Yeah! Getting new tank mates tomorrow!

sac10918

sac10918

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Yeah
I am super excited! Tomorrow I am getting a shipment of 5 sexy shrimp!
I have been working on getting my nitrates down for the past few months and I finally succeeded in getting them down to about 5. So finally, after 6 months I get to add something new to my tank! I am super happy and just thought I would share since so many of you helped me along the way.
IS there anything I should do to prepare for their arrival?
 
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lbaskball

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6months???Wha the...what took so long? If you use cured rock with enough deep sand bed. Why would it take 6months for nitrates to go down? thast crazzzy.
 
sac10918

sac10918

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Sorry, I should have worded that better. Its taken me about 1.5 months to get the nitrates down, but I havent added anything new to the tank for about 6 months because I have been busy/poor/scared/etc.
 
lecithin

lecithin

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wooo exciting time! Only thing you need to have ready is whatever you're using to acclimate them to the tank. Typically a tub and a container (and maybe a net).
 
sac10918

sac10918

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Okay~ Here is another question...Is it okay to use the net to scoop them from the acclimation bucket and place them in the DT? I want to allow as little of their shipping water mixed with the acclimation water into the DT as possible. I did this once with a peppermint shrimp and they just sorta go limp when out of the water, but seem fine once they are back in....
 
puffer32

puffer32

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I don't like using nets, especially with shrimp. Their claws, legs can get out up in the netting. My CBS lost a claw this way. You can use a paper cup with a hole in the bottom to drain the water before adding the shrimp to your DT.
 
sac10918

sac10918

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Okay
SO I drip acclimated my new friends today for about 2.5 hours and then used the cup method to add them to the tank.... I didnt have any paper cups on hand so I used plastic, which may have been a mistake because the edges of the plastic were rather sharp once I poked the holes in the bottom. I have had the lights off since I added them so hopefully they will all be there when the lights come on tommorrow morning! Gosh, they are soooo tiny!
 
sac10918

sac10918

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Yes! Everything has worked out fabulous, thanks for asking....
My 3 sexies are hosting my only coral, button polyps. THey are really cute. I had orignally ordered 5 sexies but 2 arrived dead. It was really sad. But I am happy to report that the other 3 seem to be doing great. I hope I acclimated them well (followed the acclimation flash on SWF.com to a T) and that they will live long healthy happy shrimp lives.
I would post a pic, but my camera is in the shop and its crummy anyways. Stinks being a newlywed with no money....
 
sac10918

sac10918

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All 3 sexies are still doing great, and they seem to be getting more adventurous. Last night when I added my new GBTA, two of them climbed in there. My clownfish even tolerated them for a bit, but I havent seen them in there since. One is now "hosting" my thermometer and the other two are still in the button polyps ..... Funny little shrimps!
 
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