Black King Kong Shrimp

$19.99

Product Type: Shrimp

DESCRIPTION

Scientific Name: Caridina cf. cantonensis
Common Name: Black King Kong, Black Taiwan Bee, BKK, Black Panda
Fully Grown Size: 1.2 inches

Black King Kong were introduced around 2008, at the time the market price was $800 per shrimp. BKKs are black, white, and sometimes blue. BKK have many patterns and some of the most popular pattern is panda and one stripe.

Black King Kong are one of the three classic Taiwan Bees available on the market. When a Black King Kong is bred with Blue bolts, you are able to get shadow bkk. Unlike the Neocaridinas and some Caridinas, Black King Kong can be kept with Red King Kong and Blue Bolt without the risk of creating hybrids.

These are great for people who kept shrimps and are looking into something different and a little more challenging. A general rule of thumb of keeping shrimps is 10 shrimps per gallon. Black King Kong are non-aggressive and spend most of their time eating algae and biofilm off plants, glass, and substrate.

Black King Kong are easy to care for as they require remineralized RO water. When using fertilizer, make sure it does not contain copper as it is harmful to the shrimp’s health.

The shrimps you will receive will be juvies to sub adults which translate to 0.47 to 0.60 inches (1.2cm to 1.5cm).

Water Parameter:
Ph 6.2-6.6
TDS 120-140
GH 4-5
KH 0-1 (Best if 0)
Temperature 72-73F

Tank Set up:
Remineralized RO with SL Aqua GH Conditioner
SL Aqua Buffering Substrate
QV-200A Sponge Filter

Diet:
SL Aqua MORE White (Rich in minerals and trace elements to promote healthy growth and molts and enhances colorations for shrimps.)
SL Aqua MORE Meat (Increases growth rate)
SL Aqua MORE Veggie (Provides a balanced diet, enhances coloration, and promotes shrimp's immunity)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Shipping Schedule:

Monday- All Order Types
Tuesday- All Order Types
Wednesday- All Order Types
Thursday- Next Day and Standard (No Shrimps)
Friday- Standard (No Shrimps)
Saturday- Shipping unavailable
Sunday- Shipping unavailable

Dead on Arrival Policy

We guarantee live arrivals 100%.

Although it's rare that shrimps will arrive DOA, it does occur due to the process of shipping and the amount of stress it puts on the shrimps so we always recommend overnight shipping. In an event of an DOA, a refund or reshipment will be issued for only the DOA (not including the shipping cost).

To Claim DOA:

You must send a picture of the DOA in an unopened bag with 2 hours of delivery to hello@billyboiaquatics.com.
Send an additional picture of the DOA outside of the bag, clear enough to count if more than one.

REVIEWS

Better than expected

The pandas I received had some really good genetics. One had really light brown eyes. All had nice bright whites and dark blacks. I did get a bonus shadow-type panda too.

Great deal! I hope they throw some interesting caridina.

Zero Reply

I placed an order for 4 groups of cardina species as well a groups of Sunkist and a group of Jade. The Sunkist arrived with 3 oUt of 15 DOA and the remainder looking to struggle. I lost an additional 2 over the following couple days. After 2 days I noticed the Sunkist showing Scutariella Japonica. I have communicated with them repeatedly since the day of arrival nearly a month ago and received zero responses. Because of their lack of follow through and customer service I will never place an order here again. We all make mistakes and face issues, how a company handles them demonstrates their quality and this company is low.

Nice shrimp but..

Really pretty shrimp and were blue instead of white but still gorgeous and made the mistake of putting them with my African Dwarf frogs in a 20 gallon tank thinking they could hide and not easily be snacks but the next morning they were all gone :/

Great Shrimp

Ordered another batch of Taiwan bee shrimps and they came out in great condition. I was even given extra shrimps on top of the DOA from a previous order. Overall, great quality and no DOA this time around (the weather's much cooler now).

High quality shrimp, but some arrived dead on arrival

I ordered 10 bkk shrimp as well as 15 other Taiwan bee shrimp. 1 of the BKK shrimps arrived dead, and 6 of the blue bolts I ordered were also dead on arrival. The ones that survived were really high quality shrimp though, however I have been unable to contact them about the DOA shrimps after multiple days.