Improve survive rate of newly bought fish

[wanwan]

Hi all, have been in this hobby for few mths find that keeping fish alive is more difficult then keeping coral. Can share any tips to improve surviver rate for newly bought fish from farm?

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[Evolutionz]

Certain fishes are meant to be left in the oceans only, while certain fish depends on where you buy them, have much higher survival rate.

For example, Cleaner wrasse from any other LFS/Farm other than Coral farms have pretty low survival rate. My cleaner wrasse from Coral farm had been quarantined and well-fed for weeks already so they are guaranteed to be healthy! Mine started eating pellets shortly after too.

Certain LFS do not practice any sort of quarantine and simply sell them in bags, they are often the ones that don't survive well.

[ydolphin]

After a few losses, have learnt that it is safer to buy those that have been in the lfs for 2 or 3 weeks, at least for one of them in the east haha

[Reeffer]

try to acclimatize the fish slowly get you get it

also UV can help if the fish get ich

[900801]

For me I focus on this the 3 Temperature, ph, salinity. I'll leave the bag in the tank with the light off for an hour. Then I will pour the fish into a container and drip about 1 drop per 2 second using a valve. I will check the ph and salinity of the bucket and if it is the same as my tank I will release the fish in. Survival rate has been good except for the jawfish which jumped out on me.

[kenyee]

1. Find a swimming actively & feeding on pellet specimen..

2. Monitor for ard 20min how the fish behave, ie. got scratch or shake head anot, breathing rate, its body & fins, etc..

3. Acclimate the fish well, ie. prazi soak for ard 30min b4 putting into QT or sump if no QT..let him stress free in ur tank water & train him to feed on pellet aggressively b4 introducing to DT..

4. Plan ur fish list..wrongly plan may lead to the weaker fish stress n rip..

5. Do regular wc n feed vitamin food..

6. Luck

Cheers & happy reefing

[xeneryx]

If feeding in lfs, it's a good sign.

[wanwan]

Thank you for the tips! Will try next target kole tang..:-)

[Evolutionz]

Another thing is, buyer have to know what is good and bad for their tank, a tang (of any kind) inside a 2ft is a big NO. certain tang like achillies or blue tangs are best kept in 6ft tank and above. even 6ft are considered small for them.

If you have a 3ft and below tank, stick to fishes like anthias, gobies and blennies that will do better in a small tank.

[acewong]

Good tips for new beginner

[wanwan]

Wah mine is 2.5x2.5x2 can keep tang right I see.them alot of space to swim? I have a yellow tang and a hog fish now and going to add one more kole will do.

[Edison Wong]

Tangs are ich magnet.

[Edmund Koh]

Tangs got to be careful which species u get. From what I know similar looking tangs will attack each other due to territorial concerns.

And yes .. they are ich magnets so got to make sure your water quality is consistently good and if possible feed food with garlic (they may be picky with their food so got to try here and there.)

[Dez Ching]

Hi guys, I'm new to marine. Can I know what is the best to feed fishes?
I see many people have different opinions on feeding. Some pellets, some sea monkeys, Mysis shrimps, krills etc.
What brand of pellets is most suitable for marine fishes? Can someone guide me on this? Thank you.

[Dez Ching]

Another thing is, buyer have to know what is good and bad for their tank, a tang (of any kind) inside a 2ft is a big NO. certain tang like achillies or blue tangs are best kept in 6ft tank and above. even 6ft are considered small for them.

If you have a 3ft and below tank, stick to fishes like anthias, gobies and blennies that will do better in a small tank.

OMG! I have a urge to keep an Archillies Tang after my 4 feet really stables down. Is it true that a 4 feet cannot keep Archillies Tang? Does someone who keeps Archllies tang have other advises for me? Thank you.

[asg]

keep any fish you want in your tank. but if the fish outgrow your tank, then u must be prepared to re-home them...

as for feeding, feed what your fish eats loh.

[Dez Ching]

keep any fish you want in your tank. but if the fish outgrow your tank, then u must be prepared to re-home them...

as for feeding, feed what your fish eats loh.

LOL. Short simple, straight to the point logical answers. And I like them.

Yah, no point feeding anything which they don't eat.

However, re-homing an outgrown fish posts greater challenge to me. Its a point t note for me.

[Dez Ching]

Bro andtsg, thank you for your reply.
It serves as a positive note to me, that I can still keep a small size Archillies tang, and wait for it to grow big before re-homing" it.
Thanks, bro.

[asg]

Bro andtsg, thank you for your reply.

It serves as a positive note to me, that I can still keep a small size Archillies tang, and wait for it to grow big before re-homing" it.

Thanks, bro.

yup. but just make sure the other thingys such as filtration, rockscapes etc are ready for it...

[Dez Ching]

Yup, all filtration and rock-scaping done up!
But will try to enjoy this hobby slowly, and will bring my wife along to shop for fishes of her likings as well.
And aid her to enjoy this hobby as much as me. *Hopefully*

[wanwan]

Everytime add fish they get ich?

[Dez Ching]

Everytime add fish they get ich?

Didn't really have any fishes added yet. Only a small size six line wrasse

[Kingking]

I find that for tank that already house aggressive fish or territorial fish, putting a mirror besides the quarantine cage ( fish trap) will increase the chances of survival in newly added fish.

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[Dez Ching]

I find that for tank that already house aggressive fish or territorial fish, putting a mirror besides the quarantine cage ( fish trap) will increase the chances of survival in newly added fish.

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You mean to quarantine the new fish with a mirror, or separate the territorial fish in quarantine cage with mirror?

[Kingking]

I mean putting the new fish in quarantine cage. And at the same time putting a mirror near where the quarantine cage is for say one week. And when u release the new fish into the main tank, and quarantine cage removed, leave the mirror there so that the aggressive fish still attack his mirrored image rather than the new fish.

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