascaped aquariums they are now living in

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Brian Vandermoon
Very colorful and active Thank You!

Very colorful and active went right to work!

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James Jurkovich
Bloody Mary

I'm sorry that I only ordered 1. Seriously! I need more LOL

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Moises Otero
Love

Love him!

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Justin Clement
This is an absolutely beautiful loach

This is an absolutely beautiful loach. I just wish that shrimpy business advertised it correctly. THIS IS NOT FOR AN ORDINARY TANK! THIS IS FOR A DEDICATED RIVER TANK OTHERWISE IT WILL DIE AND/OR STARVE A SLOW DEATH, POSSIBLY A FAST DEATH. This fish needs extremely high water flow, needs a powerhead to be installed in the tank. It needs smooth rocks with tons and tons of algae on it so that it can constantly graze on it because it is constantly grazing day and night. A little bit of algae or something on the walls isn't going to cut it you need to have it separate tank to grow heavy algae on rocks and you need to switch them between the main tank and the algae growing tank. Also the tank needs to be heavily, heavily oxygenated. They come from fast flowing rivers so these conditions need to be replicated. PLEASE DO NOT PUT THESE FISH IN A REGULAR TANK OR YOU WILL ESSENTIALLY BE A FISH KILLER. EXPERIENCED FISH KEEPERS ONLY. These are also wild caught and they do not say but when fish are wild caught it does reparable damage to their natural habitat and some people that live in Borneo and or go to Borneo just to harvest these fish and other loaches and gobies and river fish over harvest these fish and destroy their habitat. It doesn't reparable damage to THE MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM IN THE WORLD. Yes I know I bought one, but this was before I did the research on that. Shame on me. But I do feel the need to pass is information on so you can make the call yourself. These fish will be extinct in 10 years or less I predict and they've only been discovered 2 years ago. Just like the sulawesi Galaxy shrimp. They are gone in the wild now. The saddest thing I know.

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Anonymous
These loaches arrived healthy and beautiful! They look young and small but that just makes them

These loaches arrived healthy and beautiful! They look young and small but that just makes them adorable, once I acclimated them and set them free in my tank they went straight to work eating everything, highly recommend

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Emily Cochran
Seems to be doing great 1 week

Seems to be doing great 1 week in

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Michel Onofrio
Love❤️

Love❤️

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Carol Hay
Beautiful and very cute

Beautiful and very cute. Lively and play.

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Carol Hay
Love them

Love them. They are very cute. Thank you!!!

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Kyle Heid
Loach and Pleco

Both the Bloody Mary and the Red Bristlenose Pleco arrived happy and healthy, and are currently acclimated nicely and enjoying their new home. Great company!

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Dwight Shaw
Love these guys in a community tank

Love these guys in a community tank.

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Rick Martinez
I purchased 3 and they are loving it here

I purchased 3 and they are loving it here !!

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Banjo Playa
Fun Fish

These are great and hardy. Now ask me about the Shrimp you sent.

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Don Mosel
Thing you they came in great condition with lots of energy

Thing you they came in great condition with lots of energy.

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Terri Manning
He/she is really cool

He/she is really cool. I thought it would be smaller.

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echau

i purchased one redtail hillside loach. i am overly impress as to how quickly it consumed all the green algae on my aquarium sides

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Melinda Rothberger

Fish were packed well....good quality! Will buy from again!
Very pleased!