Fish acclimation

[stevenchia]

Saw this on newspaper.. Hope it helps for new reefers out there.

[peacemaker]

It is better to perform drip acclimatization than add a cup of water after every ten mins. Some fishes are small and packed with so little water, so a cup full may even exceed the amount of water in the bag.

[John Deroe Kenedy]

Got this QNS for those who use 5 Gallon Pail (like me) What do u do when the water level of the fish packet is not enough for ur pail? I always use smaller pail..

[kira76]

Got this QNS for those who use 5 Gallon Pail (like me) What do u do when the water level of the fish packet is not enough for ur pail? I always use smaller pail..

Erm, using a smaller pail seems to be the logical thing to do. But sometimes, even using smaller pail also not enough. When that happens, I usually tilt the pail to one side to ensure that the fishes have enough depth to at least not expose any part of their body to air.

[John Deroe Kenedy]

THink next time buy fishes need to ask for more water

[johnmariados]

I usually open the bag and put it in the tank and clip it to the glass using a clothes peg. Then I drip water in using diy airline tubing and a container. If I have more than one bag, I use a syringe and squirt about 1ml every few mins or so for the extra bags. This goes on for about an hour.

[Bulldozer]

I usually open the bag and put it in the tank and clip it to the glass using a clothes peg. Then I drip water in using diy airline tubing and a container. If I have more than one bag, I use a syringe and squirt about 1ml every few mins or so for the extra bags. This goes on for about an hour.

Hey ... I did that too.

My only point of doubt is that .... After the Acclimation, how do we transfer the fish into our DT?

Pour the whole bag of Water & Fish in ? OR remove the Fish by net and then put it into the DT ??

[John Deroe Kenedy]

Best if u can scoop it out with a net n release in the tank.. i always try to avoid dumping the packed water into my display tank. I do this to avoid any other stuff from being intro into my Display...

[Bulldozer]

I guess that's the only way ...

[alexy]

good info here

[finind]

no need medicine to cleanse ?

[rekian]

I think best to have quarantine tank else get from reputable reefer/shop. Look for sign of a health fish when selecting also.