ohmiko Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 just picked up some juvie/sub adult tiger shrimp for $2 each at my LFS and their TDS on my stick said 160 x 10 PPM and I assume it's like tap water. How long should i acclimate them into my caridina water PH 6.3 TDS 150 ? I was thinking like 3-5 hrs Mr. F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 What gh are they in already? Do you know their ph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted October 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Their ph was 7.2 gh I don't have the tester ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 That much tds and unknown gh is going to run havok on the body. I'd say do a long drip, but then again- I'm overly cautious. oem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted October 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Seriously though cannot believe the high TDS.... unbelievable. They had crystals stocked there too for $2 but shipments on tuesday and I went friday so all of their colors faded from stress/ a lot of weak shrimp :((((((( The tiger shrimp are doing fine. One died, 2 are hiding and one successfully molted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euryth Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Good luck with them ohmiko! When I first started the hobby years ago, I could NOT keep Tiger Shrimp alive for the life of me. Then again, I also had no idea about drip acclimation either lol. Whenever I'm introducing new shrimp with vastly different parameters, I sometimes acclimate them for literally a day or two. I brought down my Golden Back neos from a GH of 15 to 5-6 and KH of 9 to 4-5 safely with no losses. The more I spend on them, the more cautious I am lol! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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