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Hope everything goes well in their new home. We had a day of extreme (for UK) hot weather here last week and I resorted to freezing the water bottles and then putting them into the shrimp tank to try and keep the temperature lower than it would otherwise have been. The shrimps were all hiding all day so I hoped they wouldn't notice the cold water at the top? The temperature got to about 28 degrees in that tank. Luckily it was just the one day here and I have seen some shrimps since but I don't know whether it affected/killed any? I think the cherry shrimps in the other 2 tanks were ok in water over 30 degrees as were the fish as seen those since? I had thought about making lots of ice and putting that in the dripper and as it thawed it would then drip the cold/cooler water into the tank, but I didn't try that so don't know how well that may work? I may make some ice from zerowater in case so that I am ready IF (hopefully not) it happens again this summer??? Fingers crossed your tanks/shrimps will be ok! Simon

Ive moved all my shrimps from my old tank to my new tank, the weather is so hot, i'd had to combine both water chiller together, one chiller can't cope . So far the shrimps seems ok.

I haven't kept A. Lacustris. Really want to breed them also.

My leaves don't break down, I just keep it in the tank, it help to stabilize the water.

SO sorry to hear that, my big disaster was at about 33 degrees. Be prepared for the worst though as all mine that were transferred alive to a new tank at that point ended up dying as well the next day so I know how devastated you must be feeling............. I will keep my fingers crossed that some survive but be prepared for them to not! I certainly feel your pain and know how you feel! Sorry to hear such bad news. Simon

I had a lot of shrimps that died, the water was over 34 degree celcius, so I was forced to make the move, let just hope the rest survive, both chiller is daisy chained together, and seems to be working alright, temperature is now about 26 degree Celsius.