Acclimating New Shrimp

My shipment of 10 SS hinos got here today so I took the opportunity to make a post about how to acclimate new shrimp.

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Step 1:
pour the shrimp into a container(I like to use a larger container so that I dont have to worry about it over flowing as much) and add a drop of prime/dechlorinator to reduce stress after shipment.
tip*- take any moss or plant in the bag before pouring to prevent shrimp from sticking to the inside of the bag.


Step 2:
put one side of the airline tubing into your tank


Step 3:
tie a knot on the other end and fill the tubing up with water(do this by sucking on the end with a knot). Make sure the knot is tight in the beginning to ensure slow dripping, you can loosen it up half an hour later to speed up the dripping.


Step 4:
When your container is full, pour out 90% of the water and let it keep dripping.

Step 5:
After it fills up again, move the shrimp with the water into a smaller container and let it float in your tank. If your container is already small enough, just put that into your tank and let it float for 15-30 minutes or whenever the temperature matches. *do not let the other water get into your tank*


Step 6:
Remove the container from your tank, fish out the shrimp and put it into your tank. throw away the water the shrimp came in as it may contain parasites, and/or harmful substances.


The drip acclimation is to get the shrimp used to the pH, GH, TDS and other water parameters, and floating them in the tank will get them used to the temperature. With fish I only do the drip acclimation, but with shrimp this expensive, its better to be safe than sorry.