goosta Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Hey everyone! I'm brand new to keeping shrimp. I have a 5 gallon Fluval Chi setup. Unfortunately, I am off to a rough start. Ordered 10 RCS online. The box showed up in 2 days and I excitedly opened it, only to realize 7 of the little guys were dead. I acclimated the 3 survivors and transferred them to my tank. One didn't seem to be doing so well, and sure enough, it was dead by the morning. The 2 remaining ones seemed to be doing okay for the past week, but I had only seen one of them in the last couple of days. Found the missing one dead today. So I am pretty disappointed so far. I've been checking my water parameters and they seem okay. Anyway...trying to stay positive. Going to order some friends for the lone survivor soon. SurraGync, CiaraHono, Timothylem and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Welcome and I'm sorry to hear about such a bad first experience. Did you contact the seller and let them know? Most sellers worth anything have a DOA (Dead on arrival) guarantee and they should replace or refund. You should keep an eye on that lone survivor though, if they came in with a sickness it could be something that is now in the tank. You've come to the right place though. I am still new to all of this but there are plenty hear with all levels of knowledge. We have folks that sell shrimp (and everything you could possibly need for them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Welcome sorry to hear about your shrimp I can hook you up with a good deal if you want to pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Don't let that throw you off shrimping. There's reputable sellers here who care about their customers. There's also hobbyists like me that just sell to maintain their hobby. I'm curious, what kind of insulation was there in the package? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosta Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks everyone! I am definitely still excited about shrimping. I work from home so I enjoy watching my little shrimp in the tank on my desk. Welcome and I'm sorry to hear about such a bad first experience. Did you contact the seller and let them know? Most sellers worth anything have a DOA (Dead on arrival) guarantee and they should replace or refund. You should keep an eye on that lone survivor though, if they came in with a sickness it could be something that is now in the tank. You've come to the right place though. I am still new to all of this but there are plenty hear with all levels of knowledge. We have folks that sell shrimp (and everything you could possibly need for them). Yeah, I contacted the seller and received a refund for the 7 that were DOA. If they did come with a sickness, would there be any way for me to check for that? Or would I need to start the tank over? Don't let that throw you off shrimping. There's reputable sellers here who care about their customers. There's also hobbyists like me that just sell to maintain their hobby. I'm curious, what kind of insulation was there in the package? There was some kind of fiber based insulation in the box. I noticed it seemed really loosely packed - not sure if that is normal or not. Basically, there was a lot of room around the bag, so it looked like it would have been rolling around a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishprinceofca Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Bummer about the shrimp, but welcome to the forum! Rolling around during shipping might have done them in. Plenty of good sellers here to replace the ones you lost and then some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Welcome. Now you got your bad experience out of the way. It should be all uphill from here. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren.Luthien Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Don't give up! It will be worth it! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Welcome! We are glad to have you, sorry about your first losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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