picking up my fish, snails, and crabs today! - Aquarium Advice

proverbs · 11-10-2005, 07:27 PM

well...it has been about 3 weeks since i've been cycling my 38 [acronym:eaa07e0735="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eaa07e0735] tank with about 15 lbs of live rocks and branches. i brought a water sample to the [acronym:eaa07e0735="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:eaa07e0735] yesterday and they said it was good to go.

i picked out a pair of maroon yellow stripe clownfish and 5 snails and 7 crabs. i am also getting the fish food and tester kit, since i will be testing the water once a week. i'm planning to get some corals in the future when i have more experience.

any advice or comments on the fish? and is there anything i'm missing? i'm picking everything up in about an hour!

runway1 · 11-10-2005, 07:30 PM

You have a plan for acclimation right? If you don't have a drip setup, you know how otherwise, correct?

proverbs · 11-10-2005, 07:44 PM

yes, i've read about the accimiliation but the fish store is about 10 minutes away from my house and i asked the guy at the [acronym:7a5a1b7308="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:7a5a1b7308] and he told me that i could just leave the bag in my tank for about 15 minutes and then let my fish go.

afilter · 11-10-2005, 08:54 PM

Don't do that...acclimation is for the purpose of acclimating the fish to the water in yout tank, which can be quite diiferent form the [acronym:0976d68e83="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:0976d68e83].

[acronym:0976d68e83="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:0976d68e83] drip is the best.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showqu...q=2&fldAuto=18

Otherwise foat the bag and every 15 minutes add 1/2-1 cup of water for like 2 hours. This allows the fish and inverts to slowly adjust to your tank water.

When done net the fish/inverts from the bag or bucket and put them in your tank. Do not just dump the water in your tank as yu do not know what waste or parasites you might be introducing.

11-10-2005, 07:27 PM	#1
proverbs Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: s.caLi Posts: 113	picking up my fish, snails, and crabs today! well...it has been about 3 weeks since i've been cycling my 38 [acronym:eaa07e0735="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eaa07e0735] tank with about 15 lbs of live rocks and branches. i brought a water sample to the [acronym:eaa07e0735="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:eaa07e0735] yesterday and they said it was good to go. i picked out a pair of maroon yellow stripe clownfish and 5 snails and 7 crabs. i am also getting the fish food and tester kit, since i will be testing the water once a week. i'm planning to get some corals in the future when i have more experience. any advice or comments on the fish? and is there anything i'm missing? i'm picking everything up in about an hour!

11-10-2005, 07:30 PM	#2
runway1 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So-Cal Posts: 641	You have a plan for acclimation right? If you don't have a drip setup, you know how otherwise, correct? __________________ 55 gallon dual 175 [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] w/ dual 32W [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f768dbc9ca] Actinics 75# [acronym:f768dbc9ca="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:f768dbc9ca]

11-10-2005, 07:44 PM	#3
proverbs Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: s.caLi Posts: 113	yes, i've read about the accimiliation but the fish store is about 10 minutes away from my house and i asked the guy at the [acronym:7a5a1b7308="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:7a5a1b7308] and he told me that i could just leave the bag in my tank for about 15 minutes and then let my fish go. __________________ 40 Gallon JEBO Salt Water FOWLR Aquarium 27lbs. LR Fish: 1 Maroon Yellowstripe Clown, 1 Blue Tang Clean-up Crew: 2 snails, 1 crab

11-10-2005, 08:54 PM	#4
afilter Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,290 Images: 19	Don't do that...acclimation is for the purpose of acclimating the fish to the water in yout tank, which can be quite diiferent form the [acronym:0976d68e83="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:0976d68e83]. [acronym:0976d68e83="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:0976d68e83] drip is the best. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showqu...q=2&fldAuto=18 Otherwise foat the bag and every 15 minutes add 1/2-1 cup of water for like 2 hours. This allows the fish and inverts to slowly adjust to your tank water. When done net the fish/inverts from the bag or bucket and put them in your tank. Do not just dump the water in your tank as yu do not know what waste or parasites you might be introducing. __________________ Aaron Tank: 90 Gal SW Reef in the making See my info for setup and inhabitant details:

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