Invert Acclimation

[Ryan1190]

I am getting an order of inverts from LA tomorrow - emerald crab, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, throchus snails. Should I drip acclimate them all together in the same 5 gallon bucket? Or separate smaller containers?

 

[snorvich]

I am getting an order of inverts from LA tomorrow - emerald crab, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, throchus snails. Should I drip acclimate them all together in the same 5 gallon bucket? Or separate smaller containers?

Together is fine

 

[Ryan1190]

Awesome, thanks

 

[JohnnyHildo]

make sure to be patient with the inverts when you add them as well. drip a little longer than you would for fish and let them move off at their own pace. it took a couple of days for my snails to feel safe enough to move around again.

 

[A.Astore]

Last invert order I received from LA the salinity was spot on with my DT. Make sure that you check because after floating I didn't drip very long before putting them in. I kept them in their own bags when I did it, took some of the shipment water out, and had the bags in the packing peanuts inside the cooler to help keep the temp up. I filled the bag then put them in with no issue. I didn't PERSONALLY have any issues doing it this way.

 

[Ryan1190]

Everything looks good except that they only sent 1 peppermint which they promptly refunded. Salinity was about what mine was but drip acclimated for an hour for pH etc. Just have to hope my Melanurus doesn't develop a taste for shrimp.