Are acans pretty hardy when shipping

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  1. saltyg

    saltyg Flamingo Tongue

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    Thinking about buying some acans and some rics. I know rics can make 2 day shipping no problem. But can acans make it 2-3 days in a box? Should i just fork over the extra 30 bucks and ship overnight. Thanks=)
     
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  3. jesse94954

    jesse94954 Fire Worm

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    Yes they are pretty hardy I ordered a few off line and when I got them I stuck them in the sump to acculamate. One of themgot a small hole in the bag filled the secondary bag completely and sunk to the bottom of the tank. I found it. Al little over a month later when I was making some adjustments to my sump. Amazingly it was still alive and actually growing a bit. I took it out and put it my display tank asap but it has been 2 months and it is doing amazing!
     
  4. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    I wouldn't risk it.While Acans are failry hardy they are still LPS.
     
  5. saltyg

    saltyg Flamingo Tongue

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    wow jesse thats crazy. Thanks for the info still up in the air about the shipping. Have a couple weeks to make up my mind.
     
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    jesse94954 Fire Worm

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    I was surprised. Myself when I found the little guy by all means I'm no expert just my personal experiences