How long acclimation?

[the_bandit]

I will *hopefully* be having a medium sized Peacock Mantis coming to me tomorrow around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. It was sent from California tonight to Arizona tomorrow. It will arrive in a 2'' thick styrafoam box, being double wrapped, with a heat pack still warm. I will be given a eye dropper full of stress guard to add for the Mantis. The Mantis will be inside a large deli cup with many holes put into it.
My plan is to open the bag, drain all water and Mantis into the styrafoam box allowing it more room, put all stress guard into the box, and drip acclimate it for 2 hours.
Anything I should do/dont?

 

[drtito]

i have bad luck with inverts soo I float the bag for an hour then do the 2 hour drip.
Have not lost anything since. Good luck.

 

[uneverno]

Shrimp are particularly sensitive to osmotic shock.
Your plan is good, but personally, I'd drip for three hours or so even if the salinity matches between the shrimp's water and your tank's. Reason I say so is that even if the salinity matches, it could be different chemical compositions that make up that salinity.
I also don't know if stressguard is beneficial to inverts. It won't hurt to use it, so if it's coming w/ the shrimp anyway, might as well.
DrTITO: With all due respect, floating the bag for too long can actually be detrimental, as toxins build up over time. The only reason for floating the bag is to match temperature. It obviously depends on water volume, but in general, temp match should be achievable w/in 20 mins max. I wouldn't try to accelerate the process, but past that mark, I'd be assisting the temperature match by dripping. That way at least, the critter (who's been in the bag for too long already) is getting some pollution dilution in the process.

 

[drtito]

Originally Posted by uneverno
http:///forum/post/3166915
Shrimp are particularly sensitive to osmotic shock.
Your plan is good, but personally, I'd drip for three hours or so even if the salinity matches between the shrimp's water and your tank's. Reason I say so is that even if the salinity matches, it could be different chemical compositions that make up that salinity.
I also don't know if stressguard is beneficial to inverts. It won't hurt to use it, so if it's coming w/ the shrimp anyway, might as well.
DrTITO: With all due respect, floating the bag for too long can actually be detrimental, as toxins build up over time. The only reason for floating the bag is to match temperature. It obviously depends on water volume, but in general, temp match should be achievable w/in 20 mins max. I wouldn't try to accelerate the process, but past that mark, I'd be assisting the temperature match by dripping. That way at least, the critter (who's been in the bag for too long already) is getting some pollution dilution in the process.
I get what you saying, but having killed about 4 CBS at differnt times with 2.5 to 3 hours of drip acculmation, I choose to try floating the bag first ,then 2 hour drip. It has worked well for me and i have not lost another CBS.