Trotwood Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 A couple of quick questions for those of you who ship your shrimp: 1. When shipping large-ish numbers of shrimp (20-50) do you use multiple small breather bags or one large one? Is there a general rule regarding how many shrimp in a single bag? (I'm specifically thinking about sub-adult shrimp, around the 1/2-3/4 inch size) 2. Can you recommend a good source for Kordon brand breather bags? Do any of the sponsors carry them? Thanks in advance! MableBile and JosephKex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yes, 10-15 juvies per bag. I use Long Life breather bag, so far so good and cheaper than Kordon. Trotwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 http://www.ebay.com/itm/50-6-X-9-LongLife-Breather-Bags-KORDON-ALTERNATIVE-USA-SELLER-/261629891279?hash=item3cea5b52cf MVP1 is US seller. You can find cheaper ones from China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotwood Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Thanks, I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpscales Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Yes, 10-15 juvies per bag. I use Long Life breather bag, so far so good and cheaper than Kordon. I agree. 10-15 juvies in a 9 x 7 long life breather bag with about two cups of water is safe. I have done 20 before with success. I just add a little more water. The problem with that is the more water in one bag the more of a chance it will develop a leak. I recently started to double bag all my orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotwood Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 When you double bag do you have to put something between the two bags, newspaper or something, or just one inside the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Home Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I have ship shrimps with Kordon breather bag before, and the bag containing at most about 15 shrimps Trotwood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElevateShrimp Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 how do you guys tie the bags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 1) From my experience when I ship large shrimp orders I send them in smaller bags, 12-15 juveniles, or around 8-10 adults. 2) Kordon quit manufacturing the 5x8" breather bag, so many including myself have switched to the 6x9" Long Life breather bags. I have had great success with them so far. If your interested in the larger Kordon breather bags visit http://www.aqpkg.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 how do you guys tie the bags? When I tie my breather bags, I usually tie a regular not as cinch as tight as possible, then wrap a rubber band around the knot for added security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElevateShrimp Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 When I tie my breather bags, I usually tie a regular not as cinch as tight as possible, then wrap a rubber band around the knot for added security. I have trouble tying the initial knot, I'll get there eventually but it is definitely the hardest thing I do in the hobby imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I have trouble tying the initial knot, I'll get there eventually but it is definitely the hardest thing I do in the hobby imo I don't have a video or pictures otherwise I would show you, but maybe I can help by explaining. When your shrimp and water are in the bag, I hold the top of the bag and twist maybe 2-3, 3-4 times. It is important not to twist to many times, otherwise the slightest bump could cause the bag to burst. So be sure when twisting to leave some wiggle room for the bag. Once this step is done, I then twist only the top part of the bag, not the part holding the shrimp and water, this ensure the bag doesn't again get to fragile, but makes more of a rope at the top. Once I have created this "rope/braid" at the top it is much simpler to tie the knot. When you tie the knot try to cinch it down as much as possible. Hope the explanation wasn't to vague, but definitely hard to explain versus showing. Soothing Shrimp, ElevateShrimp and revolutionhope 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 When you double bag do you have to put something between the two bags, newspaper or something, or just one inside the other? You have to wrap paper (newspaper, paper towel, etc) around teh first one before double bagging. If you don't, the exchange is severely diminished. revolutionhope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElevateShrimp Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 You have to wrap paper (newspaper, paper towel, etc) around teh first one before double bagging. If you don't, the exchange is severely diminished. what about a little water in the 2nd bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trotwood Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thanks for all of the info; very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 what about a little water in the 2nd bag? Not recommended. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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