| Disclaimer:These are the instructions that I print | | | | inside of the tupperware bowl. |
| and place in the package for anyone that receives | | | | (3)Take a pair of scissors and starting at the top |
| a shipment of my shrimp. This is the method that | | | | of the bag, cut down the side of the bag (below |
| I recommend and has been extremely successful | | | | the knot), allowing the water to pour into the |
| for me. This is not the "only way" to acclimate | | | | bowl and keeping the bag in the water at the |
| shrimp as there are several other methods. I | | | | same time as it pours out. This allows the shrimp |
| believe this method is safe and I firmly stand by | | | | to be submerged in the water the entire time |
| it. This method is dependent on receiving a double | | | | without having to remove them from the bag |
| bagged Kordon Breather Bag as well as moss | | | | and into air. |
| inside of the bag, which is how I ship my shrimp | | | | (4) Still keeping the bag submerged inside of the |
| to others. | | | | bowl, cut the top off of the bag (below the knot). |
| Important: | | | | This will allow the bag to fully open and collapse |
| Do not put the bag of shrimp in the tank in an | | | | directly into the water. The shrimp will also swim |
| attempt to let the water temperatures equalize in | | | | right into the bowl at the same time. Now, using a |
| the bag. This is what you would do if you went to | | | | plastic spoon (or similar), "clean" out the inside of |
| the local fish store and bought a fish. The bag | | | | the collapsed bag ensuring that there are no |
| that the shrimp are shipped in are specialized | | | | remaining shrimp in the bag. Note: keep the moss |
| "breather bags" which do not require air inside of | | | | as well. The shrimp will cling to the moss so just |
| the bag. The bag actually "breathes" allowing | | | | move it into the bowl. |
| oxygen in and CO2 out. Submerging the breather | | | | (5)Remove the bag when you are sure that there |
| bag with the shrimp in it will cause a lack of | | | | are no longer any shrimp inside. All of the shrimp |
| oxygen, suffocating the shrimp. | | | | should have swum out of the bag into the bowl |
| Acclimating Shrimp before putting it in your tank: | | | | either on their own, or with your help. |
| It is important to acclimate your shrimp when | | | | Now you should have a plastic bowl with the |
| putting them into their new home. Shrimp are | | | | package water, moss, and shrimp. The hard part |
| sensitive to water conditions. You cannot | | | | is over: Getting them out of the bag and into the |
| immediately pour the shrimp into their new tank | | | | bowl! |
| straight from the shipping bag. Following a few | | | | Acclimating with tank water: |
| steps can ensure that your shrimp will adjust well | | | | (1) Take a cup to scoop your tank water into. |
| to their new home by slowly acclimating them to | | | | Look at the amount of water in the bowl and |
| the new water conditions. | | | | estimate how much water volume you think 10% |
| Tools needed | | | | is. Take the cup with the new tank water and |
| (all tools must be clean and completely sterile. no | | | | pour the equivalent 10% into the bowl that you |
| residue at all!) | | | | estimated. Basically you are increasing the water |
| (1) Small Tupperware bowl (or similar transparent | | | | by 10% inside of the bowl with new tank water, |
| type bowl) | | | | slowly acclimating the shrimp. |
| (2) Plastic Cup (to gather new tank water) | | | | (2) Pour the same amount you poured the first |
| (3) Plastic Spoon (or similar) | | | | time (original 10% estimate) into the bowl every 2 |
| Removing the shrimp from the bag: | | | | minutes until you have tripled the water that was |
| It can be difficult to remove the shrimp from the | | | | originally in the bowl (total of 40-45 minutes). |
| breather bag. The breather bag is not wide | | | | (3) Afterwards your bowl water is 1/3 old and 2 |
| enough to attempt to put a net in and scoop out. | | | | 3 new tank water. |
| Also, if you try to just pour the water out of the | | | | Your shrimp are good to go at this point as they |
| bag into a container you run the risk of getting | | | | have adjusted to the temperate and water |
| shrimp stuck in the bag, and it is difficult to | | | | conditions of your new tank having followed these |
| remove them when this happens. I have tried | | | | steps carefully. |
| numerous methods at removing the shrimp from | | | | Placing the Shrimp into their new home: |
| a breather bag, and this is by far the best | | | | I recommend taking a small net and scooping the |
| method. I do this every single time I receive new | | | | shrimp out of the bowl and placing them in the |
| shrimp and consider it the only way to do it. | | | | tank. I do not recommend dumping the bowl |
| (1) Carefully open the box and do not rip it open. | | | | water into the tank. Remember to keep an eye |
| Use a knife or scissors to cut the tape at the top | | | | of the moss if you decide to throw it away, |
| and open the box. Remove the top insulation and | | | | there may be shrimp attached to it. |
| the paper. You will then see the bag of shrimp. | | | | Wait to feed the shrimp; do not feed them |
| (2) After removing the bag you should see the | | | | immediately. Let them get used to the tank first. |
| shrimp inside swimming around franticly (they | | | | Sometimes I don't feed mine for the first 24 |
| haven't seen light in a few days). There is also a | | | | hours; I let them scavenge throughout the tank |
| piece of moss in there. Put the unopened bag | | | | during that time. |