Hi all, I was at my LFS and finally found a shrimp I've wanted for a while. Anton Bruuni shrimp.
The owner nearby asked an inexperienced employee to bag it for me, and the shrimp unfortunately dropped into a small tub in the sink, the water of which was then also dumped into the small bag. I didn't recall seeing the employee put saltwater into the tub, but thought maybe I looked away for a second when he did. I did speak up about it after bagging, but I was too timid to be forceful about it.
I immediately tested the salinity when I got home about 30 min later, and it returned 1.022. It looks like the tub indeed did not have full salinity, and was likely straight tap.
I freaked out a bit, and after not being able to find a quick answer online, I figured sitting in hypo longer would do a lot more damage, so I skipped the usual drip acclimation and dumped him in.
Is there any chance he could make it? Should I have dripped to 1.026?
The owner nearby asked an inexperienced employee to bag it for me, and the shrimp unfortunately dropped into a small tub in the sink, the water of which was then also dumped into the small bag. I didn't recall seeing the employee put saltwater into the tub, but thought maybe I looked away for a second when he did. I did speak up about it after bagging, but I was too timid to be forceful about it.
I immediately tested the salinity when I got home about 30 min later, and it returned 1.022. It looks like the tub indeed did not have full salinity, and was likely straight tap.
I freaked out a bit, and after not being able to find a quick answer online, I figured sitting in hypo longer would do a lot more damage, so I skipped the usual drip acclimation and dumped him in.
Is there any chance he could make it? Should I have dripped to 1.026?