Where Do People Buy Their Shrimp From? (Leicester, Uk)

[sbenbow]

Hi All,
 
I'm looking to get some shrimp (ideally Red Cherry Shrimp) for our tank (currently have Danio's and some live plants in - so thought RCS would be good and also not likely to get eaten by the Danio's!)
 
Looking at the price of shrimp in my LFS they are £4 or £5 for 2 (either Yamato/Amano or Red Cherry) - which I thought was a bit "ouchy" for shrimp.
 
Where do other people buy their shrimp from and how much do you tend to pay? (eg LFS chain, LFS independant, online, etc..)?
 
 
 
ps - If there is anyone in Leicester who has recently had a Shrimp population explosion, I would happily take (collect) some of them for you

 

[Liv15]

£4 or £5 for two is pretty average, if not good! At PetsAtHome they sell Yamato shrimp for £2.99 each. I paid nearly £6 for two cherry shrimp at my local petshop. It's also the same price for them at my LFS so if I bought 4 cherry shrimp, it would cost about £12. Make sure you have lots of plants/hiding places for the shrimp. They also may take a few days to settle in, mine did and I think they moulted in the first week I had them. Also if you go online you can find some better deals like 10 for £20 or something.

 

[fm1978]

I've bought all my shrimp from www.easishrimp.co.uk so far. They do RCS at £1.40 each. But, the delivery is extra and might not net you any great saving. AJ from easishrimp is very helpful, though.
 
Kesgrave Tropicals through ebay might be worth a try, too. They're a bit more expensive on shrimp, but, slightly cheaper delivery, although the service isn't just quite as good. 

 

[levahe]

I've seen them quite cheap on eBay, 10 for £20 and 20 for £30 but have never ordered any so far

 

[Ch4rlie]

Yeah, I usually get my RCS from maidenhead Aquatics, not the cheapest at £2.50 each and if you buy more in one go often works a bit cheaper, but last time I asked for 10 RCS for £20 and the guy there put in 14 RCS and a free moss ball!
 
So some LFS will give you a few extra if they know you and if they have plenty in stock.

 

[Liv15]

I've seen them quite cheap on eBay, 10 for £20 and 20 for £30 but have never ordered any so far

Yes I have seen these too!

 

[Ellieabbott4]

I've got some red cherry shrimp for sale. 50p each

 

[Liv15]

I've got some red cherry shrimp for sale. 50p each

Whereabouts are you? Or will you ship?

 

[Ellieabbott4]

I'm in haverhill Suffolk. Yep I'm willing to ship as long as postage costs are covered as well