Keeping shrimp from escaping

[Rachaeljuno]

I'm likely going to get more shrimp for my tank today but last time I had shrimp (amano) they escaped. I'm thinking I'll get cherry shrimp this time for a pop of color but I want to do whatever I can to prevent them from escaping. I have a lid but it has a gap between the lid and the walls around the whole tank, and the heater and airline tubing stick out of the tank. I think that's how they escaped. I'll post a picture of the gap but I can't really fix that since that's just how the lid is. What should I do?

 

[richiep]

I've got 8 amano in a tank with gaps as big as that and never lost one it is very unusual for them to escape although they can jump

 

[HupGupp]

Switching from Amano to Cherries is exactly what I did when all my Amano's jumped ship (tank). No escape problems with my cherries.

 

[richiep]

That is very strange unless there was a water problem

 

[Rachaeljuno]

I feel like I may not have acclimated them well enough and they were stressed. Except the first one vanished after 1 week and the second one after 2 weeks so idk for sure what was the reason. I'll be monitoring the parameters extra close though since it seems that shrimp are much more sensitive to water parameters. Do you think I should lower the water level? And if so by how much?

 

[richiep]

Not acclimatising right can send them into s forced moult and they will jump around a bit, my water is about 2" from the top this is because my shrimp like walking ontop of plant leaves floating

 

[Rachaeljuno]

Not acclimatising right can send them into s forced moult and they will jump around a bit, my water is about 2" from the top this is because my shrimp like walking ontop of plant leaves floating

Yeah I did notice a moult after one week of them being in there, so I bet that was it. I have some salvinia for floaters so I'll probably keep the water level low like you do. What's the best way of acclimating them? Last time I floated them and added my tank water to their water for a little while and then added them in.

 

[Catappa]

I never had cherry shrimp or any other little Neo Caradinas escape. I know that Amanos are known Houdinis.

 

[Rachaeljuno]

I never had cherry shrimp or any other little Neo Caradinas escape. I know that Amanos are known Houdinis.

yeah that's what I was seeing while I was researching after they escaped haha. Hopefully I'll have more luck this time

 

[Catappa]

I should have written that as one word: Neocaradina (It's late and I'm off to bed)

 

[richiep]

I'm glad you mentioned acclimation had you done it the same way you could very well have lost them all, look at mine you empty the shrimp into an ice cream tub or similar then airline pipe into the tank and control the water going into the tub by one drip per second and the tub fills discard the water do this for 2/3 hr

 

[Rachaeljuno]

I'm glad you mentioned acclimation had you done it the same way you could very well have lost them all, look at mine you empty the shrimp into an ice cream tub or similar then airline pipe into the tank and control the water going into the tub by one drip per second and the tub fills discard the water do this for 2/3 hr

I didn’t end up getting any. 1: I think I need to do a little more research 2: there was a dead shrimp that the other shrimp were eating 3: they were being kept with a few fish and 4: they were kinda expensive.
But thank you all for all of your advice I really appreciate it!!! When I do decide to get some more I’ll definitely acclimate them how you said

 

[richiep]

Thats 4 good reasons