cleaner shrimp

[LimeTree]

Just got a new cleaner shrimp today :bounce:
10 gallon tank with 2 nemos :helm2:

made sure he stayed in bag for 30 mins so he could adjust to water temp :Cheers:

went to go make some coffee, :twocents:

came back and he was DEAD!!! :death: AFTER 2 HOURS :frustrat:

i cant believe this :grumble:

any ideas as to how he died? :question::shock::shock:

 

[SeaBee]

How long was the drive home and is it cold where you live?

 

[dcantucson]

How did you acclimate it?

 

[dcantucson]

Sorry that it died on you. :(

 

[LimeTree]

Drive home was about 7 minutes,
and no it was like 60 degrees.
He was acting normally for 2 hours

 

[SeaBee]

How did you acclimate it? Float the bag? Add water to the bag? Drip into bucket?

 

[LimeTree]

How did you acclimate it?

well i had him in the bag floating for about 30-40 minutes

 

[andysgirl8800]

Temp acclimating is not the only way to acclimate animals, especially invertebrates. They need a drip acclimation process to succeed in your tank. I'm sorry he didn't make it. :(

 

[dcantucson]

well i had him in the bag floating for about 30-40 minutes

That would work for temperature, but not for salinity.

 

[SeaBee]

Umm, did he molt in the bag or did you set him free in the tank? What up? Shrimp have been known to molt in transit....

 

[andysgirl8800]

This might help for future additions:

Acclimation Procedure for Aquatic Life: Welcoming Home New Arrivals

 

[dcantucson]

See here:

Acclimation

 

[SeaBee]

I like to acclimate in the bag, floating in the tank and I add a little tank water to the bag over tlike two or more hours. This way they get both temp. and water conditions real slow.

 

[mng777777]

I float them in my sump with a drip line from my DT and just let them be till the bag is full

 

[LimeTree]

This was my first invertebrate. After about 35 minutes i let him free in the water. The salinity he was used to must have been different than the salinity in my tank... this is my guess as to why he died

 

[dcantucson]

I would agree. :(

 

[SeaBee]

That sucks, sorry he died.

 

[Bifferwine]

They need to be acclimated to three things: temperature, salinity and pH. Floating the bag like you did is fine for temperature, but to acclimate them to the new salinity and pH, you have to slowly add or drip your tank water into the bag. For inverts, this should be done over several hours.

 

[Cathic]

I'm sure most people are stuck on acclimation methods but depending on your circumstances, an IV bag and a coat hanger to set it up on can do you wonders for drip acclimation. Of course I am on the lowest of budgets currently and using what I have available for the interest of science! If you want help with the set up just ask away...

 

[mng777777]

A simple way to do the drip is just to take some 1/4" airline tube and tie it in a knot to control the flow.