Help!!! my cleaner shrimp dead???

[swfishfan]

i am accilimating my shrimps right now amd my cleaner shrimo is on its side and occasionally will swim around, i also have a fire shrimp acclimating at the same time and he is fine, is my cleaner shrimp in shock or is he dieing?
water parameters
nitrite 0
nitrate 20
ammonia 0
ph 8.2
salinity 1.023
80 degrees....
any suggestions

 

[drew2005]

Sounds like shock. Mine did that and when i put him in the tank he was all over the place.

 

[f1shman]

Lots of fish do that when there in a bucket getting acclimated, they all have unique reactions to the situation, I'll think he'll be fine once you get them in the tank.

 

[swfishfan]

ok cause that wasthe shrimp i really wanted and i hope he dont die, he is still in the bucket lieing dwon side ways , he eventually floats and falls side ways...

 

[swfishfan]

the thing that scared me was that my fire shrimp is fine just standing there so i hope he is in shock ....

 

[monalisa]

I know that when I acclimated my 2 clowns, they were great the whole time...I'm convinced that clowns have a built in sense of adventure and nothing phases them...on the other hand when I acclimated my coral beauty angel and my pair of (really boring) bangaii cardinals they worried me a bit too. But once in the tank and having a bit of time to explore and move about (well, ok, not the cardinals ) they've all been perfectly fine. Anyone interested in a pair of bangaii cardinals??
Lisa :happyfish

 

[swfishfan]

ok then i guess i should stop worring huh? im such a bad daddy hahahahha

 

[who dey]

Originally Posted by MonaLisa
I know that when I acclimated my 2 clowns, they were great the whole time...I'm convinced that clowns have a built in sense of adventure and nothing phases them...on the other hand when I acclimated my coral beauty angel and my pair of (really boring) bangaii cardinals they worried me a bit too. But once in the tank and having a bit of time to explore and move about (well, ok, not the cardinals ) they've all been perfectly fine. Anyone interested in a pair of bangaii cardinals??
Lisa :happyfish
sorry mona, not a cardinals fan! just a reds fan lol :happyfish

 

[monalisa]

Ugh, they're SO beautiful, cool looking fish, but very sedate...I may be taking them back. Too bad, I really like the way they look, and I seriously thought they would be a great addition to my tank...hmmmm
Lisa :happyfish

 

[swfishfan]

well the update is he did not make it eh died and well i guess he was not meant to be in my tank

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by SWFISHFAN
well the update is he did not make it eh died and well i guess he was not meant to be in my tank
how long did u acclimate him for?

 

[monalisa]

Really sorry about that SWfishfan...Best of luck with your other crew members...
Lisa :happyfish

 

[mudplayerx]

Make sure you open the bags while acclimating your critters. Usually when shrimp turn over on their sides or get sluggish in bags it is because they do not have enough oxygen in there and are suffocating. The reason critters live for 2-3 days in shipping is because they inject pure oxygen into the bags.
When you buy a fish or critter at a lfs, they almost never inject oxygen.

 

[swfishfan]

ok, well thanks to everyone and i hope that my lfs guy will be nice enough to give me another for free since he did not even make it through my acclimation..... thanks y'all

 

[jayc]

Sorry to hear.

Hope your LFS gives you another one for free.