Transporting Shrimp ?

[akhtar2]

Hello, the only place i know i can get shrimp is from london, i commute to london every day and the shop is close to my university.

Would it be possible for me to pick up the shrimp and take them home, 15min walk + 1hr train journey

How would the best way to do this be / is it possible?

(cherry or amano shrimp btw)

Thanks!

 

[shroob]

I'd say its certainly possible for shrimp to survive a 1 hour 15 journey, considering a lot of shrimp are sent via the post .

The best way would be to inform the shop of your journey and ask them to package the shrimp accordingly (most good LFS will do this for you). Failing that you can always bring your own packaging, I havn't done this personally but I imagine a styrofoam box, newspaper as insulating will do the job nicely. THIS article gives advice on sending shrimp through the post, perhaps you can get some ideas from them.

I wouldn't be too concerned about temperature loss, both cherry and amano shrimp can withstand fairly low temperatures (petshrimp.com's owner says he kept them at 50 degree celcius), so the water shouldn't loose that much temperature after only 1 hour 15. I'd take extra care acclimatising the shrimp though, as if the temperature has dropped for some reason you wouldn't want to shock them.

 

[akhtar2]

Thanks for the info! I will take your tips on board when i purchase them. I know it takes a long time in transporting fish, but I thought taking them onto a train and going home would be hazardous due to vibrations etc. I'l try to take extra care to not move them around.

Thanks for the info!

PS. did you mean Fahrenheit?

 

[shroob]

Thanks for the info! I will take your tips on board when i purchase them. I know it takes a long time in transporting fish, but I thought taking them onto a train and going home would be hazardous due to vibrations etc. I'l try to take extra care to not move them around.

Thanks for the info!

PS. did you mean Fahrenheit?

Yes ,erm.... just testing...

Another thing I thought of, when traveling shrimp should be packed with something to hold onto (most often a little bit of java moss or filter floss), doesn't have to be a lot but it provides an anchoring point.

 

[akhtar2]

Thanks for the help! I'll pop in to see what kind of shrimp they have next time i go London.