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alzika
05/02/2007, 10:27 PM
I hope the answer is yes.
drunktank
05/02/2007, 10:28 PM
um no... it could me a molt, make sure before you remove it
alzika
05/02/2007, 10:45 PM
Not a molt unfortunately. I saw him an hour ago, upside down and still moving his arms, but now hes not moving at all.

This makes over half of the items dead that I bought from saltwaterfish.com on my first order from them. I will never be buying fish or items online EVER again after this experience.
israelnajar
05/02/2007, 10:51 PM
Mine does sleep upside down sometimes. But mostly it sleeps right side up.

Edit: Oops it does sleep upside down on the rock not sand.
drunktank
05/02/2007, 10:54 PM
Did u QT any of the fish you got from Saltwater.com?

did you acclimate them properly? how long were they in your tank before you started to notice problems?

lastly wat are you tank parameters?
alzika
05/02/2007, 10:57 PM
Everything has been in a quarantine tank. The parameters are fine, I checked them a few minutes ago. Everything is 0. Calcium is fine as well to assist shrimp in molting.

Yes, I definately acclimated them properly on Tuesday. The shrimp was fine earlier today and eating.
drunktank
05/02/2007, 10:58 PM
Odd, while I don't doubt the possibility of the fish being sent ill, i wonder what else could have gone wrong. keep us updated on what the website does or doesnt do for you. GL
israelnajar
05/02/2007, 11:01 PM
Well most shrimp will molt due to the stress of being shipped.

Could have died during a botched molt.
alzika
05/02/2007, 11:03 PM
It doesn't look like he tried to molt at all. Basically, I checked him an hour before and he was fine. An hour later, he was upside-down on the sand but still moving. After another hour, no movement at all.

I've had a cleaner die before during a molt, and it was obvious. This looks nothing like that.
alzika
05/02/2007, 11:24 PM
ROFL...I made a post on their forums saying my items died. I was not rude or offensive in any way. I was just asking if it was normal for items to arrive like this.

10 minutes later my post is gone and I am banned from their forums.

Censorship at it's finest.
demonsp
05/02/2007, 11:28 PM
Mine stays upside down most of the time except whene feeding.
Lahn Doe
05/03/2007, 02:16 AM
I haven't seen my shrimp sleep yet. He wanders around day and night.
jpitts101
05/03/2007, 08:10 AM
was there mesh or something for him to hold on to in the bag he came in? i have heard of shimp actually running themselves to death in shipping bags due to not haveing anything to grab onto.
woogy
05/03/2007, 08:44 AM
I just purchased fish from there too. I am drip acclimating as I speak. I hope I have better luck than you.