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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

Yellow Finned Hillstream Loach

Yellow Finned Hillstream Loach

Regular price $43.95 USD
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Yellow Finned Hillstream Loach

Yellow Finned Hillstream Loach

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 Yellow Finned Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon viriosus) is a fairly newly discovered fish. What makes this fish extremely unique is its yellow fins, 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. Some of these fish are Juveniles and may not have its adult colors yet, the colors will become more prominent as they get older.

The Yellow finned 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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David Blankinship
Very healthy loach

Very healthy and quite big!

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Mark Marks
Loach arrived healthy and is thriving

Loach arrived healthy and is thriving. Wonderfully active, stunning patterns!

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KOM
Wonderful animals - fun to watch

Wonderful animals - fun to watch interactions

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Patrick Gent
So far, so good

I bought this for my dedicated neo shrimp tank. You may ask; how can it be a dedicated shrimp tank with fish in it? He's the only one! Shrimp are great tank cleaners but not so much glass cleaners. I love hillstream loaches and they are superb tank cleaners!

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Rob Peak
Great packaging these fish are very active they

Great packaging these fish are very active they were climbing out of the water in the bowl in the acclimation process very active in the tank i will be buying more of these

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Steven veltkamp
Great little fish to add to my nano tank

Great little fish to add to my nano tank. They arrived fast and healthy, they arrived Wednesday morning at 10:30 am and I was able to start acclimating them to their new home at 11:30. Had them in the tank by 1. It's their 3rd day and everyone is happy and healthy. These guys were shipped to Alaska.

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J G
Yellow fin loach

Ordered 8 of these and all arrived happy and healthy. Great packaging and they were all bigger than I expected too. Awesome addition to the tank.

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Ferguson Beagles
I love these flat little guys

I love these flat little guys they came in looking good and healthy

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Firechiefsmom
These are so adorable

These are so adorable. They settled into my tank beautifully. I hope to breed these cuties

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Anonymous
The yellow fin loaches are healthy and doing fine in their new home

The yellow fin loaches are healthy and doing fine in their new home.

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Melinda Rothberger

Very pleased with my purchase....will buy from again!