Description: Assassin Snail DescriptionScientific Name: Clea HelenaAssassin snails are an essential when it comes to fish keeping. Not only do they make great pets, but they also help maintain your tank. Assassin snails are different from typical snails because they are known to hunt down and consume unwanted pest snails. They are also known to be bottom feeders or decomposers since they also consume leftover fish food, fish secretions, dead organisms, and more. Characteristics and Basic Care for Assassin SnailsCare Difficulty: Great for beginner aquarists Diet: Carnivorous Average Life Span: 1 to 2 yearsAverage Adult Size: 1 - 2 inches longOptimal Tank Size: 10 gallons or moreIn order to maintain your snails, please know that these snails are carnivorous and will only consume and scavenge for foods that contain protein. These assassin snails consume foods such as frozen blood worms, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, fish food flakes or pellets, fish secretions, dead organisms, or even prey that are not fast enough to escape. If you plan on leaving these foods in your tank, multiple water changes are required throughout the week to maintain the water parameter specifications and needs for your pets. Water Parameters and Specifications for Assassin SnailsOur assassin snails have been imported from Thailand and are a freshwater species. All of our snails have been under the quarantine process. In order to maintain a smooth transition for the snails here are their optimal specifications and water parameters requirements:Country/Manufacture: ThailandSnail Size: 1 - 2 cm (0.39 - 0.78 inches)Temperature: 70 - 77°FpH: 7 - 8kH: 2 - 10gH: 6 - 20 Shrimp DescriptionScientific Name: Neocaridina DavidiFreshwater shrimp are a great additional pop of color to any fish tank. This species of shrimp comes in a multitude of colors such as Fire Red, Dream Blue, Sakura Orange, Neon Yellow, Red Rili, and many more. Besides the different colors and variations this species come in, they are also known to be bottom feeders meaning that they consume excess foods, organic material such as fish secretions, algae, and etc. Characteristics and Basic Care For ShrimpCare Difficulty: Great for beginner aquaristsDiet: Omnivorous Average Life Span: 1 to 2 yearsAverage Adult Size: 3 to 4 cm (1.18 - 1.16 in)Optimal Tank Size: 10 gallons or moreIn order to maintain your shrimp’s health and best coloration, it is important to give them a varied diet. The recommended diet would be algae wafers, blanched vegetables, fish food flakes or pellets, frozen blood worms, brine shrimp, and more. If you plan on leaving food in your tank, we recommend multiple water changes throughout the week to help maintain the water parameters specifications and needs for your pets. Water Parameters and Specifications for ShrimpOur freshwater shrimps have been imported from Thailand and have gone through a quarantine process. In order to maintain a smooth transition for the shrimps, here are their optimal specifications and water parameters requirements:Country/Manufacture: ThailandShrimp Size: 1 - 1.5 cm (0.39 - 0.59 inches)Temperature: 72 - 86°F pH: 6.5 to 8kH: 3 - 15gH: 4 - 8 Shipping Information and PolicyWe hold a high standard when it comes to the shipping process for our shrimp and snails. This means that we prioritize checking the temperatures in our customers' areas before shipping them out to guarantee live arrival. If we feel that the temperatures in your area are unsuitable for shipping, we will hold your order back if necessary. Unsuitable temperatures range from anything below 30°F and anything above 100°F. In addition to our high standards, we include features such as:Insulated Styrofoam PackagingIf your temperatures are either too cold or too hot we will include a heat pack or ice pack if necessary (free of charge)All orders are shipped every Monday and TuesdayWe do not ship orders out on holidays and may hold orders if necessary due to thisWe provide free USPS Priority Mail Shipping which normally takes 1-3 days to arrive depending on your locationExpedited shipping such as FedEx 2 Day is offered to help guarantee a live arrival or a faster shipping processOrders are not shipped to states such as Hawaii and Alaska Orders are not shipped to US territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, etcMultiple Orders: If you have purchased multiple orders we will automatically combine your orders and ship them together Disclaimers Upon ArrivalWhen your order first arrives please expect the snails to be in an inactive state. When your order first arrives please expect the shrimp to be discolored and in an idle state. The coloration and inactive state may arrive dull or less colorful compared to the photos due to a number of reasons:Stressful shipping processNew environment or surroundingsNonoptimal temperatures or water parametersIf your snails are inactive we recommend putting your snails in the optimal temperatures and waiting 24 - 48 hours before determining whether or not they have arrived dead. If your shrimp are discolored, we recommend acclimating the shrimp to the new water parameters and temperatures. This process may take about a week or more for them to fully regain their coloration. Please keep in mind that they are trying to adjust to their new environment, but with the optimal care and diet it will allow them to recover quickly. Dead Upon Arrival Policy (DOA)If your shrimp or snails arrived dead upon arrival or unwell, we highly recommend for our customers to contact us as soon as possible. Please note that all orders include an extra shrimp and snail. This is provided just in case some arrive DOA. In order to receive a partial refund depending on the severity of the damage we require the following:A clear picture of all of the dead shrimp or snails in one picturePhotos of them when they first arrived preferred (provides a smoother refund process)Multiple photos are allowed, but it is required to have at least one clear picture of all the dead shrimp (allows a smooth refund process)The quantity of how many snails have arrived DOAOnce these requirements have been fulfilled we will begin the refund process which depends on the severity of your order. If you do not have any photos or proof of your order arriving dead or damaged we are unable to help or provide a refund. In addition to this, if any of the shrimps or snails die within your care, we are unable to provide any form of reimbursements or refunds since they have been in your tank. Contact InformationIf you have any questions or concerns regarding the snails and shrimp or your order please feel free to contact us through eBay. Please feel free to also follow us on other platforms such as:Instagram: @internationalaquaticsFacebook: International Aquatics
Price: 28 USD
Location: Lakewood, California
End Time: 2024-11-15T08:46:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Water Type: Fresh
Water Temperature: Tropical
Country/Region of Manufacture: Thailand
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Species: Shrimp
Available Variations
Color: 5 Assassin Snails and 5 Fire Red Shrimp
Price: 28 USD
Available Quantity: 100
Quantity Sold: 5
Color: 5 Assassin Snails and 5 Dream Blue Shrimp
Price: 32 USD
Available Quantity: 100
Quantity Sold: 6
Color: 5 Assassin Snails and 5 Sakura Orange Shrimp
Price: 28 USD
Available Quantity: 100
Quantity Sold: 3
Color: 5 Assassin Snails and 5 Red Rili Shrimp
Price: 29 USD
Available Quantity: 100
Quantity Sold: 1
Color: 5 Assassin Snails and 5 Neon Yellow Shrimp
Price: 32 USD
Available Quantity: 100
Quantity Sold: 3