Acclimating red cherry shrimp

[Loukas42]

How do you guys recommend doing it?

 

[MABJ]

The ever-attractive method of drip acclimation is nice.

I personally am not equipped to drip, so I adjust my shrimp to the temperature and slowly add tank water to their bag.

I eventually after I've doubled the water in my bag, let them swim out on their own.

 

[Loukas42]

Sweet. Thanks.

 

[Coursair]

If they come in a Kordon Breather Bag DO NOT FLOAT the bag !!! You can kill them.

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[Loukas42]

Nope. Not a breeder bag. But thanks.

 

[jetajockey]

All you need to drip acclimate is a piece of airline tubing, 2 containers and some tape.

I usually do the 'add a little water every couple of minutes' thing myself, there's only a very few species of fish that I will drip acclimate because of the vast difference in the pH they came from to that in my tanks.

 

[MABJ]

I just don't have the airline pipe nor do I have two even small containers. I mean I know they're inexpensive, but with all my aquarium equipment, I try to be a minimalist as much as I can.

So yeah the baggie thing is great for me. I've not lost many from it at least.