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Reef Discussion => Inverts => Topic started by: bearsfan420 on June 18, 2014, 20:43:02

Title: Pistol shrimp
Post by: bearsfan420 on June 18, 2014, 20:43:02
Im getting a pistol shrimp and watchman goby this weekend and heard that acclimating a pistol can b long process.I usually just float bags till reach temp then pour in but not sure bout this one.Any help appreciated.
Title: Re: Pistol shrimp
Post by: Twizted1 on June 18, 2014, 20:58:50
I float bags then drip acclimate. I drip a little longer for some inverts.
Title: Re: Pistol shrimp
Post by: Steve on June 18, 2014, 21:09:38
I float bags then drip acclimate. I drip a little longer for some inverts.

If they are going from low salinity to high salinity, say 1.019 to 1.024, it is very important to acclimate slowly.
Title: Re: Pistol shrimp
Post by: H2Ohio on June 19, 2014, 07:31:26
Drip acclimated mine, took about an hour but doesn't require constant supervision. 

Are you pairing it with a yellow watchman?  Let us know how that process goes.  I have seen mine once in 2 months and does not appear to have paired up with my tiger watchman.
Title: Re: Pistol shrimp
Post by: bearsfan420 on June 19, 2014, 14:07:15
Yes i am pairing with yellow watchman and i will keep u posted

Title: Re: Pistol shrimp
Post by: andys1982 on June 20, 2014, 13:01:31
Be careful when drip acclimating that you don't let the temp change too much in whatever you're dripping into.  I don't drip anything but super sensitive (linka stars and such) and then it's overnight.  I like to half submerge my drip bucket in my sump to keep the water temp and also no issues if I let it overflow.  For everything else, its a cup or so of my tank water into the bag every 15 minutes for an hour.  This allows buffering of all parameters instead of just temp.