transfering fish from indoors to outdoors - Aquarium Advice

benji-star · 06-20-2005, 01:05 PM

is there anything special you should do to take fish that have been living in a fish tank inside for a few years to a outdoor pond. or is the float the bag in the water a good method for this. anyone ever kicked there fish out of the house before.
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06-20-2005, 01:17 PM

Yea just float the bag, acclimate it a little bit since ponds are harsher than indoor aquariums.

What kind of fish is this?

RogerMcAllen · 06-20-2005, 04:53 PM

I first allowed the tank that the fish was in to come down a bit in temp to something closer to that of then pond for a week or so, and then just done the float the bag deal. Never seemed to be too big of a problem.

benji-star · 06-20-2005, 06:42 PM

they are just my gold fish they keep outgrowing there environment
and that is my good excuse to get a pond

piranha · 06-21-2005, 09:43 PM

Another thing to do is to mix some of the pond water with the tank water in a bucket, then introduce the fish into the bucket for a few minutes before placing them in the pond.This always worked for me.

06-20-2005, 01:05 PM	#1
benji-star Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: winston-salem Posts: 150 Images: 7	transfering fish from indoors to outdoors is there anything special you should do to take fish that have been living in a fish tank inside for a few years to a outdoor pond. or is the float the bag in the water a good method for this. anyone ever kicked there fish out of the house before. ha ha __________________ benjis gold fish

06-20-2005, 04:53 PM	#3
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	I first allowed the tank that the fish was in to come down a bit in temp to something closer to that of then pond for a week or so, and then just done the float the bag deal. Never seemed to be too big of a problem. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

06-20-2005, 06:42 PM	#4
benji-star Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: winston-salem Posts: 150 Images: 7	they are just my gold fish they keep outgrowing there environment and that is my good excuse to get a pond __________________ benjis gold fish

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06-20-2005, 01:17 PM	#2
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	Yea just float the bag, acclimate it a little bit since ponds are harsher than indoor aquariums. What kind of fish is this?

06-21-2005, 09:43 PM	#5
piranha Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Jefferson Station, New York Posts: 283	Another thing to do is to mix some of the pond water with the tank water in a bucket, then introduce the fish into the bucket for a few minutes before placing them in the pond.This always worked for me.