How to Keep Shrimp Alive in a Storage Tank
- 1). Install your storage tank securely on your boat, or in your garage or workshop in a location with ready access to fresh seawater.
- 2). Install a puurchased aerator or oxygen stone according to its manufacturer's instructions. Typically, you'll attach a small motor via rubber tubing to a stone or other aeration device that's immersed in the tank to provide a mist of fine oxygen bubbles. This will provide needed circulation of oxygen for your tank. Make sure the aeration system you use is suitable for the size of your tank.
- 3). Fill your storage tank with seawater to avoid shocking the shrimp. Though adding salt to the tank is a viable alternative often employed by saltwater aquarium enthusiasts, doing so is likely to create a starker change in water composition than if you used water from where the shrimp were caught.
- 4). Keep your water temperature about the same as the water from which the shrimp came, usually cooler than typical saltwater aquariums. Cooler waters retain more oxygen and are less prone to promoting bacterial growth. Keep the temperature around 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 5). Change out at least one-third of your tank water every week, but no more than two-thirds. Inspect the tank daily for dead shrimp. Remove them with an aquarium net when you find them.
- 6). Feed your shrimp every day with flake food or frozen brine.
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