Drip acclimating cherry shrimps?

[Fishnerd360]

I’m going to be ordering cherrry shrimps, never done it before so I assume I’ll have to drip acclimate. I also never drip acclimated before but googling showed me how I should setup but how long would I drip acclimate the shrimp? I’ll be using a 5 gallon bucket as I have nothing smaller but I don’t know when to add the shrimp into the tank.

 

[Potato Patatto]

I think drip acclimating anything that’s not saltwater is a waste of time IMO. Especially when dealing with fish that have been shipped, those bags are full of ammonia and the moment you open the bag it becomes toxic. I would only float the bag for 15-20 minutes to adjust temp and release the fish after draining the water from the bag anywhere else but the tank. The fish isn’t gonna adjust to your ph in minutes or hours, so unless you’re dealing with salinity, don’t make it harder on yourself or the fish.

ive seen a few people on here saying they lost a fish drip acclimating for hours and all I could think was yeah, of course you did, you let a fish sit in it’s ammonia for hours with zero or little to no real filtration.

 

[Milingu]

With a few shrimps smaller than an inch you normally don't get any ammonia problems.
The most Neocaridina are quite tough. So 2-3 hours drip acclimating should be enough as long as your pH is not super low.

 

[Rocksor]

I’m going to be ordering cherrry shrimps, never done it before so I assume I’ll have to drip acclimate. I also never drip acclimated before but googling showed me how I should setup but how long would I drip acclimate the shrimp? I’ll be using a 5 gallon bucket as I have nothing smaller but I don’t know when to add the shrimp into the tank.

In order to drip acclimate, you should get a TDS meter. Knowing the TDS of the bag of water and your tap water is important for acclimatization. People focus too much on PH and not enough on total dissolved solids, which is what affects osmotic regulation. You also have to know how to raise TDS of your tap water if you have to do it. I acclimate my bought fish within 50ppm of my tank water.

Shrimp are a different matter since they are so small.

 

[TheWolfman]

Drip for at least a half hour, then net them and add them to the tank. Shrimp are sensitive so the drip does well for them.