Cleaner Shrimp!!!

[ReefWannabe]

Well I just got my cleaner shrimp!!! Im acclimating him as I type. Hopefully he'll like his new home since its about 40 mroe gallons and lots of rock to play on.

 

[grunt]

what kind?

is it one of those that have the big daddy like long a$$ clamps i forgot what they are called that really stand out? or one of those small ones?

 

[ReefWannabe]

the one your thinking of is a coral banded shrimp. This is the smaller.

BUT, I drip acclimated him for 2 hours... much better than I did my clowns lol. And he isnt looking good now that hes in the display. Hes kinda going with the flow, I think one of his legs are broke....

 

[grunt]

well

throw him in and if he goes tits up then take him to the pet store. i worked all my fish with just a broke bag and temperature floting bag so hey let him be and see what happens.

 

[grunt]

well

throw him in and if he goes tits up then take him to the pet store. i worked all my fish with just a broke bag and temperature floting bag so hey let him be and see what happens.

 

[minireefer]

Just give it some time to become acustom with its new home.They are alway slow and shy at first.Drop a sprilina disk close(algae) to it and see if will go for it

 

[ckam]

the shrimps leg will be brand new next molt.

 

[ReefWannabe]

Nah, he kicked the bucket that night. An hour after he was first put in the display, after his severly long drip acclimation... But I found out that when catching him at the store, they droped one of those huge ceramic or w/e they are, ships on him. I was unaware of this at the time, but they gave me a store credit, and their fish guy who wasnt there when the shrimp was bought apologized about the experience.

 

[minireefer]

Try again.Hopefully you get a good one this time.Its no fun having die when its not your fault.

 

[ReefWannabe]

haha its no fun having anything die, my fault or not.