Shrimp Disaster
Moderator: Mustafa
Be careful if you purchase from out of your country. Many places (like the US) have import agencies and if your shipment doesn't have the correct paperwork done by someone (and sellers, like buyers, don't usually deal with that stuff), not only might your imported stuff get confiscated but you could be facing a stiff fine, if not worse. If the shipper also tries to slip some exotic (i.e. BANNED) species in with your shipment, you could be in BIG trouble. Always ask the seller about what arrangements he has regarding exporting to [your country]. With fish, there is often a transshipper involved who handles all the government paperwork for you, but you often have to pay him/her a fee too, on top of what you are paying the seller and shipper. And, if your shipment is delayed due to import/export problems, your shrimp will die. Just be careful.
You're preaching to the choir here. I think most (99.999%) of us agree with you on this issue.Of course, survivability also goes up with the use of breather bags.Mustafa wrote:What do you expect if you already know that 200 shrimp are going to be squeezed into 6 tiny bags.
And here's me sending 3-5 shrimp per bag. If I sent you 200 shrimp, all of them would make it alive, but it would also cost you $664.95 including shipping assuming it's Red Cherry Shrimp at $3.25 each. The shrimp would come in 40 to 66 bags depending on the size of the shrimp.That's a lot of work packing...but I'm happier knowing that all of my shrimp will be alive when they get to their destination instead of taking for granted that some will always die. 6 bags for 200 shrimp is ridiculous and just plain dumb!
I guess you get what you pay for. Just because buyers are too cheap to pay more and sellers are too lazy and too cheap to spend more time packing the shrimp properly, these shrimp die senseless deaths. But who cares, right? They're dirt cheap! Wrong! The attitude is that there are always more out there to catch in the wild, right? Well, it does not work like that...once those wild animals are depleted the species dies out and that's it....no more shrimp. That's why it is so important to breed these guys in captivity after getting wild stock. I could sell thousands of wild shrimp a week, but I refuse out of principle! I'd rather build up my captive breeding stock and sleep with a better conscience and the knowledge that my animals are in top shape.
In any case...I have written several times about how I pack shrimp in this forum so I won't repeat it here. Just do a search and you'll find my posts.
Over and out.
