Sera Pond Insect Nature
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- Inventory on the way
- Live Arrival Guarantee
- Fast shipping
- All our live fish, shrimp, snails are care with love and passion, when through minimum of 14 days quarantined and shipped from Splashy Fish facility in Springfield, Virginia, USA
This is only apply to live fish order.
Live Arrival Guarantee:
Benefit from our extensive experience in shipping live fish. In 2021, our records indicated a mere 0.5% dead-on-arrival (DOA) rate for all live fish orders, compared to the industry standard of 1.5%. These numbers translate to only 5 out of 1000 orders experiencing DOA fish.
At Splashy Fish, customer satisfaction is our priority. That's why we provide a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee on all animals shipped via USPS, UPS, or FedEx. Please note - Splashy Fish reserves the right to void Live Arrival Guarantee protection under the following circumstances:
- The customer has chosen USPS First Class Mail as a shipping method.
- The shipping address is a PO Box address
- The order was refused delivery by the customer.
- If the order is returned to the sender for any reason. For instance, an incorrect shipping address, an undeliverable address, etc.
- The order was held for pick up at USPS, UPS, and FedEx offices for longer than 24 hours after the last update on the tracking number.
- The Live Arrival Guarantee claim does not include all the requirements mentioned below
- The Live Arrival Guarantee claim is made after the claim period mentioned below.
- The animals are not in their original packaging
Live Arrival Guarantee Claim Period:
For Live Fish and other invertebrates: one and a half hours (1.5 hours) after the posted delivery time.
For Snails: 48 hours after the posted delivery time.
Steps to claim Splashy Fish's Live Arrival Guarantee:
- Take a picture of the shipping box and the shipping label.
- For live fish and other invertebrates: Please provide two pictures of each bag (containing the dead fish) upon arrival. Ensure the images display the bag in its original, unopened condition with the original rubber band intact
- For Snails: Position the snail in one corner of the tank. If the snail does not move within 48 hours, please take several pictures of the snail's opening
- Send an email to DOA@splashyfishstore.com with the subject line: DOA and Your Order Number, or message us on social media.
- In the body of the email, include your tracking number.
- The claim must be sent within the claim period mentioned above.
After submitting the required information, please allow us 1-3 business days to determine the cause of the issue. If the claim is valid and approved by our team, you will
- Receive a store credit for future purchases, excluding the shipping cost, of the dead-on-arrival fish
If the Live Arrival Guarantee claim does not meet all listed requirements, Splashy Fish reserves the right to reject it.
Shipping live animals and plants is a complex process, and temperature plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe and secure delivery of your order.
If the highest daytime temperature in your location and the lowest nighttime temperature here in Springfield, Virginia—where our facility is situated—fall below 40°F or exceed 90°F, we will proactively delay your order. This measure is taken to prioritize the well-being of the animals and plants.
For the safety of our living cargo and to protect your investment, we retain the right to suspend shipping as necessary due to extreme weather conditions. Our Splashy Fish team will assess the situation and determine if it is unsuitable to ship, considering the safety of the animals.
To stay informed or address any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to our dedicated Splashy Fish Support team via email at support@splashyfishstore.com.
Once our team prints and packs your order, we'll notify you via email. This notification will include your tracking number and the expected arrival day. If you opt for UPS 2 Day shipping, your package should arrive within 2 days after shipment. Similarly, if you choose UPS 1 Day, your order will reach you the day after it is shipped. In the case of orders containing only plants or dry goods, they may be shipped via USPS, provided that this is the selected shipping option during checkout.
We ship all of the customer orders from our warehouse located in Springfield, VA. We pack and ship our orders depending on the orders with the exception of someday we cannot ship out live fish.
All Live Fish orders will be shipped out on Tuesday and Wednesday each week for overnight shipping by UPS.
Monday to Saturday: We will pack and ship out all orders that do not contain live fish.
Sunday: (Splashy Day) Today is the day we let our hard-working team members and our fish to destress and ready for the following week's shipment.
For more information regarding about shipping please visit us our Shipping Policy and Schedule
sera Pond Insect Nature is the staple food consisting of sustainable insect meal without dyes and preservatives, and contains exclusively animal protein from insect meal. It is excellently suitable for all biotope fish such sunbleaks, sticklebacks, bitterlings, minnows, gudgeons, but also for goldfish and smaller Koi.
The slowly sinking granulate reaches the fish in all swimming zones and represents their natural diet. In their natural habitats they mainly feed on insect larvae and algae. Besides Tenebrio larvae – with their important proteins – mannan oligosaccharides and further natural and high quality ingredients such as rapeseed oil with its omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids ensure healthy development and lively fish.
The granulate keeps its shape and is easily digestible due to its carefully selected ingredients. It does not cloud the and protects it against unnecessary pollution.
Natural biotope fish food
Like all "Nature" products, this product does not contain any dyes nor preservatives. It is additionally characterized by a particularly sustainable food concept. The main component of the food consists of ingredients such as Tenebrio larvae or water lentils. Tenebrio larvae provides 100% of the animal proteins and matches the natural diet of ornamental and biotope fish. Concerning the veggie part, sustainably grown water lentils provide the important and high quality ingredients such as protein and raw fiber. The water lentils are cultivated particularly ecologically. The water lentils are being utilized by 100%, and the water is being recycled.
The sustainable concept is maintained from production up to packaging, and has been thoroughly thought out. The food can consists of 35% sugar cane and underlines the sustainability of the product. The renewable raw material is 100% recyclable and actively contributes to CO2 reduction.
Product information
Complete feed for all ornamental coldwater fish
Feeding guide
Feed once or twice daily throughout the year, only as much as the animals take up within a short time.
Ingredients
Tenebrio larvae (40%), corn starch, wheat gluten, wheat flour, rapeseed oil, brewers yeast, mannan oligosaccharides, green-lipped mussel, Haematococcus algae, garlic.
Guaranteed analysis
Min. Crude Protein 38.0%, Min. Crude Fat 4.8%, Max. Crude Fiber 5.5%, Max. Moisture 7.9%, Max. Crude Ash 4.4%.
Additives
Vitamins and provitamins: Vit. A 16,800 IU/lb., Vit. D3 820 IU/lb., Vit. E (D, L-a-tocopheryl acetate) 54 IU/lb., Vit. B1 16 mg/lb., Vit. B2 41 mg/lb., Stabilized Vit. C (L-ascorbyl monophosphate) 250 mg/lb.
