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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

Yoyo Loach

Yoyo Loach

Regular price $95.95 USD
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Yoyo Loach

Yoyo 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 Yoyo Loach, scientific name Botia almorhae, is a great peaceful freshwater fish.  They are natural scavengers and will constantly scurry around the bottom of the tank looking for food. They have a relatively long lifespan for a freshwater fish, living up to 5 to 8 years if properly cared for. They can grow up to 2.5 inches in captivity. Keep in mind that larger yoyo loaches will go after shrimp and snails. 

Yoyo 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 a mix of frozen daphnia, high-quality sinking pellets and high-quality flake food. 

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Jenn

Yoyo Loaches are my favorite fish! I had one for a while from a local pet shop, then found out they need to be in groups, so I ordered four and they arrived healthy. It’s been a couple of weeks since adding them to my aquarium and they are doing great! Very active and eating well. Since adding the four new ones, my original one has started coming out of her cave more and seems happy now. Which makes me happy! I would highly recommend Shrimpy Business for their quality and healthy fish!

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Cassie Evans
Great shipping, healthy Yoyo

My new Yoyo shipped within the timeframe and they communicated throughout. I ordered 8 and they were packed in twos. I believe they even added beneficial bacteria to the shipping water. I received healthy yoyo that have quickly turned into happy yoyo. I want to note that none of them were skinny and that makes a difference. My previous purchase from another dealer have sold me weaker yoyo who unfortunately did not survive. The nano pellets I purchased are also a hit!

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James Jurkovich
Yoyo Loaches

I'm so glad I accidentally ordered 6 of these little guys because that tank has never been cleaner

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James Jurkovich
Yoyo Loaches

All 6 Loaches got right to work on the glass and driftwood. I can't believe how energetic they are

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Mark Marks
YoYo loaches arrived healthy and thriving! They are growing rapidly

YoYo's arrived healthy and thriving! They are growing rapidly, very entertaining, and are super social!

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Kat
Beautiful

Beautiful

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Julie Cummings
Arrived fast and packed great

Arrived fast and packed great,everything was alive

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Brian Kromer Jr
Very cool fish!

I love the new fish, very cool and different. Unfortunately, I didn't see the minimum order requirement and had to order 4 fish instead of 2. Good thing I did though, 3 fish arrived alive and 1 dead. A second fish died the first night. Two fish left seem happy.

Hi Brian, Thank you for your review! Sorry to hear about the 2 fish. I have reached out to you via email to process the claim. Have a wonderful week ahead!

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Michael W Johnson
watch your water temps

I got my yoyos about two months ago. The other day, for some reason, my fairly new heater shot the temps up from 77.7 to 81.5 degrees, I lost 5 loaches and one crayfish, cause I wasn't paying attention to the water temps, only the levels. I am heartbroken

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Michael Wayne Johnson

Wow, these are all over the place, and growing fast, can't believe how fast they are growing, all very healthy.

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Bek

Love these fellas! Hard workers in my 75 gal Red Parrot/guppie tank

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Michael L

These guys are so cool looking, and exciting to observe! Great tank cleaner even for my algae

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Kathy Crawford-Mills

I can't thank you enough for my YoYo's. They are just what I needed for my snail infestation.They have actually made a huge improvement in my tank and I've only had them 2 days. WOW, what a difference!! I ordered six YoYo's and it was just enough. They are doing Great and have settled in perfectly. Very healthy fish and I will definitely order from you again. They arrived in perfect health and were boxed absolutely with utmost care. Again thank you for your outstanding care and being so professional.

Respectfully,
Kathy Crawford-Mills

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Michael Anderson

The fish arrived in great shape and are doing well in the tank!