How to transfer shrimp from higher to lower salinity...?

[BettaBeau]

Hi all,
I purchased a vase with 4 Opae Ula from a vendor in Hawaii about a month ago. They sent the water for the vase as well, so I didn't have to mix anything. I decided that I want to put them in a larger container, so I purchased a 2 quart canister, distilled water, Instant Ocean sea salt, and a refractometer. I also purchased a clump of macroalgae from here, and it arrived yesterday, yay! I mixed up some water to a reading of 1.015. Then I decided to test the water in the vase that the shrimp are in, and it is reading 1.024! So, how should I go about acclimating the shrimp to a lower salinity? Should I slowly take out water from their vase and replace it with distilled water? Or would they be okay if I put them in the lower salinity water directly?
Thanks! -Linda

[crittersni]

Hi, Linda.
I've read on the forum that salinity changes shouldn't matter, but wait for the experts to reply. The salinity in my tank is 1.010 (about the middle of the range recommended in the website info), and they started breeding about 6 weeks after I added shrimp fom Mustafa).

Have you followed the set-up instructions to cycle your tank, etc.?

Enjoy! Karen

[Varanus]

Brackish water creatures are built to handle rapid changes in salinity, they wouldn't be able to survive otherwise (its not unusual for them to have to go from nearly fresh water to almost full strength salt water simply due to rainstorms or the tides). So long as the salinity they go into is within their preferred range of tolerance it should be fine.