How To Acclimate Cherry Shrimp?

[Fishbro5]

So this is my first time ordering shrimp online and from Aquatic Arts so I want to do this right. When I first receive the shrimp, I will open the box up check the bag for DOA shrimp, etc. I am planning on drip acclimating them for 3-4 hours. When drip acclimating for this amount of time, do I have the drip line dropping one drop every 2-3 seconds? Won't the shrimp get too cold from only putting in one drop at that time? Also, should I float the shrimp in my tank when I get them or just start the drip acclimation? I shouldn't add anything like Ammo Lock right? The shrimp don't produce enough waste to have an Ammonia spike when I open the bag? Should I drip acclimate them in their bag or a small container?

 

[Shewildwolf]

Whether or not you float them to get the temperature similar depends on the type of the bag they were shipped in. To acclimate, use a container, not their bag. I use a 1 gallon pitcher (like you would make Kool Aid or Ice Tea in). 2-3 drops per second is better, and make sure there is roughly 4 times the amount of water when finished. I have known some shrimp keepers to even repeat this process a second time(Mark from Mark's Shrimp Tanks on YouTube does this if I recall correctly) If you want a really good article, The Shrimp Farm has one here Will give you you a little more in depth explanation of what to do and why not to float a breather bag, etc. Hope this helps. Take care!!

 

[richiep]

This is what your trying to achieve it's your first shrimp so no need for the air stone on the end that's just to stop shrimp swimming up the line, 1 drip per second is fine 2 to 3 hrs will also be fine, as the tub fills discard the water until the last session when your happy float the container in tank water for 10 minute equalise temperature then slowly release into the tank you can discard most of the last water if you want but by this time it should be 100%tank water, it would also help to have a bit of jarva moss or similar in the container for them, what sort of temperature do you have where the tank is?

 

[Fishbro5]

This is what your trying to achieve it's your first shrimp so no need for the air stone on the end that's just to stop shrimp swimming up the line, 1 drip per second is fine 2 to 3 hrs will also be fine, as the tub fills discard the water until the last session when your happy float the container in tank water for 10 minute equalise temperature then slowly release into the tank you can discard most of the last water if you want but by this time it should be 100%tank water, it would also help to have a bit of jarva moss or similar in the container for them, what sort of temperature do you have where the tank is?

Thanks for the help! My room temperature usually sits at about 70 degrees and my tank is 79.

Whether or not you float them to get the temperature similar depends on the type of the bag they were shipped in. To acclimate, use a container, not their bag. I use a 1 gallon pitcher (like you would make Kool Aid or Ice Tea in). 2-3 drops per second is better, and make sure there is roughly 4 times the amount of water when finished. I have known some shrimp keepers to even repeat this process a second time(Mark from Mark's Shrimp Tanks on YouTube does this if I recall correctly) If you want a really good article, The Shrimp Farm has one here Will give you you a little more in depth explanation of what to do and why not to float a breather bag, etc. Hope this helps. Take care!!

Thank you, I will take this advice into account!

 

[richiep]

79 is almost cook time 72 is optimum for cherries 76 they breed faster but lifespan is reduced try and bring it down a little room temp at 70 is fine while you drip them, when you put them into the container to drip be carefully they have a nasty habit of sticking in the bag have a pair of scissors handy to cut the bag ant flush them into the tub with same water, don't panic if it happens they'll be ok

 

[Fishbro5]

79 is almost cook time 72 is optimum for cherries 76 they breed faster but lifespan is reduced try and bring it down a little room temp at 70 is fine while you drip them, when you put them into the container to drip be carefully they have a nasty habit of sticking in the bag have a pair of scissors handy to cut the bag ant flush them into the tub with same water, don't panic if it happens they'll be ok

Sorry, I meant 78, but my heater is preset. Is there anyway to reduce the temperature? Should I just buy a whole new heater? I do have a second 20 gallon that I am going to set up eventually should I just save the heater for that?

 

[richiep]

78f is 25c they will live in that but lifespan shortened so its up to you, I found there's no need to have it that high as once they start to breed at 72 they will go crazy but in your case you have a pre set heater

 

[Fishbro5]

78f is 25c they will live in that but lifespan shortened so its up to you, I found there's no need to have it that high as once they start to breed at 72 they will go crazy but in your case you have a pre set heater

Alright, I think I will get a customizable heater eventually and set it to 75.

 

[ETNsilverstar]

I use a small fish bowl for drip acclimation. I recently got shrimp from aquatic arts and put them in the fish bowl and did a very slow drip for the first hour, then increased the drip. When the bowl was full, I dumped out some water then continued the drip, increasing the rate a little again. They acclimated for 2-3 hours and seemed fine going into the tank. There weren't any casualties until many days later, so I have to assume it wasn't the acclimation that caused problems and that part worked well for shrimp from Aquatic Arts.