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Pinto Shrimp: What's a Fair Price?
Pinto Shrimp cost $4.00–$12.00 per shrimp today; the median is $6.50. Based on 15 tracked listings with a stated pack size across 5 US vendors, updated November 10, 2026.
Cheapest per vendor
| Vendor | Listing | Per shrimp | Listing price | Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicflow | Red Pinto Caridina Shrimp — Pack of 20 + 5 (25 shrimp) | $4.00 | $100.00 | out of stock | view → |
| Teacher's Pet Aquatics NW | Black Pinto Caridina Shrimp | $5.25 | $5.25 | out of stock | view → |
| Coast Gem USA | Live Freshwater Aquarium Shrimp Red Pinto (Caridina) — 10 Shrimp (10 shrimp) | $6.50 | $65.00 | out of stock | view → |
| Flip Aquatics | 10 Assorted Pinto Shrimp — Imported (10 shrimp) | $9.50 | $94.99 | out of stock | view → |
| Shrimpy Business | Red German Spotted Head Pinto — 5 Shrimp (5 shrimp) | $12.00 | $60.00 | out of stock | view → |
Per-shrimp prices are computed from pack size (a $33 ten-plus-one pack is $3.00/shrimp). Shipping and live-arrival guarantee terms differ by vendor and can change which one is cheapest to your door.
Reading today's numbers
The highest per-shrimp price for Pinto Shrimp today ($12.00) is 3.0× the lowest ($4.00). A spread that wide is common for Caridina morphs and usually isn't the same animal at wildly different prices: grade is the usual driver, with higher-grade or selectively bred lines commanding more than standard stock. Pack size matters too — larger packs tend to work out cheaper per shrimp. When judging a price, the median ($6.50) is the better anchor than the low: the cheapest listing can be a large-pack price or a lower grade. If a quote is well above the median, check the vendor table above to see what grade or pack you're comparing against. Note that none of the 15 tracked listings are in stock right now, so today's stats reflect the most recently listed prices rather than shrimp you can buy today.
Keeping them alive once they arrive
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A new colony needs stable, tested water and shrimp-appropriate food more than anything else. Chewy — a general pet retailer that sells no live shrimp and is not one of the vendors this index tracks — carries shrimp food, water test kits, and water conditioners.
Price history
The per-shrimp market median for Pinto Shrimp has changed 3 times in 119 days of tracking. Median shifts here usually come from the in-stock mix changing rather than vendors repricing (how these prices actually behave). Genuine repricings land on the price drops page as we observe them.
Common questions
Every answer below is computed from this page's own numbers at build time, and updates with the daily data refresh.
- How much do Pinto Shrimp cost?
- The median is $6.50 per shrimp, based on 15 tracked listings with a stated pack size across 5 US vendors as of November 10, 2026, none of them currently in stock. The range runs from $4.00 per shrimp at the low end to $12.00 at the high end.
- Which vendor has the cheapest Pinto Shrimp?
- Tropicflow has the lowest verified per-shrimp price at $4.00 per shrimp, as of November 10, 2026. Prices exclude shipping and live-arrival guarantee terms, which differ by vendor and can change which store is cheapest to your door.
- Which vendors sell Pinto Shrimp?
- 5 of the US shrimp vendors the index tracks list them as of November 10, 2026: Tropicflow at $4.00 per shrimp, Teacher's Pet Aquatics NW at $5.25 per shrimp, Coast Gem USA at $6.50 per shrimp, Flip Aquatics at $9.50 per shrimp and Shrimpy Business at $12.00 per shrimp. Each figure is that vendor's cheapest current listing.
- Has the price of Pinto Shrimp changed?
- Yes. The per-shrimp market median has changed 3 times across the 119 days the index has tracked them. Shifts here come from the in-stock mix changing — listings selling out or restocking — rather than vendors repricing.
- Are Pinto Shrimp in stock right now?
- No. None of the 15 listings the index tracks for them were in stock as of November 10, 2026, so the prices shown are the most recent listed prices rather than buy-it-now offers.
Cite this page: Shrimp Price Index, "Pinto Shrimp price," data through November 10, 2026. https://shrimppriceindex.com/morphs/pinto
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We check Pinto Shrimp prices at every vendor we track, every day. How the index works · Cheapest shrimp today