acclimating multiple animals at once?

[mark44]

If I purchase a number of different animals---let's say snails, hermit crabs, cleaner shrimp, and some fish, can I acclimate everything together or does each item need it's own bucket and water supply tube?

 

[alix2.0]

ive been told that inverts and fish need to be acclimated seperately, because fish only tanks are sometimes treated with copper, which is toxic to inverts. however, im not sure if SWF treats their tanks with copper, but personally, id err on the side of caution. also, according to SWF, all of their fish come from the same system, so they can be acclimated together.
welcome to the boards

 

[mark44]

Thanks, A. I'm in Cincinnati... Good call on the copper thought--maybe one for fish and one for inverts...

 

[grennan]

I checked the Specific Gravity on the fish and inverts I received from SWF.Com.
Fish 1.017, inverts 1.030 (give or take .001 since I did not write it down)
Due to this...I would also recommend separate drip acclimation.